Upcoming NAWE Deadlines
NAWE Conference 2022: Call for Proposals
Renewal & Resilience: Creative Writing in Education and Communities in 2022 and Beyond, 10 - 12 March 2022, Online
Just three weeks to go! We're looking forward to receiving your proposals considering the theme of renewal and resilience in creative writing and teaching practice at all levels, and in all settings, for #NAWEConf2002. We want to hear from you, whether you teach, study, or organise creative writing in education or the community - about your projects, research and creative writing pedagogies.. Open to members and non-members. Deadline: Monday 1 November 2021
Writing in Education Winter 2021 edition: Submit articles, creative pieces, news items and letters to the editor by Monday 22 November 2021
** Printed copies of the Summer 2021 issue of Writing in Education will be with you shortly. In the meantime, find it online (remember to log in).
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Sector happenings
The Amplify Project is a new podcast series with Black British writers featuring interviews with acclaimed authors, poets and playwrights such as Alex Wheatle, Diana Evans, Nick Makoha and Juliet Gilkes Romero, and hosted by writers Patricia Cumper and Pauline Walker.
The Literacy Consultancy has launched Being a Writer: Write Club Plus, a year-long programme of support includes practical workshops, motivational masterclasses, monthly writing groups and weekly prompts. Earlybird booking now open.
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Call for applications for the Prague – UNESCO City of Literature 2026 creative residency program
Deadline: 18/08/2025 - International
Do you have a breathtaking project you would like to work on during your residency in Prague? Prague City of Literature offers an opportunity to writers and translators to live and work in the beautiful city centre for two months.
Writing Our Legacy's Species Stories commission, in partnership with South Downs National Park Authority
Deadline: 11/07/2025 - South East England
Writing Our Legacy and the South Downs National Park Authority are seeking to commission six BPOC writers to produce a creative response inspired by a priority species for the South Downs landscape, with the key species drawn from bees, bats, birds and butterflies.
Board Director, Lapidus International
Deadline: 31/07/2025 - UK
Lapidus International is seeking dedicated and skilled individuals to join our Board of Directors. As a Board Director, you will play a vital role in guiding our strategic direction, ensuring good governance, and overseeing the effective operation of our organisation.
Chair and Trustees, Forward Arts Foundation
Deadline: 21/07/2025 - UK
Forward Arts Foundation – the charity behind National Poetry Day and the Forward Prizes for Poetry – is looking for a new Chair and Trustees to join its board.
Lecturer in Creative Writing (Prose), Newcastle University
Deadline: 17/07/2025 - North East England
The School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Creative Writing (Prose) 0.5 FTE (Teaching and Scholarship). This is a fixed-term appointment from 8 September 2025 to 30 June 2026.
RSL: Call for First Readers – V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize
Deadline: 01/08/2025 - UK
We are seeking First Readers to help review entries for the 2026 V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize. This is a paid opportunity (£1.50 per story).
Lecturer in Creative Writing (Education and Scholarship), University of Exeter
Deadline: 15/07/2025 - South West England
This full-time post of Lecturer in Creative Writing is based within the Department of English and Creative Writing and is available on a fixed-term basis from 15 September to 31 December 2025.
Freelance Research Assistant, Mslexia Publications Ltd
Deadline: 27/06/2025 - North East England
Mslexia are looking to appoint a freelance research assistant to work with us on a short-term freelance basis to support with research and listings for the 5th edition Indie Press Guide.
Learning Manager (Maternity Cover), Arvon
Deadline: 07/07/2025 - London
The role of Learning Manager is to lead on Arvon’s under-18’s programme, recruiting new schools and groups to attend residentials as well as coordinate in-school and one-day visits to Arvon’s three writing houses.
Festival Campaign Manager, StAnza - Scotland's Poetry Festival
Deadline: 04/07/2025 - Scotland
StAnza International Poetry Festival is looking for a skilled and creative communicator with a passion for literature and experience in traditional and digital marketing & communications.
Ty Newydd Writing Centre Manager, Literature Wales
Deadline: 03/07/2025 - Wales
The Ty Newydd Writing Centre Manager is responsible for managing the centre on a day-to-day basis. This is a 10-month fixed-term contract (adoption leave).
Poet in Residence, University of Surrey
Deadline: 16/06/2025 - South East England
The University of Surrey is delighted to announce a renewal of the Surrey Poetry Fellowship, as part of the institution’s longstanding commitment to establishing Guildford as a centre for the creation, performance, publication and study of poetry.
Prize Administrator, Republic of Consciousness
Deadline: 14/06/2025 - Republic of Ireland
Founded in 2016, the Republic of Consciousness supports small presses across the UK and Republic of Ireland. We're now rebranding as The Small Press Fiction Prize, with exciting plans to collaborate with Queen Mary University of London, and are looking for a proactive and organised Prize Administrator to support this next phase.
Lecturer in Creative Writing and Digital Technologies, University of East Anglia
Deadline: 19/06/2025 - East England
An opportunity has arisen for a Lecturer to join the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing on a fixed-term basis to contribute towards teaching on our world-renowned Creative Writing degree programmes.
Senior Finance Office, National Centre for Writing
Deadline: 30/06/2025 - East England
National Centre for Writing are looking for a Senior Finance Officer to support us in the smooth, timely and efficient running of our finance function.
Writing Facilitator Trainee Programme, Ministry of Stories
Deadline: 30/06/2025 - London
Ministry of Stories are on the hunt for four early career Writing Facilitators in London to join a 12-month paid trainee programme, offering a structured year of training and mentoring to help you inspire the next generation of young writers.
Ministry of Stories is Recruiting: 2x Writing Facilitators - Community Writing Labs
Deadline: 09/06/2025 - London
We're looking for two ambitious, creative and inspirational Writing Facilitators to bring writing power to the children and young people in our Community Writing Labs.
Digital Marketing Executive, Booker Prize Foundation
Deadline: 09/06/2025 - London
We are looking for a passionate and committed Digital Marketing Executive to develop and create best-in-class social media content and community management for the Booker Prizes’ social media channels
Chair of the Board, Nottingham City of Literature
Deadline: 04/07/2025 - East Midlands
We are looking for a new Chair of the Board of Trustees. The new Chair will be joining us at an exciting and important time as we celebrate 10 years as a UNESCO City of Literature and develop our next five-year strategy.
Marketing and Communications, Wigtown Festival Company
Deadline: 02/06/2025 - Scotland
Wigtown Festival Company is seeking to commission a Marketing and Communications professional to support our activity and delivery of the annual Wigtown Book Festival.
Arts Council England: Developing Your Creative Practice - Round 24
Deadline: 20/11/2025 - England
This fund supports individual creative and cultural practitioners to focus on their development and take them to the next stage of their practice. Round 24 opens for applications on Thursday 23 October 2025 at midday.
Eyelands Book Awards 2025
Deadline: 20/10/2025 - International
An international book contest based in Greece. Prizes for published and unpublished books.
Where the Land Forgets Itself: The Zine – Call out for submissions
Deadline: 15/08/2025 - England
Where the Land Forgets Itself: The Zine will feature 10 poets from across the UK sharing their own connection to seaside towns, the tidal environment and the unique culture that emerges on the coast.
2026 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Deadline: 12/02/2026 - International
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards, currently in its 19th year, is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers.
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2025 Writing Competition
Deadline: 04/08/2025 - International
We’re seeking new writing inspired by mental health and our theme of ‘Comfort & Disturb’ for this year’s SMHAF writing competition. Open to anyone based in Scotland, the UK, or internationally. Free to enter.
Tyger Tyger: children’s poetry magazine open for submissions
Deadline: 31/07/2025 - International
Tyger Tyger Magazine is an online journal of new poems for children. We are currently open for submissions of poems aimed at 7-11-year-olds on the theme ‘Surprise’. Open to all writers internationally aged 18 and over.
Fox and Star Books: Inaugural Call for Poetry Chapbook Submissions
Deadline: 15/07/2025 - UK
Fox and Star Books, a new independent publishing house founded by acclaimed poet Carrie Etter, dedicated to amplifying diverse voices in poetry and fiction, has announced its inaugural call for poetry chapbook submissions. The press commits to publishing at least 50% of its titles by global majority or otherwise marginalized authors.
The Dorothy Dunnett / Historical Writers' Association Short Story Competition 2025 - Extended Deadline
Deadline: 01/08/2025 - International
This competition is for unpublished short stories of up to 3500 words and held to celebrate the works of Dorothy Dunnett and the enduring appeal of Historical Fiction. Deadline extended to 1 August.
Invitation for Organisations to host the MaxLiteracy Awards 2025-26
Deadline: 15/09/2025 - UK
Want to inspire literacy and creative writing in your gallery or museum? The Max Reinhardt Charitable Trust, Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education and the National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE), are delighted to announce the MaxLiteracy Awards 2025-26.
Call out for memories: celebrating 30 years of Spread the Word
Deadline: 08/09/2025 - London
This year, Spread the Word turns the big 30! We're taking the opportunity to reflect on the brilliant writers, team members, partners, participants, projects and programmes that have formed part of our story so far, and we'd love to hear from you.
RSL Scriptorium Awards
Deadline: 18/07/2025 - UK
Ten writer residencies presented to professionally active writers in need of a place to write. This year marks the inaugural presentation of the RSL Scriptorium Awards, inviting applications from UK writers of any form with a successful track record in publishing or equivalent industries. Authors must be resident in the UK.
New Writers Poetry Competition 2025
Deadline: 17/07/2025 - International
Open to poets from anywhere in the world, New Writers are offering their biggest prize pot ever of £1,800, with a top prize of £1,200. The top six poets will win cash prizes and will be published on their website and in the next issue of the New Writers Anthology.
National Centre for Writing: Apply for a writing retreat at Dragon Hall in Norwich
Deadline: 01/09/2025 - East England
Located on the historic site of Dragon Hall, home to 1,000 years of stories, the Dragon Hall Cottage is the ideal choice for writers and translators seeking the time and space to focus on your writing.
Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest
Deadline: 30/11/2025 - International
Entries of 100 words in any genre on the theme of Truth-telling are invited from writers worldwide. All ages. All genders. All nationalities. All writers welcome. Special Guest Judge: Angeline Boulley.
Stephen Spender Prize 2025
Deadline: 31/07/2025 - Republic of Ireland
Calling MFL, EAL and English teachers! Bring creative translation into the classroom this summer with the Stephen Spender Prize 2025. Free entry for all young people and teachers in the UK and Ireland.
Curtis Brown Creative: Breakthrough Scholarship for Fantasy Writers with Low Income
Deadline: 21/09/2025 - International
This scholarship will award one talented speculative writer with limited financial means a place on our new nine-week online Writing Fantasy course.
HW Fisher Novel-Writing Scholarship for Writers of Colour
Deadline: 31/08/2025 - UK
The HW Fisher Novel-Writing Scholarship will award one talented writer of colour a free place on our three-month Writing Your Novel course with teaching in London.
Literature Alliance Scotland: Writer bursaries for work-in-progress
Deadline: 25/07/2025 - Scotland
Literature Alliance Scotland is Scotland's largest network of literature organisations. We are excited to offer direct support to five established writers currently resident in Scotland. We have funds to award 5 x £3,000 bursaries for work-in-progress.
Inclusive Voices Short Story Competition 2025
Deadline: 05/09/2025 - International
To mark HiVis Fortnight 2025, Calibre Audio has relaunched the Inclusive Voices Short Story Competition – a celebration of creativity, accessibility, and diverse storytelling. Craft a story of up to 550 words that includes at least one of our themes: Audio, Braille, and Community. Open to all.
The Masters Review 2025 Reprint Prize
Deadline: 29/06/2025 - International
The Masters Review is once again asking for your previously published work! Returning for the third year, the 2025 Reprint Prize is open for submissions of previously published prose (under 6,000 words). Any fiction or creative nonfiction published prior to June 1, 2024, is eligible.
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Nine Arches Press: Summer Poetry Workshop - Mashups and Collisions with Tania Hershman
Region: West Midlands
When two or more unlikely objects collide, what magic might result? In this poetry workshop led by hybrid writer Tania Hershman we'll be bringing together and colliding all kinds of things — from physics to fairy tales, detectives, spaceships, insects and histories — giving you permission to play.
City Lit: Beat writer’s block with Claire Collison
Region: London
A one-day course for anyone who has started a project and lost their way, run out of momentum or found themselves staring at a blank page and wondering where the fun of writing went.
Colourful Characters with Matt Kendrick
Region: International
How do we bring our characters to life? How do we get them to interact in their own unique fashion with the world around them? This flash fiction course explores body language, the senses, dialogue, internal thought and perspective.
How to Get Published with Alex Davis
Region: International
A four-week course exploring the key elements of publication for writers, taking in short stories, novels, self-publishing and more!
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival: Comfort & Disturb: A Creative Writing Workshop with Kirsty Strang-Roy
Region: International
Join writer Kirsty Strang-Roy for a two-hour creative writing workshop, where writers of all levels can explore the 2025 festival theme of Comfort & Disturb in preparation for this year’s SMHAF writing competition.
Moniack Mhor Online Masterclass: Dialogue for Crime Writers with Liam McIlvanney
Region: International
Crime fiction is a dialogue-driven genre. Its preference for scene over summary, its focus on interpersonal conflict, and its reliance on the ‘interview’ as its default narrative unit means that crime fiction depends heavily on dialogue.
Celebrating Flash Fusion Anthology's 1st birthday with 3 workshops by the editors
Region: International
Launched at the Flash Fiction Festival last year on 15th July, and to coincide with South Asian Heritage Month (18th July-17th August 2025), Flash Fusion is celebrating its first book-birthday with a series of online writing workshops with its editors – and you are all invited to the party!
The Art of the Short Story with Ken Preston
Region: West Midlands
A monthly creative writing workshop - September 2025 to June 2026 - exploring the craft of short fiction through prompts, structure, and supportive critique.
Arvon: A new chapter at Lumb Bank
Region: Yorkshire
Lumb Bank is back and more inspiring than ever! Transformed after months of careful redevelopment, our creative writing house in Yorkshire is reopening its doors.
Winchester Poetry Festival revisits the classics for 2025
Region: South West England
Winchester Poetry Festival invites readers, writers, poetry-lovers and the poetry-curious to join them to explore fresh approaches to the canon at Winchester Poetry Festival 2025 taking place on Friday 10 - Sunday 12 October 2025.
Spread the Word: Shaping Your Story – Mastering Plot & Structure with Jyoti Patel
Region: International
In this creative writing workshop, author Jyoti Patel walks you through how to build a satisfying plot and narrative structure.
TLC: Amplify 2025 with Julia Forster
Region: International
Our 12-week advanced coaching programme is tailored for writers who are serious about making real progress towards their writing goals but aren't looking for a craft-based course.
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025
Region: Scotland
The full 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival programme has been announced with a key theme of Repair.
Ty Newydd: Sci-Fi Weekend with Martin MacInnes and Guest Reader Aliette de Bodard (Digital)
Region: Wales
In this weekend-long course, led by award-winning author Martin MacInnes, you will be taken through many of the key stages of writing Science Fiction. Together, you will work with prompts to generate ideas, discuss how to form a story, and how to develop it over a sustained period of time.
How to Get Published - Bristol 2025
Region: South West England
LiteratureWorks are once again partnering with Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook to bring the popular How to Get Published day conference back to Bristol on Saturday 4 October 2025 at the Engine Shed (next to Bristol Temple Meads Station).
English PEN: Who gets to love the “great British poets”?
Region: London
From Wordsworth to Blake, Keats to Tennyson, the British poetry canon is replete with influential literary figures, encountered for decades in classrooms across the globe. But who is enfranchised to appreciate, and take inspiration from, the great British poets of the past?
New Writing South: Wellbeing for Writers 2025: Goal Setting Masterclass with Athena Stevens
Region: International
Writers of all kinds tend to agree on one thing: writing is challenging. Setting clear goals for yourself can help you stay on track and in control of different drafts and edits, and help you see the way forwards for your writing. It can also help you work through other challenging objectives, such as submissions to publishers or agents.
Poetry Events at Sidmouth Folk Festival with Ilse Pedler
Region: South West England
Ilse Pedler will be running several poetry events at Sidmouth Folk Festival again this year. There will be daily poetry writing workshops for all abilities from 3 to 7 August and a Poetry Open Mic on Thursday 7 August. You don't have to buy tickets to the festival to come to the poetry events.
Writing for Women’s Magazines Workshop with Amanda Quinn
Region: North East England
Amanda Quinn writes short stories for women’s magazines including The People’s Friend and Woman’s Weekly. In this workshop, she’ll introduce you to the women’s magazine market including: How to find ideas (and avoid ‘well-worn themes’); What editors are looking for and what readers want to read; How and where to submit your stories.
Autumn Term 2025 Courses at the Poetry School are now live!
Region: International
Our Autumn Term at the Poetry School is now live! We have a whole host of brilliant tutors and online and in person poetry courses for all levels, covering a wide range of topics, ready for you to pick from.
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