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All #agent121s with @saskialeach.bsky.social have now been taken. Only a few remain for our other literary agents so be quick! You can still join Saskia along with bestselling author Anna Britton at their talk, The Querying Process, on Sunday 27th April at 3:15pm. All can be booked on the website.

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Thank you to @bournemouthecho.bsky.social and @bournemouthone.com for featuring the Romance Writing Festival in Bournemouth - taking place at the Royal Bath Hotel on 18th October. Online articles: Echo: www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2497569... Bournemouth One: news.bournemouthone.com/79384/

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Full programme announced for the Romance Writing Festival! themillyjohnson.bsky.social and paigetoonauthor.bsky.social join kfforde.bsky.social for a day packed with talks, panels and activities focusing on writing for the romance genre. 25% early bird offer available until 15th May, See website

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Come and check out the JAW-DROPPING live music and improv event on Saturday 26th April. Freestyle rapper MC Gramski will be taking prompts from the audience to blend into a unique story whilst the band moulds their music to his words. Plus open-mic slots! Not to be missed!

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👀💥🥳🥳🥳 Congratulations to the shortlisted finalists of our writing competition with @bournemouthuni.bsky.social's Bournemouth Writing Prize who will all appear in the 2025 anthology!

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Early bird discount will end tonight for all writing talks and workshops at the Festival in Bournemouth in April! Use the code EARLYBIRD15 at the basket. #amwriting #writingcommunity Terms apply.

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The Early Bird 🐦 discount for @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social runs out in a few days so now is a fab time to check out the amazing programme and get booking! I'm running a session on Sunday 27th April, and there's loads of great stuff going on all weekend - hope to see you there!

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Romance writers! Check out our VIP Package coming to the Romance Writing Festival in October, with a masterclass by @katiefforde.bsky.social! More details on the full programme will be announced soon. www.romancewritingfestival.co.uk #lovewriting #writebythesea #bournemouth #writingretreat

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Early bird offer ends NEXT Friday! 15% all writing talks and workshops at the Bournemouth Writing Festival using code EARLYBIRD15. www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk See terms. Ends 28th Feb. #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorcommunity

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Dates for the 2025 Bournemouth Writing Festival are 25th, 26th and 27th April. Join us to improve and progress your writing journey. www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bournemouth #dorset #poetrycommunity #writers #poets #authors #writerslife #writerstips

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Querying writers! Stop wasting HOURS sending cold emails to literary agents. 15 mins that could change the way you approach agents. Get real, personal feedback & advice on your manuscript in our #agent121. Two agents already sold out. Be quick! www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/literaryagent

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Thank you Primary Times Dorset for featuring our writing competition for Dorset schools and home-educated children with the #RNLI! Free resources for teachers & educators, as well as a cool video from Jamie the lifeguard! Free to enter! www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/schools-comp...

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The AWARD-WINNING Bournemouth Writing Festival 🥳 🥇 We are delighted to have won GOLD for Tourism Event/Festival of the Year at the Dorset Tourism Awards. Thank you to our wonderful community of writers, attendees, volunteers, speakers, venues & sponsors who make the festival what it is. #dorsetTA

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Thank you to Writing Magazine and @garydalkin.bsky.social for featuring the Bournemouth Writing Festival AND the Romance Writing Festival in this month's edition. #writingmagazine

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FREE #Poetry Hub curated by the Winchester Poetry Festival. Performances, drop-in sessions and activities, including Poetry Vending machine courtesy of the @nationaltrust.bsky.social 26-27 April in the Bandstand in the Lower Gardens. #poet #poems Funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

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Due to overwhelming demand, applications for our Author Marketplace is closed. SPOILER ALERT: The Marketplace will be at the Romance Writing Festival too. So if you write romance, or support romance writers (e.g. editing or marketing), or are launching your book around October, see the website.

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All #agent121s with Laura Williams from @greeneandheaton.bsky.social have now been taken. You can still book 1-2-1s for other #literaryagents or for Laura's talk on Sunday 27th April at 10am, Working with a Literary Agent www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk #amquerying

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We are so pleased to have @kfforde.bsky.social attend our Romance Writing Festival in Bournemouth this October. Katie will be leading a masterclass for our VIP package, which includes two nights at the Royal Bath Hotel. Get away from it all and focus on your novel. www.romancewritingfestival.co.uk

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Let's Make a Murder with @andreinacordani.bsky.social at the Bournemouth Writing Festival - at the stunning St Peter's Church (where Mary Shelley is buried). Saturday 26th April, 11:45am More info and book here: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/talks-worksh...

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There are 4 literary agents with slots left at our Writing Festival in April in Bournemouth. Get personalised feedback on your manuscripts and querying letters - and pitch your novels! www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/literaryagent

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1-2-1 sessions with literary agent Tanera Simons are now all gone. There are still slots available for the other 4 agents coming down from London so if you want to pitch your book or get personalised feedback, don't be a pantser! #literaryagent #agent121 #amquerying

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Buzzy and lively launch event and #writingcommunity #authorcommunity networking at Patch last night! Bring on the 2025 #Bournemouth Writing Festival! Tickets now on sale for 100 free & ticketed writing events and activities to inspire writers to write! Photo credits: Solid Imagery

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Thank you to @bournemouthecho.bsky.social for featuring our writing competition for schools and home-educated children in Dorset with the RNLI! www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2485989...

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Last chance to enter our Writing Competition with @bournemouthuni.bsky.social's Bournemouth Writing Prize. Ends TONIGHT. Cash Prizes, 1-2-1s with judges plus more. Poetry and short story categories. Enter here: bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2025-writing... #writingcompetition #writingcontest

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Thank you @bournemouthone.com for featuring us today! #writingcommunity #bournemouth

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Tickets are NOW on sale for the 2025 Bournemouth Writing Festival. Join us, write by the sea. #writingcommunity #WritingFestival #WritersUnite #AuthorEvent #WritersLife #AspiringWriter #BuddingAuthor #WriteYourStory #NewWritersWelcome #SeasonedAuthors #ProWriters #MasterYourCraft #WriteAndInspire

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Last year's writing festival was a huge success. And we are doing it all over again! Join us, write by the sea. Tickets on sale tomorrow at 10am. www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #amwriting #literaryagent #agent121 #bournemouth #dorset #writers #writing

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NEW FOR THE 2025 WRITING FESTIVAL! In association with Author Events, our new feature of the Writing Festival is the Author Marketplace. To hire a table, or to find out more about our Book Launch offer, please visit authorevents.co.uk/2025/01/10/2... #writingcommunity #amwriting #authorcommunity

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One week to go to enter our #writingcompetition with @bournemouthuni.bsky.social! Poetry and short stories categories. www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2025-writing... #writingcompetition #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writingcompetitions #authorcommunity #amwriting #amwritingpoetry

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Thank you to Dorset Magazine for featuring the Writing Festival in their "25 cultural highlights taking place in #Dorset during 2025". Check out all the amazing things happening this year in our fantastic county in the link below: www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/do...

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Free writing groups across #dorset! Start the New Year by joining a #writinggroup. We've partnered with BCP Council run by volunteer hosts. If you don't see one for you start your own and we'll put up on the website www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/writing-grou... #writingcommunity #bcp

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Our first networking event for the #writingcommunity is on Thursday (16th Jan). We'll also reveal the 2025 festival programme, which includes all the talks, workshops, events, and activities happening in #bournemouth in April. Details: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/networking-e... #amwriting

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Attention Teachers and Educators! Our #writingcompetition for schools and #homeed children in #Dorset with the RNLI is now live! Poems and #shortstories welcome, with great prizes for the kids! www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/schools-comp... #homeeducation #schools #bournemouth

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TWO WEEKS UNTIL DEADLINE! Our #writingcompetition with Bournemouth University's Bournemouth Writing Prize closes on 15th January -that's just two weeks away! So make sure you get your poems and #shortstories in for fantastic prizes! www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2025-writing...

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Happy New Year 🥳 Many writers will have made a New Year's Resolution to write more. So let's help our #writingcommunity! Post your TOP tip that helps you to write and let's motivate and inspire others to get writing! #writingtips #writingprompts #writerstips #tipsforwriters #amwriting

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Don't forget the deadline for our #writingcompetition with @bournemouthuni.bsky.social is 15th Jan. We are looking for poetry under 30 lines and short stories under 3,000 words. Cash prizes, perform your words, festival tickets and 1-2-1 with the judges on offer. #writingcompetition #amwriting

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Last-minute Christmas present idea? Give the gift of writing to your writing friends and family this Xmas! Gift vouchers are available for our April Festival and are redeemable for ANY talk, panel, #agent121 or event and activity happening over the three-day weekend. 1/2

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Teachers and Educators! As you finish this school term, here's a heads-up of our writing competition for schools and home-educated children in #Dorset, together with the RNLI. All the details will be released in the New Year. #homeed #homeeducation #writingcompetition #writingcompetitions 1/2

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Delighted to be shortlisted as a Finalist at the South West Tourism Awards, for the Tourism Event / Festival of the Year award! Looking forward to the ceremony on 6th Feb 🤞🤞🤞🤞 #dorset #bournemouth #writingcommunity #writingfestival #dorsettourismawards

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A sneaky peek of our writing competition for schools and home-educated children in Dorset with the #RNLI. Details in the New Year! In the meantime, check out our adult writing competition with @bournemouthuni.bsky.social on our website. #writingcompetition #kidswriting #childrenwriting

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Thank you @artscouncilengland.bsky.social for continuing to fund our Writing Festival in Bournemouth, allowing us to put on free workshops for a wide cross-section of our community - including homeless, children in care and adults with additional needs.

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Gift vouchers are now available to purchase for the Romance Writing Festival in Bournemouth in October 2025. Vouchers can redeemed against all of our tickets and packages. www.romancewritingfestival.co.uk/gift-card #romancewriters #amwritingromance #romanceauthor #romancefiction #romancenovel

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Give the gift of writing to your #writingcommunity friends and family with a gift voucher to use at the Bournemouth Writing Festival in April. Can be redeemed against any event, activity and #literaryagent #agent121 www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/pricing #amwriting #christmaspresentidea

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The Bandstand in the Lower Garden, #Bournemouth will host our FREE, family-friendly Poetry Hub - run by the Winchester Poetry Festival. Drop-in sessions and performances throughout the weekend Thanks to @artscouncilengland.bsky.social for making this possible. #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

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