Yet another dismissive, party-political answer by the PM at PMQs.

The disparity between the UK's wealthiest and poorest is growing every day, with millions struggling with cost of living.

When will the PM accept that the problem in our country is inequality, not immigration?

Writers of historical fiction, check out our new comp: newwriters.org.uk/historical-f...

Deadline: Wednesday, 5th November 2025
Top Prize: £500
Word Limit: 300 words
Charity: 10% of proceeds to First Story & the Funzi & Bodo Trust

Get involved!

#writingcommunity #historicalfiction

Thank you Goldfinch Novel Award 2025 & James Mustelier for picking my novel as a runner-up.

Congrats to the winner Anna Kemp, & @dorit-dscarlett.bsky.social & Jess Fitch.

Thanks also to my writer buddies @delgeo14.bsky.social & @juliusolofsson.bsky.social for your brilliant thoughts & advice.

We're delighted to present the inaugural New Writers Anthology: newwriters.org.uk/anthology-is...

It features a selection of prize-winning and shortlisted stories, poems and book reviews from the competitions we ran between 2022 and 2024.

We hope you enjoy it!

#newwriters #writinganthology

Massive thanks to @thecoloredlens.bsky.social for nominating my kooky story for the @pushcartprize.bsky.social - much appreciated! And big congrats to the other nominees.

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Band of the day for me: melinmelyn.bandcamp.com

Check 'em out.

Here's a dark little villanelle I wrote that's gained an honourable mention in the recent Dark Poets Prize: www.darkpoets.club/post/the-pas...

#poetry #writingcommunity

Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.

They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.

Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .

Thank you.

The New Writing Flash Fiction Competition 2025 is open for entries: newwriters.org.uk/flash-fictio...

- Top prize: £1,100
- Head Judge: Shreya Sen-Handley (@shreyasenhan on Insta)
- Donating £1 from each entry to the brilliant creative writing charity First Story

#flashfiction #writingcommunity

“A flower blossoms for its own joy.”
― Oscar Wilde

Fancy a free writer's retreat in Dorset with a fee plus travel? The Bridport Prize have got 2 on offer for working class and/
or LGBTQIA+ writers, unpublished & self published authors or published writers of individual stories. Please share - closing date is 13th!! More details on their website.

We're pleased to announce the winner of our free-to-enter Autumn Micro-fiction Comp:

'The Thing About Bonfires Is' by Heather Haigh

Check out the winning entry and a couple of the honourable mentions here: newwriters.org.uk/autumn-micro...

(And sign up for our newsletter for more free comps!)

Highly recommended.
As well as 'big', it's rather enlightening and very funny!

#poetry

Here's a poem I wrote in response to Larkin's 'This Be The Verse': rawlit.weebly.com/issue3_8.html published in the third issue of Raw Lit - rawlit.weebly.com/issues.html

(Accompanied by artwork from Dr. Vass Geo.)

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A little poem I wrote a while ago (accompanied by a photograph by Sreelekha Chatterjee): rawlit.weebly.com/issue2_16.html

#poetry #nationalpoetryday

“I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It's so fuckin' heroic.”
― George Carlin

Here's a sweary poem of mine that's been published in the brilliant online mag, Raw Lit:
t.co/6v5IDRH2MI

There are loads of beautiful poems, stories, artworks and hybrids that are worth checking out.

#writingcommunity #authors

Hello Blue Sky.
I'm hoping to connect with other writers. Anyone else working on their first novel? (I'm in the fun-and-not-at-all-arduous editing stage.)

#author #WritingCommunity