This really is the loveliest group of people. Jealous of everyone spending this evening with them!

@kiklodge.bsky.social

Our programme is coming together, and we're delighted this year to feature @womensprize.bsky.social winner Yael van der Wouden, @nussaibah.bsky.social, Jacobo Bergareche, @christopherallen.bsky.social and @anamariacaballero.bsky.social ✨

Tickets at the link below ⬇️

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ALERT THE POETS

This course is going to be so good💫

Join us! (Link below.)

Photo of an eye next to the text: Pupils appear black because they are openings (apertures) that allow light to enter the eye, which is then almost entirely absorbed by internal tissues like the retina and choroid. Because very little light reflects back out of this hole, it appears dark or black, essentially acting as a window into the hollow, dark interior of the eye.

ALERT THE POETS

As Iranians rise up, it's time we also challenged the stereotype of the misogynist Iranian man - Salon.com The assumption that Iranian men are exceptionally sexist, especially compared to American men, is not my experience

As world events encourage us to lean in to convenient stereotypes, I thought I'd re-share this piece I wrote for @salon.com as few years ago

Vase of daffodils on a floral runner with tea light candles

The haft sin is disassembled, daffodils drooping, and I’ve sent my final revision to my agent. I’ll take that good fortune now 🌷

As Iranians rise up, it's time we also challenged the stereotype of the misogynist Iranian man - Salon.com The assumption that Iranian men are exceptionally sexist, especially compared to American men, is not my experience

As world events encourage us to lean in to convenient stereotypes, I thought I'd re-share this piece I wrote for @salon.com as few years ago

Yeah, that they've invested so much is not the only reason they're shoving this bad technology down our throats. Why do you think they invested so much? Our only power is withholding our labour, so they eliminate the need for our labour✨

I actually want to listen to music because I can now feel things 🙃

That incredible sensation each spring when the sun comes out and you realise how depressed you've been 🌞

White text on blue sky above a palace in Madrid: European Writers Salon, Annual Salon 2026, Madrid, 25-27 September

Ticket for our Annual Salon in Madrid are on sale now!

If you’ve joined us before, you’ll know: European Writers salon is unlike any literary event you’ve been to. It isn't a conference. It's a weekend of creativity, surprise and community.

Below are some quotes from attendees last year...

Last few tickets left for our Berlin salon 27 March @lettretage.de including reading spots.

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Shared this with my other Virgo

Also this!

Literally just one woman named Deb who's been there for 15 years and knows everything and can solve all your problems in 5 minutes if you take half a second to compliment the screen saver pic of her Yorkshire terrier

Like, could our politicians please not be a bunch of gullible rubes falling for their dumb friends' app pitches please pretty please?

Almost all of the issues they think they're solving with this dystopian nonsense could be solved by one properly paid woman

Social workers’ AI tool makes ‘gibberish’ transcripts of accounts from children Transcription tools used by councils in England and Scotland reported to wrongly indicate suicidal ideation

Just popping in after months of absence to wonder what good could be done in society if the govt spent all the money they waste on AI nonsense instead on the provable brilliance of human potential

I haven't read any of these!

Black text on a peach background: online course, Writing What Can’t Be Said, a workshop series with Mark Bowles. 21 Jan 2026-22 Apr 2026, *can be taken together or separately. In the bottom right corner, a colour photo of Mark looking way too friendly to write the book he wrote

Join author Mark Bowles for 4 writing workshops tracing how we write what resists language: trauma, rage, madness, silence—and finding form, vitality, or even grace within that tension ⚡

Cream background with black text reading [Calligraphy script] Café Littéraire: [regular script] European Book Club; [calligraphy] with Eleonora Balsano. A photo of the book is in the bottom right corner. It is blue with black art deco-style arches. In gold lettering, Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming, and in white, László Krasznahorkai. In blue, winner of the international Booker prize. To the left of the photo: Online. 13 January 2026. 6pm GMT/7PM CET

There's still time to read the book for next week's Café Littéraire: European Book Club with @norami.bsky.social

Tickets are free for Supporters and a small fee for the rest🎟️

2025 was a mixed year, but I am so proud of and got so much joy from all we achieved through @saloneurope.bsky.social

Can't imagine life without it and the wonderful friends I've made, especially @norami.bsky.social @royakhatiblou.bsky.social @bdiggswrites.bsky.social @kplumhoff.bsky.social

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It's official: dates and location for Annual Salon 2026! Plus a roundup of events and opportunities across Europe

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Our November newsletter is out, combining our events listings with our monthly roundup of events and opportunities

With open mics, residencies, grants and competitions, there are so many ways for you to explore your creativity ✨

With opportunities from....

Oh this is definitely one of mine

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored

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Oh god, my next what??

Please tell me this will be coffee reviews followed by rants about people in cafes

Come to Birmingham! @vocebooks.bsky.social does great readings that pull good crowds

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✨EWS DOUBLE BILLING✨

Writing From Rage: Turning Fury Into Form
with Mark Bowles
26 November 2025
6-7:30pm GMT

&

Pop-up Salon: London with Insurgent Press
26 November 2025
8-10pm GMT

Both at:
The Queens Larder, 1 Queen Square WC1N 3AR

🎟️Tickets together or separate – see below