Sold out again! Our second poetry masterclass - with Forward prizewinner Caroline Bird
The first in our new series of poetry masterclasses, with Rachel Long as guest tutor, was useful and inspiring - and quickly sold out! The same has happened with our second poetry masterclass on Wednesday 28 April with Forward prizewinner Caroline Bird as guest tutor, despite the slightly increased capacity of 25 participants!
We have been targeting these masterclasses at poets who want to deve...
7th April 2021
Going global: why not submit excerpts of your poems to our Instagram account?
When Write Out Loud relaunched our Instagram account back in November, we introduced a rolling open call for submissions of poetry excerpts. These are shared to our public feed, and so far, we’ve had submissions from around the globe.
We welcome poetry excerpts on any theme and in any style. Our ...
27th March 2021
Fully booked! Our Write Out Loud poetry masterclass with guest tutor Rachel Long
We’re currently working hard behind the scenes to strengthen Write Out Loud and prepare ourselves to be able to support the post-Covid poetry community. We couldn’t have done that without your incredi...
26th March 2021
A huge thank-you to everyone that supported our fundraising appeal - you did us proud!
A heartfelt thank-you to all those who contributed - some more than once - to Write Out Loud's Crowdfunder appeal, which ended on 1 February. Although we didn't reach our target figure, we are more th...
28th February 2021
Maggie teams up with Louise to lend rugby exercise expertise to Write Out Loud's cause
Write Out Loud’s Crowdfunder appeal took a different turn on the final day of our campaign. Rugby coach Maggie Hammond from Forest Hill in south-east London generously offered to share her regular Sun...
3rd February 2021
TOP POETRY PERFORMERS LINED UP FOR WRITE OUT LOUD'S FUNDRAISING EVENT AS APPEAL NEARS DEADLINE
Top poetry performers Tony Walsh, Rachel Long, Louise Fazackerley, Luke Wright and Antonia Jade King will be taking part in an online Write Out Loud fundraising event on Thursday 28 January as our Cro...
27th January 2021
POETRY IS IMPORTANT IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES - HELP US TO HELP OTHERS CREATIVELY, IF YOU CAN
We hope you managed a well-earned rest over the festive period in spite of all the plans that had to be cancelled. We know things are looking gloomy and the last thing you need is a plea for support f...
20th January 2021
OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IS UP AND RUNNING – AND 'ONE COMMUNITY' WILL DOUBLE YOUR DONATIONS
Two months ago, we told you that we’d be launching a fundraising campaign to start building the new era for Write Out Loud. Since then, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to put the campaign to...
1st January 2021
Hope you had a merry little Christmas - and that things can only get better in 2021
Write Out Loud would like to wish all our regular readers and friends a happy Christmas and a much better new year - wherever you are (maybe somewhere you didn’t intend to be), and whoever you’re with...
1st January 2021
Are You Content with Write Out Loud's Content?
Write Out Loud has a long tradition of bringing more people to poetry through offering a superb selection of resources, information exchange and platform for on-line publishing, reading and discussion...
21st July 2018
New faces and YOU at Write Out Loud
April 2018 saw the introduction of some new faces here at Write Out Loud, the arrival of whom marks a key moment in the development of this, the online poetry portal of choice. Earlier this year Edi...
21st May 2018
Three Write Out Louds at once: Sale Tues, Marsden Weds, Middleton(Rochdale) Sun.
You wait all month…
All are welcome to share their words at each of these popular events. Expect poems as diverse as their creators are individual.
Tonight,19th Jan, Write Out Loud Sale's (pictu...
22nd January 2016
