Writing on the Wall

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Writing on the Wall celebrates writing, diversity, & storytelling through controversy, inquiry & debate | Liverpool, Toxteth https://linktr.ee/WoWFEST

Liverpool, England

Joined April 2009

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 25

This week we had a fantastic #WritetoWork course on writing for film 🎬🎥 Participants learned about breaking into the industry, writing treatments, the hero’s journey, and much more✍️ Join the Write to Work Club 👉 ow.ly/Ppqc50Wu3xE

wowfest's tweet image. This week we had a fantastic #WritetoWork course on writing for film 🎬🎥

Participants learned about breaking into the industry, writing treatments, the hero’s journey, and much more✍️

Join the Write to Work Club 👉 ow.ly/Ppqc50Wu3xE

Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 25

Proud to join Gary Millar at Hope Uni’s Graduation Dinner as he’s awarded a Fellowship for his incredible work in Liverpool. As publisher of Silent Victims, we’re thrilled to see him recognised! 👏🎓✨ 📚bit.ly/4o4f8vu

wowfest's tweet image. Proud to join Gary Millar at Hope Uni’s Graduation Dinner as he’s awarded a Fellowship for his incredible work in Liverpool. As publisher of Silent Victims, we’re thrilled to see him recognised! 👏🎓✨

📚bit.ly/4o4f8vu

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Comma Press🍉 #CeasefireNow@commapress · Jul 22

'The Book of Sana'a, for outsiders, is a way in. But for people who know it, it brings it alive.'✍️ In the latest Comma blog, editor Laura @kasinof talks first impressions, Yemen's overlooked role in the region, & engaging with a place through fiction. 📜commapress.co.uk/blog/the-book-…

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 24

#WoWFEST25 Recap | 12.05.25 📖🌊 Wild Writing brought together J.P. Maxwell, Jake Morris-Campbell & Tony Wailey for a powerful evening exploring history, memory & place through poetry, fiction & nonfiction Thanks to Quaker Meeting House & @ace_national for the support!

wowfest's tweet image. #WoWFEST25 Recap | 12.05.25

📖🌊 Wild Writing brought together J.P. Maxwell, Jake Morris-Campbell &amp; Tony Wailey for a powerful evening exploring history, memory &amp; place through poetry, fiction &amp; nonfiction

Thanks to Quaker Meeting House &amp; @ace_national for the support!

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 23

#WoWFEST25 Recap 09.05.25 | Levi Tafari: Being Human 📚🔥 A sold-out night with the legendary Levi Tafari at VGM! His powerful new collection brought rhythm, truth & hope to the stage In partnership with @VictoriaGallery & @LivUni

wowfest's tweet image. #WoWFEST25 Recap 09.05.25 | Levi Tafari: Being Human

📚🔥 A sold-out night with the legendary Levi Tafari at VGM! His powerful new collection brought rhythm, truth &amp; hope to the stage

In partnership with @VictoriaGallery &amp; @LivUni

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 22

🎉 Huge congrats to Dr. Levi Tafari! 🎓 Honoured by @LivUni for a lifetime of poetic brilliance. A true icon, friend of WoW from day one — we’re so proud! “Take the tools of life and shape your destiny.” 💙 #Classof2025 [Image 4 copyright University of Liverpool]

wowfest's tweet image. 🎉 Huge congrats to Dr. Levi Tafari!

🎓 Honoured by @LivUni for a lifetime of poetic brilliance. A true icon, friend of WoW from day one — we’re so proud!

“Take the tools of life and shape your destiny.” 💙

#Classof2025 [Image 4 copyright University of Liverpool]

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 20

🕵️‍♀️ 08.05.25 #WoWFEST25 Recap | Spycops: Spies Out of Lives Alison & Belinda Harvey shared powerful testimony on the emotional toll of state-sanctioned undercover policing in activist circles. An urgent call for truth, justice & accountability.

wowfest's tweet image. 🕵️‍♀️ 08.05.25 #WoWFEST25 Recap | Spycops: Spies Out of Lives

Alison &amp; Belinda Harvey shared powerful testimony on the emotional toll of state-sanctioned undercover policing in activist circles.

An urgent call for truth, justice &amp; accountability.

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 19

🎉 LAAF Family Day - Tomorrow! 🎉 Sunday 20 July | 12 pm-5pm 📍 Sefton Park Palm House 🎟️ FREE Liverpool Arab Arts Festival’s iconic Family Day is at the Palm House tomorrow!🌿✨ Live music, DJs, food, crafts, kids’ activities & more 🌿

wowfest's tweet image. 🎉 LAAF Family Day - Tomorrow! 🎉
Sunday 20 July | 12 pm-5pm
📍 Sefton Park Palm House
🎟️ FREE

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival’s iconic Family Day is at the Palm House tomorrow!🌿✨

Live music, DJs, food, crafts, kids’ activities &amp; more 🌿

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 19

🌍 07.05.25 #WoWFEST25 Recap: A Climate of Lies Hosted by Jon Davies with Mike Berners-Lee, Simon O’Brien & Fiona Shaw — a powerful panel on the harsh truths of the climate crisis It’s not enough to grow the good things, we also have to stop the bad things' Let’s act 🍃

wowfest's tweet image. 🌍 07.05.25 #WoWFEST25 Recap: A Climate of Lies

Hosted by Jon Davies with Mike Berners-Lee, Simon O’Brien &amp; Fiona Shaw — a powerful panel on the harsh truths of the climate crisis

It’s not enough to grow the good things, we also have to stop the bad things'

Let’s act 🍃

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 18

🎭 Tonight at Unity Theatre 🎭 A Grain of Sand | حبة رمل 🕢 7:30pm- 9:30pm A powerful one-woman show by Elias Matar, adapted from A Million Kites: Testimonies and Poems from the Children of Gaza. 👉 Book tickets now: ow.ly/AC8c50WrLBH

wowfest's tweet image. 🎭 Tonight at Unity Theatre 🎭
A Grain of Sand | حبة رمل
🕢 7:30pm- 9:30pm

A powerful one-woman show by Elias Matar, adapted from A Million Kites: Testimonies and Poems from the Children of Gaza.

👉 Book tickets now: ow.ly/AC8c50WrLBH

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 18

Catch the latest episode of Northern Voices with author @Jackbyrnewriter Jack discusses his latest title Burning Down the House, published by @northodoxpress 📚 bit.ly/45au4Re

JJack Byrne@Jackbyrnewriter · Jul 17

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 18

06.05.25 #WoWFEST25Recap An unforgettable night at #WoWFEST with Phil Scraton, whose decades of work exposing institutional failures continues to inspire 🙏 Thanks to Dr Matt Greenhall & @VictoriaGallery

wowfest's tweet image. 06.05.25 #WoWFEST25Recap

An unforgettable night at #WoWFEST with Phil Scraton, whose decades of work exposing institutional failures continues to inspire

🙏 Thanks to Dr Matt Greenhall &amp; @VictoriaGallery

Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 17

📖 The Book of Sana’a — This Saturday! 🕐 12:45–3:30pm 📍 VideOdyssey, Toxteth TV 🎟️ £5 – Tickets still available! Poetry, stories, music + food 🇾🇪 Feat. award-winning poet Hamdan Dammag Part of @comma_press's Reading the City series

wowfest's tweet image. 📖 The Book of Sana’a — This Saturday!
🕐 12:45–3:30pm
📍 VideOdyssey, Toxteth TV
🎟️ £5 – Tickets still available!

Poetry, stories, music + food 🇾🇪
Feat. award-winning poet Hamdan Dammag
Part of @comma_press's Reading the City series

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 17

Writing on the Wall would like to pay heartfelt tribute to esteemed historian Dr. Ray Costello, whose funeral takes place today. He will be sorely missed, but his legacy will endure. Read our full tribute to Dr Costello here: ow.ly/Pw0y50WqGMK

wowfest's tweet image. Writing on the Wall would like to pay heartfelt tribute to esteemed historian Dr. Ray Costello, whose funeral takes place today.

He will be sorely missed, but his legacy will endure.

Read our full tribute to Dr Costello here: ow.ly/Pw0y50WqGMK

Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 16

#WoWFEST25 Recap | 04.05.25 🎉 We threw a sun-soaked birthday bash in Sefton Park Palm House to celebrate 25 years of radical writing! 🌿☀️ Hosted by Dominic Berry, ft. amazing performances + a magical set from Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce ✨🎂

wowfest's tweet image. #WoWFEST25 Recap | 04.05.25 🎉

We threw a sun-soaked birthday bash in Sefton Park Palm House to celebrate 25 years of radical writing! 🌿☀️

Hosted by Dominic Berry, ft. amazing performances + a magical set from Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce ✨🎂

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 15

It’s been over a month since #WoWFEST25 wrapped… and yeah, we’re still not over it 🥲 So we’re doing photo-drops for every event — starting with the legend himself: Irvine Welsh 🔥 #Trainspotting | #Resolution | #RadicalWriting

wowfest's tweet image. It’s been over a month since #WoWFEST25 wrapped… and yeah, we’re still not over it 🥲

So we’re doing photo-drops for every event — starting with the legend himself: Irvine Welsh 🔥

#Trainspotting | #Resolution | #RadicalWriting

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 14

Today is International Non-Binary People’s Day – a day to recognise that gender is not just male or female but is in fact a wonderful spectrum of different identities. 🌈 Express yourself in how you feel most comfortable and know that you are supported 💛🤍💜🖤

wowfest's tweet image. Today is International Non-Binary People’s Day – a day to recognise that gender is not just male or female but is in fact a wonderful spectrum of different identities. 🌈

Express yourself in how you feel most comfortable and know that you are supported 💛🤍💜🖤

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Writing on the Wall@wowfest · Jul 12

📖✨ The Book of Sana’a 🗓️ Sat 19 July | ⏰ 12:45pm 📍 VideOdyssey 🎟️ £5 | bit.ly/3GEAjTZ Step into the heart of Yemen’s capital through poetry, stories & music. 🇾🇪 Celebrate the voices of Sana’a with readings, food, & writing Hosted by @comma_press & @arabicartsfest

wowfest's tweet image. 📖✨ The Book of Sana’a
🗓️ Sat 19 July | ⏰ 12:45pm
📍 VideOdyssey
🎟️ £5 | bit.ly/3GEAjTZ

Step into the heart of Yemen’s capital through poetry, stories &amp; music. 🇾🇪
Celebrate the voices of Sana’a with readings, food, &amp; writing

Hosted by @comma_press &amp; @arabicartsfest

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