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She tells me she comes here to sleep. In the blue rippling/theatre of the everyday, people find in public pools/what believers search for when they pray. Jay (they/he) 🚩🏳️‍⚧️ on pool friendship and northern lights - the Squad in Iceland ~[writingsquad.com/push/issues/is…

Introducing sub(VERSE)ive — a brand new & exclusive limited interview series from Wasafiri! Hosted by Prerana Kumar, these conversations will showcase various established and emerging poets discussing their 2025 book releases. Stay tuned 👀

‘Evening.’ The casual way he says it makes her teeth grind. Her spine goes rigid. ‘Evening.’ The casual audacity of it. Neighbours - a rare short story from Lydia Marchant - the Squad in Iceland buff.ly/41tRFKP

Mountains and plains/Waters and cities/Rip off their white fur coat/Moaning sweatily/I can’t breathe in this heat! Ingólfur Eiríksson going down down down - the Squad in Iceland buff.ly/3XeWYLM

Three Squad Writers in Residence to explore Elizabeth Gaskell’s life and commitment to social justice, bringing her legacy her to younger audiences in an The National Lottery Heritage Fund supported project with Elizabeth Gaskell's House - Join us on Insta & FB & Manchester City of Literature writingsquad.com/in-residence-a…

Your great tail will follow me home, In the corner/Of my eye, I see whales. Always whales/In the movement of headlights, the shadow of a streetlamp/Reflections in the window of the bus. @detrivore-core on their Squad International Residency in Iceland buff.ly/3D12WsR

Good to be in Hull today at #CulturalTides2025 for the launch of Hull’s Culture & Heritage Strategy and hear speakers from Rejkjavik (see our Iceland Push) and Aarhus where we’ll be going in June!

All lines lead to London this morning for a workshop with Squad Grad and Core2 Team Member Helen Bowell on poetry, prose and the lyric essay!

It’s not just us saying it watch the Minister Chris Bryant give a nod to our role in ensuring theatre has “live modern stories that reflect people’s newer lived experience” writingsquad.com/minister-recog…

Still wondering what Squad writers get up to? In addition to our programme of workshops and mentoring, projects make up a large portion of our offering. You’ve got less than a week to apply to The Writing Squad! Head to joinsq.com - submissions close March 31 ⏰

I’m so honoured to be one of six writers shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction. I spoke to BBC Woman's Hour about my book, Private Revolutions, this morning alongside author Sanam Mahloudji: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

📢 Launching the Hull & East Yorkshire Arts, Culture & Heritage Devolution Manifesto 📢 Candidates to be Hull & East Yorkshire's first Mayor are urged to put arts, culture and heritage at the heart of their plans for the region. ‍ hey-creative.co.uk/manifesto

THE TOWER is out in paperback in the U.K. today! 🎉Wonderful to see it included in The Times's best paperbacks of the month thetimes.com/culture/books/…

3 DAYS LEFT to apply to The Writing Squad! If you’re a 16-22 writer in the North of England & you’d benefit from free creative support, mentoring, workshops and opportunities, we want to hear from you! Applications close at midnight March 31. Head to joinsq.com 🚀

Next Wednesday, @rawolola hosts First Story’s Young Writers Festival at the University of Cambridge. Headlined by Steven Camden, the event welcomes schools for a day of creativity 🖍️ buff.ly/svHeTsO

A joint statement from Yuan Yang and me on the Israeli authorities' refusal to admit us entry to the occupied West Bank:

Have you ever seen so many Squad writers in the same place? Nor have we! Thanks to the brilliant ⁦Proove⁩ for hosting 40+ of us. Now for day two of our Open Weekend in Sheffield.

York today to induct members of Squad 12 - it was Durham Monday, Manchester last night, more in Manchester and online Sunday. Building as a verb not a noun.

Congratulations to Amy Luxton, who has won The Bridge Awards /Moniack Mhor 2025 Emerging Writer Award! This award provides focused development support for emerging writers of fiction 🏆 buff.ly/UtNJCDO

Treasure arrives The Writing Squad HQ