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SUMMARY:New Writers Novel Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on Saturday 31st October 2026\nEntry Fee: £12 per entry; (£22 for two entries\, £31 for three entries\, when submitted together)\nPrizes: 1st: £1\,000 + Lifetime Access to The Novel Factory (Version 3); 2nd: £300 + 12-month Standard Subscription to The Novel Factory; 3rd: £200 + 12-month Basic Subscription to The Novel Factory\nAll entrants: 30% discount off The Novel Factory* writing software (annual or lifetime subscriptions)\nPublication: The three winning entries will be published on the NewWriters.org.uk website and in the next New Writers Anthology\nWord Limit: The opening 500 words of your unpublished novel or novella\nHead Judge: Katja Kaine\, award-winning author and The Novel Factory founder\nCharity: 10% of all proceeds will be donated to charity (split between First Story and the Funzi and Bodo Trust)\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website: newwriters.org.uk/novel-prize\n\nThe inaugural New Writers Novel Prize (in association with The Novel Factory) is open to entries\, and we’re seeking the opening 500 words of your unpublished novel or novella. You don’t have to have finished as you’ll only be judged on the first 500 words. But it could prove to be an excellent opportunity to at least make a solid start to your first (or next) novel. \nNote that all entrants will be given a 30% discount when purchasing an annual subscription or a lifetime licence to The Novel Factory. It’s probably our favourite writing software available\, not least because it is complete free of AI. You can read our Review of The Novel Factory for more information. \nNovel Prize – Key Details \n\nOpen to the first 500 words of your unpublished novel or novella in any genre from writers (18+) living anywhere in the world\nFirst prize: £1\,000 plus Lifetime Access to The Novel Factory (Version 3)\nHead Judge: Katja Kaine\, award-winning author and founder of The Novel Factory\n\nEntry Fees \n\n£12 – One entry | £22 – Two entries (save £2) | £31 – Three entries (save £5)\n\nPrizes \n\nFirst Prize: £1\,000 + Lifetime Access to The Novel Factory (Version 3)\nSecond Prize: £300 + 12-month Standard Subscription to The Novel Factory\nThird Prize: £200 + 12-month Basic Subscription to The Novel Factory\nAll Entrants: 30% discount off annual subscriptions or lifetime licences to The Novel Factory (Version 3) writing software\n\n Publication \n\nThe three winning entries will be published on the NewWriters.org.uk site and in a future issue of the New Writers Anthology.\n\n Additional Recognition \n\n10 Shortlisted; 30+ Longlisted\n\n Supporting Charities \n\n 10% of all entry fee proceeds will be donated to charity\, split equally between:\n\nFirst Story – supporting creative writing opportunities for young people\nThe Funzi & Bodo Trust – supporting education and community projects in Kenya\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\nA limited number of free entries are available for writers on low incomes\, helping ensure the competition is open to talented writers regardless of financial circumstances. See the Competitions Terms and Conditions for details.\n\n*Note: if you click through to The Novel Factory site and purchase the software\, they will give New Writers UK a small commission. \nGood luck!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/new-writers-novel-prize/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:Re-Weirding Albion Poetry Course with JLM Morton
DESCRIPTION:Course Dates: Sign up any time before 31st December 2026\nFee: Standard: £150\, Concessions: £120 \nTutor: JLM Morton\nCategory: Writing Courses & Opportunities\nCourse Website: dialect.org.uk/coursesworkshops/re-weirding-albion\n\nRe-Weirding Albion is a poetry course that aims to “reclaim a feeling of enchantment with the land and a renewed sense of wonder\, weirdness and connection inspired by contemporary folk and outsider artists\, place-based writers\, poets and performers”.  \nAs detailed on the course page: “From mist-drenched ballads and Blakean visions to folk horror\, psychogeography and contemporary eco-poetics\, British poetry has always been a landscape of strangeness. This course will explore how poets past and present have re-enchanted Albion\, uncovering its myths\, hauntings\, and radical reimaginings.” \nThose who join will create new poems inspired by the themes of the course\, and gain the opportunity to receive feedback on their work from the course tutor\, JLM Morton (who was the head judge for the 2026 New Writers Poetry Competition).  \nYou can sign up for the asynchronous correspondence course at any point before 31st December 2026. Once enrolled\, you will be sent the reading pack and prompts and have a week to submit a response for feedback via email (there are five assignments over 10 weeks; you will have one week to work on each assignment).    \nRe-Weirding Albion will facilitate a return to the uncanny\, mythic\, folkloric\, or visionary dimensions of Britain\, exploring poets who engage with the strangeness of landscape\, the multiplicity of folklore\, magic the numinous and the radical imagination of the British Isles. Participants will encounter a range of writers\, including Jason Allen-Paisant\, Alice Oswald\, Dom Bury\, Jack Underwood\, William Blake\, Zaffar Kunial\, Sean Borodale\, Mona Arshi\, Sean Hewitt and Alison Brackenbury. \nAbout the course tutor: JLM Morton’s poetry has appeared on BBC6 Music\, in Poetry Review\, Poetry London\, Rialto\, Magma\, Mslexia and elsewhere. She’s won the Geoffrey Dearmer and  Laurie Lee prizes and was highly commended by the Forward Prizes. Her debut collection is Red Handed (2024). Her second\, Borrowed Ground\, was published in August 2026.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/re-weirding-albion-jlm-morton/
CATEGORIES:Courses & Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Poetry and Non-Fiction Mentoring with JLM Morton
DESCRIPTION:Mentoring Dates: To be arranged directly\nMentor: JLM Morton\nFees: £50 per hour or £100 for feedback on five poems and 45 minutes on Zoom\nCategory: Poetry and Non-fiction Mentoring\nFurther details: Contact JLM Morton through the form on her website here: jlmmorton.com/workwithme\n\nJLM Morton’s poetry has appeared on BBC6 Music\, in Poetry Review\, Poetry London\, Rialto\, Magma\, Mslexia and elsewhere. She’s won the Geoffrey Dearmer and  Laurie Lee prizes and was highly commended by the Forward Prizes. Her debut collection is Red Handed (2024). Her second\, Borrowed Ground\, was published in August 2026.  \nWith more than 20 years experience of working in education with young people and adults\, JLM Morton has taught for a range of literature organisations including the Rebecca Swift Foundation\, Dialect\, Broken Sleep and the Poetry School. She particularly enjoys working with poets\, from beginners to those who are more advanced\, on getting manuscripts ready for publication so if you’re interested in mentoring\, contact her through her website to enquire about availability and fees. \nJLM Morton was the head judge for our own New Writers Poetry Competition 2026\, and we can vouch for her professionalism and the care and attention she gave to the poetry she read and assessed. We also love her poetry collections\, which can be found at Broken Sleep Books: Red Handed and Borrowed Ground.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/mentoring-jlm-morton/
CATEGORIES:Courses & Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Worldwide Writing Collective - Online Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:Days and Times: 19.00 (UK time) on Tuesdays\, Wednesdays and Thursdays\nFee: FREE\nSummary: Online writing group featuring exercises\, free writing\, and practical help\nOrganiser: Andrew Nichols\nCategory: Writing Courses & Opportunities\nCourse Website: https://www.meetup.com/creative-writing-online-uk/\n\nWorldwide Writers Association is a free online writing group who meet Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 19.00 UK time for exercises\, free writing\, and practical help with current writing problems. A short book club follows one Thursday each month. \nIt is a free informal group\, complementary to courses and other programmes rather than a rival to them. Writers are free to come and go as they like. You will need a Zoom account to join meetings. \nFrom the organiser:\n“Welcome to an exclusive online circle where creative writing isn’t just a hobby—it’s a journey of mastery. Miss out\, and you’re forfeiting the chance to take part in cutting-edge activities designed to unearth your unique voice. You’ll also be passing up a chance to receive invaluable feedback from a global writing community committed to collective growth. In this space\, we don’t just write; we evolve\, innovate\, and soar. If you’re serious about improving your writing\, there’s no room for ‘what if.’ Join us and experience what you’ve been missing.”
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