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11 May 2011
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Welcome to The Writer's Compass E-bulletin #13. The next bulletin will be published 25/5/11, and the deadline to submit items is 23/5/11.
Please note that the call for proposals for the NAWE Conference is still open - deadline 15/05.
We've added couple of new items to the Retreats section recently - a self catering house in Bulgaria and an organised retreat in south-west Scotland. |
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The winner of our Writing and Illustrating a Graphic Novel giveaway was Ever Dundas. Congratulations Ever! We'll have another giveaway in the next edition of the bulletin.
We've uploaded the resources from our recent successful Turning the Next Page event - see here.
For Young Writers' Hub news go to Twitter and Facebook.
Director, Scots Language Centre
Deadline: 05/06/2026 - Scotland
The Scots Language Centre seeks a director to be the strategic and operational leader of the Centre.
Children's Venue Facilitator, Edinburgh International Book Festival
Deadline: 10/06/2026 - Scotland
EIBF are looking for a confident, fun, and enthusiastic Children’s Venue Facilitator (part-time) to ensure the smooth running of outdoor and indoor events for children and families.
Reading is Caring Manager, Scottish Book Trust
Deadline: 27/05/2026 - Scotland
Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. We are seeking a change advocate with strong project development skills, a focus on funding for stability, and experience in commercialisation to manage our Reading is Caring programme.
Trustees, Settle Stories
Deadline: 29/05/2026 - Yorkshire
Settle Stories is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation based in the Yorkshire Dales. Since 2010, we have used the power of story to educate, to empower, and to endure. We are recruiting for Trustee roles and, for those who cannot commit to a Board seat, non-voting Advisor positions.
Treasurer (Voluntary), NAWE
Deadline: 05/06/2026 - UK
Are you comfortable scrutinising spreadsheets? Are you on top of budgets, projections, and profit and loss? Familiar with accounting procedures and financial monitoring?
Call for Writers: Happy as Larry, 12th Man
Deadline: 19/06/2026 - East England
Happy as Larry is a collaborative storytelling project led by 12th Man Mental Health CIC, in partnership with the National Centre for Writing.
Literature Tutors, City Lit
Deadline: 14/06/2026 - London
City Lit are London's largest provider of learning for adults. We have an exciting opportunity for educational professionals with backgrounds in literature who have an interest, experience and passion in teaching courses in one or more areas.
Freelance Writer Facilitator: Writing for Page and Stage, ArtfulScribe
Deadline: 08/06/2026 - South East England
ArtfulScribe is looking to appoint a writer facilitator to deliver weekly online Writing for Page and Stage sessions for adults during term time. Seeking a passionate individual with a proven track record in workshop delivery and writing to encourage, inspire, and motivate a diverse group of adults to explore their creativity through written and spoken word.
London Writers Centre: Developing Tutors 2026-2027 - Applications Open Soon
Deadline: 27/05/2026 - London
Our Developing Tutors Programme offers a paid opportunity for London-based writers to teach their first creative writing workshop in 2026-27.
Teaching Associate in Creative Writing (810649), University of Strathclyde - Humanities
Deadline: 22/05/2026 - Scotland
The University of Strathclyde seeks to appoint a Teaching Associate to join our English & Creative Writing subject team, on a 0.6 FTE fixed term maternity cover contract, with relevant creative practitioner and teaching experience, to deliver creative practice-based modules across the curriculum.
Opportunities with Open Book
Deadline: 20/05/2026 - Scotland
Open Book is a charity which runs accessible shared reading and creative writing sessions across Scotland for a diverse range of community and public participants. They are looking for Lead Readers in Dundee and the Letham area of Perth and are looking to start some new creative writing groups. They've also put out a call for new writing for their Unbound programme. Deadlines from 20 May.
Senior Research Associate, University of East Anglia - School of Literature, Drama, and Creative Writing (LDC)
Deadline: 25/05/2026 - East England
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Research Associate to join the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia on a fixed term basis to work on the AHRC-funded project Beyond the Essay: Creative-Critical Teaching.
Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Creative Writing (Permanent), Maynooth University, National University of Ireland
Deadline: 04/06/2026 - Republic of Ireland
Maynooth University, National University of Ireland is seeking an outstanding writer to join our staff as an Assistant Professor in Creative Writing.
Director, Literature and Bristol (SWB31), Arts Council England
Deadline: 10/05/2026 - South West England
As the Director, South West and Literature, you will play a key role in developing our national ambitions, as well as playing your part in a South West team dedicated to ensuring that culture thrives in all of our communities, from Tewkesbury to Portsmouth, from Swindon to the Isles of Scilly.
Finance Jobs at New Writing North
Deadline: 11/05/2026 - North East England
New Writing North are recruiting for the new posts of Finance and Governance Manager (deadline: 11 May) and Finance, Data and Operations Assistant (deadline: 14 May) as the organisation embarks on a transformational capital development project in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Author Hospitality Assistant, Edinburgh International Book Festival
Deadline: 04/05/2026 - Scotland
As an Author Hospitality Assistant, you will support the smooth day-to-day running of the Authors' Area, providing a warm welcome and efficient, attentive service to all guests.
Policy and Public Affairs Manager SCOTLAND, Society of Authors
Deadline: 04/05/2026 - Scotland
The Policy and Public Affairs Manager for Scotland is a member of the Policy and Public Affairs team. Working on behalf of members in Scotland, you will represent members’ (and authors’) interests throughout Scotland.
Author Curator - Granite Noir 2027 (Freelance), Aberdeen Performing Arts
Deadline: 14/05/2026 - Scotland
Aberdeen Performing Arts is seeking a freelance Author Curator to shape and deliver the programming for Granite Noir 2027, Scotland’s crime and noir writing festival.
Festival Manager (part-time), Nairn Book and Arts Festival
Deadline: 05/05/2026 - Scotland
Nairn Book and Arts Festival is seeking an experienced Festival Manager to deliver the 2026 festival (29th August – 6th September) and take this highly regarded, popular, and well-loved annual event forward into 2027.
Lecturer (Teaching) in Creative Writing, Coventry University Group
Deadline: 19/05/2026 - West Midlands
The School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Coventry University is recruiting for a Lecturer in Creative Writing to join our academic team.
StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival: Fifebuilt - Poetry Mentorship Opportunity
Deadline: 14/06/2026 - Scotland
Inspired by the Clydebuilt mentorship programme, Fifebuilt aims to provide three Fife-based emerging poets with a rare mentorship opportunity to develop their practice with renowned poet John Glenday.
The RSL Giles St Aubyn Awards 2026
Deadline: 06/07/2026 - Republic of Ireland
Three annual awards — of £10,000, £5,000 and £2,500 — are available for authors engaged on their first commissioned works of non-fiction.
RSL: The V. S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2027
Deadline: 05/06/2026 - International
The V. S. Pritchett Short Story Prize is a £1,000 award for the best unpublished short story of the year, plus publication in our annual Review magazine.
RSL Hawthornden Literature Matters Grants
Deadline: 08/07/2026 - UK
Annual grants of £5,000 to £30,000 each year made to promote literature in communities across the UK. Open to organisations and individuals.
Southlands Arts Centre Creative Writing Competition 2026
Deadline: 31/07/2026 - UK
We’re inviting entries from both under 18s and over 18s, in two categories: life writing and fiction. This year’s fiction theme is architecture, interpreted in the widest possible sense. Entrants must be resident in the UK at the time of submission.
Dreadful Fascination: A call for participants into empirical research into AI and creative writing
Deadline: 31/05/2027 - UK
Looking for creative writers or creative writing students to take part in one of the first formal academic studies into the intersection between creative writers and Artificial Intelligence.
Sunspot Lit: Open call for Flash, poetry, graphic novels, art
Deadline: 30/06/2026 - International
Sunspot Lit, an international magazine, seeks unique works. Accepts all genres and art forms. Submit flash, poetry, graphic novels, stories, CNF and art before June 30, 2026.
Raise the Bar: 2026 Writing Retreats (applications close: 21:00 on 31st May 2026)
Deadline: 31/05/2026 - UK
Raise the Bar’s 2026 writing retreats are now open for applications! Aimed at poets at different levels of experience, with tutors Salena Godden, Pascale Petit, Muneera Pilgrim, Adam Kammerling, Vanessa Kisuule and many more.
Cranked Anvil Quarterly Flash Fiction Competition
Deadline: 31/05/2026 - International
Cranked Anvil have reopened their International Flash Fiction Writing Competition. Any theme/genre, maximum 500 words. An array of prizes, including cash, publication online and digital anthology, and a professional audio recording which is broadcast on UK radio and around the world online.
Cranked Anvil Quarterly Play Writing Competition
Deadline: 30/06/2026 - International
Cranked Anvil have opened their International Radio Play Writing Competition. Any theme/genre, any setting, no limit to the number of characters. An array of prizes, including cash, a professional audio recording which is broadcast on UK radio and around the world online, and possible publication in a future digital anthology.
The Frome Festival Short Story Competition 2026 - Extended Deadline
Deadline: 08/06/2026 - International
Submit a short story (1,000–2,200 words) on any theme for a chance to win up to £400. Open to writers worldwide, with unpublished work only.
Nairn Book and Arts Festival: The Astley Prize short-story writing competition
Deadline: 30/06/2026 - International
The Astley Prize returns for a second year, inviting short story submissions of up to 5000 words inspired by the theme "A Sense of A Place". Open internationally to writers aged 16 and over.
Annaghmakerrig Residencies 2026
Deadline: 29/05/2026 - Northern Ireland
The Irish Writers Centre has announced six new one-week residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Annaghmakerrig, Newbliss, County Monaghan.
Winchester Poetry Prize 2026
Deadline: 31/07/2026 - International
Winchester Poetry Festival invites writers from around the globe to submit their finest, unpublished poems to be in with a chance of winning £1000 in the annual Winchester Poetry Prize. This year's judge is award-winning writer Julia Copus.
Uncertain Stories: Open for submissions of short stories
Deadline: 29/05/2026 - International
Uncertain Stories exists to promote short stories, and we welcome short story submissions from both new and established authors all over the world.
Broken Sleep Books: Open for submissions of poetry collections
Deadline: 31/05/2026 - International
Broken Sleep Books are a working-class, small, innovative press, who publish a range of poetry and prose, from a range of writers. They are open for submissions of poetry collections (40 pages+) until 31 May 2026. All submissions considered, regardless of location.
Wet Grain: Open for submissions of poetry and essays
Deadline: 31/05/2026 - International
Wet Grain magazine is open for submissions of poetry and essays until 31 May 2026.
Apply now for the Poetry School MA in Writing Poetry Scholarship 2026
Deadline: 29/05/2026 - London
This is a full fee scholarship award to the Poetry School / Newcastle University MA in Writing Poetry for an outstanding UK-based applicant who is currently underrepresented in the poetry world.
The Harper Collins Reading for Pleasure Awards 2026
Deadline: 14/06/2026 - UK
The HarperCollins Reading for Pleasure Awards, now in their 9th year, seek to recognise teachers who put reading for pleasure at the heart of their practice. Open to all teachers, librarians and reading champions, in and beyond the school.
Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition 2026
Deadline: 01/06/2026 - International
Poems (max 60 lines) on any subject and in any style, written principally in English are invited from writers worldwide aged 18 and over.
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Manchester Experimental Poetry And Arts Festival 2026
Region: North West England
Experimental poetry, writing, sound and arts at The Carlton Club gardensin Manchester.
Writing for Wellbeing Workshop (July 2026)
Region: Yorkshire
In person event at The Conservatory, Scampston Walled Garden, Malton, Yorkshire, hosted by The Bothies – a registered charity. This month's theme: Phases – Seven-year Cycles.
Landscape as Archive: Poetry-led Writing Retreat at Oakhill Ponds
Region: South West England
A three-night residential poetry-led writing retreat at Oakhill Ponds in Somerset, led by award-winning poet JLM Morton. Set among spring-fed ponds, woodland and meadows, the retreat explores how place holds memory, story and meaning, using landscape as a starting point for poetry, close observation and creative practice.
Online Mentoring Sessions and Manuscript Development with Nick Holdstock
Event Type:Mentoring and Coaching
Region: International
I'm an experienced, award-winning writer of fiction and non fiction who can offer editing and guidance on short stories, novels and most forms of non-fiction. I can provide both in depth manuscript editing and analysis and online one to one tutor sessions. I am happy to provide either one off assessments or to work with you over a period of time.
EMBRO: Edinburgh Poetry Tours with Ken Cockburn, Edinburgh Fringe, August 2026
Region: Scotland
This summer's poetry walks will be in August, as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Push the Boat Out: Reclaiming myths and stories - an online poetry workshop with Meena Kandasamy
Region: International
Join us for an online workshop with poet and novelist Meena Kandasamy in which we explore how to rewrite myths and reclaim the narrative.
Brunel New Writers Programme (Online/July-August 2026)
Region: International
Brunel University of London is a proud partner of the Nero New Writers Prize. To further amplify this partnership, we have curated a series of free online creative writing workshops and publishing webinars to support the continued professional development of all aspiring writers.
Must You Live in The Real World? An Experimental Short Story Writing Series
Region: International
Must You Live In The Real World? is a playful, experimental creative writing course exploring imagination, fiction, and creative freedom through bold contemporary stories, strange prompts, and small creative missions.
Poetry School: First Steps 2026
Region: International
The Poetry School have launched a brand-new Beginners' workshop series led by Isabelle Baafi, designed to support your first steps into writing poetry in a friendly and accessible way.
Thinking in Fragments: (Re)Writing Meaning through Poetry
Region: International
A four-week online poetry writing course with Anthony Anaxagorou, FRSL
Ty Newydd: Cross-Nation Poetry Residential Course: Travelling Between Voices with Hanan Issa & Peter Mackay
Region: Wales
Join Hanan Issa and Peter Mackay for Travelling Between Voices, a cross-nation residential poetry course presented in partnership by Ty Newydd Writing Centre and Moniack Mhor.
TLC: How to Write Unapologetically with Andrew Kaye Kauffman
Region: International
Giving ourselves permission to write can be hard enough. Then we have to tackle what we’re willing to say on the page. Join TLC and Andrew Kaye Kauffman for this interactive workshop to explore what might be holding you back, and what you’d like to write, in a world with few constraints.
Brighton Book Festival: Poetry Workshop
Region: South East England
Come and join AFLO. the poet with special guest Keith Jarrett for a two hour workshop focused on performance and confidence.
A Day of Welcome, Friday 12 June 2026 (EYFS-KS4/Progression Steps 1-4)
Region: UK
A Day of Welcome is an annual day of solidarity and learning in schools that aims to build a culture of welcome and understanding for people seeking sanctuary. This year it takes place on Friday 12 June 2026.
Writer’s Residency, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Region: Scotland
A self-directed residency providing uninterrupted periods of time in the unique environment of Scotland’s Orkney Islands, home to Tracy Mackenna, curator of The Museum of Loss and Renewal. Writers, scholars and researchers are welcome to apply.
Ethics in Creative Practice Research – Peer Community (online)
Region: UK
We run free, informal events for professionals, HE staff and postgraduate research students to discuss current challenges and engage in collective problem-solving. Our next event is on 1st July 2026, 11am-12noon.
A THOUSAND STORIES writing conference for children’s writers of colour
Region: West Midlands
Megaphone Writers CIC has secured funding from ALCS to run A THOUSAND STORIES, a unique one day conference for emerging children's writers who are people of colour. The conference is in Birmingham on Saturday July 11th and tickets are just £10. Come and connect with a community of other children’s writers of colour in the city of a thousand stories!
Get ready for The Big Edit Challenge
Region: International
The Novelry’s The Big Edit Challenge starts on Monday, June 1, and registration is open until Sunday, May 31. The new 9-week program is designed for writers who are ready to transform a draft novel into a polished manuscript. NAWE Member Discount available.
Adventures in Creative Writing on Flat Holm Island
Region: South West England
An opportunity to stay on Flat Holm Island in the Bristol Channel. With its rich natural beauty and a fascinating history, Flat Holm is the ideal place to find inspiration for your creative writing. This course is suitable for complete beginners and those with some writing experience.
Irish Writers Centre: Furnishing Fictional Spaces with Danielle McLaughlin
Region: International
In this online workshop, we will explore the Furnishing of Fictional Spaces, the role of the writer as interior (and exterior) designer. We will examine the choices writers make when furnishing a character’s surroundings, and the impact of these choices on elements of story.
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