Creative writing that reads well & sounds good

Welcome ~ Readers, Writers, Donors, Sponsors
especially Lead Sponsor Annie Ellis

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Open Submissions windows are our most popular free submission windows, held twice each year.
OS9 is open for audio and text until 28 February 2026 for quality poetry and short prose on any theme or style

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Submission window about the war since Russia’s full invasion in 2022.
Submissions, are welcome — no closing date is set. Audios of previously published submissions are welcome too.

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This anthology offers humorous text and audio to brighten a troubled world.
This window ran until 10 January 2026 in aid of Children With Cancer UK.

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Competition winners are chosen. An Anthology is being developed.
Winners will read from their work on Zoom on February 7 — free audience tickets are available.

Cover of the book 'Tempo of Colour' by Annie Ellis featuring a city skyline at night with colorful reflections on water.
Read and hear poetry about interpreting painting and its making as life experiences.
A scenic pathway winding through a lush green arboretum, surrounded by dense trees and grass, with the title 'WAVES at the arboretum' and the name 'Howard Timms' displayed below.
Read and hear poetry about trees and a tree-hugger’s life in its highs and lows. Also access the audio book free or an OPEN MIC or audience place at Zoom launch on 20 September.

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