East London's FREE book festival. Run by @ideastores. Free book festival : 20th-22nd November 2026 https://teapawt.org/t.co/rMSFzQOSIa
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Tickets and schedules for WriteIdea 2026 are officially LIVE!
Click the link below to see our full lineup of authors and book your FREE tickets while spaces remain!
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We look forward to seeing you at Tower Hamlets Town Hall in just over a month!
Check out the wonderful music themed books at Writeidea this year- from punk to Paul Weller and music videos to global nightlife, we are delighted to welcome the amazing Molly Tie, Dan Jennings, Tim Pope and Imogen Willetts to the festival!
FREE tickets:
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We are beyond excited to welcome the brilliant Sophia Smith Galer to Writeidea this year. The multi-award winning journalist, author and content creator will be discussing her book 'How to Kill a Language'.
Book you FREE tickets here:
ideastore.co.uk/whats-on/wri…
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📚✨ Get inspired at The Writeidea Festival 2026, running 20–22 November!
📍 Drop by @ideastore Whitechapel to explore our display of books featured in festival discussions. 📖
🔗 Find out more: tinyurl.com/3fhrdrpz
@Writeideafest #BookLovers #ReadingInspiration 📚💙
We are celebrating some amazing fiction authors across the WriteIdea weekend this year- join us for talks by the fabulous Dean Atta and Tammye Huf on Sunday 22nd November. FREE tickets available NOW!
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Introducing our Saturday night headliner: comedian, author, podcast host and entrepreneur Cally Beaton! Book your FREE tickets (while spaces remain) here:
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The Countdown is on.... it is officially 50 days until the start of WriteIdea and we are delighted to announce our Friday night headliner: Deborah Frances-White! Our FREE tickets will be available to book closer to the date!
The Countdown is on.... it is officially 50 days until the start of WriteIdea and we are delighted to announce our Friday night headliner: Deborah Frances-White! Our FREE tickets will be available to book closer to the date!
WriteIdea 2026 is less than two months away, and we are getting ready to announce our full programme! From architecture and art to London pubs and women in punk, there is something for everyone at this years festival and we can't wait to share it with you all soon!
Can't wait to see who is included in our line-up this year? See if you can work out the author by the cropped image of their book cover!
Congratulations! We can't wait to get our hands on a copy of 'Come What May, We're Here to Stay' and to also welcome Taj Ali to WriteIdea Festival on Saturday 21st November!
🎉Save the Date(s)! 🎉
WriteIdea Festival 2026:
🗓 Friday 20th November-Sunday 22nd November
📍Tower Hamlets Town Hall
More details coming soon...
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The 2026 Bridport prizes for flash fiction, poetry, short stories, and novels are now open for submissions. These competitions are open to all writers worldwide above the age of 16 and writing in English. The winning entry for each category will receive up to £5,000.
Writers can also apply for a 2026 Bridport Prize bursary, which gives underrepresented writers free entry to the Bridport Prize competition in any category.
Deadline: 20 February 2026
Search 'The 2026 Bridport Prizes' or follow the link below to learn more:🔗 commonwealthfoundation.com/o…
Congrats John, truly a superb book and you spoke about it so well @Writeideafest
Great to wake up and find that Maybe I'm Amazed is one of the Times' books of the year. Thanks to @cecibrowning for such a lovely summary
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Nice to see QUANTUM OF MENACE in the wild. Here it is standing out on airport bookshop shelves. If you havent got your copy yet.. it's everywhere! Just in time for Xmas, too. First in a small town mystery series featurng Q from Bond franchise. Order now! geni.us/quantumofmenace
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Deep and absorbing in-conversation in Whitechapel - thank you to everyone who came and debated the Swastika in pop music...
Another great talk from @DanielRachel69 in conversation with @seanhannam about this challenging and important book @Writeideafest So many questions
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Thanks to @DanielRachel69 for a great interview at @Writeideafest on his new book,This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich:out now on @WhiteRabbitBks .
Not an easy subject to deal with but an important one, and Daniel tackles it brilliantly.
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Brilliant weekend rounded off for me by John Higgs and Robin Ince discussing Dr Who on the anniversry of its very first airing in 1963. I was apparently the only 1in the room who saw the first airing. It blew my mind. Massive shout out to all the volunteers. Support your library
