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/3mrhfkhte6j2oHappy Pride, Nottingham! 🎉✨️ We'll be in Sneinton Market Avenues alongside Nottingham City of Literature with our stall and LGBTQIAP+ book swap! 📚️ Come along and say hello! 👋25 Jul 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhfkhte6j2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mrf3s2aacp2sClosing in less than two weeks! 🚨📢 The Mentoring Scheme is our FREE writer development programme for East Midlands writers. ✍️ Could you be 1 of 10 lucky writers to receive 1-1 mentoring from a published author, Writers' Conference tickets and more? Apply here ➡️ bit.ly/MENTORING202724 Jul 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrf3s2aacp2shttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mrclewopse25Hey WEM friends! ✍️🧡 Check out these opportunities, competitions and events from around the East Midlands and beyond ✨️ 📖 Bloomsbury's 120th anniversary yearbook! 🩵 Bodacious Sundays hosted by Bobba Cass ✒️ The Overton Poetry Prize 🎭️ Jewish Playwrights Programme 2026/27 buff.ly/WAORp8b23 Jul 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrclewopse25https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mr7u6tu6lf2oEast Midlands writers, you have two weeks to apply! 📢 What our free writer development scheme offers: mentoring from an established writer, access to masterclasses, peer networking, free attendance to The Writers' Conference 2027 and more (inc. bonuses for poets). ✍️ Apply here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMMENTOR22 Jul 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7u6tu6lf2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mr5nqoyhi225Bring joy back into your writing! ✨️✍️ Award-winning and Carnegie Medal nominated author Emma Pass talks about sustaining a creative practice whilst navigating neurodivergence, disability and chronic illness. For tools you can take take into your creative practice, click here: bit.ly/SYCPBTS21 Jul 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5nqoyhi225https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mr3an45oei2rFull details for our queer art competition. 🖌️✨️ Enter your drawings, photos, digital art or graphic design on the theme of Queer Writing for the chance to be published on the front cover of Pulse magazine and win £75. No AI art accepted. 🤖🚫 Extended brief here ➡️ bit.ly/QUEERARTISTS20 Jul 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3an45oei2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mqvsdc2tsh26Our free writer development programme also includes peer network meetings throughout the year. Mentees will have the opportunity to support one another's projects and connect over a shared passion for writing. ✍️📚️ Just over 2 weeks to apply, more info here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMMENTOR18 Jul 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvsdc2tsh26https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mqu4nrq6ox2kWe are delighted to announce the appointment of Aimee Wilkinson as WEM's new CEO. As of October 2026, Aimee will succeed the founding CEO Henderson Mullin, who retires to build an academic life after eighteen years in the role. For the full announcement, click here: bit.ly/WEMAIMEE17 Jul 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu4nrq6ox2khttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mqqwfno7jl2lAn Indian Summer writing workshop & open mic with @mrshay_artist 🎤✨️ Earlier this month we took part in An Indian Summer celebrating South Asian Heritage month @inspirateuk 🙌❤️ Our free workshop took place at Leicester Guildhall with Leicester's first Poet Leaureate, Mr Shay (@mrshay_artist)🖊️📖16 Jul 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqwfno7jl2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mqpaqeinen2tWho's going to Notts Pride?! 🙋🌈 We'll be there with Nottingham City of Literature and a big tower of LGBT reads for our queer book swap! 📖📚️ Bring along a book, stop for a chat and find out what we're up to. (P.S. This is a great opportunity to ask us about our queer writing and art comps... 👀)15 Jul 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpaqeinen2thttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mqms2uffml2uFind out more about the two main Arts Council funds for writers: DYCP and Project Grants! ✍️ With insights from ACE Literature Relationship Manager for the Midlands, Peter Stones; ACE Access Support Team member, Luke Moore; and DYCP recipient, Chloë Clarke. 🎟️ Get your tickets: bit.ly/ACEFUNDING14 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqms2uffml2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mqk6bd46jj2uAs part of our free writer development programme, we organise three writing masterclasses throughout the year. ✍️ Topics are chosen by our Mentoring Scheme cohort and their tickets are FREE. 🎟️ Applications for the programme close soon! Find out what else we offer our mentees here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMMENTOR13 Jul 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk6bd46jj2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mqgpj4zofk2bOpen to queer writers across the UK. ✍️🌈 We're offering £50 plus publication in Pulse Magazine to one 500-word prose piece or one 30-line poem. The theme: Queer Euphoria. Find out more here ➡️ bit.ly/QUEERWRITERS Or come say hi to us at our stall at Nottingham Pride on Saturday 25th July! 👋🏳️‍🌈12 Jul 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqgpj4zofk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mqefrhqfey2wTeachers, TAs and school librarians! 📢 Did you know that our young writers' prize accepts school entries? Email info@writingeastmidlands.co.uk to find out how to enter your class. 📧 We also have an online Teachers' Pack! For exercises and inspiration, click here ➡️ bit.ly/WEM_SOLSTICE11 Jul 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqefrhqfey2whttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mqbrwlr5ys2uHey WEM friends! 👋 🧡 It's time for another Writing Community Spotlight, bringing you the newest opportunities, events and competitions from the East Midlands and beyond ✨️ Check out all of these and more on our Whats On page 🖥️✒️ buff.ly/qQ5BXV310 Jul 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbrwlr5ys2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mq7jt6amhv2xWhat can our free writer development programme get you? 🤔 The Mentoring Scheme helps you get your work up to publication standard and navigate the publishing process. ✅️ Plus advice, industry contacts and networking opportunities. Applications close 5th August. Get yours in here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMMENTOR09 Jul 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7jt6amhv2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mq5ih7rjcc2fOne month until our free writer development programme closes! ⌛️✍️ Send in your writing extract, one-page synopsis and your answers to the questions listed on our submissions portal. Closing 5th August 2026 at 11.59 pm. Find out more and apply here! ➡️ bit.ly/WEMMENTOR08 Jul 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5ih7rjcc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mq2n3ixhtt2d@alcs_uk WEMTerns Summer Social 🌻✨️ This weekend our WEMTerns gathered at nottmcentrallibrary for the 'Marketing Yourself as a Writer' workshop with @laurieowenmakes 🖊️🖥️ The workshop focused on promoting yourself with a limited budget as an emerging writer 💭 #WEMTerns #WritingEastMidlands07 Jul 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2n3ixhtt2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mpykutb4xo2mLet's keep Pride going throughout the year! 🌈 Here are some queer writer events and opportunities coming this Autumn. 🍂 ➡️ Write Queer Open Mic, 23rd July at Nottingham Central Library ➡️ Write Queer Issue 3, releasing Autumn 2026 ➡️ I Was A Teenage Bisexual, Autumn 2026 (keep your eye out for info!)06 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpykutb4xo2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mpvgdrewti2iQueer Writers of the East Mids: Dan Webber! ✍️🌈 Dan Webber is an award-winning LGBTQ+ poet, comedian & promoter based in Derby 🏆️🎤 He has performed at festivals and venues across the country including Glastonbury, Edinburgh Fringe and was named BBC Local Poet for Derby in 2016 🎉✨️ buff.ly/IFGjdWg05 Jul 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvgdrewti2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mpt4lpwmwa2zQueer Writers of the East Mids: Gregory Woods✍️🌈 Gregory Woods is a poet and cultural historian who lives in West Bridgford, Nottingham 🌳🏹 In 1998 he became the first Professor of Gay & Lesbian Studies in the UK, at Nottingham Trent University 🏳️‍🌈 📚️ www.gregorywoods.co.uk04 Jul 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpt4lpwmwa2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mpsp6ffebc22ANNOUNCEMENT for our FREE writer development programme! ✍️📢 With just over one month to apply, we're delighted to announce additional bonuses for our successful poetry applicants as part of our partnership with Out-Spoken Press. Full details on the WEM website ➡️ bit.ly/WEMMENTOR04 Jul 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpsp6ffebc22https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mpr4zxp37e25Be your own best editor. 🤓📝✨️ Now that your story's on the page, find out how to make it shine right down to the word-level in this hands-on online workshop. Accessible ticket prices available: £5 standard / free concessionary / £10 pass-it-forward. 🎟️🎟️ Book yours here ➡️ bit.ly/SEWVICV03 Jul 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpr4zxp37e25https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mpq3cz7hse23Sign up here 📝➡️ bit.ly/WEMSPIRATE This is your last chance to sign up for this Sunday's FREE writing workshop with Leicester Poet Laureate Mr Shay and open mic hosted by Priya Gill. ✍️🎤 Taking place at Leicester Guild Hall as part of An Indian Summer Festival. ☀️03 Jul 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpq3cz7hse23https://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mpo6x63hmb2uQueer Writers of the East Mids: RDK Marjoram! ✍️🌈 Ryan Bennett-Clarke (writing as RDK) is a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor with over two decades of working with unconscious process, emotional resillience, trauma and mindfulness ✍️🌈 'The Tree' is his debut novel - available now!🌳✨️02 Jul 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo6x63hmb2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mpnuveo4cq2hThis is a FREE masterclass for writers aged 18-25 who want to find out how to get their name out there! 📢 Led by indie marketer Laurie Owen. Come along THIS SATURDAY and find out how to build your audience as a writer. ✍️ Sign up here ➡️ bit.ly/WEMTMYAAAW02 Jul 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnuveo4cq2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingeastmidlands.com/post/3mpleie2yah2hPolis Loizou is an award-winning Cypriot author. ✍️🌈 His books include: Disbanded Kingdom, The Way It Breaks and A Good Year. 📚️ His one-act theatre shows have toured the UK Fringe circuit and his short fiction has featured in various anthologies. 🎭️ For more about Polis: www.polisloizou.com01 Jul 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:446bukx3f6k2cb4letxvhnbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpleie2yah2h