WritersIRL Meet Up

​We're back for 2026!

Join us for our first WritersIRL meet-up of 2026. The evening is your space to chat to others about their creative journeys, compare how things are going on Substack, and discuss plans for the year ahead.

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 where 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.