First Tuesday Writers is here to keep your writing fresh!

Taking place on the first Tuesday of every month, each 90 minute session offers a deep dive into a writer’s creative world – designed to challenge and energise you, and lead you to new creative discoveries.

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SAVE the MA in Black British Writing at Goldsmiths College - the only taught degree in the world of this kind.

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This Saturday 27 April!

Telling our stories: a women only space for Bengali speakers to share your stories in Bengali.

10.30am-12.30pm, Jubliee Library Conference Room.

Childcare, interpreters & travel available. Contact: [email protected]

Write yourself a novel with the Writers' HQ Write A Novel Month.

Workshops, write-alongs, the Wild Draft Challenge, and a whole bunch of superstar authors to help you get your story written! writershq.co.uk/events/the-wri… #amwriting #writeanovel #writeanovel month #writingcommunity

One month left to enter Creative Future's 2024 Writers Award competition!

It's free to enter - and open to poetry (up to 50 lines), fiction or creative non-fiction (up to 2,000 words).

Go go go!

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A wonderful morning at #boothmuseumofnaturalhistory Brighton Museums writing creative responses to the exhibits.

Sam Johnson @annajefferson New Writing South supported by Arts Council England, South East

Call for Submissions: Focus on Dissent and Resistance

Deadline: Noon, 20 May 2024

modernpoetryintranslation.com/submit/

The new issue of The London Magazine includes a story by our very own Ed Cottrell Edward Alan Cottrell!

Check out 'Occupants' (against the backdrop of pebbles from Brighton beach) 👇

Join us for Telling our Stories - a safe space for women from minoritised communities to share stories whether spoken, written or told in any way.

The next workshop is on 19 April on the theme of Clothes.

Join us 5.30-7.30pm at BN1 Arts, Brighton.

More info below!

If you’re looking to kickstart your career in writing, why not enter Wilbur&NisoSmithFdn's #NewVoicesAward . You could win 1-to-1 mentoring, editorial guidance and consideration from Bonnier Books UK. More info here: bit.ly/3yZUap8  #WritingCompetition #AdventureWriting

We're looking for a new Writer in Residence, based The New Forest National Park - By Richard Chubb with the Countryside Education Trust in Beaulieu. 40 day contract spread over a year - deadline for EOI's Monday 13th May 2024. Literature Works New Writing South Arts Council England, South West artfulscribe.co.uk/news/92/new-fo…

Interested in learning more about self-editing? Our friends at The Literary Consultancy have two wonderful opportunities you my be interested in!

Self-Editing: Fiction with Jon Barton begins April 17th.

Self-Editing: Non-Fiction with Xanthi Barker begins April 30th.

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#Crawley women with young children - don't miss these free #online #creativewriting workshops with Writing Around the Kids (writingaroundthekids) in May, June and July.

No experience necessary!

To book your free place, email [email protected]

LAST DAY to enter your 2K words and win £500!🕓

If you identify as a woman (inc. Trans and nonbinary) of the African and African Caribbean Diaspora, send Serendipity your short story now.

Publication plus cash prize up for grabs.

More info➡️bit.ly/BLACKINKCOMP

This will never stop being exciting!
Yep- I’m unboxing my brand new novel -

✨✨✨ The Fates ✨✨✨

Thank you so much, Quercus Books
For making me a very happy woman 💜

INCOMING 9th April!

A fantastic day with New Writing South Thanks to the engaged and warm audience, and to all my wonderful fellow panelists. Grateful to be in the industry at the same time as you all.

Thanks @NewWritingSouth for the opportunity to talk books & getting published over the weekend - lovely to meet everyone inc writers, plus fellow panellists Mireille Billi-Dee Jones from @Bookouture flamin nora Seán Campbell from époque press & chair Katy Massey

Really uplifting day!