@literatureworks
We are a charity in South West England using words and stories to support creativity and wellbeing. We connect people and communities, nurture talent, and champion the power of storytelling, writing and reading. 📖 literatureworks.org.uk
We are pleased to share a new commissioned poem from the first ever Exeter Young City Laureate, Graci Wakely. 'The Library' shares an insight into the joys of reading, so it’s perfect to mark @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social today.
Read here:
Submit your story by 18th May 2026 - all details + flash fiction resource + entry form here: literatureworks.org.uk/announcing-o...
We are looking for your inventive story, with a maximum word count of 500 words in the 10-14 year age-category and 250 words in the 14-18 year age-category. The theme this year is ‘Between the Lines’, you can read more about our thoughts for the theme and some tips in our flash fiction resource.
If you’re aged between 10 and 18-years, send us your Flash Fiction, 250 or 500-word story. There are two age categories – 10-14 years and 14-18 years – with cash prizes in each category of £200, £100 and £50, plus the chance to be published and to perform your work at @exetercustomhouse.bsky.social.
📝 Entries are now open for this year's Young Writers’ Flash Fiction Competition.
literatureworks.org.uk/announcing-o...
Find out about all the writers and events planned for the week-long festival: quaywords.org.uk/celebrating-...
In early May we’ll be celebrating seven years of Quay Words in its current form with a jam-packed week of events and workshops, and an exhibition of the brilliant creative work generated during that time, at @exetercustomhouse.bsky.social.
📚 WORDS ALIVE IN LIBRARIES 🌿
Looking for a moment of calm, reflection, and creative inspiration?
Explore life writing, nature, and wellbeing with The Flat Place author @noreenmasud.bsky.social
📅 26 March
📍 University of Exeter (Streatham)
@swrls.bsky.social @literatureworks.bsky.social
We're really looking forward to this free workshop for young writers (13-18 year old) with Royal Court playwright-in-residence Tife Kusoro.
quaywords.org.uk/take-part/yo...
Coming up this Saturday at @exetercustomhouse.bsky.social - book your free place now.
Words Alive in Libraries is underway in the south west 📖
If events and author talks around the themes of nature, life writing and wellbeing are of interest to you, head to literatureworks.org.uk/projects/wor... to find out more and to book
Find out more on the Literature Works website and download an application pack to get started - submit by midday this Saturday.
🔗 literatureworks.org.uk/applications...
Just a few days left to apply to be part of #WordSpace - our talent development programme for emerging writers in the South West - in 2026-27.
If you're serious about your writing and you live in the region, this is the next step.
📢 Start your playwriting journey! FREE workshop for 13-18 year olds in Exeter on 7th February: In collaboration with the Royal Court Young Playwrights Award, we’re offering a free playwriting workshop with their playwright-in-residence Tife Kusoro.
quaywords.org.uk/young-writer...
We're into the last week when you can still apply to be part of Word Space 2026-27. Apply by midday on Saturday - find out more on the Literature Works website and download an application pack to get started.
🔗 literatureworks.org.uk/applications...
Run by @jlmmorton.bsky.social and @crappyliving.bsky.social, Dialect are focused on building good quality learning and development opportunities that help those writers tell their stories.
Learn more on their website dialect.org.uk and sign up for their newsletter to stay in the loop.
Our final partner feature is @dialectwriters.bsky.social - a collective offering learning and publication opportunities to aspiring, emerging and experienced writers in rural and edgeland places.
During December and January we've been highlighting each of the fantastic, groundbreaking organisations who will partner with Literature Works for the online talent development programme #WordSpace in 2026-27.
From 10am today, watch Plymouth City Council's Holocaust Memorial Day livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/cLpN8rf...
This will feature Plymouth Laureate of Words 2025-27, R.C. Thomas, reading a new, very short story, connecting with this year's theme of 'Bridging Generations'.
POSTPONED
We are very sorry to announce that due to illness, tonight's online talk must be postponed.
A new date will be announced shortly.
⏰ Has January flown by for you too?
There's only about a week left to apply to be part of #WordSpace - our talent development programme for emerging writers in the South West - in 2026-27.
Grab an application pack here🔗
Thanks for taking part with us! As always, we are working on growing our programme and delivering even more. Please take a look at the Impact page and consider donating to support our work.
We’re proud of all that we achieve at Literature Works, and we've just updated our website with the latest overview of Our Impact in 2024-25, with quotes from audiences, participants and practitioners.
🔗 literatureworks.org.uk/our-impact/
Find out more on the Literature Works website and download an application pack to get started: literatureworks.org.uk/applications...
We're so pleased to have Raise The Bar returning as a Word Space partner.
Word Space is open for applications to be part of the 2026-27 programme for the rest of January. So there's not long left to apply - but we've tried to make things easy....
In 2025, as well as partnering on Word Space for the first time, they ran a very successful Artist Development Programme involving courses and retreats, all supported by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. Follow them to hear about upcoming events and opportunities.
It's time for another post about one of the fantastic #WordSpace 2026-27 partners.
This week we're highlighting Raise The Bar (@rtbspokenword.com) - a leading live poetry night, running blockbuster spoken word events in Bristol since 2014, and going from strength to strength.
Free / pay what you can workshop on THE SECRETS OF HAIKU coming up at the end of February at Plymouth Central Library: www.ticketsource.co.uk/literature-w...
with Plymouth Laureate of Words R.C. Thomas
We are looking for two new Trustees to join the talented and diverse charity board that sets the strategy and oversees our work championing words, stories and new voices around south west England. Details here: literatureworks.org.uk/looking-for-...
📻 You can also hear more of Issy’s poems and learn about her writing life and inspirations on her radio interview with R.C. Thomas on the most recent Laureate of Words show here: www.mixcloud.com/ferndale-ctg...
📅🌟 The new Plymouth Young City Laureate Issy Powell celebrates 2026 in the first commission of her Laureateship.
Read 'Happy New Year' here: literatureworks.org.uk/happy-new-ye...