NAWE at the AWP Conference 2019 - Book your advert now!
The American Association of Writers and Writing Programmes (AWP) Conference takes place in Portland, Oregon this year and s the biggest event of its kind in North America, attracting writers, teachers, students, editors and publishers from across the States and further afield.
NAWE will be there, with a publicity booklet promoting creative writing programmes and online course providers from across the UK. With 12,000 attendees and 2,000 presenters over 3 days, it offers a very cost-effective marketing opportunity! Book your advert here Deadline: Friday 8 February 2019
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Artistic Director & Joint CEO (Maternity Cover), Poetry School
Deadline: 22/09/2025 - UK
The Poetry School are looking to hire an Artistic Director & Joint CEO for maternity cover to join our friendly team for a 12-month period.
BBC Studios Talentworks | Writers' Studio: Cosy Crime
Deadline: 07/09/2025 - UK
The Writers’ Studio: Cosy Crime is an open script call from BBC Studios Talentworks for TV credited writers with a passion and panache for cosy crime mysteries.
International Programmes Manager, National Centre for Writing
Deadline: 06/10/2025 - East England
We’re looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly effective International Programmes Manager who will manage and deliver key programmes within the organisation’s international strand of work, focussing on our multiple residency and retreat programmes for creative writers and literary translators.
Stories Uncovered Heritage Engagement Coordinator (Schools), National Centre for Writing
Deadline: 08/09/2025 - East England
We’re seeking an experienced creative facilitator, confident working with schools and young people, who can independently plan and deliver a series of creative workshops that help schoolchildren (KS1, KS2) uncover and respond to Dragon Hall and its role in Norwich’s history. We're also looking for Creative Workshop Facilitators for the project.
Chair, Manchester Literature Festival
Deadline: 01/10/2025 - North West England
Manchester Literature Festival is seeking a new Chair to join the Board of Trustees/Directors and lead one of the North’s most innovative literary festivals as we celebrate our twentieth anniversary.
Writer-in-residence for Page of Plymouth, Literature Works
Deadline: 07/09/2025 - South West England
Literature Works and its partners have announced the call out for the Page of Plymouth writer-in-residence.
Head of Finance, National Centre for Writing
Deadline: 09/09/2025 - East England
National Centre for Writing are looking for an attentive and skilled team leader and problem solver to lead our small Finance team. We’re seeking someone who holds a professional accountancy qualification and has demonstrable experience of working at a senior level in business and financial planning.
BCLT Translators in Residence 2025-2026
Deadline: 03/11/2025 - East England
The British Centre for Literary Translation offers two BCLT translation residencies every year for UK-based literary translators. The residencies are for 4 months, one day per week. The 2025/26 residencies will run from 1 February 2026 to 31 May 2026.
Jobs with Untold Narratives
Deadline: 26/08/2025 - London
Untold Narratives CIC are looking for an experienced Finance and Office Co-ordinator and a Communications Manager.
Freelance Tutors, Open Age
Deadline: 03/09/2025 - London
Open Age are looking for freelance tutors within our Adult Community Learning (ACL) area which is funded by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), who receive government funding.
Rebecca Swift Foundation Seeks New Chair and Trustees
Deadline: 15/09/2025 - UK
The Rebecca Swift Foundation is recruiting for a new Chair and two new Trustees to support our national work advocating for and championing UK-based women poets.
Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing, Royal Holloway, University of London
Deadline: 21/08/2025 - South East England
Applications are invited for the post of Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing in the English Department, to start September 2025 and running for 10 months.
Trustees (Treasurer and Publishing / Literature Lead), The Orwell Foundation
Deadline: 08/09/2025 - London
The Orwell Foundation is currently looking for two Trustees: a Trustee Treasurer and a Trustee – Publishing / Literature Lead.
The Belgrade Theatre Coventry Seed Commission: Call for Writers
Deadline: 04/09/2025 - West Midlands
At the Belgrade, we believe some of the most powerful stories begin as sparks, unfinished thoughts, feelings, questions, fragments, or provocations. Our Seed Commissions are an invitation for writers to bring us that moment of Spark.
Heidelberg Writer in Residence Programme 2026
Deadline: 17/09/2025 - Europe
Heidelberg UNESCO City of Literature invites applications from published writers living in a UNESCO City of literature for their 2026 writer in residence programme taking place in the spring and summer of 2026.
Treasurer, The Writers' Block
Deadline: 15/09/2025 - South West England
The Writers’ Block is seeking a Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees and further our mission to support writers in Cornwall at every stage of their journey.
Customer Services Assistant, Mslexia Publications Ltd
Deadline: 18/08/2025 - North East England
The Customer Services Assistant will support all aspects of Mslexia’s day-to-day administration.
Finance and Operations Manager, First Story
Deadline: 08/09/2025 - UK
We are looking for an experienced finance manager to lead on all aspects of financial planning, management and reporting.
Programme Officer, Literature Works
Deadline: 25/08/2025 - South West England
Interested in joining a small, friendly team? Literature Works are looking to recruit a new Programme Officer (0.8 FTE).
Finance Officer, Spread the Word
Deadline: 18/08/2025 - London
London's literature development agency is looking for a part-time, freelance Finance Officer to join our team.
Mslexia Women's Fiction Competition 2025 - Short Story
Deadline: 22/09/2025 - International
The Mslexia Short Story Competition is for unpublished complete short fiction of up to 3,000 words.
Mslexia Women's Fiction Competition 2025 - Flash Fiction
Deadline: 22/09/2025 - International
Our Flash Fiction competition is for unpublished complete short fiction of up to 300 words.
The Book Edit Writers' Prize 2025
Deadline: 13/10/2025 - UK
Aimed at talented writers who might not otherwise have access to the industry, the prize is open to all unpublished British and/or UK-based novelists from backgrounds and communities under-represented in UK publishing. Completely free to enter.
Ascent Novel Prize 2025
Deadline: 01/11/2025 - International
Breaking into the publishing industry is tough. The Ascent Novel Prize is an international competition, open to all unagented writers. Every entrant receives personalised feedback.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF): Teacher Development Fund Now Open
Deadline: 12/11/2025 - UK
The Teacher Development Fund supports partnerships between arts organisations and groups of 6–10 primary schools, to work together to embed arts-based approaches in classrooms. Grants of up to £165k available.
The Jerwood Fellowships at New Writing North are open for entries
Deadline: 15/10/2025 - North East England
The Jerwood Fellowships will be awarded to three early career published writers of fiction, narrative non-fiction or poetry, currently living anywhere in the North of England.
Etel Adnan Prize for Poetry 2025 is open for submissions
Deadline: 30/09/2025 - UK
The Etel Adnan Poetry Prize offers a $2,000 prize and publication by Noemi Press in the United States and Out-Spoken Press in the United Kingdom for a first or second full-length poetry collection written by a poet of Arab Heritage.
Channel 4 Northern Talent Network: New Script Hubs open for applications
Deadline: 09/09/2025 - North East England
In partnership with Channel 4, New Writing North has got two new script hubs open now for applications until 9 September 2025. If you are an emerging scriptwriter, our script hubs offer five months of peer support and professional development led by experienced facilitators.
Literature Wales: Writing Fiction: A new opportunity for emerging writers
Deadline: 24/09/2025 - Wales
Are you a fiction writer currently under-represented within the publishing scene in Wales and looking to develop your skills? Apply now for a free-of-charge 5-day residency at Ty Newydd in November 2025!
Inkspot Publishing Short Story Competition 2025
Deadline: 30/11/2025 - International
Inkspot Publishing have announced their inaugural short story competition. Picking up the baton from the Chipping Norton Literary Festival, they're looking forward to receiving entries from writers from far and wide.
Carnyx Press: Call for submissions
Deadline: 30/09/2025 - North East England
Carnyx Press is a new independent publisher from Tyne & Wear, home to strange and lyrical fantasy, horror, and science fiction. We’re looking for short stories on the theme of folklore from writers in the North of England for our first anthology.
National Poetry Competition 2025 - New Writing Resource published
Deadline: 31/10/2025 - International
The competition, run by The Poetry Society since 1978, is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for a single unpublished poem. This year's judging panel includes Denise Saul, Ian Duhig and Susannah Dickey. Open to all poets worldwide aged 18+. New competition writing resource by Emma Purshouse published.
Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest (November 2025)
Deadline: 30/11/2025 - International
100 words or less per entry. Any genre. Theme: Truth-telling. All writers welcome. All ages. All genders. All nationalities. Prizes: 1st place: $1,000 USD. Total value of all prizes: over $15,000 USD.
The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Books
Deadline: 01/10/2025 - International
The Prize is awarded every three months in the categories of Short Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Books. We offer a yearly Prize pool of $16,000 USD, and publication for our winners. Open to writers who live anywhere in the world.
Pennine Platform Magazine: Call for submissions
Deadline: 30/09/2025 - International
Pennine Platform Magazine invites submissions for issue 98 from poets of all ages and backgrounds; women and nonbinary writers especially welcome. Please send 3-6 unpublished poems during September.
Young Walter Scott Prize 2025
Deadline: 31/10/2025 - UK
Entries are invited for this year's Young Walter Scott Prize, a UK-wide competition for writers aged from 11 to 19 with an interest in historical fiction.
INK Festival 2026: Call for submissions
Deadline: 26/09/2025 - Republic of Ireland
INK Festival are now accepting submissions for the 2026 Festival - an exciting opportunity for writers to showcase bold, original storytelling on stage. Whether you're an emerging writer or an experienced playwright, we want to read your work.
Call for submissions for Woman, Mapped, a Rebecca Swift Foundation anthology
Deadline: 12/10/2025 - UK
The Rebecca Swift Foundation and Fly on the Wall Press have joined forces to invite submissions for a powerful new anthology celebrating the complexity, resilience, and creativity of women’s lives today.
#Merky Books New Writers’ Prize 2026
Deadline: 26/08/2025 - Republic of Ireland
#Merky Books New Writers’ Prize is an annual writing competition that is open to young, underrepresented and unpublished writers from across the UK and ROI.
Faber Academy’s Open Book Scholarship Scheme
Deadline: 09/09/2025 - UK
Faber Academy has announced the launch of its Open Book Scholarships, providing free manuscript assessment reports and mentorships to under-represented writers.
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Finding Meaning: Found Poems & Metaphors with Jennifer Wong
Region: International
How are ideas, emotions, and associations contained, carried, and transformed in found poems and metaphors? How do you embody or reinterpret images, fragmented texts, or the contents of a drawer? Do these elements impose constraint - or offer freedom?
Zoom Writing Workshops from The Writers Bureau
Region: International
This autumn we bring you a variety of Zoom workshops including our Make Money From series, Short Story Skills series, Writing Humour in Fiction, Dialogue and World Building. Created by WB’s team of expert tutors, our workshops offer a relaxed, friendly environment to learn new skills.
Writing Culturally
Region: International
This is a specialised online course for those who want to write stories for children (and adults) aligned to their culture. In this course, you will learn how to tap into your upbringing, culture and language to create rich stories.
Spread the Word: Writers and Readers Salon: London Writers Awards Edition
Region: London
Join us for an exclusive evening of readings and discussion to celebrate the return of the London Writers Awards and Spread the Word’s 30th Anniversary.
llkley Literature Festival 2025
Region: Yorkshire
llkley Literature Festival has been bringing together the very best writers of contemporary fiction, non-fiction and poetry with book-loving audiences for over 50 years.
Arvon Online Writing Day: Writing from Life - Personal stories in poetry and prose with Gwyneth Lewis
Region: International
Writing about subjects close to your heart can be challenging. Take a day out to work on your project with a group of writers on a similar journey.
The North Writing Workshop with Ann & Peter Sansom: a rather special fundraiser for The Poetry Business
Region: International
In this inspirational workshop, Ann and Peter draw on outstanding poems from forty years of their and your magazine, The North.
Fiction Writing for Beginners: 6-Week Course with Helen Cullen
Region: South West England
Novelist and Creative Writing lecturer, Helen Cullen, will be teaching a 6-week course in fiction writing for absolute beginners.
Acorn Writing Retreats: Where Small Ideas Grow into Mighty Ambitions
Region: Scotland
Step away from the everyday and into a supportive setting in the Scottish countryside to write. Our 3-4 day structured writing retreats balance productivity with tranquillity, helping you reach your goals and leave feeling energised.
'Beginnings' - Write & Shine morning writing workshop with Pen to Print
Region: International
Write & Shine and Pen to Print with the London Library invite you to a low-cost morning writing workshop on the theme of ‘Beginnings’. Join us virtually, on Zoom, for this special event.
The Art of Reading for Wellbeing Course with Nicole Moody, Accredited Bibliotherapy Instructor
Region: South East England
Would you like to explore how reading can enhance your everyday life? Then this course is for you…
Active reading for poetry writing - a poetry workshop with Preston Losack
Region: International
Push the Boat Out is delighted to host this online poetry writing workshop, with Preston Losack, the host of Preston's Poetry Podcast.
Writing for Wellbeing and Focusing with Bethany Rivers
Region: International
This is a wonderfully inspiring, insightful and gentle course on how to use Focusing (from Eugene Gendlin's research) techniques to deepen and enhance writing for wellbeing, access poetry in innovative ways, and bring more connection and compassion into our lives.
Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival 2025 - full programme announced
Region: East England
The full programme for this year’s Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival (6 – 9 November 2025) has been announced.
Lviv BookForum 2025
Region: Europe
It's back! Join Lviv BookForum in person and online, 2–5 October 2025. Ukraine's largest book festival is back and Hay Festival is streaming events free to the world.
The Mourning Pages 2025
Region: International
The Mourning Pages is a new kind of creative programme, designed to help you recover and rejuvenate after completing a big creative project, or when you feel creatively ‘spent’ and 'burned-out'.
The Writers' HQ Writing As Resistance Festival
Region: International
Take a deep dive into the radical nature of creativity and the transformative possibilities of stories with this year’s Writing as Resistance Festival from The Writers' HQ.
Birmingham Literature Festival 2025
Region: West Midlands
Every Autumn Birmingham Literature Festival brings world-class writers into the city, champions writers from across the region, and showcases wonderful writing in the Midlands.
Workshops at the Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust Field Centre
Region: South East England
Join writer Sonia Overall this autumn for an afternoon workshop at the Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory and an immersive writing weekend.
Poetry School: Care Poetics with Suzannah V. Evans
Region: International
Show your caring side as we explore the possibilities of a more caring poetics.
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