The go-to place for writers in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire
Have you got a novel idea that won't leave you alone, but no clear sense of where to begin? This relaxed, practical workshop is for anyone who has always wanted to write a novel but hasn't started, or has started and stalled. Perfect for aspiring and first-time novelists, anyone returning to writing after a long […]
More events have been revealed for Chipping Camden Literature Festival in May next year. Find out here
Falling free submissions are growing steadily. The publishing opportunity on this surprisingly broad theme is extended until 31 October. Open Submissions 10 Thank you again to everyone, worldwide, who submitted to Wildfire’s ever-popular unthemed submission window that closed 31 August. Apologies that illnesses affected the Wildfire team which is now restarting the editing process. Please check the OS10 […]
We’re really excited to take the next steps in building a network completely BY and FOR DDN (Disabled, Deaf and Neurodivergent) creatives in Gloucestershire. Our first TwoCan Connect event on 28th July was a huge success - with over 20 creatives from across the county gathering to connect, be heard and dream of a more […]
The Long Trick - An Appreciation of John Masefield will be held on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th November at 7.30 pm at The Market Theatre, Ledbury and includes contributions from local people and schoolchildren. Tickets £15 standard, £10 student. Available at the Box Office or here
The new Stroud Short Stories anthology, Stroud Short Stories Volume Four 2022-2025, will be launched on Thurs 8 Oct at the Stonehouse Court Hotel. The anthology features 60 stories by 40 Gloucestershire authors from the last six SSS events. It has 312 pages and costs £12. The launch is free, not ticketed, and will be […]
6th October 7pm Open Mic Maestro Takeover Julie Wiltshire, Barnaby Ashton-Bullock, Ruth Aylett, Satya Bosman, Kate Charalambides, Chris Hemingway, Harriet Hyde, Rebecca Kilpin-Nilsson, Ash Murphy, Miriam Otto, Mark Owen, Julie Stevens, Dave Wakely, Nicola Warwick, Roger West, and Richard Wiggins will be reading 13th October 7pm Making Metaphor Workshop with Anna Saunders In this workshop, […]
Wildfire Words' seventh International Single Poem Competition is open for submissions of poetry on the theme of Free Speech or Fake News, interpreted widely. 50 lines max including title and stanza break lines. • Two prizes of £300 — best audio and best text. 4 runner-up prizes, £25. Prizewinners, short-list, long-list poets’ entries eligible […]
Rose Lennard is guest poet at Writers in the Library, Cirencester at 2pm, Monday, 12 October at Cirencester Library. Rose will be reading from her new collection ‘Much of what I know about love I learnt from trees’ (Graffiti Books). She says that she writes to uncover truth, to unpick puzzles and to craft unexpected […]
David Elder’s new book entitled ‘Extraordinary Cotswold Women’ has just been published by Amberley. It provides a celebration of some of the remarkable women in the Cotswolds history – tales of writers and artists, reformers and scientists, builders, farmers and royalty and much more. Available at £15.99 (plus £2 p&p) direct from the author (email: davidelder.net@gmail.com) or […]
On Saturday 10 October, the FW Harvey Society is hosting an event in Newnham celebrating Gloucestershire poet FW Harvey’s nature writing. Popular poet Stewart Carswell is our featured guest, alongside other local contemporary poets Carol Sheppard and Claudia Robertson. The day will begin with an optional walk around the places in Newnham familiar to Harvey. […]
Quarterly events headlining two published poets reading from their collections, followed by an open mic.Saturday evenings. 7.00 for 7.30, free entry, donate what you can. Bar. Next event *SAT 10TH OCTOBER* Rose Lennard and Angela France: ‘The Things We May Leave Behind’ See here for more details
