Raef Boylan

Cov-based fiction writer/playwright/poet (i.e. skint and useless AF). Also chief editor for @HereComesEvery1 magazine & co-host of #FireAndDust poetry open mic.

[Raef Boylan @RaefWrites]

I'm deffo a writer born into the wrong era, lol. Professional headshots? On-camera interviews? Live in-person performances? Social media presence? What is all this...

What happened to the days of fat alcoholics hiding out in dive bars with pen and paper? I could have shined!😂

[Raef Boylan @RaefWrites]

Great to see 'The Book of Coventry' on the shelves of our local @Waterstones. Everyone in Cov who's been asking me can they buy it from the shops in town - yeah, you can now! 👍 (Or online: https://t.co/27qinsHdfJ) Cheers, Waterstones.

@commapress

[Raef Boylan @RaefWrites]

@tony_malone @commapress Very cool - not only your own story, but that you've gone back for a second read of the stories in the anthology. I'm chuffed for the 11 writers, it's a great mix of voices.

I like dogs, but definitely remember some vicious ones roaming the streets back in the day!

[Tony @tony_malone]

Inspired by a reread of 'The Book of Coventry' (edited by @RaefWrites, published by @commapress), I knocked up my Christmas present to you all, 'Duffy's Dog', a story of fear, loathing and mutts on the mean streets of Stoke Aldermoor in the 1980s ;)
https://t.co/yZ9tug20Cv

[Hillz FM Radio 98.6 @HillzFM]

On Nov 6th from 12–1pm, Cass chats live with Cork poets Bernadette Gallagher & Phil Spillane as part of the Coventry / Cork Poetry Exchange! Learn more about the poets: https://t.co/mnJEB0BVGc #Poetry #CoventryCork @RaefWrites #HillzFM

[Raef Boylan @RaefWrites]

@IanCaseyArts Thanks for writing this. It resonated with me where you said the vanity of being bothered bothered you as much as the balding. I'm only early stage but it's a weird development to deal with and have to act totally unbothered about. 👍

[𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩Fiction 📚🧳 #travelbybook @TripFiction]

Come to COVENTRY

The Book of Coventry (A City In Short Fiction)
Editor: Raef Boylan
https://t.co/EFz3Lm6NqN

Published by @commapress
"..these stories underline the (oftentimes, wry) affection the writers have for the city.."

[Raef Boylan @RaefWrites]

Aaaand a more recent issue of 'Peeping Tom' zine from @popasart 👍 With high praise for @CovMusicM. Always try to support your local grassroots arts projects - something special's happening. #Coventry #zines
#CovWriters #CovArtists #CovMusic

[Raef Boylan @RaefWrites]

An older issue of 'Peeping Tom' zine from @popasart, forgot to post it before. Always an exciting thing to receive in the post!
#Coventry #zines #CovWriters #CovArtists

[Raef Boylan @RaefWrites]

Tomorrow evening - Fire&Dust #poetry open mic at Priory Visitor Centre @CovCityCentre! 🔥

#Coventry #SpokenWord

[HereComesEveryone @HereComesEvery1]

Our next Fire&Dust headliner (Thurs 7th August) is poet CATHI RAE! Catch her #Coventry performance at The Priory Visitor Centre. Doors open after 7PM, gig starts 8PM.
Open mic slots - sign up on the night. #SpokenWord #Poetry

For more info: https://t.co/kIoCpmVx9h

[SoHo @popasart]

@RaefWrites @covlibraries @commapress Recommended by…….

[Raef Boylan @RaefWrites]

@olgadermott @NineArchesPress Awesome poster, Ó Bhéal go Béal! #Poetry #SpokenWord #TwinCities

[Olga Dermott- Bond @olgadermott]

Excited for Coventry / Cork poetry exchange!💚#poetry #ireland #cork #coventry ⁦@NineArchesPress⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦@RaefWrites⁩

[Raef Boylan @RaefWrites]

Great to see 'The Book of Coventry' featured in Book Picks of the Week in the @covlibraries newsletter. 👍https://t.co/bQLep2WLlf

Published by @commapress (Sept 2024). Cov writers, Cov characters, Cov stories. Check it out!
#Coventry

[HereComesEveryone @HereComesEvery1]

Are you ready for Fire&Dust (virtual) on Thursday? Come and support the headliner - #Coventry poet Sharan Cheema - and why not share some poems of your own in the international open mic! #Poetry #SpokenWord

Tickets and more info here: https://t.co/zoY40D217e

[Ayan Aden :) @ayanmoaden]

Theres been a poem ruminating within my subconscious for months, yet i feel nothing i create does it justice,

I think a massive part of being an artist is yielding; to the blind belief that it shall come.

And when it comes, you shall know.

[Nine Arches Press @NineArchesPress]

Thinking of entering PRIMERS 8?
What is our selecting editor and mentor Laurie Bolger looking for?
Read her blog post for encouragement, top tips and motivation:
https://t.co/in1hiW8OnE...

Full PRIMERS 8 submission criteria: https://t.co/BpCjfgC4LS

[HereComesEveryone @HereComesEvery1]

📅 Thursday 10th July, 7.30PM (UK time)
Fire&Dust #poetry open mic (virtual edition). International #SpokenWord event with headliner SHARAN CHEEMA! Free/Pay As You Feel. Open mic slots available.

Register on Eventbrite as either performer or audience: https://t.co/zoY40D217e

[Raef Boylan @RaefWrites]

Rooting for YouTuber Jamie Gaunt on his journey towards solid health, paid-off debts and creative success. 👍 #FitnessGoals

https://t.co/ueXq8Oy5HY

[Adam Steiner @BurndtOutWard]

L I V I N G W I T H B U I L D I N G S – VIII

– SUBMISSIONS OPEN –

WE ARE LOOKING FOR FILMS THAT EXPLORE THEMES OF PEOPLE / POETRY / PLACE

https://t.co/fSZtMRR7xM

DEADLINE - 15/6/2025

#peoplepoetryplace
#livingwithbuildings
#disappearhere
#poetryfilm
#experimentalfilm

[HereComesEveryone @HereComesEvery1]

Looking for #poetry/ #spokenword in #Coventry?
Join us tonight for Fire&Dust at the Priory Visitor Centre! Headliner: STANLEY NOTTE (from Cork, Ireland). Open mic slots available.

No ticket needed but more details here: https://t.co/aCEwkZIqhs