Supports, develops and champions writers from the East Midlands - supported by Arts Council England. linktr.ee/writingeastmidlandshttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mly4ia7gqs2vClosing out Mental Health Awareness week, we want to highlight our incredible Beyond the Spectrum project 🤍 This year there are 16 groups with 190+ neurodivergent participants finding community through writing, and in March, the 'Words Unwound' wellbeing festival was attended by 120+ writers.16 May 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mly4ia7gqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mlxozbumgu2yMeet Garry Martin, another WEM Mentoring Scheme alumnus! 👋 Garry's mentor was Anne Zouroudi. Since his time on the scheme, he has published 10+ books with Colley Books. His latest, Spindrift, is out now! 👀📖 Don't forget: Applications for our FREE writer Mentoring Scheme open soon!! 📝16 May 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxozbumgu2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mlvsplvo6s2qTwo back-to-back panels plus networking time between. PANELLISTS CONFIRMED SO FAR... 📚️ ✍️ Self-publishing panel: Troubador Publishing and Global Wordsmiths. MORE TBA. 👀 📖 Indie publishing panel: Bad Betty Press, Comma Press and Bearded Badger Publishing. BOOK YOUR TICKETS ➡️ bit.ly/ARTPWEM15 May 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvsplvo6s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mlv36upvre2uFREE half-term activity for families! 🖌️🫟 On 26th May, writer Ben Macpherson and illustrator Katy Dynes will be running a drop-in workshop with exercises to fuel your family's imagination! 💡 No sign-up required. Just turn up from 2.30 - 4.30 pm on the day for an afternoon buzzing with creativity! 🎉️15 May 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv36upvre2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mlshf6bzup2yThis Mental Health Awareness Week, we're taking a look back at our 'Surviving by Storytelling' project 👥 Running from 2021 to 2023, we invited carers from Lincolnshire to express themselves and reflect together, in a judgement-free space. You can read our participants writing here! 🤍14 May 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlshf6bzup2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mlq5qmenvc25We're celebrating 15 years of the WEM Mentoring Scheme! 🎉 Meet mentee Elvire Roberts! 👋 Mentored by Professor Harriet Tarlo in 2018, Elvire has since won competitions, been published in anthologies and released two pamphlets. 📖 Find out more about Elvire here: www.elvireroberts.co.uk13 May 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlq5qmenvc25https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mlnfkn7cqw2nNEW interview with Joanna Greaves! 🎞️✍️ Co-founder of the Belper Scribes and newly published author, Joanna sits down with WEM to talk about her new book, 'Love, Labour and Loss' 📚 Learn more about Joanna's writing journey, and how her weekly writing group helped her along the way: buff.ly/sr7NZ8212 May 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnfkn7cqw2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mlfv3d6wog2dGeorge Forster of Comma Press confirmed for our Indie Publishing panel! 🎉 What support can a small press offer you as a writer? 🤔 Find out in panel no.2 of our back-to-back publishing panel double-feature. Tickets only £25 (£10 concessions). Get yours here: bit.ly/ARTPWEM09 May 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfv3d6wog2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mlboxefzc72jHappy birthday! 🎉✨️ ...To the Mentoring Scheme! We're celebrating 15 years of matching writers with established writing mentors as part of our annual mentorship programme. ✍️ Keep an eye out over the next few weeks as we celebrate the achievements of mentees both past and present. 🥳🙌07 May 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlboxefzc72jhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3ml6hj2bfhy2bPoetry publisher Amy Acre of Bad Betty Press joins us for Alternative Routes to Publishing, our upcoming masterclass. 📖✍️ Find out what publishers are looking for, how to approach them and why you might choose an indie over a 'Big Five.' 📚️ Book your tickets here. ➡️ bit.ly/ARTPWEM06 May 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6hj2bfhy2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3ml4hbmzdsz25Let's talk strategy! ⚡️ Last week, we were joined by consultant Christina Lister for an audience development workshop. Huge thanks to Christina for joining us (and keeping us on track despite how chatty the WEM team can be...) More conversations incoming! 💡05 May 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4hbmzdsz25https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mkwov26mne2dCould you be our new CEO? 📚 Applications close in 3 weeks! 🚨 See our website for full listing and how to apply: buff.ly/59zMBPm03 May 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwov26mne2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mkrnwnbvjc2oIn an increasingly competitive publishing industry, how DO you get published? 📚️ We'll be answering this common Q and more in our June 26 masterclass. Featuring indie publishers, self-publishing services and self-published authors for a comprehensive overview. Book your tickets here: bit.ly/ARTPWEM01 May 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrnwnbvjc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mkphmhar442tA glimpse into the Northern Publishers' Fair! 🔖 Come with us to Manchester! 📍 Where we chatted with nearby publishers, learnt about local writers, and got our hands on books, books and more BOOKS! 📚️ Organised by @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social 🪰30 Apr 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkphmhar442thttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mkng6sojlg2uCalling all creatives in the East Midlands 🌈✨ We want you to design our Pride Bookmark! 🫵 Find out how to get involved: buff.ly/Q5EGDRt29 Apr 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkng6sojlg2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mkikabbiho2uLast Saturday, WEM headed to Manchester for the Northern Publishers' Fair! 🚂 Organised by @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social, with stalls from some absolutely cracking local presses (full lineup on the Fly on the Wall website). So great getting to chat with nearby publishers and fellow book lovers! 🫶📖27 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkikabbiho2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mk5nlpnj4s2nHey WEM friends! Here's a few of the newest events, opportunities and awards from the East Midlands and beyond✍️ Find out more on our website: buff.ly/yOHDjtd23 Apr 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5nlpnj4s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mk3dtjead32d🌍️ Happy World Earth Day! 🌏️ The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and today we're getting ready to launch one of our biggest annual environmental projects: The Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers! 🌳🌱🌻 Solstice returns a little earlier this year, on Sunday 24th May 2026. 💚22 Apr 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3dtjead32dhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mjze3m62yy2oWhere can I get feedback? What genre is my novel? How do I know when my poetry collection is done? 🤔💭 All these questions and more are answers in our latest Writer's Journey blog post. Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/EDIT10121 Apr 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjze3m62yy2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mjorjefwao2vThe writer's journey isn't always as straightforward as we think! And every writer's route to success, whatever that may be, is different. ✍️ Keep an eye out for new Writer's Journey posts from us. Covering some of the need-to-know info for a few of the stops you may encounter on your own journey.🚶17 Apr 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjorjefwao2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mjmv6cyhb52aThis weekend's Notts lineup for poets includes: ✍️ An evening workshop with VO artist, actress, singer & writer Charlie Sanderson TOMORROW! 🎤 A Saturday afternoon open mic where you can share the poetry you wrote the night before! All 100% FREE. Sign up here ➡️ bit.ly/SPEAKEASYC16 Apr 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmv6cyhb52ahttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mjkbbqmuri22Big thanks to the NTU Creative Writing students for having us on Monday! 🫶 We chatted with the students on the 'Writing in a UNESCO City of Literature' module about the many writing opportunities they can get involved with in Notts. It was lovely chatting with you all! ✍️❤️15 Apr 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkbbqmuri22https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mjha6s3atg24Introducing the three writers who entered our magazine's open call! ✍️✨ Claire Thomas-Hawnt explores the plurality of truth, Ellen Taylor tells the story of a compulsive liar and Matt Roberts reflects on representing your community in writing. Read them here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMPULSE14 Apr 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjha6s3atg24https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mjefl2sujp2sIn Pulse #5 we interviewed WEM Mentoring Scheme alumnus Lauren-Jane Bowyer! 📝 Lauren-Jane discusses her recent agent representation, her work with mentor Rebecca Mascull and her upcoming novel HORRID. 📖 For insights and advice, read it here: bit.ly/WEMPULSE13 Apr 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjefl2sujp2shttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mj4xixqri52tWhat happens when our literary heroes aren't all that they seem? 🧐 From Raynor Winn to JK Rowling, Henderson Mullin talks about the emotional transaction between reader and writer, and what happens what that trust is broken. Read it here: bit.ly/WEMPULSE10 Apr 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4xixqri52thttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mj2nrrhg2s2sHey WEM friends! 👋 Bringing you the latest news, competitions and events for the East Midlands writing community 🧡✏️ See our What's On page for all this and more: buff.ly/mhnri0x09 Apr 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2nrrhg2s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3miyuqu6ysl25Accompanying Sabrina's article: This gorgeous artwork from Jimmi Darbyshire! 😍🎨 Jimmi's work was inspired by the masks we wear socially, our relationship to our outward-facing selves and how this is shaped by our own anxiety. 🎭️ You can see the full piece here: bit.ly/WEMPULSE08 Apr 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyuqu6ysl25https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3miy5b3wrwx26Sabrina Mei-Li Smith talks about masking in her writing as a Neurodivergent author. ✍️🌈 Plus, alternative fiction, life as a costume party and the myth of being "normal". Now available to read in the latest edition of Pulse magazine, here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMPULSE08 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy5b3wrwx26https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mivx4yzkz72mDue to the retirement of our current CEO, Henderson Mullin, we're looking for a strategic, values-driven Chief Executive Officer to lead Writing East Midlands into its next phase of growth and stability. Find out more about the role here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMCEO2607 Apr 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivx4yzkz72mhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mivd7j4gpo26The hand behind issue #5's gorgeous cover art: Sophie Gresswell! ✍️🎨 Sophie is a local artist, poet and facilitator whose work explores interconnected 'living' heritage and storytelling. The cover art she submitted to our open call is inspired by a pack of cards. 🃏 Take a look 👉️ bit.ly/WEMPULSE07 Apr 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivd7j4gpo26