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alexkollon.bsky.social
So proud of my sister Alejandra Martinez, first in our family to attend high school and university, now a published author. #NWF2026 #WorkingClassWriters
March 28, 2026 at 4:05 AM
ouliterature.bsky.social
This Monday novelist Kit de Waal will be talking to our colleague Dan Taylor about working class writers and the class ceiling, part of our series, Borders in Literature, with @mklitfest.bsky.social
16 Mar, 7pm, Zoom. Tickets (free): bit.ly/mklfdewaal #classceiling #workingclasswriters #literature
Image of author Kit de Waal in a red jumper with images of recent book jackets, Without Warning and The Best of Everything
March 13, 2026 at 12:22 PM
penpep.bsky.social
I'm signing up today! #poets #unheardvoices #workingclasswriters #disabledwriters #PIL
September 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
authorbnugent.bsky.social
Margaret McDonald says being raised working-class in Glasgow meant she was often self-deprecating and doubtful of her writing abilities.
More than 60 agents ignored her book before she finally secured representation.
#TheSentientOnes #workingclasswriters

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'My award-winning book was ignored by 60 agents'
Margaret McDonald has won the the prestigious book prize for her debut novel Glasgow Boys.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
francesbrody.bsky.social
"Much of the important writing being done today and so many of the best-loved stories come from ordinary working people"
#newwritingnorth #thebee #workingclasswriters

BBC News - Magazine to boost working class writing launched in Newcastle - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Magazine to boost working class writing launched in Newcastle
The Bee aims to give working class writers a platform to publish their work and discuss literature.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
mofanning.co.uk
Do I Still Count as Working Class?

I grew up on council pop and fish fingers.

What happens when identity becomes the gatekeeper?

open.substack.com/pub/mofannin...

#WritingCommunity #WorkingClassWriters #TheBee #UKPublishing #SubstackWriters
Do I still count as a working class writer?
Navigating identity, privilege, and the publishing world's latest attempt to fix its class problem.
open.substack.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social
Calling all #workingclasswriters - do enter this from nature writing prize via @natashacarthew.bsky.social & @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social It can be tough to break into publishing - this could just help. Good luck.
caughtbytheriver.bsky.social Caught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · Mar 27
This year's Nature Writing Prize for Working Class Writers is open to submissions. Founded by @natashacarthew.bsky.social, prizes include a commission on CBTR, Arvon masterclasses & mentoring with commissioners & literary agents. More info/guidelines: www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/03/the-...
April 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
kerrymead.bsky.social
This looks like a great opportunity for working class writers from @indienovella.bsky.social 👀

#WorkingClassWriters #WritersCommunity #LiteraryVoices #ShareYourStory

www.indienovella.co.uk/working-clas...
Indie Novella | Working Class Writers
Become the best writer you can be with Indie Novella. Submit your first chapter today to take the next step in becoming a famous published author in the United Kingdom.
www.indienovella.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
thewriterswalk.com
Calling all working class writers. Indie Novella need essays for their new collection: Bread Alone: what happens when we run out of working class writers?

www.indienovella.co.uk/working-clas...

@indienovella.bsky.social @katepasola.bsky.social

#Writers #WorkingClass #WorkingClassWriters
Indie Novella | Working Class Writers
Become the best writer you can be with Indie Novella. Submit your first chapter today to take the next step in becoming a famous published author in the United Kingdom.
www.indienovella.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
newwritingnorth.bsky.social
And we run the Sid Chaplin Award for emerging working-class writers. More on our website about how to apply (deadline 20 March)

#AWritingChance #WorkingClassWriters #NewWritingNorthSupportedWriters #NorthernWritersAwards

Pic: Writers on A Writing Chance programme, photo by Dan Haworth-Salter
February 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
madeleinefwhite.bsky.social
Such a great project - deadline is 24 December. The working class collective is kickstarting a great creative project. Check it out here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/loc...
#writingcommunity #workingclasswriters
November 24, 2024 at 2:43 PM
oliverhouse.bsky.social
A storm without, and a storm within. What a truly remarkable book this is: ‘Neither bush nor shrub, to bear off any weather at all and another storm abrewing’. #workingclasswriters
November 24, 2024 at 12:44 PM
gillkirk.bsky.social
I think you’re spot-on. The earth we grow from shapes every thorn, tendril and flower we form. If we’re fortunate & get a sunny spot, we might forget where our roots are, but we shouldn’t. Thanks for this (& for indulging the flowery metaphor!) #workingclasswriters
August 25, 2024 at 8:36 AM