SaveAs Writers
@SaveAsWriters
Creative writing group in Canterbury we also run literary competitions & open mics. Supporting emerging & established authors in poetry & prose publications.
A free online event 17 July: Grace Rexroth seeks out the Romantic influence of poet Samuel Rogers on Byron's work in the context of shaping personal + cultural memory. @byron_society #RomanticPoetry #LordByron #allthingsbyron thebyronsociety.com/events/the-hid…
Send us your stormiest writing! Fiction & poetry competition entry deadline 31 Aug in homage to Turner's paintings of tempestuous conditions (image Storm-Hannibal & army crossing the Alps 1812) bit.ly/3TiUEko #WritingCommunity @tate #Turner250 #fiction #painting #Storm
This Month: @marlowetheatre presents a Festival of regional creative talent from the Writer's Room with new plays, rehearsed script readings, playwriting workshops & talks from industry masters. Go get inspiration! marlowetheatre.com/festivals/writ… #stage #drama #kentevents #localtheatre
Australian Book Review is delighted to announce that the 2026 Peter Porter Poetry Prize is now open for entries. The prize, worth a total of $10,000, will be judged Judith Bishop, Felicity Plunkett, and Anders Villani. australianbookreview.com.au/prizes-program…
The Moth Nature Writing Prize 2025 (@themothmagazine): entries are now open bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)
CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS! Editors @WillieKinardIII, Lola Oh and @cloudscholar are looking forward to receiving your submissions for Magma 94: REMIX More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-submi… Closing date: 31st July, 2025 Image: Williams Chechet
Talented artist & writer Henry Cockburn is our SpokenWord Sunday guest 13 July @CosyClub #Canterbury-talking about his poetic work 'Tale of Ahmed' which he also illustrated '. His work 'Demons' was shortlisted for the Costa prize. Listen, chat & chill with Henry tomorrow, 6.30pm.
This weekend 11//12/13 July: be part of something special. Enjoy talks, concerts, arts events & fab performances at the Deal Music & Arts Festival. dealmusicandarts.com @ChapsChoir @PiriePoke @annabraithwaitemusic @fantasiaorch @Tom_Warriors #DealKent #CommunityFestival #arts
SNDAY 13 JULY: #writinggroups SAW & DHW present: HENRY COCKBURN #artist #poet reading from his published work and beautifully illustrated narrative of migration 'Tales of Ahmed' at #CosyClub #Canterbury 6.30pm #Refugees #migrantjourney #refugeewelcome #poetry #spokenwordsunday
Aug 31-deadline for entries to our International Writing Competition. Theme: 'facing the storm' is in tribute to J M W Turner painter of light #Turner250 Here's Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps (1812) @TateGallery More bit.ly/3TiUEko #fiction #poetry
Enjoy poems and community at 2 poetic events in Folkestone this month: Weds 9 July @Panataria Poets’ Corner open mic, 7pm & Sat 26 July street poetry outside Steep Street Coffee House, 12 noon. #OpenArtFolke25 @CreativeFstone #Triennial #poetrylovers #Kent #poetscorner
We're open for submissions! We'll be welcoming work in all forms, in English and Irish, for Issue 13 until 30 June ✨️ Full submissions guidelines at channelmag.org/submissions/
Open for subs to our #writingcompetition celebrating 250 years since JMW Turner's birth. Theme: Facing the Storm. To spark ideas of dynamic weather, raw energy, battling turbulence here's Waves Breaking on a Lee Shore at Margate now @TCMargate #Turner250 bit.ly/3TiUEkon
More inspiration to enter our international #writingcompetition celebrating #JMWTurner the discovery of another stormy painting 'Rising Squall': bit.ly/45iwmP0 Entry details: bit.ly/3TiUEko #TurbulentTimes #Turner250 #guardiannews #weather #fiction #poetry #art
Writer+poet Abi Curtis reading for us this evening at this week's SpokenWord Sunday event at 6.30pm-still time to join! Details here: saveaswriters.co.uk #kentevents #poetrycommunity #creativewriting #spokenword #speculativefiction
The fantastic writer Abi Curtis is our next guest at #spokenword Sunday on 8 June with readings from 'Headland' her novel about a strong-headed woman, a piece of radioactive driftwood, grieving, wild waters & healing. Plus #openmic bit.ly/4bQVxYw #poetry #fiction #kent
Turbulent times, windy weather & Facing the Storm are ideas behind our current #literary #Competition. Inspired by the 250th anniversary of painter JMW Turner & his atmospheric scenes, #fiction & #poetry #writing entries are welcome! Details bit.ly/4iWY8Ug #picturapoesis
Join Maggie, Derek & Mary Anne for a poetry workshop on Saturday 28th June, in the cafe at Youngs Garden Centre, Broadstairs. Surrounded by birdsong, hothouse flowers & water fountains, we'll explore poetry-making, inspired by summer gardens. #naturewriting #poetry #creativeflow
It's BACK we're glad to announce our 2025 Writing Competition - seeking international talent in #fiction & #poetry celebrating JMW Turner's elemental #paintings Get creative with a chance to win. bit.ly/4iWY8Ug #WritingCommunity #painter #WritingCompetition #contest #art
