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NAWE News
NAWE 2023 AGM - Save the Date!
This year's NAWE AGM will take place on Thursday 9th November 2023, 18:30 – 19:30 GMT on Zoom. All members are very welcome to attend. Please save the date!
MaxLiteracy - new creative writing resource for primary schools
Funded by the Max Reinhardt Charitable Trust, and run in partnership with Engage and NAWE, MaxLiteracy offers funding for museums and galleries in England to support a dedicated programme of creative writing and literacy work within learning settings through the visual arts. A creative writing resource pack for Year 5 primary school pupils, developed by poet and writer, Pauline Rowe, and the team at Open Eye Gallery, from the 2021 Awards is now available as a free download here
The Writer's Compass E-Bulletin
The next issue of The Writer's Compass e-bulletin will be on Wednesday 7 June, with listings for consideration due in by Monday 5 June.
Sector happenings
Leaf Journal - issue one out now!
The inaugural issue of the Leaf Journal, a brand new journal on the craft of writing for children and young adults, is out now. It's free to read and can be found at leafjournal.org. The journal will be of interest to children’s and YA authors, lecturers, teachers and students.
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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.
School Communities Regional Outreach Co-ordinator, Scottish Book Trust
Deadline: 04/08/2025 - Scotland
Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. We have a regional position available to support schools engage with our programmes.
Box Office Manager, Wimbledon BookFest
Deadline: 04/08/2025 - South East England
We are seeking an experienced Box Office Manager to oversee the day-to-day running of our Spektrix ticketing system for Wimbledon BookFest 2025. This is a hands-on, fast-paced temporary role suited to someone with excellent technical skills in Spektrix, strong sales and customer focus.
Reading Schools Early Years Project Manager, Scottish Book Trust
Deadline: 28/07/2025 - Scotland
Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. Reading Schools is an accreditation programme, designed to celebrate schools who are building and sustaining a reading for pleasure culture for their learners, staff and families.
Granada Writing Residency 2025
Deadline: 31/08/2025 - Europe
The Granada International Writers in Residence Programme is open to writers and literary translators residing in any country and writing in any language and offers a 30-night stay in Granada for two writers, from November 3 to December 2, 2025.
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.
National Centre for Writing: Emerging Translator Mentorships 2025–26
Deadline: 31/08/2025 - International
Applications are open for the Emerging Translator Mentorships 2025–26, an annual programme that supports the professional development of emerging literary translators working into English. The languages this year are Arabic, Faroese, Dutch from Flanders, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, and the Languages of India.
Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2025 - Just ten days to submit
Deadline: 31/08/2025 - International
Aesthetica is looking for the best new writing talent. The £5,000 international literary prize is open to poetry and short fiction entries on any theme, celebrating innovation in content and form. Enter by 31 August.
The Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers 2025
Deadline: 31/10/2025 - UK
The Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers 2025 is open for entries! This year, Writing East Midlands is seeking 500-word short stories, 500-word blogs or 40-line poems from young writers across the UK—all on the theme of nature, the environment and issues related to climate change.
Film Hub South West | BFI Network New Voices 2025
Deadline: 26/08/2025 - South West England
BFI Network South West has launched the fourth iteration of New Voices, a talent development scheme aimed at underrepresented writer-directors in the region.
Scottish Book Trust: The 2026 New Writers Awards
Deadline: 24/09/2025 - Scotland
The 2026 New Writers Awards are open. There are five categories: Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction (also known as creative non-fiction), Poetry, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Spoken Word, Scots.
The RSL Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction
Deadline: 01/09/2025 - Republic of Ireland
The RSL Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction are three annual awards — of £10,000, £5,000 and £2,500 — available for authors engaged on their first commissioned works of non-fiction.
The Nero New Writers Prize in association with Brunel University of London
Deadline: 29/08/2025 - Republic of Ireland
Launched to run alongside the Nero Book Awards, this new prize is searching for the best original short stories from unpublished and aspiring writers. Open to entrants in the UK and Ireland.
#CBCSummerStory25 Writing Competition: Open for entries
Deadline: 08/09/2025 - International
Enter our #CBCSummerStory25 writing competition on Instagram for a chance to win a course. Write a flash fiction story inspired by our prompts to be in with a chance of winning a course place and editorial report.
New Writing North: Submissions open for The Bee
Deadline: 11/08/2025 - UK
Are you a writer – or aspiring writer – with a story to tell about being working-class in Britain in 2025? Our new working-class literary magazine The Bee is now open for submissions.
Ruth Rendell Short Story Competition 2025
Deadline: 21/12/2025 - International
InterAct Stroke Support seeks short stories (no more than 1000 words) in any genre that are positive stories that can be read in the sensitive environment of a hospital setting. Open to anyone, including non-UK applicants, over 16 years.
Digital Anthology of Writing on Love in Later Life
Deadline: 30/08/2025 - Scotland
Autumn Voices is working with the University of Strathclyde on Getting On, an exploration of Love in Later Life. This includes compiling a digital anthology of new writing – prose and poetry – on the subject. Anyone resident in Scotland and aged 60+ is welcome to submit work.
Mslexia Women's Fiction Competition 2025 - Adult Novel
Deadline: 22/09/2025 - International
The Mslexia Women's Fiction Competition 2025 - Adult Novel is now open! 1st prize £5,000. Finalists receive manuscript feedback from The Literary Consultancy and personal introductions to literary agents arranged in partnership with New Writing North.
Green Stories Flash Fiction Competition: Epiphanies
Deadline: 27/08/2025 - International
Submit an original unpublished short story (max 500 words) written in English on the theme of 'epiphanies' plus a paragraph explaining how the story inspires greener behaviour.
Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition 2025
Deadline: 31/08/2025 - International
Open to new, emerging and established poets from any country. The winning chapbooks (16-24 pages) will be published by Southword Editions and launched at the Cork International Poetry Festival.
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Arvon: Masterclass: from Academic to General Non-Fiction - Writing that connects with Peter Stott
Region: International
If you have an academic background, how do you find a place for creativity in your writing?
CBC: Pitching Your Novel with Lauren Pearson
Region: International
Nail your one-line pitch and learn how to write a great query letter on this day-long Zoom course.
SoA in Person | Professional Development: Speaking with presence and poise: confident communication for authors
Region: London
Whether you’re preparing for a book launch, a public reading, or a media interview, how you communicate matters as much as what you say.
National Centre for Writing: Writing Your Memoir: Next Steps with Amy Key
Region: International
Through a blend of engaging lessons, interactive exercises, and practical assignments, this 18-week course is ideal for helping you to write and refine your personal memoir.
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 next session will be on Wednesday 3 September 2025 at 15:00-16:00 CEST (14:00-15:00 UK time) and will be themed on knowledge - fact and fiction.
Poetry School: Freedom in Form: Creativity, Control, & Craft with Jacqueline Saphra
Region: International
Mix up your writing and learn new skills and techniques with Jacqueline Saphra in this three-term course. First term runs from October to December 2025.
City Lit: Advanced writing for children: finishing your novel with Penny Joelson
Region: London
Do you start lots of stories but never finish them? Do you have a novel in progress or nearly finished? This course is for you! You can take this term independently or you can continue with ‘Advanced Writing for Children’ all year and learn to edit your novel too.
Book your tickets now for Durham Book Festival 2025!
Region: North East England
Get ready to be challenged, inspired, entertained, and swept away as some of the hottest names in books descend on the city. With over 25 events across three days, delve into history, humour, poetry, and fiction.
Irish Writers Centre: September 2025 Courses
Region: Republic of Ireland
We have a range of new courses beginning in September covering everything from novel-writing, to writing ghost stories, to writing spoken word poetry.
The Poetry of Stillness & the Surreal with Romalyn Ante
Region: International
What stories lie just beneath your thoughts? What images, memories, or truths emerge when you let go of logic and let language lead? In this generative poetry workshop, we’ll begin and end with mindfulness—guided stillness to help us settle into the body and open the door to the subconscious.
Poetics of the Haunted with Charlotte Shevchenko Knight
Region: International
Who are your daily ghosts? What thoughts go unsaid, shivering in the background, absent presences? Do they belong in poetry? In this generative workshop we will explore the creative possibilities to be found in the haunted, with a focus on the role of silences and memory in poetry.
Reading & Writing Poetry with Leanne Moden
Region: International
An online poetry workshop to help you create new work by reading and being inspired by contemporary poetry.
NAWE Member Meet-Up / September 2025
Region: International
Our NAWE Members Meet-Up on Wednesday 10 September 2025 will be a chance to meet up with other NAWE Members and share your experiences and thoughts on artificial intelligence.
The Literary Consultancy: Conscious Writing Month 2025
Region: International
A six-week series of workshops, readings, and talks for writers wanting to lead more conscious lives. Hosted by The Literary Consultancy and guest curated by Jade Cuttle.
The Coast Is Queer for Writers!
Region: South East England
A spotlight on some of the panels, workshops and events that are especially for writers at The Coast Is Queer in Brighton in October. Get your Early Bird Festival Pass now while they are still available!
Oxford Playwriting Foundation Course 2025-2026 - Recruiting now
Region: South East England
Oxford Playwriting is recruiting writers for its new Foundation Course for new and aspiring playwrights starting October 2025. Tutors: Renata Allen and Ed Rowett.
BBC Contains Strong Language lands in Bradford: 18-21 September
Region: Yorkshire
A cultural partnership between the BBC, literature development agency Word Up North and Bradford City of Culture, supported by Arts Council England, brings the ninth annual BBC Contains Strong Language to Bradford for the first time, from September 18th to 21st.
Faber Academy: Less is More: Starting to Write Short Stories with Jane Rogers
Region: International
Have you always wanted to write but don’t know where to begin? Or are you a poet or dramatist, interested in turning your hand to prose? This is a course for writers interested in getting to grips with the short story form, and learning about its amazing variety and potential.
Poetry Course: Working with Form
Region: International
This 6-week online course is designed for poets of all levels whether you’re just starting out or looking to push the boundaries of your practice.
Write Stories for children! A one-day course in Hastings with Alan Durant
Region: South East England
Join The Guardian Masterclass and Penguin Random House tutor Alan Durant, award-winning author of over one hundred children’s books, including Burger Boy, Always and Forever, Dear Father Christmas, Game Boy and Clownfish, on a one-day course on writing stories for children at his house in Hastings from 10am – 4.30pm on Tuesday 12 August 2025.
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