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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 2d

38 calls for themed submissions and competitions this October

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» 38 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for October 2025

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 3d

Love it!

Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 4d

Thank you :)

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Chipping Campden Literature Festival @chipcampdenlitfest.bsky.social · 4d

One of our Fab 2025 authors @kitdewaal.com who was interviewed by the amazing @megster.bsky.social is at www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org 11th Oct

Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 5d

I'll be at Birmingham Literature Festival on 11th October with some great names, brilliant writing workshops, events for children and much more.

Come if you can!

Link here www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org

Photo of Birmingham Literature Festival audience, young people, middle aged people and older people sitting in seats listening to an event.

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 4d

Thank you!!

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Gill Hughes @gillhughes.bsky.social · 5d

Only just read this amazing book by @kitdewaal.com but savoured every page and didn’t want it to end. Now I want to devour all her writings #books #KitDeWaal #writers

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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks to @kevinboniface.bsky.social for this link to Adelle Stripe talking about her fascinating memoir 'Base Notes' open.spotify.com/episode/0jb8.... Sure to be of particular interest (from 13m15s on) to my three apostate sisters @arielanderssen.bsky.social, @kitdewaal.com and Ali Millar.

Field Ramble with Adelle Stripe

open.spotify.com

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 5d

Yes!! We will be doing it together! Cannot wait x

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Heather Belmonte @heatherbelmonte.bsky.social · 5d

www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+best...

The Best of Everything from @kitdewaal.com is 99p on Amazon today (kindle only)
You can thank me later 😊

Amazon.co.uk : the best of everything kit de waal

www.amazon.co.uk

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 5d

I'll be at Birmingham Literature Festival on 11th October with some great names, brilliant writing workshops, events for children and much more.

Come if you can!

Link here www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 5d

My new novel is only 99p on Kindle, today only. That's half a coffee where I come from.

A picture of the book The Best of Everything with a note that it's 99 p on Kindle today only

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David Rowinski @djohnrowins.bsky.social · 5d

@kitdewaal.com Good afternoon from The Dickinson Museum where I'm at my money making job painting. I just got word that @rsbc.bsky.social has accepted my children's book to be included on the app
Thank you for posting and causing that to happen

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 5d

Superb!

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Lawrence Coates📚🐦📚💙📚🖋️📚 @lwcoates.bsky.social · 6d

#booksky #writingcommunty

Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 6d

The Climate Fiction Prize celebrates the most inspiring novels tackling the climate crisis.

I will be one of this judges this year and would love to read your work.

The £10,000 prize is awarded annually to a single novel. Submissions now open.

Link here climatefictionprize.co.uk

Please share :)

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climate-fiction.bsky.social @climate-fiction.bsky.social · 6d

2026 Climate Fiction Prize Announce Stellar Judging Panel as Submissions Open!

📚 @arifa.bsky.social
📚 Jessie Greengrass
📚 @kitdewaal.com
📚 @frediotto.bsky.social
📚 @savidgereads.bsky.social

Publishers have until 13th November to submit novels published between 1 Sept 2024 – 31 Aug 2025.

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 6d

The Climate Fiction Prize celebrates the most inspiring novels tackling the climate crisis.

I will be one of this judges this year and would love to read your work.

The £10,000 prize is awarded annually to a single novel. Submissions now open.

Link here climatefictionprize.co.uk

Please share :)

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Jane Thomas @janethomas.bsky.social · 7d

Just back from a great literary festival in Wexford after being placed in the poetry comp, such a joy to be back in Ireland 🇮🇪 & to spend time with Claire Keegan & hear the wonderful @kitdewaal.com

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 6d

Oh, it's a special place! Such a joy, as you say

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 11d

Bookbanks, the brilliant charity putting books into food banks is recruiting for a North-West Regional Lead forging new partnerships with food banks and authors, publishers, booksellers and the book industry.

Details in link here :

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www.bookbanks.co.uk

Photo of sign saying free books and friendly chat

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Katherine @katherineo.bsky.social · 12d

The Best of Everything by @kitdewaal.com

“Paulette is mighty. She is righteous. She has heartbreak and grief and loss on her side.”
Paulette will stay with me.
A story of kindness, and its consequences.

This line broke me for a bit-
“He nods and smiles. ‘He’s mine’ he says.”

Gorgeous.

The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal book cover. Red, yellow, purple sections, two black and white illustrations of children

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 11d

Thank you :)

Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 12d

Thank you Simon :)

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Deborah @deborahzafer.bsky.social · 12d

Can't believe all this loveliness was 2 weeks ago already.

Thank you again to everyone who came to the first proper big @saloneurope.bsky.social and made it better than I ever could have imagined.

Can't wait for Madrid!

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 12d

Great article here on the much needed Basic Income for the Arts

Please read

Cat Hogan @cathogan.bsky.social · 12d

Míle buíochas @irishexaminer.bsky.social for the invite to write about the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme. It's been a game changer for many professional artists and recognition of the sectors importance to society and economy
The fight is not over yet
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

The basic income scheme for the arts changed my life

The guaranteed €325 a week allowed me to pay myself a living wage to sit at my desk and write my two novels. Now we're asking the Government to retain and expand the scheme

www.irishexaminer.com

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Heather Belmonte @heatherbelmonte.bsky.social · 12d

EXCITING!!!!

Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 12d

I’m adapting my debut novel My Name is Leon for the stage. It will be on in 2027 - can’t wait but alot to do before then.

Chuffed.

Birmingham Rep announces new 2026 to 2027 season including Sweeney Todd and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time revivals

Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd! Raving Shakespeare! And much more!

www.whatsonstage.com

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