My first post is a collection of responses and questions raised by Art Writing Now, Hestercombe, December 2016. I welcome the call to make writing and art more accessible. It felt as though everyone in the room at Hestercombe supported this notion without really addressing what this could mean and what the implications are for those present. Why do we want writing to become more accessible? Who is it we want to engage with? What are we doing which excludes them? How can we ch