Literary Cities | Barcelona
A treasure house of courtesy, shelter for strangers, abode for the poor, hometown of the brave, avenger of the offended, welcome dwelling of firm friendship, and…
Middlesex: Bloc Club Notes | Writers Bloc
This is a Bloc Club post, where we invite a writer to discuss this month’s Bloc Club book, Middlesex. Look, I haven’t read The Virgin…
Zoning Out | Writers Bloc
When this Author Refused to Publish A Poem with a Cartoon Rhino In It, He Learned a Valuable Lesson About Handling Rejection And Writing Outside…
Following your dreams | Writers Bloc
This is a Writers’ Other Jobs piece by Raphaelle Race. After I finished study, I spent two years looking for work ‘in the industry’. I was determined…
Bloc Features: Pudding by Laura Elvery
Something special from the Big Issue Fiction Edition to start the new year with a jolt of class. Every month we will professionally edit one story…
Interview | Ask A Penguin Editor
This is a Building Blocs piece, in which we talk publishing with a powerful editor about how you can get published. Cate Blake is a Commissioning Editor…
Giveaway | Hot Chicks with Big Brains
In which we do what it says on the tin—we give something away. Our friends at Hot Chicks with Big Brains have given us some…
Review | The Promise Seed
This is a review, written by Katelin Farnsworth, of The Promise Seed, by Cass Moriarty. Told through first person and third person narrative, The Promise Seed, shortlisted for the…
2016: A New Hope | Writers Bloc
OK. A new year. 2016. Let’s go. Here at Writers Bloc we’re going to make it our mission to help you with your writing. Yes…
Happy Merry! | Writers Bloc
OH LORDY LOOK AT THE TIME! December draws to a close, and with it, a turbulent year for writers and readers. A team of literary…