WritersIRL Summer Meet Up

​The sun is shining, and writers are getting together.

Join us for the summer WritersIRL meet-up 2026.

​The evening is your space to chat to others about their creative journeys, compare how things are going on Substack and beyond, and cheers to putting your creative work out there in whatever form.

We're delighted to be hosting at One Eighty One, a neighbourhood bar and record shop on Holloway Road in Islington serving great coffee, craft beer, vinyl records, and good vibes and only a few minutes walk from Highbury & Islington station.

Your ticket grants you entry and includes a first drink from their fantastic bar menu.

We hope to see you there!

​Love, ​​​​​​Michaella and Lex (your co-hosts)

​Co-hosted by Michaella Parkes (michaella.substack.com) and Lex Hearth (https://lexhearth.substack.com)

​For Starters is Michaella's publication about being hungry for life, love, and everything else in between. She shares food, drink, and other culture recommendations along with essays about life's sweet and savoury moments.

​Five Good Things is Lex's weekly round up sharing five creative or cultural recommendations from the week, from words, to news, to clothes, to people. Lex also runs Dance Music Digest, a bi-weekly digest, sharing news and updates from the world of dance music and surrounding culture.