Wordcraft Collective
@wordcraft-bxl.bsky.social
The Wordcraft Collective is a community of Brussels-based authors writing in English. It is a place for poets, novelists and storytellers, for everyone with a creative spark and an itch to compose with language.
https://www.wordcraft-collective.eu/
https://www.wordcraft-collective.eu/
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We are the Wordcraft Collective, a community of Brussels-based authors writing in English.
Find us:
Web: www.wordcraft-collective.eu
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/word...
Insta: @wordcraft_collective
Happy writing!
Find us:
Web: www.wordcraft-collective.eu
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/word...
Insta: @wordcraft_collective
Happy writing!
We are the Wordcraft Collective, a community of Brussels-based authors writing in English.
Find us:
Web: www.wordcraft-collective.eu
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/word...
Insta: @wordcraft_collective
Happy writing!
Find us:
Web: www.wordcraft-collective.eu
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/word...
Insta: @wordcraft_collective
Happy writing!
December 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We are the Wordcraft Collective, a community of Brussels-based authors writing in English.
Find us:
Web: www.wordcraft-collective.eu
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/word...
Insta: @wordcraft_collective
Happy writing!
Find us:
Web: www.wordcraft-collective.eu
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/word...
Insta: @wordcraft_collective
Happy writing!
Attention, novelists! There are many competitions out there that could help you put your foot in the door. The Exeter Novel Prize is receiving subs until 1 Jan 2026 from anywhere in the world. Rules and entry:
Exeter Novel Prize — Word Kitchen
www.wordkitchen.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Attention, novelists! There are many competitions out there that could help you put your foot in the door. The Exeter Novel Prize is receiving subs until 1 Jan 2026 from anywhere in the world. Rules and entry:
In one week! Join the conversation with Colin Walsh, a bestelling novelist. We are proud to partner with Waterstones for this event, so you can get the book on the spot!
Details and sign-up: buff.ly/TbRYS1b .
#amwriting #writingcommunity #novelwriting #Brusselsevents #creativewriting #booksky
Details and sign-up: buff.ly/TbRYS1b .
#amwriting #writingcommunity #novelwriting #Brusselsevents #creativewriting #booksky
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In one week! Join the conversation with Colin Walsh, a bestelling novelist. We are proud to partner with Waterstones for this event, so you can get the book on the spot!
Details and sign-up: buff.ly/TbRYS1b .
#amwriting #writingcommunity #novelwriting #Brusselsevents #creativewriting #booksky
Details and sign-up: buff.ly/TbRYS1b .
#amwriting #writingcommunity #novelwriting #Brusselsevents #creativewriting #booksky
'Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.) '
Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.) '
Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
'Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.) '
Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.) '
Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Poetry submission alert! Arc accepts unsolicited submissions of previously unpublished poetry in English, or translations of poetry into English, on any subject and in any form.
Arc Poetry Magazine Submission Manager
Arc accepts unsolicited submissions of previously unpublished poetry in English, or translations of poetry into English, on any subject and in any form. For spoken word pieces, poetry uploaded…
arcpoetry.submittable.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Poetry submission alert! Arc accepts unsolicited submissions of previously unpublished poetry in English, or translations of poetry into English, on any subject and in any form.
A gorgeous paragraph from Colin's 'Kala'. The novel was such a pleasure to read, we cannot wait to ask Colin all about it!
Join us n 3 Dec at Pianofabriek. Doors open at 19:00, we start at 19:30: bit.ly/4r8NUFu
#amwriting #brusselsevents #booksky
Join us n 3 Dec at Pianofabriek. Doors open at 19:00, we start at 19:30: bit.ly/4r8NUFu
#amwriting #brusselsevents #booksky
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A gorgeous paragraph from Colin's 'Kala'. The novel was such a pleasure to read, we cannot wait to ask Colin all about it!
Join us n 3 Dec at Pianofabriek. Doors open at 19:00, we start at 19:30: bit.ly/4r8NUFu
#amwriting #brusselsevents #booksky
Join us n 3 Dec at Pianofabriek. Doors open at 19:00, we start at 19:30: bit.ly/4r8NUFu
#amwriting #brusselsevents #booksky
'It was the golden time of year. Every day the leaves grew brighter, the air sharper, the grass more brilliant. The sunsets seemed to expand and melt and stretch for hours, and the brick façades glowed pink, and everything got bluer. How many perfect autumns did a person get?'
Elif Batuman
Elif Batuman
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
'It was the golden time of year. Every day the leaves grew brighter, the air sharper, the grass more brilliant. The sunsets seemed to expand and melt and stretch for hours, and the brick façades glowed pink, and everything got bluer. How many perfect autumns did a person get?'
Elif Batuman
Elif Batuman
Let me sit in a flowerpot,
The spiders won't notice.
My heart is a stopped geranium.
Sylvia Plath
#poetrysky
The spiders won't notice.
My heart is a stopped geranium.
Sylvia Plath
#poetrysky
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Let me sit in a flowerpot,
The spiders won't notice.
My heart is a stopped geranium.
Sylvia Plath
#poetrysky
The spiders won't notice.
My heart is a stopped geranium.
Sylvia Plath
#poetrysky
If you lack writing discipline or live in less-than-ideal conditions to create, come join us every third Saturday of the month for 3 hours of quiet productivity: we meet and we write together.
(In November, it's exceptionally on the 22nd because of a holiday)
Read more:
(In November, it's exceptionally on the 22nd because of a holiday)
Read more:
Write Together | Wordcraft Collective
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November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
If you lack writing discipline or live in less-than-ideal conditions to create, come join us every third Saturday of the month for 3 hours of quiet productivity: we meet and we write together.
(In November, it's exceptionally on the 22nd because of a holiday)
Read more:
(In November, it's exceptionally on the 22nd because of a holiday)
Read more:
Are you a funny woman? Of course you are. Funny Pearls is accepting short stories, true stories and even cartoons, by women. You can submit anytime, and without fees.
Check out the details:
Check out the details:
Submit to Funny Pearls - funny pearls
funny women
funnypearls.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Are you a funny woman? Of course you are. Funny Pearls is accepting short stories, true stories and even cartoons, by women. You can submit anytime, and without fees.
Check out the details:
Check out the details:
A rare local writing competition - Full Circle’s Ideas Festival is accepting pieces by authors based in Belgium writing in English. Theme: RESIST. Deadline: 20 November.
Details: fullcircle.eu/writingcontest
Details: fullcircle.eu/writingcontest
Full Circle - OPEN CALL: Creative Writing Contest: Resist
fullcircle.eu
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A rare local writing competition - Full Circle’s Ideas Festival is accepting pieces by authors based in Belgium writing in English. Theme: RESIST. Deadline: 20 November.
Details: fullcircle.eu/writingcontest
Details: fullcircle.eu/writingcontest
Closing soon! If short-form is your strong suit, check out this competition for short stories, flash and poetry. Deadline: 7 Nov
Contests Submission Manager
Thank you for your interest in submitting to F(r)iction's contests!Fall 2025 Contest InformationDeadline: November 7, 2025Results: Announced April 2026Prizes: Win $1,600 in prizes!Guest Judges:…
frictioncontests.submittable.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Closing soon! If short-form is your strong suit, check out this competition for short stories, flash and poetry. Deadline: 7 Nov
In exactly one month! Join us on 3 December for a conversation with Colin Walsh, a bestselling Irish author with a Belgian address. He will talk about his debut Kala, adapting it for film, his writing process and inspirations. The event is free of charge.
buff.ly/qWqlIBM
#booksky #litsky
buff.ly/qWqlIBM
#booksky #litsky
November 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
In exactly one month! Join us on 3 December for a conversation with Colin Walsh, a bestselling Irish author with a Belgian address. He will talk about his debut Kala, adapting it for film, his writing process and inspirations. The event is free of charge.
buff.ly/qWqlIBM
#booksky #litsky
buff.ly/qWqlIBM
#booksky #litsky
Closing on 31 Oct! The Hope Prize is open to writers from all countries. They are looking for short stories that shine a light on humanity, and that, in subtle or direct ways, touch on the themes of hope, courage, and resilience as you’ve lived or imagined them.
www.thehopeprize.com
#writersky
www.thehopeprize.com
#writersky
The Hope Prize
A global short story prize calling for submissions about hope, courage and resilience in 2025. The prize boasts a $13,000 cash prize pool and publication in a Simon & Schuster anthology.
www.thehopeprize.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Closing on 31 Oct! The Hope Prize is open to writers from all countries. They are looking for short stories that shine a light on humanity, and that, in subtle or direct ways, touch on the themes of hope, courage, and resilience as you’ve lived or imagined them.
www.thehopeprize.com
#writersky
www.thehopeprize.com
#writersky
What autumnal read are you enjoying? Share it with us! Once a month, we gather to enjoy each other's company... kind of. We sit and read, each their own book. Afterwards, we exchange on what we thought and felt.
Next up: 8 November!
bit.ly/4hxagw8
Next up: 8 November!
bit.ly/4hxagw8
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
What autumnal read are you enjoying? Share it with us! Once a month, we gather to enjoy each other's company... kind of. We sit and read, each their own book. Afterwards, we exchange on what we thought and felt.
Next up: 8 November!
bit.ly/4hxagw8
Next up: 8 November!
bit.ly/4hxagw8
'Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.' Brené Brown
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
'Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.' Brené Brown
Tomorrow (and every third Saturday of the month): spend time in the company of other writers putting pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard. Work on your current project or start something new.
Join us for three hours of creative peace at Write Together!
Join us for three hours of creative peace at Write Together!
Write Together | Wordcraft Collective
HOME
bit.ly
October 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Tomorrow (and every third Saturday of the month): spend time in the company of other writers putting pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard. Work on your current project or start something new.
Join us for three hours of creative peace at Write Together!
Join us for three hours of creative peace at Write Together!
'I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within.' Gustave Flaubert
October 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
'I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within.' Gustave Flaubert
!WORKSHOP ALERT! Get your kids ready for the Halloween through an exciting writing afternoon! Led by our inimitable Carol, your 6-8 year-olds invent their own spooky world and discover the power of stories by creating a dark, dark tale in words and art work.
More details: bit.ly/4nHmtAw
More details: bit.ly/4nHmtAw
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
!WORKSHOP ALERT! Get your kids ready for the Halloween through an exciting writing afternoon! Led by our inimitable Carol, your 6-8 year-olds invent their own spooky world and discover the power of stories by creating a dark, dark tale in words and art work.
More details: bit.ly/4nHmtAw
More details: bit.ly/4nHmtAw
27 September 2025 saw us celebrate our 2nd birthday: with sun, poetry, free writing, a mysterious #book giveaway and a magical workshop for children! Thank you for being there!
A lot is coming up this autumn and next year. Check it out: bit.ly/4nXyZfD and subscribe to the newsletter: bit.ly/42uO2Vt
A lot is coming up this autumn and next year. Check it out: bit.ly/4nXyZfD and subscribe to the newsletter: bit.ly/42uO2Vt
October 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
27 September 2025 saw us celebrate our 2nd birthday: with sun, poetry, free writing, a mysterious #book giveaway and a magical workshop for children! Thank you for being there!
A lot is coming up this autumn and next year. Check it out: bit.ly/4nXyZfD and subscribe to the newsletter: bit.ly/42uO2Vt
A lot is coming up this autumn and next year. Check it out: bit.ly/4nXyZfD and subscribe to the newsletter: bit.ly/42uO2Vt
'Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others.
Unfold your own myth. '
Rumi
Unfold your own myth. '
Rumi
October 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
'Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others.
Unfold your own myth. '
Rumi
Unfold your own myth. '
Rumi
'If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.' Charles Darwin
September 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
'If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.' Charles Darwin
If writing from prompts is your thing, @reedsy.bsky.social hosts weekly writing contests: bit.ly/4gyCAOg
Weekly Writing Contests - Reedsy Prompts
Enter our weekly Writing Prompts Contest for the chance to win $250 and publication on our blog!
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September 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
If writing from prompts is your thing, @reedsy.bsky.social hosts weekly writing contests: bit.ly/4gyCAOg
Two more days until our annual Open day! Join us on 27 September and discover writing activities (for kids and adults alike), a poetry pharmacy, tombola, open mic and a lot more! You can drop in and out as you like. More details and sign-up: bit.ly/4049MG9
September 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Two more days until our annual Open day! Join us on 27 September and discover writing activities (for kids and adults alike), a poetry pharmacy, tombola, open mic and a lot more! You can drop in and out as you like. More details and sign-up: bit.ly/4049MG9