@wordcraft-bxl
The Wordcraft Collective is a community of Brussels-based authors writing in English. It is a place for poets, novelists and storytellers, for everyone with a creative spark and an itch to compose with language. https://www.wordcraft-collective.eu/
We are the Wordcraft Collective, a community of Brussels-based authors writing in English.
Find us:
Web: www.wordcraft-collective.eu
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Insta: @wordcraft_collective
Happy writing!
Attention, novelists! There are many competitions out there that could help you put your foot in the door. The Exeter Novel Prize is receiving subs until 1 Jan 2026 from anywhere in the world. Rules and entry:
In one week! Join the conversation with Colin Walsh, a bestelling novelist. We are proud to partner with Waterstones for this event, so you can get the book on the spot!
Details and sign-up: buff.ly/TbRYS1b .
#amwriting #writingcommunity #novelwriting #Brusselsevents #creativewriting #booksky
'Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.) '
Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
You're bigger than it, go for it!
#writingprompt #amwriting #poetry
Poetry submission alert! Arc accepts unsolicited submissions of previously unpublished poetry in English, or translations of poetry into English, on any subject and in any form.
A gorgeous paragraph from Colin's 'Kala'. The novel was such a pleasure to read, we cannot wait to ask Colin all about it!
Join us n 3 Dec at Pianofabriek. Doors open at 19:00, we start at 19:30: bit.ly/4r8NUFu
#amwriting #brusselsevents #booksky
'It was the golden time of year. Every day the leaves grew brighter, the air sharper, the grass more brilliant. The sunsets seemed to expand and melt and stretch for hours, and the brick façades glowed pink, and everything got bluer. How many perfect autumns did a person get?'
Elif Batuman
Let me sit in a flowerpot,
The spiders won't notice.
My heart is a stopped geranium.
Sylvia Plath
#poetrysky
If you lack writing discipline or live in less-than-ideal conditions to create, come join us every third Saturday of the month for 3 hours of quiet productivity: we meet and we write together.
(In November, it's exceptionally on the 22nd because of a holiday)
Read more:
Are you a funny woman? Of course you are. Funny Pearls is accepting short stories, true stories and even cartoons, by women. You can submit anytime, and without fees.
Check out the details:
A rare local writing competition - Full Circle’s Ideas Festival is accepting pieces by authors based in Belgium writing in English. Theme: RESIST. Deadline: 20 November.
Details: fullcircle.eu/writingcontest
Closing soon! If short-form is your strong suit, check out this competition for short stories, flash and poetry. Deadline: 7 Nov
In exactly one month! Join us on 3 December for a conversation with Colin Walsh, a bestselling Irish author with a Belgian address. He will talk about his debut Kala, adapting it for film, his writing process and inspirations. The event is free of charge.
buff.ly/qWqlIBM
#booksky #litsky
Closing on 31 Oct! The Hope Prize is open to writers from all countries. They are looking for short stories that shine a light on humanity, and that, in subtle or direct ways, touch on the themes of hope, courage, and resilience as you’ve lived or imagined them.
www.thehopeprize.com
#writersky
What autumnal read are you enjoying? Share it with us! Once a month, we gather to enjoy each other's company... kind of. We sit and read, each their own book. Afterwards, we exchange on what we thought and felt.
Next up: 8 November!
bit.ly/4hxagw8
'Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.' Brené Brown
Tomorrow (and every third Saturday of the month): spend time in the company of other writers putting pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard. Work on your current project or start something new.
Join us for three hours of creative peace at Write Together!
'I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within.' Gustave Flaubert
!WORKSHOP ALERT! Get your kids ready for the Halloween through an exciting writing afternoon! Led by our inimitable Carol, your 6-8 year-olds invent their own spooky world and discover the power of stories by creating a dark, dark tale in words and art work.
More details: bit.ly/4nHmtAw
27 September 2025 saw us celebrate our 2nd birthday: with sun, poetry, free writing, a mysterious #book giveaway and a magical workshop for children! Thank you for being there!
A lot is coming up this autumn and next year. Check it out: bit.ly/4nXyZfD and subscribe to the newsletter: bit.ly/42uO2Vt
'Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others.
Unfold your own myth. '
Rumi
'If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.' Charles Darwin
If writing from prompts is your thing, @reedsy.bsky.social hosts weekly writing contests: bit.ly/4gyCAOg
Two more days until our annual Open day! Join us on 27 September and discover writing activities (for kids and adults alike), a poetry pharmacy, tombola, open mic and a lot more! You can drop in and out as you like. More details and sign-up: bit.ly/4049MG9
'We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.' Kurt Vonnegut
Cherry Tree, Washington College's literary journal, accepts submisions from all over the world. Deadline for the annual 2026 magazine edition: 1 Oct 2025.
bit.ly/3VyKf5o
#writersky
Have a pile of poems that you don't know how to connect? You see the trees, but not the forest? We know how you feel and we've hired a poet to help you! Paul Stephenson, an experienced published poet, shows you how to structure a body of work using meaningful organising principles: bit.ly/484fPzg
On 27 Sept, only the best event of the rentrée happens - our annual Open day. There will be free books, free drinks, tombola, poetry pharmacy and prompts, writing troubleshooting, a workshop for kids... You can drop in and out throughout the day. Discover the full agenda and join us: bit.ly/4049MG9
'There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.' Marta Graham
