Leeds Writers Circle

Leeds-based writing group. Workshops. Work sharing. Comradeship. Competitions. Since 1928.

[Michael Stewart @headspam]

@NoShoSto @LeedsLit @Kate_ElizabethV @AnnaRChilvers @ValleyPress @WritersLeeds @theleedslibrary @leedslibraries @LCILeeds Do you want to know how to write a prize-winning short story? New 2 day course.
Book before 30 November to get a 15% discount.

More information: https://t.co/jplNgUZJf8
Enquiries and booking: [email protected]

#shortstory #shortfiction #writing #writingcommunity

[Rachel Faulkner-Willcocks @rachel_fw]

I set myself the goal of finishing a rough draft of a book in 2024 (just to see what all the fuss was about). I made it, with 48 hours to go. It was… hard.

So hard.

I learnt a lot, even after 15+ years as a fiction editor.
Some of the things that surprised me:

[Graeme Hall @hongkonggraeme]

Fancy a bit of espionage, a little mystery, more than a little romance? All set in Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1996-97? On Borrowed Time is currently 99p on Kindle. (just don't ask me who Walter Hall is...) #hongkong #shanghai https://t.co/WHd1nTPYBF

[The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing @WritingChinese]

A spooky Bookclub feature this month - Sinophagia: A Celebration of Chinese Horror! We're delighted to be joined on Wed 23rd by translator and editor @xuetingni, so come and hear more, if you're in Leeds (and feeling brave...!)⬇️@Solarisbooks @LCSLeeds

[Leeds Writers Circle @WritersLeeds]

The Class of 2024. A very special vintage.

[Sarah Brooks @Sarah_L_Brooks]

One of the best things about publishing a book is getting to meet other authors, and there'll be 9 (!) of us at this event at Farsley Litfest, with @TrumanBooks, chatting about our debut novels. And ticket holders have a chance to win all 9 books! Come and join us on Nov 3! ⬇️

[Sarah Brooks @Sarah_L_Brooks]

Tickets available here! Might be of interest, @WritersLeeds, @LeedsLit, @BigBookend 📚📚 https://t.co/IozkVne1Mg

[Sarah Brooks @Sarah_L_Brooks]

One of the best things about publishing a book is getting to meet other authors, and there'll be 9 (!) of us at this event at Farsley Litfest, with @TrumanBooks, chatting about our debut novels. And ticket holders have a chance to win all 9 books! Come and join us on Nov 3! ⬇️

[Sarah Brooks @Sarah_L_Brooks]

Come and join us this Wednesday (if you dare) to hear @xuetingni discuss Chinese traditions of the strange, and her new collection of contemporary horror, Sinophagia, from @Solarisbooks. All welcome!

[Leeds Writers Circle @WritersLeeds]

Brilliant Sarah!

[Nelle Andrew @Nelle_Andrew]

Delighted to see ⁦@Sarah_L_Brooks⁩ #CautiousTraveller on this list for best sci fi, fantasy in 2024 ⁦@Waterstones⁩ The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Books of 2024 | https://t.co/D9hVt9KMhj Blog https://t.co/XJGF1GnP5m

[Norwich Book Festival @BookFestNorwich]

Steampunk fantasy and gothic intrigue - we've been loving The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands! 🖤 Join us to meet @Sarah_L_Brooks, the author behind this brilliant book, at @NorwichStones on Sat 26 Oct 📚 Tickets are available on our website: https://t.co/COX2o8VLbe

[Leeds Writers Circle @WritersLeeds]

A good question. There must be a German word for it.

[Graeme Hall @hongkonggraeme]

Is there a specific word for that bittersweet feeling when you come to the end of a book you have loved and there are no more pages to turn? In my case The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng.

[Leeds Writers Circle @WritersLeeds]

If you're anywhere near Norwich, go to this! If you're not near Norwich, take a train to Norwich. Just not one of Sarah's trains...well, not unless you want a strange and wonderful adventure.

[Sarah Brooks @Sarah_L_Brooks]

Really looking forward to chatting trains and weird landscapes as part of @BookFestNorwich, on Oct 26th @NorwichStones! #norwichbookfest

[Sarah Brooks @Sarah_L_Brooks]

This is a brilliant cause, and I'm really proud to be joining Steve and a whole host of other writers to spend a day scribbling for @macmillancancer

[I'm on Bluesky @RSmythFreelance]

Do I know anyone who's been a Writer in Residence of a landscape (as opposed to an institution) - like a national park or a woodland or anything? Some of you must have. I know you people bloody love a residency.

[Manchester Writing School @McrWritingSchl]

Writers - don't forget to submit your 500 word piece of Flash Fiction or Flash Non-Fiction for the QuietManDave Prize 2024 - deadline October 25th, open internationally, enter here: https://t.co/dYXAAf8Bcq

[Leeds Song (Formerly Leeds Lieder) @Leeds_Song]

📢 Leeds Lieder is recruiting! 📢

Do you have experience working in marketing for an arts organisation? If so, we'd love to hear from you. We are looking for a part-time freelance Marketing and Media Manager.

More details can be found on our website: https://t.co/XqgvOkgEyA

[Fly on the Wall Press @fly_press]

Those with keen eyes may have spotted that we've decided to open a second MINI submissions window this year, exclusively for short fiction and poetry. We've got a ridiculously strong cohort of novelists for 2025, and we'd love you to join us!

https://t.co/pbbhyWFCLu

[Hannah Copley @HCopley]

Pinch me 🤯🎉

Thank you to the @tseliotprize judges for including me on such an incredible list of writers, and endless love to @PavilionPoetry and @DerynRJ for supporting and championing Lapwing every step of the way 💚🪶

[Fly on the Wall Press @fly_press]

The performance edition of the #NorthernPublishersFair comes to the opening weekend of @McrLitFest this Saturday! @MancLibraries

Line up and publishers attending:

https://t.co/V8hK6cQaPE

[Fox Lane Books 🦊 @foxlanebooks]

Look at these gorgeous #IndieBookshop editions of The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by @Sarah_L_Brooks
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#SIGNED and with hidden cover design
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A breathtaking historical fantasy set onboard the Great Trans-Siberian Express ✨✨✨
Here, while stocks last👇🏻
https://t.co/Narciyn30s