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Writing on the Wall celebrates writing, diversity, & storytelling through controversy, inquiry & debate | Liverpool, Toxteth https://linktr.ee/WoWFEST
✨The Gathering Pen: from ✍️Pen to Performance🎤✨
Join The Gathering Pen for an evening celebrating the creativity and voices of the global majority writers in Liverpool
🗓️Thursday 20th November 2025
⏰6-9pm
📍Toxteth TV Studio, L8
✉️RSVP: thegatheringpen@gmail.com
🇯🇲 Relief for Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa!
See image for needed items. Drop-offs at:
1️⃣ Christian Gold House (170 Kensington)
2️⃣ THE BLACK-E (1 Great George St)
3️⃣ African Caribbean Centre (1 Amberley St)
4️⃣ The Boundary Pub (2 Smithdown Rd)
More info 👉 www.theblack-e.org
#STORYTIME with Patrick Graham
Patrick Graham shares an extract from his highly-rated The Three Little Jamaican's in this video for child and adult readers alike
Watch the video here 👉 https://ow.ly/xWPG50Xq5iP
We were thrilled to host an event for Palestine -1 in this years #WoWFEST: 25 Years of Radical Writing
We can't reccomend this book enough! Get your copy through the link below 👇
NEW COMMA BLOG ✍️
Nigel Kneale & the Halloween that Never Was
By @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 🎃
Andy Murray explores the Manx folklore that fuelled Kneale's stories from Quatermass to Tomato Cain, & the Halloween III script that never saw the light of day.
📜 commapress.co.uk/blog/nigel-k...
✨ Words of Resilience ✨
Join 20 Stories High for an afternoon of creativity, connection & self-care 💖
No experience needed—just bring yourself!
🗓️ Sat 15 Nov | ⏰ 2–4pm
📍 Toxteth TV, L8
📩 RSVP: leonisha@20storieshigh.org.uk
Our latest #SmallTalk with Stephen Small is here! 🎙️
Dive into how Reggae and Rastafari shaped Liverpool’s culture — reaching far beyond the city’s small Indian community to influence the heartbeat of L8
👉 https://ow.ly/L5eI50XpgSp
Finished the first draft of your play but not sure what’s next? 🤔
Join Helen Jeffery for a hands-on session exploring how to reshape, refine, and reimagine your play! ✍️
Expect practical exercises, creative discussion, and loads of time for Q&As 💬
🎟️ bit.ly/4osUIM5
Calling all aspiring children’s writers! ✨ WriteNow, Penguin Random House programme to seek out, nurture and publish writers from under-represented communities is back for its tenth year.
Applications close 7 January 2026. Apply or find out more here: https://shorturl.at/oZGpH
#BookHighlight | 🎨 DEAR BANKSY, Sue Hooton — #PulpIdol 2025 Finalist
A gripping, art-inspired murder mystery.
A gruesome death. A missing girl. A 15-day deadline.
Three women start this journey, but only two will survive…
📚👉 ow.ly/xAPX50Xn92N
#haikuprompt #notAI #poetsky
Firework flowers splash
Light across the night canvas
Brush paints all but sound
LJR
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL-LIVERPOOL!
Thank you to everyone who came to the British Music Experience last night: lively debate w/the brilliant Mike Morris @wowfest.bsky.social
Book sold out!
And a welcome surprise at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
#BookHighlight | everything grows when you bury it
Debut poetry collection by Melissa Grindon, tracing the seasons of grief, growth, & renewal
✨ Fun fact: Melissa was our #PulpIdol 22 Champion, and we couldn’t be prouder of her journey!
📖 amzn.eu/d/iRhpJhT
Homotopia Festival returns this November with Uprising! — 21 years strong and louder than ever. 🏳️🌈
A month of queer art, film, performance & community that challenges, connects, and celebrates
📅 1–29 November | 📍 Various venues across Liverpool
🎟️ bit.ly/3WD5K5D
Are you celebrating with fireworks or a bonfire this evening - or both!? 🔥🎆
Before you head out, have a go at this #WritingPrompt and see what you come up with!
Reply with your work in the comments or email to info@writingonthewall.org.uk to be featured on our website!
Poets it's your time to shine! ✨
Get your afternoon going with a burst of creativity and give this #WritingPrompt a go.
Reply with your work in the comments or email to info@writingonthewall.org.uk to be featured on our website!
It’s time for #WritingPrompt number 2!
And since Halloween has only just passed we thought we’d make this one a little spooky! 👻
Reply with your work in the comments or email to info@writingonthewall.org.uk to be featured on our website!
It’s Bonfire night which means our wonderful city of Liverpool will be lit up by fireworks this evening – and you know we love any excuse for a #WritingPrompt! 🎆
We’ve got 4 prompts coming your way today.
Email to info@writingonthewall.org.uk to be featured on our website!
🎸 This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll
🗓️ Thu 6 Nov | 7:30pm
📍 British Music Experience
Join author Daniel Rachel and WoW Co-Director Mike Morris as they explore punk provocations & shocking stage antics in the dark & complicated history of rock n roll
🎟️ britishmusicexperience.com/rocknroll
Check out the latest instalment of our #Smalltalk series with Stephen Small - this week on the influence of West African Culture in Liverpool during the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
writingonthewall.org.uk/projects/sma...
Photo credit: Vanley Burke
🚨 We need your support!
WoW is a finalist for Festival of the Year — and your vote could help us win! 💜
If you’ve loved our events, please vote for us: ow.ly/nMtI50XhF7m
Thank you to all our incredible artists, partners, & volunteers — we couldn’t do it without you! ✨
🎉 New #Smalltalk with Stephen Small is out!
Explore the African Diaspora in Liverpool — uncovering untold stories & community histories from the late 20th century.
📝 Read now: writingonthewall.org.uk/projects/sma...
🌟 Dive into Natalie Denny's world of Keisha Jones! 🌟
Get ready for a thrilling ride with Natalie Denny’s Keisha Jones series, packed with heart, humor, and unforgettable twists.
✨ Don’t miss out!
🎟️https://bit.ly/477KFVN
🛒https://bit.ly/3J4jtza
Join us on Friday 24 October 2025 at 6:30 pm (UK time) for BHM25: An Evening with Attica Locke, hosted by Writing on the Wall. This is a Zoom event, so you can join from anywhere. 🎥
🎟️ Tickets bit.ly/42yvXFM
🌍💚Today is World Mental Health Day and is a reminder that mental health matters just as much as physical health.
It’s okay to not be okay.
✅ Check in with yourself.
✅ Check in with those around you.
✅ Reach out for support, you don’t have to face things alone.
💬 How are you really doing today?
✊ As proud members of the Culture Network, Writing on the Wall stands in full support of the Culture Networks Statement of Unity.
Culture has the power to challenge hate, amplify voices & build solidarity.
#BookHighlight | Great War to Race Riots
Use code BHM25 at checkout!
📚https://bit.ly/3Kyu0Dh
Prefer to walk your way through history? Saturday 11th October join us on our Great War to Race Riots Walking Tour
🎟️ https://bit.ly/46AJsGe
Our friends at Milap have their INDIKA Festival coming up starting next Friday!
Filled with 15 days of Indian music, dance, storytelling, food, wellness and activities for all the family this October half term.
To check out their full lineup and buy tickets, head to the link in their bio.
The next #Smalltalk article is out!
This week Prof. Stephen Small discusses migration patterns, community formation, racial segregation and cultural identity - and so much more!
Read here 👉 https://ow.ly/iU8550X6h6g
It’s #BannedBooksWeek 📚
Over 2,400 books were challenged last year in the USA & in the UK 53 per cent of school librarians reported being asked to remove books from their shelves
At WoW, we stand with the writers, readers, & rebels who refuse to be silenced
