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🎤 MANCHESTER — YOUR WORDS. YOUR STAGE.Headliner: Host: .sDJ: Judge: Conor Foley- BernardJudge: .ireland__Judge: ━━━━━━━━...
22/09/2026

🎤 MANCHESTER — YOUR WORDS. YOUR STAGE.

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Host: .s
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Judge: Conor Foley- Bernard
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Mind Over Slammer is returning to Band on the Wall and slam applications are OPEN NOW! 🔥

12 poets. 3 rounds. 2 places in the National Grand Finale in London.

🥇 Winner — through to the Finale
🥈 1st Runner-Up — through to the Finale

Applications close: Tuesday 3rd November, 11pm

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📍 Band on the Wall, Manchester
📅 Tuesday 24th November 2026
🚪 Doors: 7.30pm
🎤 Show: 8pm - 11pm
🎧 DJ: 11pm - Midnight

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🏆 £3,000 IN GRAND FINALE PRIZES

🥇 £1,500 | 🥈 £1,000 | 🥉 £500

The 2027 National Champion also earns a place in the 2028 UK & England Slam! Championships, with a pathway to the European and World Poetry Slam Championships. 🌍

MANCHESTER → LONDON → UK & ENGLAND → EUROPE → THE WORLD

🎟️ Come and enjoy an evening of competition and live performance, followed by a DJ until 11pm.

👉 Apply to slam / get tickets via the link in our bio.

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Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

Prize money funded separately.

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✍️ WIGAN — COME WRITE WITH US! 🎤Our FREE 'From Page to Stage' slam poetry workshop is coming to Wigan this November!Whet...
14/09/2026

✍️ WIGAN — COME WRITE WITH US! 🎤

Our FREE 'From Page to Stage' slam poetry workshop is coming to Wigan this November!

Whether you’ve been writing for years, have only recently picked up a pen, or have never performed a poem in front of anyone before — you’re welcome.

This is a chance to explore your creativity, develop your writing and discover how to take your words from the page to the stage in a supportive environment.

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🎤 FROM PAGE TO STAGE: A SLAM POETRY WORKSHOP

📍 The Old Courts, Wigan
📅 Saturday 7th November 2026
⏰ 2pm - 5pm
🎟️ FREE
🔞 Ages 18+

Places are limited to 24 participants.

👉 Sign up now via the link in our bio.

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✍️ WHAT TO EXPECT

Together, we’ll explore poetry, spoken word, writing and performance, helping you develop ideas, build confidence in your own voice and think about how a piece changes when it moves from the page to a live audience.

The workshop will be led by — published poet and BACP-accredited integrative psychotherapist

Co-facilitated by the winner of the 2023/24 Mind Over Slammer Manchester heat, .s

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No previous writing or performance experience is needed.

Just bring yourself, your ideas and something to write with. 💛

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Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

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🔥 LEEDS — SLAM APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! 🔥Headliner: Simone YasminHost: Malika BookerDJ: Manny BrownJudge: LenceJudge: Izzy...
14/09/2026

🔥 LEEDS — SLAM APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! 🔥

Headliner: Simone Yasmin
Host: Malika Booker
DJ: Manny Brown
Judge: Lence
Judge: Izzy Brittain
Judge: Becksy Becks

On Monday 19th October, 12 poets will take to the stage at Hyde Park Book Club for the Leeds Regional Heat of Mind Over Slammer 2026/27 🎤

🏆 The Winner and the 🥈 1st Runner-Up will go through to the 2027 National Grand Finale in London.

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🎤 Applications OPEN NOW!

Whether you’re an experienced slammer or ready to test yourself on the slam stage, we want to hear from you.

⏰ Applications close Friday 9th October 2026 at 11pm.

👉 Apply via the link in our bio.

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📍 Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
📅 Monday 19th October 2026
🚪 Doors: 6pm
🎤 Show: 7pm–10pm
🎧 DJ: 10pm–11pm

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⭐ THE NATIONAL GRAND FINALE

The Leeds winner and 1st runner-up will join regional finalists in London in 2027, competing for:

🥇 1st — £1,500
🥈 2nd — £1,000
🥉 3rd — £500

💰 £3,000 IN GRAND FINALE PRIZES.

The winner of the 2027 Mind Over Slammer National Grand Finale will earn a place in the 2028 UK & England Slam! Championships, run by Farrago Poetry, since 1994.

The UK & England Slam! Championships provide a route to the European Poetry Slam Championships.

Win at Farrago → European Championships → finish in the European Top 10 → World Poetry Slam Championships.

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🎟️ Not competing?

Come down and enjoy an evening of live performance — then stick around for the DJ until 11pm. 🎤🔥🎧

Be part of the Mind Over Slammer experience.

Tickets available via the link in our bio.

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Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Prize money funded separately.

📣 BARNSLEY — THIS ONE’S FOR YOU! ✍️⭐ FROM PAGE TO STAGE ⭐A FREE poetry & performance workshop from Mind Over SlammerWhet...
10/09/2026

📣 BARNSLEY — THIS ONE’S FOR YOU! ✍️

⭐ FROM PAGE TO STAGE ⭐

A FREE poetry & performance workshop from Mind Over Slammer

Whether you’ve been writing for years, never performed before, or you’ve got something to say but don’t know where to start — come and give it a go.

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🗓 Saturday 26th September 2026
⏰️ 12pm - 3pm
🎟 FREE tickets via our Linktree
🔞 Ages 18+
⚠️ Limited to just 24 places

Facilitated by

Co-Facilitated by winner of the 23/24 Sheffield heat

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Expect a supportive, creative session exploring writing, performance, confidence and taking your words from the page to the stage.

✨ No previous poetry or performance experience needed.

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🏆 MIND OVER SLAMMER IS BACK

After an incredible first run, we’re doing it all over again — bigger, louder and nationwide.

Free workshops. Regional poetry slams. A National Grand Finale in London. £3,000 in Grand Finale prize money.

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🎟️ Places for the Barnsley workshop are FREE but limited.

👉 Book your place via the link in our bio.
Know someone in Barnsley who should be in the room? Tag them or send them this post.

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🔥🔥 MIND OVER SLAMMER IS BACK! 🔥🔥After an incredible first run, we’re doing it all over again — bigger, louder and nation...
08/09/2026

🔥🔥 MIND OVER SLAMMER IS BACK! 🔥🔥

After an incredible first run, we’re doing it all over again — bigger, louder and nationwide.

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🎤 THE NATIONAL SLAM

✍️ 6 FREE regional poetry workshops
🔥 6 regional slam heats
🏆 National Grand Finale — London

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💰 £3,000 IN GRAND FINALE PRIZES

🥇 1st — £1,500
🥈 2nd — £1,000
🥉 3rd — £500

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🌍 THE PATHWAY TO THE WORLD STAGE

The winner of the 2027 Mind Over Slammer National Grand Finale will earn a place in the 2028 UK & England Slam! Championships, run by Farrago Poetry, since 1994.

The UK & England Slam! Championships provide a route to the European Poetry Slam Championships.

Win at Farrago → European Championships → finish in the European Top 10 → World Poetry Slam Championships. 🌍🏆

🔥 MIND OVER SLAMMER → UK & ENGLAND → EUROPE → THE WORLD.

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📣 WHAT’S NEXT?

From first-time performers to experienced slammers — this is your stage.

🔥 MIND OVER SLAMMER 2026/27 STARTS NOW.

👀 More info coming this week!

📩 Sign up to the Mind Over Slammer mailing list via the link in our bio / story to stay up to date.

WHO’S READY? 👀🔥

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🎟️ SUPPORTED BY

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Prize money funded separately.

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Win £500 for you and £5,000 for us!Every time you spend £5 , you’ll be entered into the Winners Share It All prize draw....
02/04/2025

Win £500 for you and £5,000 for us!

Every time you spend £5 , you’ll be entered into the Winners Share It All prize draw.

To be in with a chance of winning £500, choose Mind Over Matter Arts CIC as your Local Community Fund cause on the Co-op app.

If you win, so do we!

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