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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 4h

✊ As proud members of the Culture Network, Writing on the Wall stands in full support of the Culture Networks Statement of Unity.

Culture has the power to challenge hate, amplify voices & build solidarity.

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 1d

#BookHighlight | Great War to Race Riots

Use code BHM25 at checkout!
📚https://bit.ly/3Kyu0Dh

Prefer to walk your way through history? Saturday 11th October join us on our Great War to Race Riots Walking Tour
🎟️ https://bit.ly/46AJsGe

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 1d

Our friends at Milap have their INDIKA Festival coming up starting next Friday!

Filled with 15 days of Indian music, dance, storytelling, food, wellness and activities for all the family this October half term.

To check out their full lineup and buy tickets, head to the link in their bio.

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 1d

The next #Smalltalk article is out!

This week Prof. Stephen Small discusses migration patterns, community formation, racial segregation and cultural identity - and so much more!

Read here 👉 https://ow.ly/iU8550X6h6g

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 2d

It’s #BannedBooksWeek 📚

Over 2,400 books were challenged last year in the USA & in the UK 53 per cent of school librarians reported being asked to remove books from their shelves

At WoW, we stand with the writers, readers, & rebels who refuse to be silenced

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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 2d

✨ Meet the team & artists behind #LIF2025!

Join us at The Centre — Liverpool’s Irish home — for music, chat & a warm fáilte. ☘️

🎟️ Book ahead for a free drink
🗺️ Grab your Brave Maeve map & meet illustrator Stu Harrison
🎶 Speeches, tunes & surprises await!

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 4d

#BookHighlight | Guide Me Home, Attica Locke

"‘A gripping thriller and a blistering portrait of racial tensions in Trump’s America" iPaper

Available here 📚 bit.ly/3WgCt0i
Join Attica with WoW this #BlackHistoryMonth 👉 bit.ly/4mRCDGl

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 5d

📚✨ Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with stories that inspire, educate & empower. From music and migration to superheroes, community, and resilience — these books shine a light on Black voices and histories

🔥 Enjoy 25% OFF with code BHM25 at checkout!

👉 writingonthewall.org.uk/shop

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 6d

✨ Looking for something to do this weekend?
Step into history with the Liverpool & Slavery #WalkingTour 👣

This walking tour explores the many sites and streets in Liverpool with direct links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade

📅 Sat 4th Oct
🕚 11am
🎟️ bit.ly/47X3zki

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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 6d

Back in Stock!

Don’t miss your chance to own this important celebration of music, heritage, and community.

Use code BHM25 during October for a discount!

👉 Grab your copy now before it sells out again!
📚 ow.ly/NY0N50X62Bh

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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 6d

Love, Anger & Betrayal is a deeply moving collaboration between Sir Jonathon Porritt and 26 young men and women

Sir Jonathon promises an explosive talk followed by Q&A and book signing

📍 Quaker Meeting House
🕡 18:30, 11th Nov
🎟 ow.ly/ZPfJ50X62s9

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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 7d

📚✨ Happy #NationalPoetryDay! A celebration of words and the ways poetry helps us see, question & imagine differently.

This year’s theme is Play—an invitation to experiment, disrupt & discover what language can do.

Share a line, poem, or fragment today!

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 7d

You can report hate crimes to stophateuk.org or to your local police, and victimsupport.org.uk gives aid to those who have been victims of a crime.

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 7d

We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life at the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester today on Yom Kippur.

Our heartfelt condolences go out to all those affected and our thoughts are with the loved ones of the victims.

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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 8d

🌍✨ We’re so excited to bring TWO incredible #BlackHistoryMonth events all the way from the USA! 🇺🇸

📚 Award-winning author Attica Locke
🎓 Esteemed academic Professor Stephen Small

🔗 Attica Locke: ow.ly/eaVX50X544A
🔗 Stephen Small: ow.ly/QocH50X544B

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 8d

We’re saddened by the loss of Liverpool poet Brian Patten (1946–2025). A legend whose words touched generations.

“One only hopes our best poems survive.”

#BrianPatten

[Image credit to Michael Bowles/Shutterstock]

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 10d

✨ Did you know? Dorothy Kuya’s nephew donated 80+ crates of her archive—700+ books on Black history, politics, feminism & more.

🌟 Discover her legacy on the Dorothy Kuya Walking Tour 🚶
📅 18 Oct
🎟️ bit.ly/4nNBJvn

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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 10d

✨ From WWII devastation to Race Riots—Liverpool 8 holds stories that shaped our city.

Walk with us through hidden histories on the Great War to Race Riots tour.

📅 Sat 11 Oct, 11am
🎟️ bit.ly/46AJsGe

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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 12d

Murder Mystery Script Writing Competition 🔎🕵️♀️

📅 Deadline: 30 Sept 2025
🏆 £100 prize + winning script performed at the festival (April 2026)
🖊️ Open to writers aged 16+
💷 Entry: £5

More info & entry details: bit.ly/4lJbdBN

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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 Cover Reveal! 🚨

Silent Victims: Part 2 is here + pre-orders are live 👉 ow.ly/sghg50X2GJU

📚 Catch Gary at Wirral’s Book Fair, Sat 27 Sept, Floral Pavilion (10–2:30). Free entry!

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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 16d

Did you know that Liverpool controlled a staggering 80% of the British slave trade and over 40% of the entire European slave trade?

👣 Take the Liverpool and Slavery walking tour this October to uncover more: bit.ly/421n87d

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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 19d

🚶🏾♀️✨ We’re kicking off WoW's #BlackHistoryMonth25 programme with our celebrated Walking Tours!

Join us this October as we explore Liverpool’s powerful history, stories of resistance, and legacies of activism

✊🏾 👉 writingonthewall.org.uk/black-histor...

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Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 21d

✨ “Some would suggest post-war Garston was a hard place to be born. Possibly, but no kid ever had a better start.”

WoW celebrates the release of Reflections of a Mudman by Brian Mooney! 📖

Find our exclusive interview with Brian here: tinyurl.com/2tr8wmva

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 22d

🚨 1 week left! 🚨
Learn screenwriting with pros Joe Ainsworth (Holby, The Last Bus) & Johanne McAndrew (Daylight Robbery).

📅 24 Sept | 📍 Quaker Meeting House
✨ Out of work in LCR? Join Write to Work for FREE!

Apply 👉 ow.ly/Yl8J50WNqcg

Writing on the Wall @wowfest.bsky.social · 27d

🎗️ Today is Stand Up To Cancer Day - Friday 12th September

Almost 1 in 2 of us will face cancer in our lifetime. But together, we can fight back 💪

Stand up. Speak out. Donate today 👉
ow.ly/Z3HX50WT6j4

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