European Writers Salon
@saloneurope.bsky.social
Travelling salon and writing community - connecting writers across Europe and beyond. Posts by @royakhatiblou.bsky.social and @deborahzafer.bsky.social
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For anyone just joining us, here's a roundup of our values, community and plans✨
Although we value meeting in person, we also host quarterly online open mics so anyone can take part, wherever they are💛
#writingcommunity #europe
Although we value meeting in person, we also host quarterly online open mics so anyone can take part, wherever they are💛
#writingcommunity #europe
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Writer friends, please welcome my fellow Berlin-based writer @janewords.bsky.social to Bluesky! And be sure to check out her amazing work like this story in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social: gooseberry-pie.com/la-brea-tar-...
La Brea Tar Pits - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Imleedh Ali on Unsplash by Jane Yager I’m the one who wanted to come here, but now I sit in the car while everyone else goes into the museum, because as we pulled into the parking lot, Dad le...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Writer friends, please welcome my fellow Berlin-based writer @janewords.bsky.social to Bluesky! And be sure to check out her amazing work like this story in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social: gooseberry-pie.com/la-brea-tar-...
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Last chance to book for London tomorrow night!
Come in from the cold 🥶 and join us for words, wine, and the warmth of community.
🎤 🍷 🍺 🎤
London Literary Salon - hosted by EWS and Insurgent Press
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
Come in from the cold 🥶 and join us for words, wine, and the warmth of community.
🎤 🍷 🍺 🎤
London Literary Salon - hosted by EWS and Insurgent Press
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Last chance to book for London tomorrow night!
Come in from the cold 🥶 and join us for words, wine, and the warmth of community.
🎤 🍷 🍺 🎤
London Literary Salon - hosted by EWS and Insurgent Press
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
Come in from the cold 🥶 and join us for words, wine, and the warmth of community.
🎤 🍷 🍺 🎤
London Literary Salon - hosted by EWS and Insurgent Press
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
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Only 2 tickets left, so if you are thinking of booking do it! We would love to meet you.
Last chance to book for London tomorrow night!
Come in from the cold 🥶 and join us for words, wine, and the warmth of community.
🎤 🍷 🍺 🎤
London Literary Salon - hosted by EWS and Insurgent Press
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
Come in from the cold 🥶 and join us for words, wine, and the warmth of community.
🎤 🍷 🍺 🎤
London Literary Salon - hosted by EWS and Insurgent Press
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Only 2 tickets left, so if you are thinking of booking do it! We would love to meet you.
Last chance to book for London tomorrow night!
Come in from the cold 🥶 and join us for words, wine, and the warmth of community.
🎤 🍷 🍺 🎤
London Literary Salon - hosted by EWS and Insurgent Press
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
Come in from the cold 🥶 and join us for words, wine, and the warmth of community.
🎤 🍷 🍺 🎤
London Literary Salon - hosted by EWS and Insurgent Press
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Last chance to book for London tomorrow night!
Come in from the cold 🥶 and join us for words, wine, and the warmth of community.
🎤 🍷 🍺 🎤
London Literary Salon - hosted by EWS and Insurgent Press
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
Come in from the cold 🥶 and join us for words, wine, and the warmth of community.
🎤 🍷 🍺 🎤
London Literary Salon - hosted by EWS and Insurgent Press
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
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In the wet and cold that is London right now, looking forward to Wed evening's pop up salon with @saloneurope.bsky.social !
@deborahzafer.bsky.social @judepickledplum.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social @aldbera.bsky.social @rachelmalik.bsky.social - who else is going to be there???
@deborahzafer.bsky.social @judepickledplum.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social @aldbera.bsky.social @rachelmalik.bsky.social - who else is going to be there???
Couldn’t make it to Paris?
Meet us in London for another night of chat, drinks and readings with writers from all over Europe, hosted alongside our pals at Insurgent Press
Only a few spots left--get em while they're hot! 🔥
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
Meet us in London for another night of chat, drinks and readings with writers from all over Europe, hosted alongside our pals at Insurgent Press
Only a few spots left--get em while they're hot! 🔥
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In the wet and cold that is London right now, looking forward to Wed evening's pop up salon with @saloneurope.bsky.social !
@deborahzafer.bsky.social @judepickledplum.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social @aldbera.bsky.social @rachelmalik.bsky.social - who else is going to be there???
@deborahzafer.bsky.social @judepickledplum.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social @aldbera.bsky.social @rachelmalik.bsky.social - who else is going to be there???
Join us in London on Weds night for a cosy night of word and community.
We can't wait to meet you!
We can't wait to meet you!
Couldn’t make it to Paris?
Meet us in London for another night of chat, drinks and readings with writers from all over Europe, hosted alongside our pals at Insurgent Press
Only a few spots left--get em while they're hot! 🔥
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
Meet us in London for another night of chat, drinks and readings with writers from all over Europe, hosted alongside our pals at Insurgent Press
Only a few spots left--get em while they're hot! 🔥
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Join us in London on Weds night for a cosy night of word and community.
We can't wait to meet you!
We can't wait to meet you!
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Join us for the 4th quarterly edition of Café Littéraire: European Book Club
Each quarter, we discuss a book by a European author. Your host is @norami.bsky.social, an Associate Director of EWS and host and producer of Chosen Tongue, a podcast dedicated to translingual writers and their journeys
Each quarter, we discuss a book by a European author. Your host is @norami.bsky.social, an Associate Director of EWS and host and producer of Chosen Tongue, a podcast dedicated to translingual writers and their journeys
![Cream background with black text reading [Calligraphy script] Café Littéraire: [regular script] European Book Club; [calligraphy] with Eleonora Balsano. A photo of the book is in the bottom right corner. It is blue with black art deco-style arches. In gold lettering, Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming, and in white, László Krasznahorkai. In blue, winner of the international Booker prize. To the left of the photo: Online. 13 January 2026. 6pm GMT/7PM CET](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3buest6th6pa4r3dc4ukfusi/bafkreihi5rvf6gpvyvymkn4cy675lkykfdngr5nhd3m7oetczc4vw2frqa@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Join us for the 4th quarterly edition of Café Littéraire: European Book Club
Each quarter, we discuss a book by a European author. Your host is @norami.bsky.social, an Associate Director of EWS and host and producer of Chosen Tongue, a podcast dedicated to translingual writers and their journeys
Each quarter, we discuss a book by a European author. Your host is @norami.bsky.social, an Associate Director of EWS and host and producer of Chosen Tongue, a podcast dedicated to translingual writers and their journeys
We had a lovely evening on zoom learning about Rhythm and The Ballad as part of our Exploring Poetic Concepts workshop series.
Join us next time for Musicality and The Vilanelle 🎶
Join us next time for Musicality and The Vilanelle 🎶
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
We had a lovely evening on zoom learning about Rhythm and The Ballad as part of our Exploring Poetic Concepts workshop series.
Join us next time for Musicality and The Vilanelle 🎶
Join us next time for Musicality and The Vilanelle 🎶
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Last chance to book for 2 online workshops happening very soon.
This Sunday 23rd as part of our workshop series, we are exploring Rhythm and The Ballad. Join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
This Sunday 23rd as part of our workshop series, we are exploring Rhythm and The Ballad. Join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Last chance to book for 2 online workshops happening very soon.
This Sunday 23rd as part of our workshop series, we are exploring Rhythm and The Ballad. Join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
This Sunday 23rd as part of our workshop series, we are exploring Rhythm and The Ballad. Join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
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Good morning, friends!
What are we all reading this frosty weekend?
I am hunkering down with this by @susannacrossman.bsky.social who I had the pleasure of meeting yesterday ahead of her teaching a class for us this coming week.
Show us your books!
What are we all reading this frosty weekend?
I am hunkering down with this by @susannacrossman.bsky.social who I had the pleasure of meeting yesterday ahead of her teaching a class for us this coming week.
Show us your books!
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Good morning, friends!
What are we all reading this frosty weekend?
I am hunkering down with this by @susannacrossman.bsky.social who I had the pleasure of meeting yesterday ahead of her teaching a class for us this coming week.
Show us your books!
What are we all reading this frosty weekend?
I am hunkering down with this by @susannacrossman.bsky.social who I had the pleasure of meeting yesterday ahead of her teaching a class for us this coming week.
Show us your books!
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On 22 Dec at 5pm CET, I will run a small online event on how to use my lit mag rankings for submitting to journals. This event is for those: (i) new to submitting; and/or (ii) not comfortable with spreadsheets.
The event will be FREE but there are only 10 spots - sign up below!
The event will be FREE but there are only 10 spots - sign up below!
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
On 22 Dec at 5pm CET, I will run a small online event on how to use my lit mag rankings for submitting to journals. This event is for those: (i) new to submitting; and/or (ii) not comfortable with spreadsheets.
The event will be FREE but there are only 10 spots - sign up below!
The event will be FREE but there are only 10 spots - sign up below!
Due to a cancellation, we've got one more place for this course on Wednesday taught by @susannacrossman.bsky.social
DM if you want to come!
DM if you want to come!
Explore memory enhancement and how we use objects, archives and history in life writing in our new course:
Things We Think With: Evocative Objects and Social History in Life-Writing with @susannacrossman.bsky.social
Things We Think With: Evocative Objects and Social History in Life-Writing with @susannacrossman.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Due to a cancellation, we've got one more place for this course on Wednesday taught by @susannacrossman.bsky.social
DM if you want to come!
DM if you want to come!
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It's beyond frosty here in the south of Sweden. But the driveway has been shovelled and now I can continue with this gem from @archipelagobooks.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It's beyond frosty here in the south of Sweden. But the driveway has been shovelled and now I can continue with this gem from @archipelagobooks.bsky.social
Good morning, friends!
What are we all reading this frosty weekend?
I am hunkering down with this by @susannacrossman.bsky.social who I had the pleasure of meeting yesterday ahead of her teaching a class for us this coming week.
Show us your books!
What are we all reading this frosty weekend?
I am hunkering down with this by @susannacrossman.bsky.social who I had the pleasure of meeting yesterday ahead of her teaching a class for us this coming week.
Show us your books!
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Good morning, friends!
What are we all reading this frosty weekend?
I am hunkering down with this by @susannacrossman.bsky.social who I had the pleasure of meeting yesterday ahead of her teaching a class for us this coming week.
Show us your books!
What are we all reading this frosty weekend?
I am hunkering down with this by @susannacrossman.bsky.social who I had the pleasure of meeting yesterday ahead of her teaching a class for us this coming week.
Show us your books!
Juat 3 tickets left for this now!
Come for new friends, excellent readings and general conviviality
🎤 🍷 🎤 🍺
Come for new friends, excellent readings and general conviviality
🎤 🍷 🎤 🍺
Couldn’t make it to Paris?
Meet us in London for another night of chat, drinks and readings with writers from all over Europe, hosted alongside our pals at Insurgent Press
Only a few spots left--get em while they're hot! 🔥
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
Meet us in London for another night of chat, drinks and readings with writers from all over Europe, hosted alongside our pals at Insurgent Press
Only a few spots left--get em while they're hot! 🔥
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Juat 3 tickets left for this now!
Come for new friends, excellent readings and general conviviality
🎤 🍷 🎤 🍺
Come for new friends, excellent readings and general conviviality
🎤 🍷 🎤 🍺
Last chance to book for 2 online workshops happening very soon.
This Sunday 23rd as part of our workshop series, we are exploring Rhythm and The Ballad. Join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
This Sunday 23rd as part of our workshop series, we are exploring Rhythm and The Ballad. Join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Last chance to book for 2 online workshops happening very soon.
This Sunday 23rd as part of our workshop series, we are exploring Rhythm and The Ballad. Join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
This Sunday 23rd as part of our workshop series, we are exploring Rhythm and The Ballad. Join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
Join us for the 4th quarterly edition of Café Littéraire: European Book Club
Each quarter, we discuss a book by a European author. Your host is @norami.bsky.social, an Associate Director of EWS and host and producer of Chosen Tongue, a podcast dedicated to translingual writers and their journeys
Each quarter, we discuss a book by a European author. Your host is @norami.bsky.social, an Associate Director of EWS and host and producer of Chosen Tongue, a podcast dedicated to translingual writers and their journeys
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Join us for the 4th quarterly edition of Café Littéraire: European Book Club
Each quarter, we discuss a book by a European author. Your host is @norami.bsky.social, an Associate Director of EWS and host and producer of Chosen Tongue, a podcast dedicated to translingual writers and their journeys
Each quarter, we discuss a book by a European author. Your host is @norami.bsky.social, an Associate Director of EWS and host and producer of Chosen Tongue, a podcast dedicated to translingual writers and their journeys
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Join us for a night of literature and community with our free quarterly Online Open Mic Salon with host @kiklodge.bsky.social.
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Join us for a night of literature and community with our free quarterly Online Open Mic Salon with host @kiklodge.bsky.social.
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
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London people! Check out this festive salon our friends Insurgent Press are hosting in December.
See you there! 🍷
See you there! 🍷
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
London people! Check out this festive salon our friends Insurgent Press are hosting in December.
See you there! 🍷
See you there! 🍷
London people! Check out this festive salon our friends Insurgent Press are hosting in December.
See you there! 🍷
See you there! 🍷
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
London people! Check out this festive salon our friends Insurgent Press are hosting in December.
See you there! 🍷
See you there! 🍷
Join us for a night of literature and community with our free quarterly Online Open Mic Salon with host @kiklodge.bsky.social.
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Join us for a night of literature and community with our free quarterly Online Open Mic Salon with host @kiklodge.bsky.social.
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
As usual, it will feature excellent readings and a highly competitive quiz.
Reading spots are limited, so sign up soon!
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Couldn’t make it to Paris?
Meet us in London for another night of chat, drinks and readings with writers from all over Europe, hosted alongside our pals at Insurgent Press
Only a few spots left--get em while they're hot! 🔥
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
Meet us in London for another night of chat, drinks and readings with writers from all over Europe, hosted alongside our pals at Insurgent Press
Only a few spots left--get em while they're hot! 🔥
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Couldn’t make it to Paris?
Meet us in London for another night of chat, drinks and readings with writers from all over Europe, hosted alongside our pals at Insurgent Press
Only a few spots left--get em while they're hot! 🔥
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
Meet us in London for another night of chat, drinks and readings with writers from all over Europe, hosted alongside our pals at Insurgent Press
Only a few spots left--get em while they're hot! 🔥
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lit...
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Update - there are now only 9 places left!
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
The Six-Month Writing Course with Kit de Waal - Gladstone's Library
Join Kit de Waal for a six-month journey into the art and discipline of storytelling, with two visits to the UK’s finest residential library.
www.gladstoneslibrary.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Update - there are now only 9 places left!