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Jason Conway
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Professional daydreamer & award-winning creative - designer, poet, writer, artist & mentor - MA Creative Writing Bath Spa - AuDHD - forest bather

Editor Steel Jackdaw Magazine
Director Gloucestershire Poetry Society

https://bio.site/jasonleeconway
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November Crafty Crows online poetry event, featuring Stephen Paul Wren, can be watched on the Gloucestershire Poetry Society YouTube Channel:

youtu.be/iNQE3zemGF4

#poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity #poetrysky
Zoom screenshot of Stephen Paul Wren during his headline poetry set
November 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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I'm delighted to announce that Edition 19 of Steel Jackdaw magazine has been published! An art and literary journal that celebrates the work of international creatives and positive environmental and social action.

eBook version available at
www.steeljackdaw.com

#poetrysky #writingcommunity
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Hi, everyone,

Submissions close for my magazine, Steel Jackdaw, for Edition 19 on Sunday, the 12th October (midnight UK time).

Submit your best work for consideration – poetry & flash fiction:
www.steeljackdaw.com/submissions

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrysky #writingcommunity
October 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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October's Crafty Crows, featuring Jude Marr and Chris Hemmingway, can be watched on the Gloucestershire Poetry Society YouTube Channel:

youtu.be/J9Xmj5KWrzs

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #writingcommunity #poetrysky
October 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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The GPS 2025 Open Poetry Competition closes tomorrow evening, the 30th of September.

Submission cost £4 per poem or £13 for 4 poems
Judged by JLM Morton

www.gloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #submissionsopen #poetrysky
September 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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The 2025 Gloucestershire Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition is open for UK and International submissions.

Deadline: 30th of September.

Submission: £4 per poem / £13 for 4 poems

www.gloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk
#poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetrysky
September 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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The 2025 Gloucestershire Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition is open for submissions.

Deadline 30th September.

Submission fee £4 per poem / £13 for 4 poems

Judge: JLM Morton

www.gloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk

#poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetrycompetition #poetrysky
September 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Watch September Crafty Crows ft Chris Campbell at:

youtu.be/WLzMvMPDokk

GPS Open Poetry Competition closes end September - international entries welcome: www.thegloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #spokenword #writingcommunity #creativewriting #poetrysky
Zoom screenshot of headline poet Chris Campbell during his poetry set
September 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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I won the Mobile Species category in the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s photo competition!!!

'Lady Bridge' was shot on my iPhone along the River Frome in Stroud.

www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/photography-...

#GloucestershireWildlifeTrust #Biodiversity #PhotographySky
August 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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After an evening of writing, my latest Substack is live.

This article is about my lifelong love of photography and autistic joy.

#autismawareness #photography #writingcommunity
Photo of a close up of a young women with read hear. Her left eye and nose are in the frame with orange flower petals under her lower eyelid. Text reads All I did was open my eyes. How photography is a perfect lens for my autistic mind.
August 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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I’m a finalist in the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Photography Competition for my photo of a ladybird on blade of grass, taken along the River Frome in Stroud.

The exhibition will be open from this Saturday until Monday at Robinswood Hill.

#gloucestershirewildlifetrust #naturephotography
August 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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The August Crafty Crows online poetry event featuring Dee Allen & Genevieve Ray, can be watched at:

youtu.be/NGvWkODMd5Y

Listen to the audio & read the chat transcript:
www.thegloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk/online-poetr...

#poetrysky #creativewriting #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
Zoom screenshot of headline poet Dee Allen during his poetry set Zoom screenshot of headline poet Genevieve Ray during her poetry set
August 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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The paperback edition of Steel Jackdaw 17 is available to order and delivered worldwide:

www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk/search?type=...

104 pages of creative inspiration: poetry, art, articles, book promos and more.

#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrysky
August 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The latest edition of my art and literary magazine is published and available in ebook format. Edition 18 is brimming with creative inspiration from international contributors.

Get your inspiration break at www.steeljackdaw.com

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrysky #WritingCommunity
July 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Watch July's Crafty Crows poetry event, ft Deborah Harvey, on the Gloucestershire Poetry Society YouTube Channel:

youtu.be/y7omZMezuw8

Audio & chat transcript:
www.thegloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk/online-poetr...

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #openmicpoetry #writingcommunity #poetrysky
Zoom screenshot of headline poet Deborah Harvey during her poetry set at Crafty Crows July Edition 2025
July 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Submissions are open for Steel Jackdaw Magazine Edition 18.

Submit poetry, flash, short stories, art, film, photography – all forms of creative expression welcome.

It's FREE to submit: www.steeljackdaw.com/submissions

#poetrysky #submissions #writingcommunity #poetry
July 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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I'll be at Stroud Indie Book Fair tomorrow, 10am-3pm, at Lansdown Hall, promoting my poetry collection 'the wash of hours'. If you're a bit (or a lot) bookish and live in or near Stroud, head over and support local authors.

#stroud #stroudvalleys #stroudlife #poetrysky #booksky
June 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Submissions are open for Steel Jackdaw Edition 18!

Send in your poetry, flash, short stories & art – all creative disciplines welcome.

Open for international submissions & FREE to submit.
www.steeljackdaw.com/submissions

#poetrycommunity #creativewriting #writingcommunity #poetrysky
June 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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The wonderful June Crafty Crows online poetry event, featuring Kate Potts, can be watched on the Gloucestershire Poetry Society YouTube Channel:

youtu.be/a4ed_h_Utd4

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #spokenword #poetrysky #writingcommunity #creativewriting
Zoom screenshot of headline poet Kate Potts during her poetry set
June 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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May's Crafty Crows online poetry event, ft. Beth Brooke can be watched at:

youtu.be/LDqaYazcahg

Audio + chat transcript:
www.thegloucestershirepoetrysociety.co.uk/online-poetr...

Future events: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gloucestershire-poetry-society

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrysky
May 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Can I get a drum roll...

Edition 17 of my magazine Steel Jackdaw is published, featuring a curated selection of international creatives.

Grab an inspiration break – guaranteed to lift your mood!

www.steeljackdaw.com

#artmagazine #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrymagazine #writingcommunity
May 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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My debut poetry collection 'the wash of hours' was officially published on the 22nd April.

Available worldwide in paperback.

ISBN: ‎ 978-1913195328

Please, contact me directly for a signed copy 🙂

#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetrybook
April 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Submissions for Steel Jackdaw Edition 17 close at midnight on Monday, 7th April.

FREE to submit your poetry, prose and art. Open to international submissions.

www.steeljackdaw.com

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #writingcommunity #creativewriting #poetrysubmissions #flashfiction #spokenword
Graphic reads Steel Jackdaw Submission Open in light grey text over a metallic filtered photo of a jackdaw landing on a fence post with a cloudy sky in the background
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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April 2025 Crafty Crows online poetry event featuring Rhian Brooke can be watched on the Gloucestershire Poetry Society YouTube Channel:

youtu.be/wy3OTrVLwH4

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryevent #spokenword #spokenwordpoetry #openmicpoetry #writingcommunity #creativewriting #poetrysky
Screenshot of headline poet Rhian Brooke during her poetry set at April 2025 Crafty Crows. Rhian is looking up to the upper left in a pondering gaze.
April 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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My debut poetry collection, 'the wash of hours', is available to preorder!

A collection on loss and grief, published by Black Eyes Publishing UK.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1913195325/

#poetrycommunity #poetrycollection #writingcommunity #poetrylovers #booksky #poetrysky
3D Book mockup of the poetry collection 'the wash of hours' by poet Jason Conway, published by Black Eyes Publishing UK. The book is set against a teal painted wall that it leans against and on a green floor with shadows of bars. The cover text reads, the wash of hours, poems Jason Conway
March 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM