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11 January 2017
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Welcome to The Writer's Compass E-bulletin #278. Our next bulletin will be sent on 18/01/2017. Anything sent to Wes Brown by 16/01/2017 will be considered. |
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Bath Spa University’s School of Humanities and Creative Industries, with its stellar Creative Writing Department, is at the forefront of both research into and teaching of creative practice across many forms.
MIX DIGITAL has established itself as an innovative forum for the discussion and exploration of writing and technology, attracting an international cohort of contributors from the UK, Australia, and Europe as well as North and South America.
NAWE will be joining BSU to curate the pedagogical strand of the conference. In the teaching of creative writing, from primary to postgraduate level there is an increasing need to incorporate cross media practice. How can we teach the digital aspects of writing? Click here for the full call for papers.
For more NAWE news and updates from around the writing world you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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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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.
Creating a Winning Non-fiction Book Proposal
Region: London
Spend the day with editorial consultant and former commissioning editor Julia Kellaway and publisher Steph Caswell, as we show you how non-fiction books actually get bought and how to position your idea for success.
Faber Academy: Start Your Novel in Five Days
Region: London
Make this the year you write that novel. Come with an idea, leave with your opening pages, new technical knowledge and the inspiration you need to keep going.
CBC: The Rewrite Doctor with Anna Davis
Region: International
CBC's founder and MD Anna Davis introduces her tried-and-tested method for editing a novel.
The Art of Flash Fiction
Region: North East England
Discover how art can inspire super short stories with short fiction expert, Amanda Quinn.
The Inaugural International Women’s Writing Association Conference
Region: South West England
This in-person conference will launch the new International Women’s Writing Association (IWWA), offering a global celebration of women’s writing in all its forms, mediums, and expressions at the gorgeous Woodlane campus in Falmouth, Cornwall.
Arvon: The Creative Pause Wellness Retreat with Ehireme Omoaka and Leah Salm
Region: South West England
Have you ever wondered what it truly means to pause? This retreat is your invitation to step away from the whirlwind of daily life, and into a space for self-reflection, immersion in nature, authentic flow, and meaningful human connection.
Mslexia Women's Writing Days: Short Story with Manya Wilkinson
Region: International
In the second in Mslexia's new series of one-day online masterclasses, award-winning short-story author, novelist and tutor Manya Wilkinson will explain the key components of a successful short story so you can write a compelling piece of fiction.
Writers Online: New Worlds 2026 - The Fantasy & Science-Fiction Weekend
Region: International
New Worlds 2026 is a packed, two-day virtual weekend dedicated entirely to fantasy and science-fiction writing! Presented by Writers Online and Alex Davis, this online weekend will stream straight to your home on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June (10:30am – 4:30pm daily).
Moniack Mhor: The Sonic World of Poems with Hanif Abdurraqib and Jen Hadfield, guest reader Rachel Sermanni
Region: Scotland
Find the sound and silence in poetry. Immerse yourself in the sonic aspects of poetry and explore the ways words – or their absence – can create a sense of propulsion through sound and repetition.
New Writing South: On the Box: Writing for TV with Pete Lawson
Region: International
What makes good TV drama? Whether you’ve got a TV or screenplay idea that you’re interested in developing or just want to know where to start, this workshop will look at how to develop and pitch an idea, how to shape dynamic story, snappy plot and create characters we root for.
National Centre for Writing: The Spirit of Place with Laurence Mitchell
Region: East England
Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, this workshop with Laurence Mitchell reveals how to weave culture, folklore, and personal memory into the heart of place and landscape.
#SoAatHome : School visits with picture books: Working with young children
Region: UK
If you are a picture book author or illustrator looking to get started with school visits or you’re simply in need of fresh inspiration, join Sarah Burton, Abie Longstaff, Sophy Henn and Clare Helen Welsh for this practical session.
Europeana Writers' Room - monthly creative writing workshops
Region: International
This free, online monthly series of creative writing workshops uses collections from Europeana.eu as inspiration for writing prompts. The sessions take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 15:00-16:00 CEST (14:00-15:00 UK time) and each has its own theme so there are always new stories to be created!
Touchpoints: a writing workshop for the loving and disoriented
Region: International
In this workshop, we’ll explore writing as a form of contact. Drawing on the idea of the touchpoint — a light reference that helps the body orient — we’ll experiment with gentle structures that support rather than punish. Together, we’ll think about deadlines, extensions, species loneliness, and the need for companionship in creative work.
Ty Newydd: Fictionalising Mythology: Retelling, Reimagining, Reinventing
Region: Wales
What is a mythological retelling? Where do we draw the line? This course explores the art of fictionalising mythology – whether by retelling established myths, finding new stories hidden in the gaps, or using myth as a subtle undercurrent in entirely original narratives.
Writing for Wellbeing Workshop (June 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: Interconnection – Human and Non-human.
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