Join us in Leicester on Saturday for our wonderful free book festival. Keynote: Louise Doughty, audience w. lit. agent Phillippa Sitters, free workshops (incl. meganjstaylor), indie publishers, Ivy Ngeow & our fab students selling their books. tickettailor.com/events/stateso… #DMUevents

Come along to this year’s amazing States of Independence Book Festival - there’ll be so many brilliant events, wonderful speakers, and, of course, lots of beautiful books! States of Independence dmuleicester Farhana Shaikh 🍉 #Creativity #WritingCommunity #Books 📚

This has been a wonderful collaboration between ourselves & DMUArchives&RareBooks & anne. Students & staff from across DMU contributed responses to the collections DMU Library. The editoral board: our amazing MA students - did a fantastic job. DMU Humanities muhammed emin aslan

Today's #WritingTip is attributed to Mark Twain: "Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very’; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be." #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #DMU

Today's #WritingTip comes from Somerset Maugham: “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” #WritersLife #WritingCommunity

Today's #WritingTip comes from Anais Nin: “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” #WritersLife #writersoftwitter #DMU

Today's #WritingPrompt is to describe a meeting between two people in a library. One is the librarian. The other is someone who has travelled a long way to be there. #WritingTips #WritingLife #WritingCommunity #DMU

Today's #WritingPrompt is an opening: "Once every thousand years the planet breathed in and the sea withdrew, uncovering mile after mile. That morning it happened. We set out to explore..." #WritingCommunity #DMU

Hello writers, we still have some places available on our MA Creative Writing at De Montfort University; if you’d like to chat about applying, then do email Programme Leader Simon Perril: [email protected]

Our DMU colleagues are reading at Trinity Chapel next week. Open mic, too.

Bookings for this year's States of Independence are now open! Come and join our book fair: - Independent publishers and presses - Independent authors - Zine makers - Artist collectives & Writing clubs - Literature organisations Link to stall booking form …entreforcreativewriting.our.dmu.ac.uk/states-of-inde…

Registrations are now open for this year's States of Independence festival which takes place on Saturday 22nd March at dmuleicester. Join us! Grab your free ticket: eventbrite.co.uk/e/states-of-in…? #Leicester #bookfestival

Spotted by @farhanabshaikh outside the Hugh Aston building dmuleicester. Come and join us on 22nd March for a wonderful free book festival in a day. Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/states-of-in…

Excited to take delivery of these fab colouring pencils for our children's activity and book-themed Victorian puzzle pockets. Hoping to see readers and writers of all ages at States of Independence this year. 🤞 Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/states-of-in…

It's nearly time to launch these beauties into the world and celebrate the class of 2025. In the Middle features new writing from the Midlands by writers of colour. Thanks #ACESupported for making the #MiddleWayMentoring project possible!

The night before an event is always nerve-wracking, but lucky to have support from top colleagues & friends. Big shout-out to Farhana Shaikh 🍉, Matt Kirton, Simon Perril, Zee Oliver, Rod Duncan, Louise P, Rosie G, Sally D. Join us tomorrow dmuleicester: …entreforcreativewriting.our.dmu.ac.uk/states-of-inde…

Huge thanks to everyone who made States of Indie such a joyous day: Farhana Shaikh 🍉, indie publishers & authors, DMU student volunteers, presenters, Security, Estates, cafe workers ... Here's Carol Leeming, who hosted a brilliant "in conversation" with our keynote Anthony Joseph.