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SUMMARY:Northern Publishers' Fair 2026
DESCRIPTION:Event Date: 11am – 3:30pm on Saturday 25th Apr 2026\nEvent Location: Manchester Central Library\, St Peter’s Square\, Manchester\, M2 5PD\nEntry Fee: FREE or £7 for entry\, a ‘Reading is Resistance’ Tote bag and two mystery books\nCategory: Writing Courses and Opportunities\nCompetition Website: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/93203/northern-publishers-fair-2026/\n\nHosted by Arvon\, the award-winning Manchester-based publisher\, the Northern Publishers’ Fair 2026 is designed to allow independent and trade publishers from the North of England to gather to sell books\, network with the future generation of publishers\, and meet writers and readers. \nWith space for reading and coffee\, the fair is the perfect place to grab a book that offers something different to mainstream bookshop offerings\, and a fab place to get an idea of just what the North has to offer. The fair welcomes families\, students\, readers and writers to come be part of the fun.  \nWith new publishers and their popular chatty table to chat with agents and development agencies about your writing career\, the Northern Publishers’ Fair could be particularly useful for new and aspiring authors. \nFrom trade to independent publishing\, this book fair showcases what the North does best – you’ll find a treasure trove of books from literary fiction\, genre fiction\, translated books\, non fiction\, children’s\, memoir\, essays\, short stories and poetry.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/northern-publishers-fair/
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SUMMARY:Words Unwound: Online Creative Writing Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Writing Festival Dates: Monday 23rd March to Saturday 28th March 2026\nFee: Full week: £30 (standard) or £15 (concessions); Individual talks and workshops: £5/£3\nKeynote speaker: Chris Packham – naturalist\, nature photographer\, television presenter and author\nCategory: Writing Courses and Opportunities\nCompetition Website: beyondthespectrum.uk/product/online-festival-2026/\n\nBrought to you by Writing East Midlands’ Beyond the Spectrum programme\, the Words Unwound online creative writing festival workshops for Autistic writers\, the festival starts on Monday 23rd March and finishes Saturday 28th March 2026. \nNote that\, while Words Unwound features many talks\, workshops and panels led by Autistic authors and poets\, with topics that Neurodivergent writers may find particularly interesting\, it is open to all and covers many topics that all writers will find of interest. \nThis year’s theme is Writing as Rest\, celebrating writing as source of creativity and connection\, for telling the stories we want to tell without pressure to be productive and exploring genres and routes to publishing that bring us joy. Words Unwound encourages writers to slow down\, reflect\, and create in their authentic voice. \nIn 2026\, the Keynote Speaker is Chris Packham\, naturalist\, nature photographer\, television presenter and author. Fellow speakers include Kate Oliver\, Charlotte Faulconbridge\, Accessibility Arts\, Emma Pass\, Sabrina Mei-Li Smith\, Claire Thomas-Hawnt\, Antonia King\, Kit Whitfield\, Caroline Stancer\, Suzie Wilson\, Gemma Lees\, K Angel\, Lauren McMenemy\, David Green\, Jess Telling\, Claire Ingham\, Matthew Huntbach and CJ DeBarra. \nWorkshops\, talks and panels will cover subjects such as Radical Rest\, Calming Sensory Overload\, Writing Ourselves into the World\, Sustaining Your Creative Practice\, Autistic Women Writers\, Lore and Order\, Intersectional Identities and Creative Spaces\, Fun With Monsters\, Poetry and Mindfulness\, Submitting to Poetry Magazines\, Why We’re Drawn to Imaginary Worlds\, Self-publishing\, From Page to Stage and Screen and Neurodivergent Stories. \nYou can find out more about each session by browsing the full programme here. All sessions are online\, and those that take place on a weekday are usually scheduled between 1-2 pm or 7-8 pm\, making them easy to tune in to during lunch hours or after dinner. Recordings will also be available to all ticketholders once the festival has concluded.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/words-unwound-online-creative-writing-festival/
CATEGORIES:Courses & Opportunities
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SUMMARY:New2theScene Pace and Flow Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Time & Date: 12.00-14.00 (UK time) on Saturday 15th November 2025\nFee: £30\nCategory: Writing Courses & Opportunities\nSummary: Master the rhythm of great storytelling in this hands-on workshop on pace and flow.\nWorkshop Website: new2thescene.co.uk/workshop/pace-and-flow\n\nOrganised by writing platform New2theScene\, this hands-on\, online workshop on Pace and Flow aims to help writers master the rhythm of great storytelling. Learn how sentence structure\, scene length\, and clarity affect momentum and reader immersion. We’ll explore techniques to control tempo\, smooth transitions\, and avoid drag – so your fiction moves with purpose and compelling emotional drive. \nWhat the session will entail:\nThis workshop is a practical\, hands-on introduction to editing for Pace and Flow – the often invisible forces that shape how smoothly and powerfully your story reads. Through guided discussion\, real-world examples\, and practical exercises\, we’ll uncover what makes prose feel seamless – or sluggish – and how to bring rhythm and clarity to your narrative. \nIt will cover:\n• What pace and flow really means\n• Overwriting\n• Sentence-level flow\n• Common misconceptions\n• Word clutter\n• The rhythm of sentences\n• When writing feels “off” \nThe aim is that by the end\, you’ll have a sharper understanding of how to shape the movement of your story – line by line\, scene by scene – so your fiction flows with purpose\, polish\, and emotional pull. Check out the workshop website for the full details and sign-up information.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/new2thescene-pace-flow/
CATEGORIES:Courses & Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Outside In Written / Spoken Word Micro-Commission
DESCRIPTION:Application Deadline: 9am\, Thursday 19 June 2025\nFee: FREE\nTheme: A poem\, story or short essay in response to the open exhibition ‘Shelter’\nCriteria: Entrants must be based in the West Midlands and encounter significant barriers to the art world\, such as due to health\, disability\, social circumstance or isolation.\nCategory: Writing Courses & Opportunities\nOrganisation Website: outsidein.org.uk/news/shelter-spoken-word-commission\n\nOutside In has a fanatastic opportunity for two West Midlands-based artists as part of their upcoming National Open Exhibition\, ‘Shelter’.   \nOutside In is an award-winning national arts charity that supports artists who encounter significant barriers to the art world\, such as due to health\, disability\, social circumstance or isolation. They are seeking two West Midlands-based artists\, creatives\, writers or poets who meet their criteria to create a written piece in response to our upcoming national open exhibition\, ‘Shelter’. This can be a poem\, a story or a short essay-style piece.  \nThe selected artists will attend either or both the private view and celebration event for ‘Shelter’\, and then have time to write their piece in preparation for a spoken word event in mid- to late-July. The spoken word event date is yet to be confirmed\, but Outside In will ensure the selected artists have sufficient notice and support to write their piece. \nCommission details:\n– Two artists will be commissioned.\n– You do not need to already be signed up as an Outside In artist to apply\, but you do need to meet Outside In’s criteria of encountering barriers to the art world due to health\, disability\, social circumstance or isolation.\n– Each will receive £100.\n– The commissioned artists will be asked to attend one or both of the following events at The New Art Gallery Walsall: The ‘Shelter’ exhibition private view on Friday 27 June\, from 6–8pm & An artist celebration event on Saturday 28 June\, from 12–3pm\n– These events will give you an opportunity to visit the exhibition and to meet the exhibiting artists and curators\, and you can drop in at any time during these hours. A travel bursary of £20 is available if requested.\n– The artists will then work on their pieces following their visits to the exhibition.\n– The commissioned works will be featured on the Outside In website and performed during a spoken word workshop held at The New Art Gallery Walsall in July. The workshop date is yet to be confirmed.   \nHow to apply\nPlease complete a short application form to apply. You can choose to: \n– complete the form on on the website\n– or download the form and send it by email to: anupama.gamanagari@outsidein.org.uk\n– or print the form and send it by post to: Outside In\, PO Box 5571 Brighton BN50 8UR
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/outside-in-open-call-commission/
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SUMMARY:The Writers' HQ Write A Novel Festival
DESCRIPTION:Course Dates: Sunday 1 June to Monday 30 June\nFee: Free to Writers’ HQ Gold Star Members\nWhat is it?: Workshops\, write-alongs\, the Wild Draft Challenge and more\nWorkshops: Twelve workshops hosted by a specially curated gang of writers and authors who will teach and inspire you\nCourses: Access to all Writers’ HQ novel plotting\, editing and troubleshooting courses\nCategory: Writing Courses & Opportunities\nFestival Website: writershq.co.uk/the-writers-hq-write-a-novel-festival\n\nThe Writers’ HQ Write A Novel Festival runs from the 1st to the 30th June 2025 and is a month of novel writing\, workshops\, write-alongs\, community and tea drinking. Run by the excellent Writers’ HQ\, will “Festival will hold your hand and kick your butt through starting\, middling and finishing your novel.” \nThere are 12 workshops including: \n– Writing A Wild Draft with Sarah Lewis\n– Write-Along with Veronique Kootstra\n– Funny Hats: Characterisation Masterclass with Akshay Gajria\n– Write-Along with Kathy Hoyle\n– Making Space for Stories that Hold Linh S Nguyen\n– Write-Along with Mara Livermore\n– Making Magic Real with Leone Ross \nThe workshops are free to Gold Star Members\, which costs £20 a month or £190 annually\, and also include access to 25 writing courses\, monthly writing masterclasses\, and access to the Writers’ HQ community. \nSo if you want to write that novel that’s been brewing inside you for years\, get involved with the Writers’ HQ Write A Novel Festival.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/writers-hq-write-novel-festival/
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SUMMARY:Globe Soup: How to Write Stories That Win Contests Course & Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Course Dates: Ongoing throughout 2025\nFee: Intro rate: £29.99 (Standard: £79.99)\nCourse Content: 7 modules and 30 lessons\, available as both PDF and audio files for flexible learning\, released throughout the year\nWorkshops: 7 interactive workshops in 2025\nCategory: Writing Courses & Opportunities\nCourse Website: globesoup.net/how-to-write-stories-that-win-contests\n\nRun by Globe Soup\, How to Write Stories That Win Contests is a comprehensive online course and workshop experience designed to help fiction writers craft compelling\, impactful stories that resonate with and captivate readers. \nThe course focuses predominantly on short stories but almost all of the lesson include lots of useful information that can be applied to shorter (flash) or longer fiction\, or even poems in some cases. The course includes seven modules\, with a total of 30 lessons\, many of which go into great depth unravelling some of the trickiest parts of fiction writing. In addition\, course participants will be invited to join an interactive workshop group to connect with fellow writers\, ask questions\, receive feedback on your work\, and refine their writing; putting everything they’ve learned into practice. \nAs writing courses go\, this extensive option from Globe Soup offers unbelievable value. So if you want to improve your chances of winning a writing competition\, sign up to How to Write Stories That Win Contests today.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/write-stories-win-contests-course/
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SUMMARY:Arvon Online Writing Week: Writing Relationships in Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Course Dates: Monday 10th February – Friday 14th February 2025\nFee: Standard: £450\, Concessions: £315 (Arvon also offer limited concessionary places at a 30% reduction)\nTutors: Ella Frears\, Shivanee Ramlochan & Daniel Sluman\nCategory: Writing Courses & Opportunities\nCompetition Website: arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/online-writing-week-love-poetry\n\nOrganised by Arvon\, who have been running courses and retreats for writers for over fifty years\, the Online Writing Week: Writing Relationships in Poetry is perfect for writers who want the content and connections of a writing retreat\, but without the need to travel anywhere. \nWith five days of writing workshops\, readings and tutorials\, the course will include up to 14 writers and be delivered through Zoom. With daily interactive meetings\, two one-to-one tutorials with experienced tutors (25 minutes each) and the chance to meet lots of like-minded writers\, this could be the kickstart your poetry needs. Arvon will also throw in free passes to any of their webinars running between 10th and 14th February (each of which is usually priced at £40). \nThe three tutors on the course are:\n– Ella Frears\, whose collection Shine\, Darling (Offord Road Books\, 2020) was shortlisted for both the Forward Prize for Best First Collection\, and the T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry.\n– Shivanee Ramlochan. a Trinidadian writer whose debut\, Everyone Knows I Am a Haunting (Peepal Tree Press\, 2017)\, was shortlisted for the 2018 Forward Prize for Best First Collection.\n– Daniel Sluman\, a 38-year-old poet and disability rights activist who co-edited the first major UK Disability poetry anthology Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back and he has appeared widely in UK poetry journals. \nSo\, if you have always wanted to attend a writing retreat but the practicalities of life have stopped you\, this could be a fantastic option for you.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/arvon-online-writing-week-poetry/
CATEGORIES:Courses & Opportunities
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