Thinking of applying for our Disabled Writers Commissions 2027? Join our free information session: 📅 Wednesday 5 August 2026 ⏰ 7.30pm-8:30pm 📍 Online (Zoom) Relaxed session, BSL interpreted. Auto-captions are available. Book: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-events/d...

📣 Apply now! We're inviting London-based D/deaf and/or disabled writers to apply for our 2027 Disabled Writers Commissions , designed to support three writers to develop and showcase new work. 📅 Deadline: 10am, Monday 14 September 2026 www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/project/disa...

We want to hear from you 📣 whether you’re a writer, storyteller or poet, your voice matters to us. 🚨Complete the survey for a chance to win a £50 book voucher 📚 or 6 months of Audible credits 🎧 Don't miss your chance to have your say: www.surveymonkey.com/r/writerssur... 📆 17 July, 5pm

Thank you for applying! Submissions for the 1-2-1 Feedback Opportunity with the WME Literary Agency are now closed. Applicants will know the outcome of their submission by Tuesday 29 September 2026. Successful applicants will receive their feedback by the end of November 2026.

Thank you to those who applied! Developing Tutors 2026/27 is now closed for applications. We aim to be in touch with all applicants by Wednesday 29 July 2026. Selected tutors will run workshops online between October to December 2026, as well as in-person in Deptford on Saturday 6 February 2027.

1 week left! 📣 in partnership with the WME Literary agency, we’re offering free 1-2-1 feedback sessions to UK-based genre fiction writers. Agents Suzannah Ball + Francesca Ali will offer 4x 20-minute feedback sessions. ⏰ Apply by: Weds 8 July, 5pm ➡️ www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-opportun...

One week left to apply for our Developing Tutors Programme! What will I get? 💭 👥 1:1 support to develop your workshop 📝 Feedback from @londonwriterscentre 💷 £250 for delivering a 2-hour session (online or in person) Deadline: Tues 30 June, 5pm. www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-opportun...

We want to hear from you 📣 To shape our future work, we've launched a Writers’ Survey 📝to better understand your practice, experience + what would make the biggest difference to you. Writers at all career stages welcome. 📅 Deadline: 17 July, 5pm Take part: www.surveymonkey.com/r/writerssur...

📣 Calling UK-based genre fiction writers! We’re partnering with the WME Literary Agency to offer FREE 1-2-1 feedback sessions to unpublished, unagented writers from underrepresented backgrounds. Deadline: 8 July 2026, 5pm Apply: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-opportun...

Young Writers Collective 2026/27, meet your facilitators! For more about this year’s facilitators and how to apply: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/project/youn... ⏰ Deadline: Friday 31 July 2026

📣 Apply now! Young Writers Collective 2026/27 Must be: ⭐ 18-30; ⭐ Living in London; with priority given to South-East (#Lewisham #Southwark #Greenwich #Bromley) ⭐ Unagented Sounds like you or someone you know? Visit: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/project/youn... Deadline: 31 July 2026

Thinking of applying for our Developing Tutors Programme 2026/27? Join our free seminar: 📅 Wednesday 27 May 2026 ⏰ 7pm-8:30pm 📍 Online (Zoom) 🚨 Please note: attending / watching the seminar is a requirement of the application process. Sign up: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-events/d...

📣 Opening soon! A paid opportunity for London-based writers to teach their first creative writing workshop in 2026/27, with 1:1 support from @ldnwriterscentre.bsky.social To apply, attend our free Zoom seminar on Weds 27 May, 7pm-8:30pm. Register: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-events/d...

To many more stories shared & pages turned together! Reliving some of our favourite moments from #DeptfordLitFest 2026 for #WorldBookDay 📚 Part of our #Lewisham Borough of Literature vision, where words connect us, inspire us & belong to everyone. www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/project/lewi...

Calling all non-fiction writers ✍️ Today, we’re launching a new opportunity with @evewhiteagency.bsky.social to discover non-fiction writers from backgrounds underrepresented in UK publishing. Apply: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-opportun... 🗓 Deadline: 5pm, 23 June 2026

In December 2025, we launched a survey with @evewhiteagency.bsky.social to understand what support & development writers need to write non-fiction. Read more and learn what we found: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/news/london-...

Explore what it means to endure, to write & to belong with poet Momtaza Mehri, in this powerful ode to all the creative communities that make writing possible. #NationalPoetryMonth Commissioned as part of our 30th anniversary celebrations. Watch in full: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-library/

🪄 Budding fantasy or romantasy writer? Step into the world of fantasy book publishing with WME Literary Agency (@wmebooks). 🗓️ Wednesday 13 May ⏰ 7 – 8:30pm 📍 WME Books UK, 100 New Oxford Street, London, WC1A 1HB ️ 🎟️ FREE - www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-events/f...

In this Writers and Readers Salon we will be exploring disability and lived experience. 🫂 🗓️ Wednesday 29 April ⏰ 7pm 📍 Online, Zoom ️ 🎟️ FREE Sign up link in our bio 🔗 This event is funded by the generous donations of Sam and Rosie Burwick and sponsored by @alcs_uk.

Join literary agents Eve White and Ludo Cinelli from @evewhiteliteraryagency for a panel discussion and Q&A on non-fiction publishing. 🗓️ Wednesday 22 April 2026 ⏰ 7pm 🎟️ FREE 📍 Online Sign up: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-events/a...

📣 1 WEEK LEFT 📣 The @wellcomecollection Non-Fiction Awards applications close Wednesday 8 April 2026, 5pm. Application information : www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/project/well... The Wellcome Collection Non-Fiction Awards are run in partnership with @londonwriterscentre and @wellcomecollection.

This #NationalPoetryMonth, we’re proud to share a special commission marking 30 years of @ldnwriterscentre.bsky.social Created & performed by Momtaza Mehri, the piece explores the journeys that shape us as writers. Directed by Tristan McShepherd. Watch: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-library/

📣 2 WEEKS LEFT 📣 The @wellcomecollection Non-Fiction Awards applications close Wednesday 8 April 2026, 5pm. Application information : www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/project/well... The Wellcome Collection Non-Fiction Awards are run in partnership with @londonwriterscentre and @wellcomecollection.

Happy #WorldPoetryDay! ✨revisit ‘A Mother’s Short Prayer’ created by Eliezer Gore for our 30th Anniversary Emerging Writer Commissions. Experience this & more at the Poetics Lab Showcase at #DeptfordLitFest on Saturday 28 March 2026, 4pm 📚 Book now: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-events/p...

Just one week to go! ✨ A world of creativity and diversity is coming to Deptford and Lewisham. Discover what literature means to us today. Book now: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/events/

Internet chaos + comedy writing = the perfect combo 😅📱 Join award-winning author Nathanael Lessore @hotkeybooks.bsky.social at #DeptfordLitFest for a writing session on comedy in teen fiction, perfect for readers + aspiring writers ages 12+ 📚 Book: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-events/w...

We’re looking for new #Trustees to join our Board and help shape what comes next. 🗓 Deadline: Thursday 2 April, 12pm 🔗 Apply: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-opportun...

Translating across borders both literary and linguistic, we’re excited to welcome award-winning translator and novelist Kate Briggs to #DeptfordLitFest 📚️ for an in-conversation with writer and critic @jennifer_hodgson_ 📅 Wednesday 25 March, 7-8pm 📍 Room 137A, Richard Hoggart Building @goldsmithsuol

At #DeptfordLitFest, come together to hear poets @luckyflowerhowe, @hesketherica and @downsbarton read from their latest collections - exploring family, motherhood and the lines that connect us across generations 🌱 📍Deptford Lounge, 2.30-3.30pm, BSL Interpreted Tickets are available on our website.

Start your day at #DeptfordLitFest with @jarred.mcginnis, @joe_dunthorne and special guests, as they hold a wide ranging conversation exploring family, relationships, masculinity, care and love ❤️ Need BSL interpretation? 💬 Please book by Friday 6 March and request BSL when you book.