Gloucestershire Writers' Network (GWN)

Don’t forget this event is on a week today.
Poetry Cafe at Cheltenham Library will be on Friday 31st October at 1pm.
We pm are delighted to have the lovely Sharon Larkin as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.
Free coffee.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social

GWN Anthology 2025 By Gloucestershire Writers' Network | Gloucestershire Writers' Network Book Shop Explore GWN Anthology 2025 by Gloucestershire Writers' Network at the Gloucestershire Writers' Network Book Shop.

Our 2025 competition anthology on the theme of Edges is now for sale in our online shop. Read the work of our winners, Judith Green, Kate Levett and Laura Cassel, the runners up and highly commended as well as judges Kate Potts and Jamila Gavin
gloswriters.org.uk/shop/gwn-anthology-2025/

Conflict or Collaboration is a single poem contest with large cash prizes closing on 31 October.

Don't be conflicted -- collaborate your poet's voice with your creative instincts, and explore this theme of today. With a chance of a chunk of cash at the end of it. wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/

Poetry Cafe at Cheltenham Library will be on Friday 31st October at 1pm.
We are delighted to have the lovely Sharon Larkin as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.
Free coffee.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.social

Homepage | Gloucestershire Writers' Network The go-to place for writers in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, hosting an annual poetry and prose writing competition

Thanks to all who made our event at //cheltlitfest on Saturday 18th such a success, to our prose and poetry winners and judges and to the Festival staff who enabled it to go so well. Our 2025 anthology will be available on our website to buy soon gloswriters.org.uk

Gloucestershire Writers' Network | Cheltenham Festivals Gloucestershire Writers’ Network competition winners present their work inspired by the theme of ‘Edges’. Competition judges poet Kate Potts, author of Pre

We're looking forward to the GWN event this Saturday, 18th and hearing the work of our prizewinners as well as of the 2 judges, Jamila Gavin and Kate Potts. If you haven't booked already all details are here
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/glouc...

The official graphic for National Poetry Day 2025 on the theme of 'Play'. It's an 8-bit, pastel background of a cherry blossom tree against a blue sky with books being thrown into the air. In large, alternating pink and blue text in the centre of the image, it reads: National Poetry Day / 02.10.2025 / PLAY

It's National Poetry Day! We'll be celebrating all day - stay tuned to our socials so you don't miss a thing 👀🎉

Wherever you are, The Poetry Society wishes you a very happy National Poetry Day in the company of poetry.

Hope to see you TOMORROW.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 26th September 1.00pm hosted by Annie Ellis.
We are delighted to have the wonderful Dan Papworth as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.
Free coffee.
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.social

Please don’t forget this event is a week today.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 26th September 1.00pm hosted by Annie Ellis.
We are delighted to have Dan Papworth as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.

@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social

Gloucestershire poets! Here's the Buzzwords competition with a section just for you-deadline now 30 SEPTEMBER! All poets: 70 lines, excellent judge @rorywaterman.bsky.social, chance to read your poem, cash prize, support for Buzzwords,a most welcoming inclusive poetry event! LINK IN COMMENTS.

Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 26th September at 1.00pm hosted by Annie Ellis.
We are delighted to have the wonderful Dan Papworth as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.
Free coffee.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.social

Our village's last suspected 'witch'! From stories as late as the 1930s!There will be 3 more videos telling Mary Ann's story,with many twists. Do follow me to keep up (& you can read more in my prose book, 'Village'. Paperback £9.99 Kindle edition 99p!)
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Our village's last suspected 'witch'! From Lincolnshire stories as late as the 1930s!There will be 4 more videos about Mary Ann, with many twists. Do follow me to keep up (& you can read more in my prose book', 'Village'. Paperback £9.99 Kindle edition 99p!) SEARCH ALISON BRACKENBURY VILLAGE AMAZON

Authors heading to Rossiter Books this autumn...

We think this is a pretty impressive line-up

Tickets on sale for all these events, early booking recommended

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Thanks to early entrants to our popular Open Submissions for poems or flash fiction. Still lots more to review. Plus YOURS? Details: wildfire-words.com/os8/

Limericks are best spoken was agreed by all the poets selected to feature in wildfire words' 3rd Limerick Anthology. You can hear all their work at wildfire-words.com/kep-2025/

Hope to see you TOMORROW.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 25th July 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the lovely Iris Anne Lewis as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social

Please don’t forget this event is on a week today.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 25th July 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the lovely Iris Anne Lewis as guest.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social

Here are the results of our 2025 competition on the theme of Edges. We had a bumper year for entries. Thank you to everyone who took part.

Ode to Joy Visit the post for more.

Poem of the Day: Ode to Joy by Gillian Clarke poemsontheunderground.org/ode-to-joy

Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 25th July 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the lovely Iris Anne Lewis as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share.
@josephinelay.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social

The villagers are here! 'Village', my new non-fiction prose book, is available to buy. Witches, wheelbarrows, cheerful survival... The villagers dictated the blurb in the image. To buy, please see LINK IN COMMENTS.

Happy National Writing Day 2025! Grab your pens, pencils or laptops and celebrate this year’s theme #ShareYourVoice!
We've commissioned award-winning YA author Dean Atta to create a writing activity. Head over to our Insta page to take part: www.instagram.com/firststory_uk/

#NationalWritingDay

Please don’t forget this event is a week today.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 27th June 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the wonderful David Clarke as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social

Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 27th June at 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the wonderful David Clarke as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share.
@josephinelay.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social

Really looking forward to reading on June 9th at 2pm at Cirencester Library. Also open mic and refreshments.
Got something you would like to share? Help us celebrate our second birthday as Writers in the Library.

Last day for our prose & poetry competition and 16-18 poetry competition for #Gloucs #SGloucs writers with the chance to win prizes and to read at Cheltenham LitFest. Closes midnight! All details here gloswriters.org.uk/competition/

Just 2 days to go to the deadline for our prose & poetry competition and 16-18 poetry competition for #Gloucs #SGloucs writers with the chance to win prizes and to read at Cheltenham LitFest. All details here gloswriters.org.uk/competition/

Hope to see you TOMORROW.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 30th May 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the lovely Josephine Lay as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share.
@josephinelay.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social