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Develop Your Craft, Realise your Potential.

Welcome to Wordsmith_HQ: The online platform here to support you on your writing and publishing journey.

Welcome to Wordsmith_HQ: The online platform here to support you on your writing and publishing journey

Tell me about your writing…

Tell me about your writing…

Through workshops, courses and writing-related events, 1:1 support programmes and one-off mentoring calls, we focus on your writing practice; helping you to develop your craft and realise your potential.

Our publication and showcasing opportunities, and online resources, enable you to strengthen your portfolio, build your confidence, and share your writing within and beyond our unique Wordsmith community.

Our team of poets, fiction writers, tutors and proofreaders is here to represent you.

Our work is written in honesty, driven by passion and everyone is welcome.

I can’t wait to hear from you and to support you on your journey towards publication!

Sophie (Founder) x

SHOWCASE: Freckled Ink
Creative Writing, Poetry
On my Daughter's First Sleepover with Rainbows by Elizabeth Shaw
Creative Writing, Poetry
Creative Writing, Poetry
Creative Writing, Poetry
Flames by Maha Siddiqui
Creative Writing, Poetry
Creative Writing, Poetry
Creative Writing
Bath time by Elizabeth Shaw
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Stories by Alisha Kanabar
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Downpour (For Rachel) by Jacob Spivey
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Haven by Amy Hartley
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Alt-Treptow by Liam Heitmann-Rice
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Process, Progress by Georgia Dobson
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Memories of an Italian Grandmother, by Laura De Vivo
Crafting With Kids, by Elizabeth Shaw
Here I Sit, Alone, by Sam Pepper
Monster, by Arthur Murphy
Max, by Sadie Moden
Affliction, by Charlie Brodie
Creative Writing, Poetry
Of Minor Significance by Laura Lewis-Waters
Creative Writing, Poetry
Creative Writing, Poetry
Creative Writing
Kitchen Sink by Karna Vaghela
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Tiamat by Anson Clark
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Mother and Child by Rachael Llewellyn
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Grandmama Swims by Christina Mylonas
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
From the Boutique by Wayne Carr
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Climax by Jacob Spivey
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Blame by Elizabeth Akass
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Back to Berlin - Thursday night to Friday morning by Liam Heitmann-Rice
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Two Poems by Jacob Spivey (Part One)
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
After the Deed Poll by Amiee Bolger
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
The Birds are Dying with the Sound of Tomorrow by Sophie
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Freckled Ink: Submissions now open for our brand-new webzine!
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
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What our writers say…

‘A big thank you to Sophie and her team for helping me pull the final strands of my first novel together. [They] offered me an honest, impartial appraisal and constructive solutions for resolving my outstanding concerns. They rallied me to keep going, encouraged me not to over-bend to the views of others (including their own), but to have the confidence to stay true to my own voice and my original concept.’ - Kathryn Adams, Death in Grondere

Pictured left: Our Kathryn with Adams’ first novel.

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Sophie, Kathryn and Em x

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☀️☀️☀️ A HOLIDAY NOTE FROM WORDSMITH HQ! ☀️☀️☀️ . Attention all Wordsmiths! . From tomorrow (Friday 19th July), I will be on holiday for two weeks returning Monday 5th August. 🎉 . During this time, I will have no access to my emails. Therefore, please note that any emails or enquiries received after 6pm this evening will be responded to upon my return in a couple of weeks. . Orders can still be placed via our website (www.wordsmithhq.co.uk/shop) and I will fulfil these for you as soon as I return in August. 😊 . All orders placed before today have now been dispatched and / or fulfilled. If you’ve not received your book yet, it’s on its way to you! 🙌🏻 . Have a lovely couple of weeks. I’m off to enjoy some sunshine! Sophie x . . . #writer #writers #writerscommunity #writerslove #writersofinstagram #wordsmiths #announcement #publishing #press #websiteopen #shopopen #holiday #holidaytime #outofoffice #outofofficeon #sunshine #twoweeksoff #writinglife #writingcommunity #writingmotivation #writingtime
A big part of our relaunch earlier this year was introducing more to our online offering for those looking to get their writing published and out into the world. The first of these is Freckled Ink, our creative showcase where we publish poetry and short stories online for our community and beyond. You can read them at https://wordsmithhq.co.uk/freckled-ink⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #writer #writingcommunity #published
Having just published our eight issue, this week we're looking back on The Purple Breakfast Review! It's been an incredible success throughout the years, growing with each issue!⠀ .⠀ Beginnings⠀ Technology vs Nature⠀ People⠀ Echoes⠀ Sound and Silence⠀ Rebirth and Growth⠀ Waiting⠀ Nightmares and Daydreams⠀ .⠀ We've had pieces sent to us from all over the world, from debuting writers to seasoned pros, bringing us through relaunches and wind downs, from humble beginnings to the final chapter of an era. We're so grateful to have been a part of so many writers' journeys (over 100!):⠀ ⠀ Lydia Cooper. Katy Corderoy. Lynsey Da Silva Dias. Lauren Donaghue. Melanie Erspamer. Camilla Eustance. Dave Everitt. Adele Falconer. Pattie Flint. Radha Landa. Scott Litster. Jarred Saul. Darren Sharp. Curtis Silas. India Sutton. Zanny Taylor. Polly Wyer. Walker Zupp. Liam Guilfoyle. Eloise Hendy. Sarah Hindmarsh. Emily Ingram. Stuart McKenzie. Aisling Press. Thomas Roberts. Louise Singleton. Lois Roddy. Morwenna Barnes. Niall Warnock Campbell. Wayne Carr. Rachel Hughes. Judy Leigh. Amy Luxton. Warren Mortimer. Jodie O’Toole. Jedidajah Otte. Matthew Page. Marcus Rosemin. Lucy Catherine Shadwell. Audris Wayton. Lewis Wood. Lerah Mae Barcenilla. Kerry Clarke. Shirley Coughlin. Jade Cuttle. Lucia Daramus. E M Hector. Hailey Hudson. Damini Kane. Sam Love. Stuart McKenzie. Donna Meyer. Christina Mylonas. Lindsay Reid. Aimee White. Benjamin White. Chris Wilkinson. Waiwai Yeap. Elizabeth Akass. Anson Clark. Amy Hartley. Claire Meyrick. Evan Murtagh. Olivia Olphin. Barsa Ray. Hayley Sleigh. Jon Wilkins. Emily Suzanne Young. Linda Brady. Rupert Ibbotson. Ute Carson. Jayne Marshall. Allen Ashley. Kristina Gavran. Amy Hartley. Isabelle Kenyon. Louiselle Morris. Lynn-Marie Harper. Rachel Gilman. Grainne Daly. Susan Vinson. Emily Harrison. Barbara Gurney. Clare Stevens. Sarah Standage. Marianna Tsironi. Sophie Storm Killip. Alexis Burnett. Hanna Pape. Claire Miller. Gary McKay. Hannah Patient. Ana Basu. Nels Challinor. Caroline King. Pat Woods. Sophie Jones. Christopher Irvine. Ceinwen E Cariad Haydon. William J Fear. Margaret Tadros. Elodie Rose Barnes.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #writer #writingcommunity
Over the next month, we'll be bringing you the best of Wordsmith_HQ. We work hard to give our writers the best experience and it's resulted in some incredible publications and events! First, we're taking a look at the amazing poets whose debut pamphlets we've published this year. . 2019 has seen some incredible poets published at Wordsmith: first, Georgie Lorimer with the musically experimental '(Re-)Living History'; then our Siblings competition winners, Gail Aldwin with 'adversaries/comrades' and Rachel Lewis with 'Three Degrees of Separation'; then later in the year, the Overton Poetry Prize winner, Natalie Moores, with the powerful 'Single Girl Lies Hidden'. . Throughout all of these publications, it was clear that we were working with careful, thoughtful writers who took their craft seriously; each one brought new and innovative approaches to their poetry and painted vivid, real depictions of humanity on a macro scale and relationships through a micro lens. . . . #poetry #poet #poetsofinstagram #poetrycommunity #writer #writing #amwriting #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity
I’ve thanked everyone else for Friday and the latest issue of The Purple Breakfast Review, but these two special ladies are owed the BIGGEST thanks of all. 😍❤️ . Since the first day I realised I couldn’t relaunch @wordsmith_hq by myself after saying goodbye to Jen and Gita, these two have been absolutely awesome. 😎 They’ve shared my vision for every part of the platform and what it’s offered up to this point, travelled with me to various locations to launch publications, listened when I’ve needed to pick brains or ‘braindump’ my suggestions or ideas, put up with emails at all hours of the day so that I can work these around my other commitments where needed, and stepped up to take the lead on this particular publication (Issue 8: Nightmares and Daydreams) from the beginning. ☺️ . They always say ‘hire someone better than you / with the skills you don’t have’ or, in my case, with more time than you might have, and Kathryn and Emily have risen to every occasion. ✅ . Kathryn is a talented poet and writer whose passion for sci-fi, fantasy and the magical is a joy to be around. Reading her poems always reminds me of a younger version of my own writing (and she’s bloody good at it!). ⭐️ . Emily is such a talented artist and illustrator (even though these aren’t the main art forms she wishes to be known for most of the time!). She dabbles as a photographer, proofreader and she’s the talent behind how beautiful each and everyone of our 2019 publications looks. ❤️ . I can’t wait to see where the next steps in their writing and publishing journeys take them - trust me, when I say there are exciting things coming soon - but, for now, here’s to them and a HUGE THANK YOU from me for all their work (and keeping me sane) up to this point. 🎉 . #sundaysuccess #sundays #sundayvibes #sundaymood #sundaymotivation #specialgratitudesunday #sundayinspiration #gratitude #gratitudepost #thankyou #thankful #grateful #weekend #weekendvibes #publishing #writing #writinglife #team #teamwork #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #pbr #pbr8 #nightmares #nightmaresanddaydreams #daydreams #teamgoals #squadgoals #watchthisspace
HAPPY SATURDAY ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ . Last night, we had a lovely evening in the sunshine celebrating our latest issue of PBR (8) ‘Nightmares and Daydreams’. . We’ve already published a little 📷 of our writers featured in the issue who travelled to Loughborough to spend the evening with us, but we couldn’t forget about our two headline acts @gailfaldwin @imperfectly_poeted - they were FABULOUS! . Here they are holding their wonderful poetry publications, which we had the pleasure of publishing, and Gail’s writing and running analogy is going to keep us all putting pen to paper through any hard times too! ☺️ . Thank you to you both for trusting us with your words and poems, and for sharing them this evening. . Now to sink my teeth into Gail’s debut novel, The String Games! 🎉 . . . #weekendvibes #weekendtime #weekend #happysaturday #saturday #saturdaymood #saturdaysun #writers #writerslove #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writingtips #writingprompts #writing #writinglife #poets #poetry #poetrybooks #poetrycommunity #poems #poetsofinsta #communityovercompetition

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