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Forthwrite
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Sep 8
We are delighted to announce that Forthwrite Festival will be back in March 2026! Thanks to funding from Arts Council England and in partnership with New Writing South.

Sign up to our mailing list to stay up to date and get those dates in your diary - we can’t wait to see you there!

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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Sep 8
We are delighted to announce that Forthwrite Festival will be back in March 2026! Thanks to funding from Arts Council England and in partnership with New Writing South.

Sign up to our mailing list to stay up to date and get those dates in your diary - we can’t wait to see you there!

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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Sep 8
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Aug 8
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Jul 25
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Jul 18
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Jul 11
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Jul 11
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Debi Alper @debialper.bsky.social · Mar 31
So happy to have taken part in the @forthwrite.bsky.social
festival. The organisers should be very proud. Honoured to share the stage with @dorothykoomson.bsky.social @eveainsworth.bsky.social and @umisinha-author.bsky.social. @kitdewaal.bsky.social's keynote was 🔥🔥🔥
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Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah @alexankrah.bsky.social · Mar 30
What a brilliant Sunday: great audience & such a buzz! Huge thanks to @artscouncilengland.bsky.social -and of course all of the writers including @dorothykoomson.bsky.social & @kitdewaal.bsky.social @debialper.bsky.social @eveainsworth.bsky.social #UmiSinha
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Bernadette Fallon @bernibee.bsky.social · Mar 30
Interesting conversation with a panel of very inspiring women at the inaugural @forthwrite.bsky.social festival @kitdewaal.bsky.social @abirfellows.bsky.social @britisharts.bsky.social
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Mar 27
Can’t wait to see everyone on Sunday! forthwrite.uk/forthwrite-f... @kitdewaal.bsky.social @eveainsworth.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social @debialper.bsky.social @dorothykoomson.bsky.social @ujuasika.bsky.social Abi Fellows Nicola Williams
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Mar 18
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Mar 17
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Mar 17
What an absolutely brilliant day we had in Brighton this weekend. We can’t wait for more inspiring conversations in two weeks time!

This is what @dorothykoomson.bsky.social has to say about Forthwrite Festival - join us on 30th March at The Hawth in Crawley 🎟️ forthwrite.uk/forthwrite-f...
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Mar 16
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Sarah Siggs @ssiggs.bsky.social · Mar 16
Was anyone else at this @forthwrite.bsky.social event in Brighton yesterday? Totally brilliant! If you are a writer over 50 and can get to Crawley on the 30th of March, you’d be a fool to miss the next event. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/cra...
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Mar 14
See you tomorrow 🙌🏼
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Mar 11
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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · Mar 4
Interested in graphic novels? Let me interrupt your pancakes one gosh darn moment to flag up this session I’m running with Corinne Pearlman on Saturday 15/03 for @forthwrite.bsky.social festival: part book group discussion, part workshop, all good times!

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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Mar 4
Read about our festival in The Guardian, featuring @kitdewaal.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Kit de Waal to headline new festival celebrating women writers over 50
Forthwrite, which takes place over two days this month, aims to dispel stereotypes around older women
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Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Mar 4
We’re very excited to have you @kitdewaal.bsky.social
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · Mar 4
See you all @forthwrite.bsky.social !
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Mar 3
Kit de Waal will headline a new literary festival taking place in East and West Sussex, spotlighting the work of female writers over the age of 50 👇
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