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02 April 2025
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NAWE EVENTS
NAWE Conference Proposal Writing Guidance Session
We’re running an online session on proposal writing next Tuesday, 8 April, at 18:30-19:30 aimed particularly at members who haven’t previously presented at a NAWE conference and would like some support in putting their proposal together for this November's event. Free but booking essential. Details here.
NAWE Creative Writing PhD Network Meet Up
Join us for our next online gathering on Monday 28 April at 4-5.30pm to explore the challenges of wider life that often impact our Creative Writing PhDs. Current PhD students, teachers and the PhD-curious all welcome. Register in advance via Eventbrite.
NAWE SUBMISSION CALLS
NAWE Online Conference 2025: Inspiring Writing
Friday 7 & Saturday 8 November 2025, Online
Our theme for for this year's NAWE Online Conference is 'Inspiring Writing' and we welcome proposals for presentations, including academic papers, and practical workshops that inform, showcase, and inspire. Deadline for submissions: 31 May 2025.
Special issue of NAWE’s Writing in Practice: The Journal of Creative Writing Research
NAWE invites creative writing educators to contribute academic articles and creative presentations that explore innovative and reflective approaches to creative writing pedagogy across all educational contexts. Submissions may include original research, theoretical explorations, comprehensive literature reviews, and reflective practice essays. Deadline for submissions: midnight (GMT), 26 January 2026.
For more NAWE news and updates from around the writing world, you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter
Editorial and Partnerships Manager, Untold Narratives
Deadline: 20/10/2025 - London
Untold is recruiting for an Editorial and Partnerships Manager to build on our success over the past five years finding and developing writers in marginalised communities and introducing their work to new readers through publication, broadcast and events.
Director, Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann
Deadline: 23/10/2025 - Northern Ireland
Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann is looking for a confident, collaborative, and reflective leader with a deep commitment to poetry and Ireland’s cultural sector.
Marketing and Administration Assistant, Writing East Midlands
Deadline: 22/10/2025 - East Midlands
We are looking for a Marketing and Administration Assistant to join our small, hardworking, but fun core team. The role is important to supporting marketing functions, and for providing administrative support for our project and programme activity.
Internship Opportunities with First Story
Deadline: 27/10/2025 - UK
First Story are looking for a Programme & Partnerships Intern (deadline Monday 27 October 2025) and an Assistant Festival Producer Intern (deadline Monday 3 November 2025).
Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Prose), The University of Edinburgh
Deadline: 31/10/2025 - Scotland
Applications are invited for the post of Early Career Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Prose). Fixed term: 2 years contract (available from January 2026.
Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Poetry), The University of Edinburgh
Deadline: 31/10/2025 - Scotland
Applications are invited for the post of Early Career Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Poetry). Fixed term: 2 years contract (available from January 2026).
Part Time Senior Lecturer in Creative Non-Fiction (Fixed Term), Bath Spa University
Deadline: 07/11/2025 - South West England
We are looking for a Senior Lecturer in Creative Non-Fiction to join the Creative Writing team at Bath Spa University. This is a 0.5 part-time, 24-month fixed term contract role.
Freelance Writing Tutor - Evening Workshops for Adults, Landmark Arts Centre
Deadline: 17/10/2025 - London
We are expanding our pool of freelance writing tutors to lead creative writing workshops for adult learners in the evenings (Monday–Friday).
Trustees, Edinburgh City of Literature Trust
Deadline: 05/10/2025 - Scotland
Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust is looking for two or three individuals to join the Board of Trustees of the world's first City of Literature as we look to our future after our 20th anniversary.
Wild Pages: Writers Residency
Deadline: 20/10/2025 - East England
Suffolk Community Libraries, National Centre for Writing and Suffolk Wildlife Trust are looking for six up-and-coming short-form writers living in Suffolk to take part in an intensive residency, engaging creatively with nature, landscape, and communities.
Sales & Marketing Assistant, Poetry Book Society
Deadline: 06/10/2025 - North East England
The Poetry Book Society are looking for a part-time Sales & Marketing Assistant to assist the Poetry Book Society Manager in the smooth running, growth and development of an iconic membership organisation and specialist online bookshop.
Head of Reading Communities, Scottish Book Trust
Deadline: 13/10/2025 - Scotland
Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. As the Head of Reading Communities, you will lead a team of six to deliver impactful programmes across Scotland that use reading and storytelling as tools for connection, well-being, and empowerment.
Fundraising Officer, Scottish Book Trust
Deadline: 29/09/2025 - Scotland
Scottish Book Trust is recruiting for a Fundraising Officer to join the team. The national charity believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives.
PR Consultant, Spread the Word
Deadline: 29/09/2025 - London
Spread the Word is celebrating 30 years of championing writers and stories, and we’re looking for a brilliant freelance PR consultant to help us make some noise!
Chair and Board Members, Push the Boat Out
Deadline: 20/10/2025 - Scotland
Award-winning poetry-led arts charity and festival, Push the Boat Out, is seeking a new Chair and additional ordinary Board Members to help shape the organisation as we move into our next chapter.
Workshop Facilitator - Creative Writing, SevenThreeOne
Deadline: 10/10/2025 - South West England
We require a committed and experienced individual to join our creative team immediately on a self-employed basis, as a creative writing workshop facilitator. This is a rare chance to harness the wonder and excitement of the creative arts and use it to enhance learning environments behind the walls of a large Cat C prison in Devon.
IASH/Traverse Creative Fellowship 2026 - Applications now open!
Deadline: 29/09/2025 - Scotland
Do you have the beginnings of a brilliant story to tell? An inspiring idea to unpack? Or a new form of theatre to explore? Then the IASH/Traverse Creative Fellowship 2025 is for you.
Marketing and Communications Manager (Maternity Cover), Poetry School
Deadline: 06/10/2025 - UK
The Poetry School are looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager for maternity cover to join our friendly team for a 12-month period.
Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Creative Writing, University College Dublin
Deadline: 15/10/2025 - Republic of Ireland
Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Creative Writing within UCD School of English, Drama and Film.
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.
Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies 2026-2027
Deadline: 17/11/2025 - UK
Funded by the Jerwood Foundation, Arvon is pleased to announce the Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies, a new talent development programme for emerging writers.
Call out for writers: Bill’s Attic Writers’ Room
Deadline: 22/10/2025 - South West England
The Writers’ Block has developed a programme of specialist Writers’ Rooms around specific genres. This Writers’ Room will be led by Annamaria Murphy and is focused on an exhibition taken from Bill Mitchell’s extraordinary attic, once in the rafters of his home, now housed in Krowji.
The Hachette Children's Novel Awards 2026
Deadline: 12/01/2026 - North East England
The Hachette Children's Novel Awards are open to debut writers of middle-grade children’s fiction and early teen fiction aged over 18 and living in the North of England. Part of the first submission window of the Northern Writers' Awards 2026.
The Frogmore Poetry Prize 2026
Deadline: 31/05/2026 - International
Poems (max 40 lines) written in English are invited from poets worldwide for the fortieth Frogmore Poetry Prize (founded 1987). Adjudicator: Mike Barlow. Sponsored by the Frogmore Press.
Cafe Writers Poetry Competition 2025 is now open.
Deadline: 23/11/2025 - International
Poems (max 40 lines) are invited from any poet in the world who is over 18 years of age writing in English. This year's sole judge is Jessica Mookherjee.
Call for Proposals: Poetry's Environments
Deadline: 05/12/2025 - Yorkshire
Poetry@Leeds invites proposals for Poetry's Environments, an international conference, taking place in Leeds from June 9-11 2026.
National Poetry Competition 2025 - Deadline fast approaching
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+.
Story Unlikely Annual Short Story Contest 2026
Deadline: 14/01/2026 - International
$5,000 prize package. No genre restrictions; open to fiction and creative non-fiction. 7,000 word limit (or 10,000 for Members). NO entry fee.
Farnham’s First Five Pages – Writing Competition
Deadline: 31/12/2025 - International
Entrants are invited to submit the first 5 pages of their novel and a 250-word synopsis. There is no set theme or style of writing.
Sunspot Lit: Open Call - Novelette-length
Deadline: 15/11/2025 - International
Sunspot, an international magazine, invites entries of novelette-length works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and graphic novels up to 29,000 words.
2025 Visible Mag Contemporary Art Essay Prize
Deadline: 31/12/2025 - International
The 2025 Visible Mag Contemporary Art Essay Prize looks for unexpected insights on art and culture today.
The New Writers Historical (Pre-1960) Flash Fiction Competition 2025
Deadline: 05/11/2025 - International
Entries (300 words max) must be set before 1960 (Historic Houses setting optional).
The Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition 2025
Deadline: 08/12/2025 - International
This year's Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition is now open. Categories: Single Poem (judged by Liz Berry) and Poetry Pamphlet (judged by Imtiaz Dharker).
Up//Roar Poems of Queer Resistance
Deadline: 01/11/2025 - Republic of Ireland
UP//ROAR: Poems of Queer Resistance will be published in 2026. If you are a UK/ROI poet (at any stage of your writing journey) who identifies as LGBTQ+ then please send in your poems of queer resistance (in the broadest definition of the words – in fact the broader the better) to be considered for inclusion in UP//ROAR!
Calling all wordsmiths - The Writers Workshop registry now open for writing collaborations
Deadline: 31/10/2025 - UK
The Writers Workshop is a growing organisation on a mission to promote the joy and power of creative writing across our region through in-person events and further afield via online events.
Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2026
Deadline: 13/10/2025 - UK
Comma Press and the University of Lancashire have announced that the Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction is once again open for submissions of 2,000 – 7,500 words with the theme ‘Fandoms’.
The Hilary Mantel Prize for Fiction 2026
Deadline: 31/12/2025 - Republic of Ireland
AM Heath have launched a biennial adult novel prize to honour the much-loved double Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel, who died in 2022.
The 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition is open
Deadline: 02/11/2025 - International
The International Book & Pamphlet Competition is a short collection competition run annually by The Poetry Business. Now in its fourth decade, this is the most prestigious competition of its kind, and has launched the careers of many well established and successful poets. This year's judge is Kim Moore.
The 2026 New Poets Prize is open
Deadline: 02/11/2025 - International
The New Poets Prize is a short collection competition for writers between the ages of 17 and 24 (inclusive). This prize is run alongside the renowned International Book & Pamphlet Competition organised by The Poetry Business.
Applications open for London Writers Awards 2026
Deadline: 30/10/2025 - London
Spread the Word’s free 10-month development programme supports London-based writers from underrepresented communities to develop their work, connect with agents and move towards publication.
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Come Home to Your Bones — three movement workshops to inspire somatic writing and self-exploration
Region: International
These three online workshops, run by therapeutic writing group facilitator and Feldenkrais practitioner Anne Taylor, will combine gentle movement and awareness sequences with expressive writing and poetry to encourage a more embodied form of writing.
Women Poet's Network: Open Mic and Practical Chat
Region: UK
The next Open Mic and Practical Chat from the Rebecca Swift Foundation is all about film poems. Discuss what they are, how to make one and how to submit them – and take part in an open mic to showcase your cinematic 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.
Creative Future Writers' Day
Region: London
Writers, publishers and literary professionals share hints, tips and initiatives in a day of talks and panel events designed to help you find your feet. Part of London Literature Festival.
Poetry Masterclass Webinar series: Getting Your Poetry Published
Region: International
Nine Arches Press editor Jane Commane will lead a series of 3 x 1-hour webinars focused on giving useful guidance and top tips for shaping up your poetry and getting it ready to send to journals, magazines and publishers.
Nick Makoha: Reframing the Gaze - The Black Ekphrastic Mode Workshop
Region: North West England
Join award-winning poet Nick Makoha for a generative poetry workshop exploring The Black Ekphrastic Mode, a bold writing practice that reimagines European art, music, and cities through a Black cultural lens.
The Poems: 40 Years in the North, with Ian Harker
Region: Yorkshire
Hear some of the 40 best poems of the last 40 years, gathered from The North, the UK’s inspirational poetry magazine produced by The Poetry Business. Part of Ilkley Literature Festival.
London Lit Lab: Saltwater Folk Tales with Zoe Gilbert
Region: International
This special, salty folk tales course focuses entirely on the lore and tales of the sea, and how we can draw on these to write new stories.
Winter Writing at The Biscuit Factory with Amanda Quinn
Region: North East England
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to write about winter and your relationship with it. You’ll be introduced to a selection of seasonal writing and be inspired to write your own original prose and poetry about the season.
Moniack in a Month – Travel Writing with Miranda France
Region: International
Travel the world from your armchair. The word sums up distant and exotic locations, but “travel” need not mean physically going far. It can describe an experience of places and people close to home, one in which memory and history also play a part.
Ty Newydd: Autofiction: Taking inspiration from within with Meena Kandasamy & Durre Shahwar
Region: International
Blurring lines between fact and fiction, blending the ‘real’ and ‘imaginary’, autofiction is a rich genre for writers. In this 6-week online course, you’ll learn what ‘autofiction’ is, what creative opportunities it offers and how it differs from other forms of life writing.
Arvon: Masterclass: Fiction - Making the change with Claire Adam
Region: International
Join multi-award winning writer Claire Adam, author of Golden Child and Love Forms, as she guides you through the process of identifying change in your story.
Poetry School: The Poetry of Picture Books with Kathryn Simmonds
Region: London
Push your poetic skills, find the sparks behind stories, and explore the harmony between words and pictures when writing for children.
verse queer creative writing salon: winter term (8 weeks)
Region: London
verse is a queer-led creative writing group from award-winning poet and playwright Toby Campion. Each weekly workshop is designed to improve your writing craft, nourish your creativity and spark inspiration. For complete beginners & experienced writers looking to re-invigorate their practice.
National Centre for Writing: Early-bird discounts on 2026 online writing courses!
Region: International
Develop your writer's voice with a National Centre for Writing online tutored writing course in 2026. Whether you're looking to start or develop an existing project, pursue a writing career or writing just for you, start the new year with a writing course designed by National Centre for Writing in partnership with the University of East Anglia. Book by 29 October for early-bird discount.
Libraries Pitch Up – opportunities for artists – 25 November 2025
Region: South East England
Pitch Up: Libraries Buckinghamshire is an in-person pitching and networking event which provides a platform for libraries, companies and artists to pitch ideas, providing space for new partnerships to emerge.
Writing for Wellbeing Workshop (November 2025)
Region: Yorkshire
In person event at The Conservatory, Scampston Walled Garden, Malton, Yorkshire, hosted by The Bothies – a registered charity. This month's theme: Procrastination – Now or Never?
The Writer's Workshop Halloween Party 2025
Region: Yorkshire
The Writers Workshop is kicking off its Weird Weekend of magical, mythical, and fantastical events with some spine-tingling silliness!
Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre Events: Autumn 2025 programme
Region: London
Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre runs a fortnightly programme of events in Autumn and Spring terms where visiting writers read from and discuss their work. Events run 5-6pm every other Wednesday, in person at Goldsmiths, University of London and are free and open to all.
Writing Culturally - Date change
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. Rescheduled to November.
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