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Tyne & Esk Writers
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Tyne and Esk Writers is an organisation that champions creative writing in groups across Midlothian and East Lothian. tyneandeskwriters.org.uk
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Tyne & Esk Writers @tyneeskwriters.bsky.social · Jan 20
Are you a writer based in East or Mid Lothian? #TyneandEskWriters have writing groups #onyourdoorstep in Dalkeith, Dunbar, Haddington, Musselburgh, North Berwick, Penicuik and a Poetry Group. Interested? Find out more here -
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Memberships You can find membership application or renewal here >
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Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 20d
RIP Tony Harrison, playwright & poet. Among other things, he translated the York Mystery Plays into modern English
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Tony Harrison: Plays One
Tony Harrison: Plays One [Harrison, Tony] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tony Harrison: Plays One
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Tyne & Esk Writers @tyneeskwriters.bsky.social · 21d
Tyne &Esk poets Jock Stein and John Killick are launching their East Lothian inspired poetry pamphlet this weekend. Come along and hear them - details in the attached poster.

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Catriona Roberts @catrobdesigns.bsky.social · Sep 10
A Good Day Out

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If you like your poems light hearted and up beat, narrated in a Scottish Highlands voice, filled with nature photography of forests and Scottish Lochs, then this one just might be for you.

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A Good Day Out https://youtube.com/shorts/FAk21VBk56g If you like your poems light hearted and up beat, narrated in a Scottish Highlands voice, filled with nature photography of forests and Scottish Lochs, then this one just might be for you. Accompanied by my original photography and hand drawn doodle inspired art work. Available to purchase from my online stores. Click on the links in the bio for more options. I combined all elements to create this video ( including text and shapes) using the video editor in canva.com Click links on main post to see the video.
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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 22d
SCOTTISH POETRY CHOIR

is a community project seeking new members which meets during school term times.

Members are guided through a collaborative process of developing group spoken word performances that incorporate movement, music & soundscapes to enhance the narrative of selected poetry pieces.
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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 22d
Our 2025 Poetry Competition is ✨ OPEN FOR ENTRIES ✨

Prizes: 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250; Unpublished Poet Prize: £250
Judge: Liz Berry
Entry Fee: £10
Closes: 8 December 2025

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Poetry #PoetryCommunity
Women's Poetry Competition 2025 - Poetry (Single Poem) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Women's Poetry Competition 2025 - Poetry (Single Poem) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 21d
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
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Tyne & Esk Writers @tyneeskwriters.bsky.social · Sep 15
Have you wondered how each of the Tyne & Esk groups are doing? Here are a few updates from each of the groups:

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Reps share group highlights from the past year - Tyne & Esk Writers
Our next annual general meeting (AGM) will take place on Monday 27 October at 7pm at the Victoria Inn in Haddington. Ahead of the meeting, we […]
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Scottish BPOC Writers Network @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social · Sep 15
Join our Q&A with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social happening TODAY, where they'll share some top tips and answer your questions about applying for the New Writers Award! BSL is available: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/qa-applying-...
Q&A: Applying to the New Writers Award 2026: Scottish BPOC Writers Network x Scottish Book Trust - 15th September 2025 - Scottish BPOC Writers Network
Join Scottish Book Trust for top tips on applying to the New Writers Awards and an opportunity to ask any questions about the process!
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Tyne & Esk Writers @tyneeskwriters.bsky.social · Sep 15
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katieailes.bsky.social Katie Ailes @katieailes.bsky.social · Sep 14
[email protected] has done a brilliant job compiling a handy list of writing open mics across Scotland! In a quickly-evolving scene, that's no easy feat. Read it (and consider supporting her work) here: thegoodeggproject.substack.com/p/scotland-o...
Scotland open mics round-up 2025/26
A non-exhaustive list of Scottish open mics for writers of all kinds
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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · Sep 4
Meet our Scots Language Publication Grant Awardees 2025! ✍️

Congratulations to all the brilliant publishers who will receive funding this year, and thanks to the funders that make this grant possible.

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Scots Language Publication Grant Awardees 2025
The Scots Language Publication Grant supports Scots publishers and encourages Scots writers.
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Push the Boat Out Festival @ptbopoetry.bsky.social · Aug 27
We're thrilled to be collaborating with the Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature to present our latest online poetry writing workshop with Preston Losack, host of Preston's Poetry Podcast. Join us on Wed 17 Sept as we dive into active reading for poetry writing: www.citizenticket.com/events/push-...
Active reading for poetry writing - Buy tickets
A poetry workshop with Preston Losack
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Push the Boat Out Festival @ptbopoetry.bsky.social · Apr 17
Save the Date! Push the Boat Out is back from 21-23 November 2025. We’re busy behind the scenes crafting an exciting, thought-provoking programme full of poetry, performance, and plenty of surprises.

Stay tuned! We can’t wait to share our plans with you 🚤✨
A background in shades of blue and pink with a sound wave design. The text reads: Push the Boat Out, Edinburgh International Poetry Festival, 21-23 November 2025.
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Carcanet Press @carcanet.bsky.social · Sep 2
📖Upcoming Carcanet Online Book Launches!

Please join us online to celebrate the launches of Alice Meynell, Billy-Ray Belcourt and Steve Malmude! ✨ All online launches are £2, redeemable against the cost of the book, and will feature readings, discussion, and audience Q&A.
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Tyne & Esk Writers @tyneeskwriters.bsky.social · Sep 2
Summer steps aside for autumn’s arrival, a good time to coorie in and write as the evenings lengthen. Lots of opportunities for poets to learn and develop as winter approaches.
northseapoets.bsky.social North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · Sep 2
We're back from summer break and thrilled for the first #NorthSeaPoets Studio tonight!

Want to join us for a course instead? There are still a few tickets left for 'Writing With ...' on Saturdays 🍂

Get all the details and book at buff.ly/74mQTxi 🌊

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Courses | North Sea Poets
Want to learn creative poetry techniques from the best? Explore our upcoming courses.
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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · Sep 2
We are honoured to be able to offer you the chance to win a copy of The Empire of Forgetting by the late John Burnside, thanks to our friends at @jonathancape.bsky.social.

Enter by 30 September for the chance to win a copy.
Book of the Month: The Empire of Forgetting by John Burnside
We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.
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Dr Helen Boden @helenboden.bsky.social · Sep 2
As part of
ArtWalkPorty, launching on an incoming tide, a multi-artist, multi-artform publication, featuring my new 40-pg poetry sequence, BRAID. 12 Sept 4pm, mouth of Figgate Burn, Portobello beach, Edinburgh - be lovely to see anyone who can make it!
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Braid Walk Publication Launch - Art Walk Projects
Join us for the launch of the Braid Walk publication, a collection of writings and visual images inspired by walking the Figgate-Braid-Bonaly watercourse, with readings by Helen Boden (poetry), James […]
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Marjorie Lotfi @marjorielotfi.bsky.social · Sep 2
Looked at this cracker by @niallpoetry.bsky.social at Marjorie’s Table today - stunning. It’s here, with a couple of others: www.badlilies.uk/niall-campbell
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Jul 23
The Scots Whay Hae! podcast speaks to the 5 authors shortlisted for this year’s @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Scottish Crime Writing Debut of the Year award
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The SWH! Bloody Scotland Podcasts: The Scottish Crime Debut Prize Shortlist 2025...
For the first of our Bloody Scotland podcasts - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival - Ali spoke to the five shortlisted authors for this year's Scottish Crime Debut of the Year. They inclu...
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Jul 23
John Buchan: the master storyteller
4 Sept @natlibscot.bsky.social Edinburgh
Free

2025 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Buchan. Ursula Buchan, John Buchan’s granddaughter & biographer, will talk about the range of his fiction & its subject matter
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John Buchan: the master storyteller
In this illustrated talk Ursula Buchan, John Buchan’s granddaughter, will reflect on the enduring appeal of his fiction.
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Jul 23
“To anyone reading this who is just starting out or feeling unsure, I want to say: keep going. Poetry needs your voice”

Nazaret Ranea on going from being one of the @byleaveswelive.bsky.social Young Makars to publishing her first poetry collection
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My Journey from Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makar to Published Poet
Nazaret Ranea writes of her journey from being one of the Scottish Poetry Library's Young Makars to having her first poetry collection published by Drunk Muse Press. %
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Jul 22
“To read his poetry is to feel, just for a moment, as if the world’s edges have been pushed back; as if, by standing beside him, you too can see further and more clearly”

— @sarahcrown.bsky.social reviews John Burnside’s THE EMPIRE OF FORGETTING
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The Empire of Forgetting by John Burnside review – last words from an essential poet of our age
This posthumously published final collection confronts mortality, alongside the world’s almost unbearable beauty
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Vicky MacKenzie @vickymackenzie.bsky.social · Jul 22
Publishers outside of the UK - there is funding available to you for translating the works of Scottish writers! Applications are now open - deadline 18th August. #BookSky #Translation #Publishing
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Translation Support and Funding | Publishing Scotland
Publishing Scotland Translation Fund This fund is administered by Publishing Scotland on behalf of Creative Scotland. The purpose of the fund is to support publishers based outside the United Kingdom ...
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Carcanet Press @carcanet.bsky.social · Jul 23
Join Tara Bergin online at 10am on Monday 28th July for a workshop exploring personal and political poetry!

Learn more here: www.carcanet.co.uk/events/tara-...
Tara Bergin: Online Poetry Workshop - Carcanet Press
Join Tara Bergin for an online workshop exploring 'Poetry of the Personal & Political'. In this workshop Tara will look at the ways in which some
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Feisty Blue Gecko (Philippa Ramsden) @feistybluegecko.bsky.social · Jul 21
Quite delighted to have two poems in @blacknorereview.bsky.social today, looking ahead to the changing seasons in Scotland and further afield.

Thank you, Black Nore Review!

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