Portsmouth Literary Map

📖 What is the Portsmouth Literary Map? 📖 Our Purpose: port.ac.uk/research/resea… Our Blog: port.ac.uk/news-events-an… If you have any questions or would like to work with us, you can reach us via the contacts in our bio. We're always eager to hear from Portsmouth writers!

Happy #InternationalWomensDay from the team at the Portsmouth Literary Map! Tell us: which women of Portsmouth are you inspired by?

Happy #NationalPoetryDay2022 from the team at the Portsmouth Literary Map! Who are your favourite Portsmouth & Hampshire poets?

It's International Literacy Day! Founded in 1966 “to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights," this day is very important to us at the Portsmouth Literary Map. 🖊️ #InternationalLiteracyDay

Wishing all the students of Portsmouth the very best of luck this #GCSEResultsDay2022. No matter the outcome, we are sure your futures will be bright.

Wishing students across Portsmouth all the best this #ALevelResultsDay2022. No matter what, we know you have all done yourselves very proud.

It's #BookLoversDay! What better excuse to take a peek at the Portsmouth Literary Map for your next summer read? litmap.nautoguide.com/#

🔔 New Blog Post! 🔔 Local author @DoctorKirbs' fabulous new novel #TheHollowSea is reviewed by fellow local author @HelenSalsbury. You can see what she thinks here: port.ac.uk/news-events-an…

A fabulously surreal landscape on Southsea Common today. Could this prompt a poem, or a story...? #Portsmouth #KiteFestival #WritingPrompt

My latest literary offering. @Read_Women @PortsLitMap

In case you missed it -- tune in tonight at 23.30! @PoetrySociety @poetryschool #Portsmouth bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

A tender fragment of Portsmouth's lost personal history is unearthed in July's Poem of the Month, by @MichaelPerryme2. You can read it here: port.ac.uk/news-events-an…

Calling all writers aged 16 or over who live, work or study in Portsmouth! The Portsmouth Short Story Competition 2022 launches today! For this year's theme, terms and conditions and details on how to enter see librariesandarchives.portsmouth.gov.uk 😀

Our dog, @HatchTheDog_MR, wrote about himself for the @PHDockyard blog!

@AwaisKhanAuthor There's no such thing as too many!

How many books is too many? Asking for a friend... 🤣🤣🤣 #MyLittleStudy

Good morning #Portsmouth #ThursdayMotivation

Know your squinny from your dinlo? @BBCRadio4's Tongue and Talk enlisted Ted Hughes Award-winner @SawkinsMaggie to explore the language, dialect and poetry of her native Portsmouth. You can catch up on the episode here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

@SawkinsMaggie Important recognition for Portsmouth poetry!

We’re delivering fun activities and food for all the family over the summer holidays. Children aged 5-11 will take part in textile crafts, storytelling and creative writing plus some physical theatre activities with a hot lunch provided! Full details at librariesandarchives.portsmouth.gov.uk/public-library…

Ten stories each with exactly 1000 words. Some set in #Portsmouth and also #Gibraltar @PortsLitMap @mfredturner audible.com/pd/Ten-Thousan…