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The competition Then&Now open to migrants to the UK closes tomorrow, October 31st. Meet the wonderful judges below. They have a truly difficult job as the entries are so good.

Wishing everyone celebrating today a Happy Diwali. To find out more about the meaning of this wonderful festival, check out Sinéad Mangan-Mc Hale's blog. The Brightest Of All Festivals | TogetherintheUK #Diwali2025 #Diwali2025

Just a reminder that our creative writing competition open to all migrants to the UK closes on October 31st so now is the time to enter. Please share widely. @MirrorTogether @MigrantVoice #migration #RefugeesWelcome @IMIX_UK Competition | TogetherInTheUK

We love this project from @MirrorTogether, we need lots of stories of people working in solidarity together. Congratulations to everyone involved.

Join us for the ‘Refugee Prose Hour’ ONLINE on September 22nd from 6-7 pm.   Join us to be moved, entertained and surprised by the voices of brilliant refugee writers. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/.../register/r…. @FreefromTorture @PalewellPress

Today is International Literacy Day so its a good opportunity to remind any Under 18s with migration to the UK in your story about our competition. We would love to hear from you. #stories #Migration #writing Competition | TogetherInTheUK

Today, we remember those who vanished without a trace and stand in solidarity with their families still searching for truth and justice. No one should ever be silenced. #Togetherintheuk #EndEnforcedDisappearances #HumanRights #JusticeForAll #NeverForget

#InternationalYouthDay2025, today we celebrate young migrant children and share some of their stories in this uplifting blog. Voices of Resilience: Celebrating Refugee and Migrant Youth on International Youth Day | TogetherInTheUK

Our best wishes to everyone celebrating the legacy of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie today. -the Lion of Judah, a symbol of strength, unity, and divine inspiration. Jah Rastafari! #HaileSelassie #Rastafari #LionOfJudah #Legacy #JahBless #Togetherintheuk

We’re thrilled that YBA Award-winning author Sita Brahmachari is a judge for our “Then and Now” writing competition (Under 18s)! 🖊️✨ She champions diverse young voices & stories of shared humanity. 🔗 Read more: togetherintheuk.co.uk/what-makes-for… #TogetherInTheUK #SitaBrahmachari

🎥 Stories create bonds. Join TogetherInTheUK in celebrating migrant voices through our storytelling competition. 📚✨ Share your journey. Inspire others. 👉 Your story matters: youtube.com/watch?v=VN7r2I… #TogetherInTheUK #MigrationStories #StorytellingCompetition

Repetition, repetition, repetition — it’s no mistake. It’s a writer’s power move. Got a line that echoes just right? Enter the TogetherintheUK Competition: togetherintheuk.co.uk/competition/ #LessonsInStorytelling #PoetryEvolution #OdeToEverything #TogetherInTheUK

#SouthAsianHeritageMonth Real stories. Winding paths. One journey at a time. Welcome to The Road Much Travelled — lots to learn from Aman's story. 🎧 Listen now: togetherintheuk.co.uk/the-road-much-… #TogetherintheUK #TheRoadMuchTravelled #Podcast

Today we honor the legacy of Nelson Mandela - a symbol of peace, resilience, and the fight for justice. Let’s carry his spirit forward by making every day a chance to serve, uplift, and unite. #MandelaDay #67Minutes #BeTheChange #togetherintheuk #tgituk

To celebrate #SouthAsian #history month, we are sharing this fascinating article: Review of ‘British Bangladeshis’ in A Very British History: BBC programme | TogetherInTheUK by Noah Choudhury. #diversityandinclusion #Storytelling

Maybe you would like to use a quatrain in a poem in our latest competition: Competition | TogetherInTheUK

"Poetry in fours 🎭✍️ — A quatrain is a 4-line stanza, often dancing to a rhyme scheme. Small in size, big in impact. #LessonsInStorytelling #PoetryEvolution #OdeToEverything #LiteraryDevices #Litotes #learnenglishonline #wordoftheday#vocabularywords #TogetherInTheUK

Sinead Mangan McHale interviews poet Lester Gomez Medina on migration, culture & the “ping-pong game” of writing between languages. 🌍✍️ Read here: togetherintheuk.co.uk/having-to-leav… #srgmangan #TogetherintheUK #PoetryAcrossBorders #PingPongOfWords #CulturalIdentity #LesterGomezMedina

For the full podcast, go to our youtube channel. youtube.com/watch?v=fTsaFq… @esuantsiwa #MixedRaceVoices #IdentityJourney #MixedHeritage #FeministActivist #BritishGhanaian #AfricanRoots#MixedRaceExperience #MemoirPodcast #TogetherInTheUK

Thank you so much for the repost. We are looking forward to celebrating many migrant stories in the competition.

TogetherintheUK’s new writing competition "Then & Now" is open! If you’re a migrant, refugee, asylum seeker, or international student/worker in the UK, share your migration story in a poem, story, or essay. Details & prizes: 👉 togetherintheuk.co.uk/competition/ #togetherintheuk