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Fourbears #festvial has just begun with #writer Will Dean in the #Cavershan #bookshop

Many more #writtenword events to come, see their website for info & tickets

Fourbears Books | Caversham, England

Alexa+ and Kindle Scribe Now Work Together With ‘Send to Alexa’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/send-to-alexa-kindle-scribe/

Substack Launches TV App; Creators, Subscribers Decry It As “Veering Away From The Written Word”

https://deadline.com/2026/01/substack-launches-tv-app-apple-google-1236693200/

#substack #substackews #substackupdate #substacktv #tech #technews #creators #substackcreators #tvapps #apps #writers #writtenword

coming soon to a FourBears #bookshop in #Caversham

#writers #festival

#berkshire #writtenword

2026 is the UK #nationalyearofreading
If you wish to reconnect with #poetry why not come to a Dreading #slam to watch (or take part as poetry is made fun, or join our social events
#readingforpleasure #writtenword

Congratulations to Cora Groveland for winning the Visit #RdgUK Christmas
In #Reading #poetry contest.
You can read her #poem and see the other #writing competition winners here
https://www.visit-reading.com/whats-on/christmas/writing-competitions
Dreading #Slam took part in the judging and enjoyed reading all the entries
#amwriting #writtenword

Friday 13th the #poetry in #RDG is #Reading #poets Cafe at South Street arts.
Starts 8pm Guest Poet Robin Houghton Hosts Katie Meehan & Vic Pickup

lucky for some
#writtenword #amwrittingpoetry

With #creative #writing it helps to be part of group of #writers to share idea. This picture is the #caversham writes Christmas meal
Dreading #slams meal is still to come
#writingcommunity #writtenword

Local #Poetry and short #story contests run by Visit Reading. Theme is Christmas in #ReadingUK. Deadline this Friday (Nov 28)
All entries must be original, unpublished work. Entries will be judged blind within the relevant age category. See https://www.visit-reading.com/whats-on/christmas/writing-competitions for how to enter
https://www.facebook.com/visitrdg
#amwriting #writtenword #Berkshire

#art #poetry #WrittenLanguage #writtenword #philosophy

An image with a quote on it in bold letters, it reads:

"They'll tell you that the arts and humanities aren't practical and then read poetry at funerals and weddings, cry over films and search for meaning in ancient philosophy.

Surviving is one type of practicality, knowing why we bother is another."

– ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS & HUMANITIES

book face arts
#artists 'Book Fair. handmade #books , zines and small press. With #poetry readings, book making activities, cozy cafe & more
Sat sept 13th rising sun #arts RG1 2ST. (6 day after Dreading slam at the same venue)
#poets include Eric Fairman, a regular performer at Dreading slam
#writtenword

#author Talk from Izzy Lawrence at fourbears #books
August 28th
Tickets from their website https://www.fourbearsbooks.co.uk/

Alex of Fourbears #bookshop is a good friend of the #rdguk and #Caversham #writtenword scene

#amwritting #community

#Bards in a Bar return to @SirenRG1 in Friar Street #RdgUk #Berkshire tomorrow (Sat 24th) at 13:00.
The theme for discussion is inspiration, how to become inspired, how to inspire.
There will be much more #poetry talk over food and possibly drink
#amwriting #poetsofig #writtenword

#BBC Upload on #radio #Berkshire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002c1ln includes an interview with Alex of @FourbearsBooks in #Caverhsam (just after 34 mins)
He discuss the Fourbears #fest which take place this weekend. See https://www.fourbearsbooks.co.uk/ Caversham, England for tickets and more details
#books #amwriting #writtenword

Next weekend is Four Bears Books festival in #RdgUK and #Caversham . A celebration of books and #writtenword also a chance to hear from authors and other #writers

Final word is given to the #poets of two rivers press.

Tickets from https://www.fourbearsbooks.co.uk/

news of other #festivals will follow

#Amwriting #Berkshire #writingcommunity #writersofImasterdon

Joining a local #writting group can help you develop your skill.
The #caversham #writers meaning in Four Bears #Bookshop tomorrow evening will include Dreading #slam #poets as well as , short story writers, play writes, factual writers and authors.

#creative #community #writtenword