Cheval Trust

The official twitter for the Cheval Trust, organisers of the Terry Hetherington Young Writers Award, est. 2009.
Championing young voices in Wales.

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

A great opportunity!

[Seren Books @SerenBooks]

Job opportunity: Desk Editor 📚 We’re looking for a Desk Editor to join our team. Applications are open until 10am on the 17th June 2024. Visit our website for full details including how to apply https://t.co/e3nWRLbMW5 @SYP_Wales @PublishingWales @Books_Wales @LitWales

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

Our next Poems and Pints event is in Neath RFC this Thursday! Only £3 entry and there are raffle prizes to be won!

[Modron @ModronMagazine]

Our submission window for issue 4 of Modron is now open! As ever, we welcome all poems that explore our relationship with the natural world in this time of ecological crisis. More details at the link below... #poetrycommunity
https://t.co/PMwIljEtKD

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

Some more great prompts here!

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

Happy NaPoMo! This is excellent.

[Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D. @TaylorByas3]

With a week away from NaPoMo, @sfeycreates and I wanted to give you a little time to prepare for our annual form madness! As usual, we have our form calendar, which you can follow along with. This year, we also added a 30-day prompt list!

[Carcanet Press @Carcanet]

Join @igalleymore on 27th March at 7pm for the online launch of her upcoming second collection, Baby Schema! As well as reading from the book, Isabel will be joined in conversation by host @jorie_graham.

Register here: https://t.co/7OOp7HRq8s

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

Tonight! A lovely evening in a lovely space.

[elysium @elysiumgallery]

Tonight! Heno! The The Talisman Poetry & Spoken Word Open Mic/Y Talisman Barddoniaeth a Gair Llafar Meic Agored returns.

Whether you've read before or not, or simply want to experience an authentic local poetry night, why not come down? Sign up from 7pm, poetry from 8pm.

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

Some fantastic featured poets this evening at @poetrywales @WaterstonesCDF Spring launch. And a stunning open mic section too!

[Poetry Wales @poetrywales]

Celebrate our Spring issue with us on 26.03 @WaterstonesCDF

Hosted by @ZoeBrigley with readings from @tayloredmonds @HazardPressUK @TigerBayPoetry @poetryhilary @Bethany1Handley @amonochromdream @hooliganpoet

PLUS limited open mic slots on the door

https://t.co/7WLPMJoxNp

[Modern Poetry in Translation @MPTmagazine]

Alright!!

As we forgot the 1 most critical day in the year for us (world poetry day) + it is just too late to put together a great series of tweets, you can instead help yourselves to our online archive, de-paywalled + free to access for the next 24 hours https://t.co/xktMn6E1Bv

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

Our next Poems and Pints event is on 11/04, 19:30 at Neath RFC! Entry is £3 in aid of the Terry Hetherington Young Writers Award ✍️🏆

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

Happy birthday Aida! This evening we surprised our dear founder with cupcakes and flowers for her 83rd birthday 🧁💐 thanks for everything you've done for young Welsh voices 🥳

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

We're here at Neath RFC for our Christmas iteration of Poems and Pints! Expect to see some cracking work this evening!

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

If you can't make it this time, don't worry! We gather on the second Thursday of each month. Come watch, read and warm your bones at our lovely and welcoming event.

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

Tonight, we hold our monthly Poems and Pints open mic in Neath RFC!
It's £3 entry and 50p per raffle ticket. All funds go to the award!

[Seren Books @SerenBooks]

On Thursday 9th November, Anne Lauppe-Dunbar will be at @swanseastones launching her new novel ‘The Shape of Her’ in conversation with @ABiltonAuthor. Starts at 6pm. Find out more on the Waterstones website here https://t.co/x652ttnSPa. All welcome.

[Poetry Wales @poetrywales]

You've got 3️⃣ months left to enter Wales Poetry Award 2023!

🏆 Sponsored by @LitWales and judged by @DeniseSaul

🌍 We're looking for your best unpublished single poems, wherever you are in the world

🗓️ Closes 5th February 2024

🔗 https://t.co/TqTFKTW1Fz

[Patrick McGuinness @padrigmcg]

Looking forward, Storm Ciarán permitting, to celebrating Nigel Jenkins's Wild Cherry tomorrow in Swansea. I liked and admired Nigel very much - it's an honour to be his editor. Thanks to @parthianbooks, my (our) fantastic editor @Soozerama and @JonGower1

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

Our submission window isn't open yet, but there are just under three hours left to enter #NationalPoetryCompetition '23!

[The Poetry Society @PoetrySociety]

Three hours left to enter the #NationalPoetryCompetition 2023!

Judges: Jane Draycott, Will Harris and Clare Pollard
First Prize: £5,000

Enter here: https://t.co/TSBY2pUxIO

[Cultural Institute - Swansea University @Culture_SwanUni]

🚨 The 2024 edition of the Rhys Davies Short Story Award ✍️ Opens for entries Thursday 9th November.

✨ Stay tuned for news on our brilliant 2024 guest judge!

Full entry rules, regulations, terms and conditions will be posted on the competition webpage: https://t.co/YdSQEMCoB2

[Cheval Trust @ChevalWales]

If you're under 30 and Welsh or living in Wales, consider submitting to us when we open. You'll be in with the chance to win £1000!
Not to mention your words in one of our beautiful print anthologies!