What a lovely way to celebrate this #WorldBookDay and the power of reading!📚

Short Story Competition 2022 now open for entries! First prize £350. Second prize £50 Maximum word count: 1,500 Deadline: 10 July 2022 Judge: Nicholas Royle See the festival website favershamliteraryfestival.org/index.php/comp…

A great celebration of a great prize about the power of words to evoke place. This year an incredible, transporting shortlist included Sathnam Sanghera and Elif Shafak - I didn't envy the judges having to choose. Congratulations Lea Ypi and everyone Royal Society of Literature for all your hard work.

Happy #NationalWritingDay! Our new research published today found four reasons why children write: creativity, wellbeing, social connection and social change. What kind of writer are you? Find out more: literacytrust.org.uk/research-servi…

HAPPY NATIONAL WRITING DAY! Join schools and writers nationwide in celebrating the power and pleasure of #creativewriting. You will find a wealth of resources to get the young people in your life writing over on First Story's website: firststory.org.uk/writeday/

Happy National Writing day

Huge congratulations to MaddieMortimer for winning the Desmond Elliott prize for Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies theguardian.com/books/2022/jul…

Exciting news from MBT! We are delighted to be funding a scholarship for BA (Hons) Creative Writing at @UCPeterborough starting September 2022! malcolmbradburytrust.org.uk/general-news/m…

We live on LinkedIn! Check out our page at the link below and give us a follow! linkedin.com/company/malcol…

It's official: 4-part adaptation of Platform Seven to be filmed this autumn by Dancing Ledge Productions for ITV. Thank you @laurencejbowen, @chriscareyWTPC and the incomparable Paula Milne who is writing the script. We can all brag now Faber Books Louisa Antony Harwood!

Congratulations to Kazou Ishiguro on being shortlisted for the 36th Arthur C Clarke Award for science fiction book of the year with his 2021 dystopian novel, "Klara and the Sun"! thebookseller.com/news/ishiguro-…

A few suggestions to help you pin down your summer holiday read! We've already got "The Paper Palace" by Miranda Cowley Heller on our list - what's on your list? echolive.ie/corklives/arid…

We are delighted to announce the #BookerPrize2022 shortlist, here’s what the judges had to say about the final six. Find out more about the shortlisted books and authors: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib… Shahidha Bari 📻 🎙️📚🖌 Helen Castor Alain Mabanckou @mjohnharrison

Today, on what would have been Malcolm’s 90th Birthday, we celebrate his memory, work & wisdom. Malcolm is forever in our thoughts whilst we work to support new writers as their develop their craft - something Malcolm held so very close to his heart. Happy Birthday Malcolm!

Happy #InternationalLiteracyDay! There is 771 mil. illiterate people across the world today, many without access to an equal and inclusive education. This year's theme is all about ‘Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces’ and reconsidering the importance of these spaces for ALL.

We sat down with Silvia Kwon, recipient of the 2017/18 Malcolm Bradbury Memorial Scholarship, to discuss her upcoming novel, a fictional account of Vincent Van Gogh’s love affair with Sien Hoornik. Check out the interview on our website! malcolmbradburytrust.org.uk/blog/we-never-…

Our Chairman, Matthew Bradbury, is hard at work training for Arctic Challenge 2023 in support of the National Literacy Trust!! Please hit the link to support Matthew on his exciting (and very chilly) challenge! justgiving.com/fundraising/ma…

📣 Last chance to apply for a bursary courtesy of The Malcolm Bradbury Trust for our online intermediate fiction course! Our courses are intended for anyone who enjoys creative writing, regardless of their income or background. Apply before Monday: buff.ly/43ZyjeC

The Adventures of Dick Whittington' was a hit at our college with three sold-out shows! Scripted by a UCP student and The Malcolm Bradbury Trust Scholar, it brought a unique twist. Our Performing Arts students shone, adding charm to this Christmas classic. More: bit.ly/486R96n