Tyne & Esk Writers

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RIP Tony Harrison, playwright & poet. Among other things, he translated the York Mystery Plays into modern English
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Tyne &Esk poets Jock Stein and John Killick are launching their East Lothian inspired poetry pamphlet this weekend. Come along and hear them - details in the attached poster.

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A Good Day Out https://youtube.com/shorts/FAk21VBk56g If you like your poems light hearted and up beat, narrated in a Scottish Highlands voice, filled with nature photography of forests and Scottish Lochs, then this one just might be for you. Accompanied by my original photography and hand drawn doodle inspired art work. Available to purchase from my online stores. Click on the links in the bio for more options. I combined all elements to create this video ( including text and shapes) using the video editor in canva.com Click links on main post to see the video.

A Good Day Out

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If you like your poems light hearted and up beat, narrated in a Scottish Highlands voice, filled with nature photography of forests and Scottish Lochs, then this one just might be for you.

#poem #poetry #writing #writingcommunity #Scotland #Photography

SCOTTISH POETRY CHOIR

is a community project seeking new members which meets during school term times.

Members are guided through a collaborative process of developing group spoken word performances that incorporate movement, music & soundscapes to enhance the narrative of selected poetry pieces.

Women's Poetry Competition 2025 - Poetry (Single Poem) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write. Women's Poetry Competition 2025 - Poetry (Single Poem) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

Our 2025 Poetry Competition is ✨ OPEN FOR ENTRIES ✨

Prizes: 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250; Unpublished Poet Prize: £250
Judge: Liz Berry
Entry Fee: £10
Closes: 8 December 2025

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Poetry #PoetryCommunity

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Reps share group highlights from the past year - Tyne & Esk Writers Our next annual general meeting (AGM) will take place on Monday 27 October at 7pm at the Victoria Inn in Haddington. Ahead of the meeting, we […]

Have you wondered how each of the Tyne & Esk groups are doing? Here are a few updates from each of the groups:

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Q&A: Applying to the New Writers Award 2026: Scottish BPOC Writers Network x Scottish Book Trust - 15th September 2025 - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Join Scottish Book Trust for top tips on applying to the New Writers Awards and an opportunity to ask any questions about the process!

Join our Q&A with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social happening TODAY, where they'll share some top tips and answer your questions about applying for the New Writers Award! BSL is available: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/qa-applying-...

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Scots Language Publication Grant Awardees 2025 The Scots Language Publication Grant supports Scots publishers and encourages Scots writers.

Meet our Scots Language Publication Grant Awardees 2025! ✍️

Congratulations to all the brilliant publishers who will receive funding this year, and thanks to the funders that make this grant possible.

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Active reading for poetry writing - Buy tickets A poetry workshop with Preston Losack

We're thrilled to be collaborating with the Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature to present our latest online poetry writing workshop with Preston Losack, host of Preston's Poetry Podcast. Join us on Wed 17 Sept as we dive into active reading for poetry writing: www.citizenticket.com/events/push-...

A background in shades of blue and pink with a sound wave design. The text reads: Push the Boat Out, Edinburgh International Poetry Festival, 21-23 November 2025.

Save the Date! Push the Boat Out is back from 21-23 November 2025. We’re busy behind the scenes crafting an exciting, thought-provoking programme full of poetry, performance, and plenty of surprises.

Stay tuned! We can’t wait to share our plans with you 🚤✨

📖Upcoming Carcanet Online Book Launches!

Please join us online to celebrate the launches of Alice Meynell, Billy-Ray Belcourt and Steve Malmude! ✨ All online launches are £2, redeemable against the cost of the book, and will feature readings, discussion, and audience Q&A.
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Summer steps aside for autumn’s arrival, a good time to coorie in and write as the evenings lengthen. Lots of opportunities for poets to learn and develop as winter approaches.

Book of the Month: The Empire of Forgetting by John Burnside We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.

We are honoured to be able to offer you the chance to win a copy of The Empire of Forgetting by the late John Burnside, thanks to our friends at @jonathancape.bsky.social.

Enter by 30 September for the chance to win a copy.

As part of
ArtWalkPorty, launching on an incoming tide, a multi-artist, multi-artform publication, featuring my new 40-pg poetry sequence, BRAID. 12 Sept 4pm, mouth of Figgate Burn, Portobello beach, Edinburgh - be lovely to see anyone who can make it!
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Looked at this cracker by @niallpoetry.bsky.social at Marjorie’s Table today - stunning. It’s here, with a couple of others: www.badlilies.uk/niall-campbell

The SWH! Bloody Scotland Podcasts: The Scottish Crime Debut Prize Shortlist 2025... For the first of our Bloody Scotland podcasts - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival - Ali spoke to the five shortlisted authors for this year's Scottish Crime Debut of the Year. They inclu...

The Scots Whay Hae! podcast speaks to the 5 authors shortlisted for this year’s @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Scottish Crime Writing Debut of the Year award
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John Buchan: the master storyteller In this illustrated talk Ursula Buchan, John Buchan’s granddaughter, will reflect on the enduring appeal of his fiction.

John Buchan: the master storyteller
4 Sept @natlibscot.bsky.social Edinburgh
Free

2025 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Buchan. Ursula Buchan, John Buchan’s granddaughter & biographer, will talk about the range of his fiction & its subject matter
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My Journey from Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makar to Published Poet Nazaret Ranea writes of her journey from being one of the Scottish Poetry Library's Young Makars to having her first poetry collection published by Drunk Muse Press. %

“To anyone reading this who is just starting out or feeling unsure, I want to say: keep going. Poetry needs your voice”

Nazaret Ranea on going from being one of the @byleaveswelive.bsky.social Young Makars to publishing her first poetry collection
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The Empire of Forgetting by John Burnside review – last words from an essential poet of our age This posthumously published final collection confronts mortality, alongside the world’s almost unbearable beauty

“To read his poetry is to feel, just for a moment, as if the world’s edges have been pushed back; as if, by standing beside him, you too can see further and more clearly”

— @sarahcrown.bsky.social reviews John Burnside’s THE EMPIRE OF FORGETTING
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Publishers outside of the UK - there is funding available to you for translating the works of Scottish writers! Applications are now open - deadline 18th August. #BookSky #Translation #Publishing
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Tara Bergin: Online Poetry Workshop - Carcanet Press Join Tara Bergin for an online workshop exploring 'Poetry of the Personal & Political'. In this workshop Tara will look at the ways in which some

Join Tara Bergin online at 10am on Monday 28th July for a workshop exploring personal and political poetry!

Learn more here: www.carcanet.co.uk/events/tara-...

Quite delighted to have two poems in @blacknorereview.bsky.social today, looking ahead to the changing seasons in Scotland and further afield.

Thank you, Black Nore Review!

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New Writing Scotland 43 Edited by Kirstin Innes, Chris Powici & Niall O’Gallagher Published in: Paperback, 184 pages By: Association for Scottish Literature, Glasgow, August 2025 Price: £9.95 ISBN: 9781906841669 Cover image…

A CHAOS OF LIGHT
New Writing Scotland 43
Ed. by Kirstin Innes, Chris Powici & Niall O’Gallagher

“writing that unsettles and challenges, that questions assumptions… A rich, boisterous, tender, charming, angry, sorrowful, gleeful mix”

Aug 2025 – available for preorder!
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A black and white photograph of three young children. One of them is standing beside a small goat which is pulling a cart with two children sitting aboard.

In Germany they had Volkswagen but in #Orkney we had Goatswagon. 🐐

NEW WRITING SCOTLAND ASL is seeking applications to be a co-editor of New Writing Scotland, from writers currently based in Scotland. Applicants should have a strong publishing record of their own, with a focus on prose; previous editorial experience would be an advantage. The post will run for up to three years from 2026, for volumes 44, 45, and 46, publishing in 2026, 2027, and 2028 (dependent on funding). Our editors jointly select approximately 50 pieces – poetry and prose – from the English- and Scots-language submissions we receive each year. The submissions are anonymised, and we provide editors with paper copies to read. As an editor, we’d ask you to attend launches in Edinburgh and Glasgow (travelling expenses would be paid). Editors receive an annual £1500 stipend and full editorial credit. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from people who are under-represented within the sector, including from BPOC applicants (Black people and People of Colour), disabled people, LGBTQIA+ applicants and those from a low socioeconomic background. Please send a CV and a one-page application letter, outlining your qualifications for the position, to admin@asls.org.uk by midnight on Monday 4 August 2025. Submission to New Writing Scotland is free and open to all. You can find our submission instructions here.

WRITERS!
New Writing Scotland seeks a new co-editor for English- & Scots-language work. Applicants should be currently based in Scotland & have a strong publishing record, with a focus on prose. Post is up to 3 years: stipend £1500 per issue.
#writers #writing
Pls RT 👇
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Great quick reads: Novellas to read over a weekend If life feels too hectic for immersing in a novel or you're daunted by the thought of starting a series, why not dip into some of our favourite short reads? Enjoy on the go, over a weekend or race thr...

Support independent bookshops and Scottish Book Trust with our picks for novellas you can read in a weekend, including laugh-out-loud titles and quick reads for all ages!

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Cut to the Bone: Editing Your Poetry with Alan Parry Sharpen your poems with precision and purpose. A live workshop on editing for breath, truth, and emotional impact. July 20, 2–5pm BST.

“Comfortable and able to participate.”
Anneka Chambers

First ever #CutToTheBone #EditingYourPoetry #Workshop

★4.9/5 rated facilitator.

It’s this Sunday.
For 50% discount, use the code: Concessions

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