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Spread the Word
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Supporting London’s writers with workshops, networking, prizes and development opportunities. We run the London Writers Awards, Deptford Literature Festival & much more!
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 1d
✨ Meet the 30th Anniversary LGBTQI+ Emerging Writer Commission Winners - Aislinn Evans, Conan Tan and Finn Brown.

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Cover post. White Spread the Word logo in top right corner. Left aligned title text reads: 30th Anniversary LGBTQI+ Emerging Writer Commission Winners. Winners pictured: Image 1 - Aislinn is a white masculine woman standing in front of a motorway flyover and smiling, holding a plant. She's wearing a honda cap, glasses, a bodywarmer and a backpack. Image 2- Conan, wearing a brown sweater and grey trench coat, standing in front of the Barbican Centre. Photograph shot by Ray Roberts. Image 3 - Finn, a white non-binary person in their early thirties, smiles towards the camera. Their hair is pushed back by sunglasses, and they are wearing a black sleeveless top with silver chains around their neck. They are outside and the sky behind them is nearly white, the tree in the background leaf-less. Post 2. White Spread the Word logo in top right corner. Left aligned title text reads: 30th Anniversary LGBTQI+ Emerging Writer Commission Winners. Image of Aislinn on right as described. On the left in black text reads: Aislinn Evans. Creative Non- fiction. Beneath is a quote from them. Post 3. White Spread the Word logo in top right corner. Left aligned title text reads: 30th Anniversary LGBTQI+ Emerging Writer Commission Winners. Image of Conan on right as described. On the left in black text reads: Conan Tan. Poetry. Beneath is a quote from their them. Post 4. White Spread the Word logo in top right corner. Left aligned title text reads: 30th Anniversary LGBTQI+ Emerging Writer Commission Winners. Image of Finn on right as described. On the left in black text reads: Finn Brown. Fiction. Beneath is a quote from them.
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 2d
Meet Alexandra Sheppard – 2026 #LondonWritersAwards YA/ children’s book judge. Author of Oh My Gods, Friendship Never Ends and Alyssa & The Spell Garden. ✨

Head on to our instagram to hear what she’ll be looking for 👀
⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close at 5pm, Thursday 30 October.
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 4d
Meet Ashani Lewis - #LondonWritersAwards alumni and author of Winter Animals and Everest. ✨

On our website she shares her top 5 influential books – read here: tinyurl.com/h3zseea8 🔗

⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close at 5pm on Thursday 30 October – happy writing!
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 4d
⏰ Free Reads Deadline – Tuesday 7th October

There’s still time to apply!

Open to all London-based writers on low income, Free Reads offers you the chance to receive professional, 1:1 feedback on your manuscript with an editor.

Learn more: www.spreadtheword.org.uk/free-reads-2...
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 5d
🌳 Need a new approach to how you write setting?

Join Thảo Tô as she leads workshop ‘Sit in It, Sit with It: Setting as a Character in Your Writing.’

🗓️ Tuesday 4 November, 6.30pm
📍Online
🎟️£8* (concession prices available) - book: www.tickettailor.com/events/sprea...
Access available
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 5d
👀 ✨ Mouth Mek Fi Nyam Anthology is out – get a sneak peak of Sharon Marshall’s poem ‘Everyting Have Its Use, after Jacob Sam-La Rose.’

The anthology is available to collect from all Lewisham borough Libraries in mid October, and a digital version here: www.spreadtheword.org.uk/read-the-mou...
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 6d
✨ Wishing you a Happy National Poetry Day with some recommended reading from our Poetics Lab cohort! 📚

See list of poetry recommendations on our instagram!

#HappyNationalPoetryDay
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 6d
👻 This spooky season we will be crafting our own scary stories...
Join Alan Gray as he leads a workshop on ‘Vacant Possession: Creating a Haunted World Without any Ghosts’.

️ Tuesday 28 October, 6.30pm
📍Deptford Lounge
🎟️£9* (concession prices available) - www.tickettailor.com/events/sprea...
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 6d
🎉 Congratulations to our alumni features in this September wrap-up.

You can read more about each writer via the 'News' section on our website.
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 7d
🎂 Take a trip down memory lane with Spread the Word.

Share your fondest memories of Spread the Word using this link tinyurl.com/8w3mppa7
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 8d
Join Ellie Spirrett as they lead workshop and host open mic exploring how we tackle world news, hold onto own voices & protect ourselves from burnout.

✍️ Part of the @cripticarts.bsky.social x Spread the Word Writers Salon.

📅 Mon 6 October, 6.30pm
📍Online
🎟️FREE - book via link tinyurl.com/ywn9pkxa
The image has an orange background with a photo of faciliator Ellie Spirrett. She is a white woman with long brown hair is standing in pink and blue light. She is wearing a black jumpsuit with and white flowers on it. At the top of the image is the Spread the Word, CRIPtic arts and City Bridge Foundation logo in white. Below is the title ‘connect through creativity’ in white. On the bottom left of the poster reads ‘6th October. Writing into the News. With Ellie Spirrett’ in white writing
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 13d
There’s still time to apply!

Open to all London-based writers on low income, Free Reads offers you the chance to receive professional, 1:1 feedback on your manuscript with an editor.

Learn more and apply by 7 October: www.spreadtheword.org.uk/free-reads-2...
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 14d
We’re so excited that Tasneem Adbur-Rashid will be judging the commercial fiction category of the 2026 #LondonWritersAwards. Head over to our instagram to hear what she’ll be looking for 👀 tinyurl.com/njrscv3w

Free, online, BSL info session on 30 Sep at 7pm: buytickets.at/spreadthewor...
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 15d
The London Writers Awards is open for applications until Thursday 30 October at 5pm.

Find out more in audio and BSL video formats on our website: www.spreadtheword.org.uk/applications...
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 15d
Are you an unagented and unpublished writer looking to develop your work, connect with agents and move towards publication? Apply for the #LondonWritersAwards 2026 now! Find out more: www.spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/lon...
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 20d
We are at @burleyfisher.bsky.social with @newlands.bsky.social, Oisín McKenna, Tasneem Abdur-Rashid and @lui-land.bsky.social 🥂📖
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 23d
📅 Check out what is happening at Spread the Word this September – workshops, events & submissions
The image is a calendar on a dark grey background. On the top is the ‘Spread the Word’ logo in white. The title reads ‘What’s on in September 2025.’ Events on the calendar are colour coded blue and submissions are colour coded pink.The event pages are blue and have an image with details of the event. The submission page is pink and has an image of the submission.
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 23d
All workshops from our Developing Tutors 25/26 programme are available to book via Ticket Tailor.
Full breakdown of workshops on our Instagram.
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/sprea...
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 27d
From funding calls to writer development programmes and workshops, we've packed this month’s newsletter with everything you need to stay inspired and connected.

✨ Sign up here: www.spreadtheword.org.uk/form/
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 28d
👩‍🏫 Meet the facilitator... Gurnaik Johal

Gurnaik Johal will be leading a Short Story Roundtable at The Albany.

🗓️Tuesday 14 October, 6pm
📍The Albany, Deptford
🎟️ Book via link in bio 🔗

BSL Interpretation available upon request, email [email protected]
Page 1: A background of Gurnaik Johal (facilitator). He has black short hair; is wearing glasses, a light blue shirt and dark blue jacket. The top of the poster reads (in white font): ‘Short Story Roundtable. 14 Oct, 6pm - The Albany, Deptford. With Gurnaik Johal.’ In the top right is the ‘Spread the Word’ logo in blue. In the bottom left are the words ‘Meet the facilitator...’ in white with a blue line on top. In the bottom right is an arrow in a circle. Page 2: A white background with the title ‘Gurnaik Johal is...’ with text about his book ‘We Move’ and an image of it. Page 3: A white background with the title ‘He won...’ and text about literary prizes he has won. On the right is the same image of Gurnaik Johal from the first page. Page 4: A white background with the title ‘His first novel ...’ with text about his book ‘Saraswati’ and an image of it.
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · 29d
Are you an unagented and unpublished writer looking to develop your work, connect with agents and move towards publication? The #LondonWritersAwards 2026 could be the opportunity for you! Find out more www.spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/lon...
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · Sep 8
👩‍🏫 Meet the facilitator... Leah Hazard

@leahhazard.bsky.social will be leading a FREE online workshop - Writing Non-Fiction: How to Ask the Right Questions.

🗓️Wed 17 September, 7pm
📍Online
🎟️FREE - book via link in bio 🔗
BSL Interpretation available upon request, email [email protected]
Page 1: A background of Leah Hazard (facilitator). She has short, brown hair and is wearing a black scoop neck top. The top of the poster reads (in black font): ‘Writing Non-Fiction: How to Ask the Right Questions. with Leah Hazard.17 Sep, 7pm. Online.’ In the top right is the ‘Spread the Word’ logo in black. In the bottom left are the words ‘Meet the facilitator...’ in white with a blue line on top. In the bottom right is an arrow in a circle. Page 2: A white background with the title ‘She is the author of...’ with text about her books and images of her books ‘Hard Pushed’ and ‘Womb.’ Page 3: A white background with the title ‘She is...’ and text about her career. On the left is the same image of Leah Hazard from the first page. Page 4: A white background with the title ‘And she is leading a workshop on...’ this is followed by the text: ‘Writing Non-Fiction: How to Ask the Right Questions’ and ‘Wednesday 17th September. at 7pm. via Zoom. Sign up to book your FREE place - Link in bio 🔗’ Beneath are the ‘Spread the Word,’ ‘Wellcome collection,’ and ‘Wellcome Collection Non-Fiction Awards’ logos.
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · Sep 8
Want to explore Africanfuturism in your writing? 🌌
Join @naomieselojor.bsky.social as she leads a workshop on ‘Creating Africanfuturist worlds: Blending Tradition, Innovation and Imagination.’

🗓️ Tuesday 7 October, 6.30pm
📍Online
🎟️£8 (concs available)- book via link in bio 🔗
Access available.
The image is a poster with a background of Naomi Eselojor (tutor). She is a woman with blonde braids and is wearing a black turtleneck top. The top of the poster reads ‘Creating Africanfuturist worlds: Blending Tradition, Innovation and Imagination’ in white writing. In the top right the ‘Spread the Word’ logo is in white. In the bottom left corner, there are details about the workshop that read ‘7 Oct, 6.30 pm - Online Tickets £8 (concs available).’ There is a blue line underneath and then the words ‘with Naomi Eselojor.’
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · Sep 4
All workshops from our Developing Tutors 25/26 programme are available to book via Ticket Tailor.
Full breakdown of workshops on our instagram.
Link in bio 🔗
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Spread the Word @spread-the-word.bsky.social · Aug 26
Meet our new Developing Tutors cohort who will be running workshops from October 2025 to March 2026.

All workshops will be available to book this week.
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