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[The Writing Society @awritingsociety]

#Rejection isn't always a reflection of the quality of your #writing. Wise words from @HQ_Wordsmith's @Sophie_L_Hyde!

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MEMORIES 😍

How was this 📷 of our first #booklaunch posted 5 YEARS ago today?! 📚

With thanks to our brilliant writers who were published in the first University-themed book we ever printed! 🤓

Held @NWStudio back in the day! 👌🏻

#memories #happyhumpday #booklaunchparty

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@fly_press Anytime! Send / tag us in anything you’d like us to share... happy to! X

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Calling all @HQ_Wordsmith writers and followers... an upcoming submission window for your diaries from our great friends @fly_press 📚📚📚

[Fly on the Wall Press @fly_press]

Our annual reading period for poetry books & chaps, Short story collections and shorts for our season will open:

21 Aug - 23 Oct

We will be looking for socially conscious, politically-engaged work which is creative and engaging!

Image @j_vandermolen

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#WritingCommunity - Who else here has done this recently? If, like us, your hand is up then we want to hear from you! 🥰

Why did you move onto that new project?
What stopped you in your tracks with that WIP? 📚
Did switching it up help your writing or did it hinder it...?

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Who’s in need of some #MondayMotivation?

We don’t know about you but, with the start of the new week, we're definitely in need of some motivation this Monday... so, if, like us, you’re feeling the Monday blues too, we’ve got just the thing below...

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Our ‘Siblings Poetry’ pamphlet competition winner, @gailaldwin, has written a brilliant blog post all about moving onto a new writing project before finishing her current WIP. She shares her experiences here: https://t.co/9t3jwJjPPD 👈🏻

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

"In times of crisis, creativity and community are needed more than ever, and this audio collection is a brilliant reminder of that"— @PRHAudio to release Edinburgh Unlocked, a a comedy festival in audiobook format featuring with big comedy names. See more: https://t.co/fTJkdpxQCd

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Anyone for some submissions opps today? #writingcommunity

[Mslexia ✨ @Mslexia]

What's your #MondayMotivation today?

Don't worry if your day's off to a slow start, and you're not quite sure where to begin (us too!). Why not check out the submission opportunities on our website for some inspiration? 😊

https://t.co/RaSX7zcu0M

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A reminder to all writers about those experiences of an agent passing up on your work... it doesn’t always mean it’s not good, there are often other factors at play too!

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For any one who needs to see this today 👇🏻❤️

[All On The Board @allontheboard]

Please know how important you are. @allontheboard

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Congratulations to @gailaldwin whose latest story #Outofthebox has been shortlisted in this competition! 👏🏻

Later today, we’ll be providing some #mondaymotivation thanks to a brilliant blog post from Gail on switching between her writing projects! 🎉

#writingtips

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@ChloboShoka Sounds like a great read! 📚 How was the publishing experience?

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Rounding off this week with a #SundayShoutout for our @northernmoores - winner of the 2018 Overton Prize - and her reading of ‘Waste of Tits’ from the launch of her debut pamphlet, 'Single Girl Lies Hidden'! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

https://t.co/gpveVAdR0u

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You can listen to Nat’s new Corona Chronicle video series over on Nat’s Instagram (@nmoores). 😎

So, here’s a question for you, #writingcommunity: Has lockdown inspired your writing?

HAPPY SUNDAY! ☀️

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We had the chance to talk to Nat a few weeks ago about her writing and the new series of poems written during lockdown. If you missed it, you can check out our chat with Nat here: https://t.co/BpNGPLmPTZ

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IT’S THE WEEKEND! The sun is shining ☀️ and it’s the kind of Saturday where we colour-coordinate our clothes and our books. 📚

CURRENT READ: My Dark Vanessa.
So, #writingcommunity, two questions:
1) Have you read it & what did you think?
2) What are you reading this weekend?