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NAWE Online Conference 2025: Inspiring Writing
Friday 7 & Saturday 8 November 2025, Online

** Early Bird tickets on sale now **

We're currently reviewing the bumper crop of proposals we have received for this year's NAWE Conference and will be getting back in touch with everyone shortly. It's going to be an especially rich and diverse programme - grab your Early Bird ticket here

NAWE Member Meet-Up (September 2025) - Save the date

Our next Member Meet-Up is on 10 September 2025 and will be focusing on the impact of articificial intelligence on writers (rescheduled from March 2025). Please save the date - registration will open shortly. Resources are available from our very well-attended June Meet-Up around writing for wellbeing with Victoria Field - just email admin@nawe.co.uk.

NAWE Publication Deadlines

Writing in Education Issue 96: Please submit by 20 August 2025.

NAWE’s Writing in Practice: The Journal of Creative Writing Research Volume 12 (Special issue exploring innovative & reflective approaches to creative writing pedagogy across all educational contexts)Please submit by midnight (GMT), 26 January 2026.

News around the sector:

A new LGBTQ+ Writing and Wellbeing Toolkit is available from the New Writing South website for free; designed for use by community organisations, the toolkit is part of a project funded via the AHRC Impact Acceleration Account. 

NAWE is now on InstagramLinkedIn and Bluesky as well as Facebook - follow us for more NAWE news and updates from around the writing world. 


Jobs
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).

Competitions/Submissions
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.
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.
The Writers' Block: Young Writers Mentorship Programme 2025
Deadline: 23/07/2025 - South West England
Are you a writer aged 11-16 years? We are looking for young writers in any genre or form to be part of our mentoring programme and take your writing to the next level!
Amazon’s Kindle Storyteller Award for 2025: Apply now
Deadline: 31/08/2025 - International
The Kindle Storyteller Award is a £20,000 literary prize recognising outstanding writing. It is open to writers aged 18 or over publishing in English in any genre, who publish their work through Kindle Direct Publishing.
National Poetry Competition 2025
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+.
Arvon Low Income Grants: Apply now to The David Pease Fund
Deadline: 01/07/2025 - UK
There is only one week left to apply for an Arvon Low Income Grant. If financial barriers prevent you from attending an Arvon residential or online course, you can apply for a grant up to the full course fee.
Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award 2025
Deadline: 01/07/2025 - International
The competition is designed to motivate non-American novice writers under the age of 30 and offer them the recognition and encouragement that might lead to a successful career in television scriptwriting.
Pentabus Theatre: Jerwood Writer in Residence Bursary 2026
Deadline: 14/07/2025 - West Midlands
Applications are open for the 2026 Jerwood Writer in Residence bursary at award-winning theatre company, Pentabus.
Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People - Conference Call for Papers
Deadline: 11/08/2025 - International
'Leaf Journal On Writing for Young People' is an online conference, this year on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st November 2025, that brings together scholar-practitioners in the field. Our Call for Papers is now open.
The Popcorn Writing Award 2025
Deadline: 08/07/2025 - Scotland
The Popcorn Writing Award is the only award celebrating new writing at the Edinburgh Fringe. The award offers a £6,000 prize fund pot that goes directly to writers recognised for their notable, ground-breaking scripts.


Events
Read Write Express – Writing for Wellbeing and Self-awareness
Region: International
Read Write Express offers writing for wellbeing workshops for adults who wish to explore writing as a means of improving wellbeing, gaining confidence and moving forward with life.
The Literacy Consultancy: Edit Academy In partnership with Writers & Artists
Region: London
Are you an aspiring editor? Do you want to learn how to shape a writer’s manuscript? Edit Academy, an intimate full day in person event held by TLC in partnership with Writers & Artists (W&A), presents an unmissable chance to learn from industry professionals and focus on the core skills required to take a book from first to final draft.
Writing for Wellbeing Workshop (August 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: Time – The Course of Life.
Faber Academy: The Five Day Refresh (New Course)
Region: London
as your novel or story stalled? Join Keith Ridgway for this new intensive course to reinvigorate, enthuse, unblock and get you writing again. Starts 11 August.
The Writers Bureau presents Poetry Further Progression Zoom Workshop with Mandy Pannett
Region: International
In this two-session workshop, Mandy shows you how to create depth and layers to your poems as well as looking at current trends in poetry.
The Standing Conference on the Arts, Education and the Environment
Region: West Midlands
Presented by the Big Brum in partnership with the National Association for Environmental Education – UK and the Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust.
Writers’ Room with Helen Stockton
Region: International
This is a course for those wanting to progress longer writing projects aiming to offer momentum, goal-setting, trouble-shooting, feedback on writing, actual writing time plus a sense of community for writers.
Children's Writers Masterclass with Caryl Hart
Region: Yorkshire
Suitable for writers interested in writing for children, whether you are just starting out or have a story ready to submit, we're excited to welcome Caryl Hart, who has written countless books for children, for a special Children's Writers Masterclass.
Wild Ways to Writing, creative writing retreat with optional glamping
Region: South East England
A creative writing journey into deeper nature connection.
Online tutored courses with National Centre for Writing
Region: International
Plan your autumn and enjoy your summer! Created by the National Centre for Writing and the University of East Anglia, these courses offer regular assignment feedback from your expert tutor. Whether you're drawn to fiction or non-fiction, genre or general, you'll have the flexibility to write and study at your own pace — from anywhere in the world, starting this September. NAWE member discount - get £50 off.
Moniack Mhor: Finding the Light with Michael Donkor and Ashley Hickson-Lovence, Guest Reader Cecilia Knapp
Region: Scotland
Join us for a glorious week of serious play and playful seriousness on the page. We invite new writers, and perhaps those who have taken some time away from their writing, for a generative week with us, a chance to produce lots of exciting new material.
Arvon Online Masterclass: Narrative Non-Fiction with Sophia Pavelle
Region: International
Play, emotion and instinct: narrative non-fiction’s secret weapons. Join award-winning author and science communicator Sophie Pavelle for an inspiring, interactive Masterclass that dives into the art of storytelling to deliver facts, information and thought with power and style.
New Writing South: Psychic distance with Susan Allott
Region: International
In this creative writing workshop you will learn what psychic distance is, how it can bring your writing to the next level, and – most importantly – how to put it into practice.
Poetry School: Jaws at 50 (‘You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Class’) with Simon Barraclough
Region: London
In this one-day workshop to mark the half-century of one of the most influential films ever made, we will analyse scenes, discuss technique, tease out themes, look at Jaws poems, explore personal reactions, and write new work in response to this enduring leviathan of modern cinema.
Writing West Midlands: Cross-Pollination – A Poetry Course with Liz Berry
Region: International
Join award-winning poet Liz Berry for a playful generative 5-week poetry course about seeking inspiration from the worlds of music, visual art, movement, architecture, mapping and history.
Irish Writers Centre: Self-Editing Non-Fiction with Emily Cooper
Region: International
This course is aimed at writers with a body of non-fiction (small or large) that they are hoping to polish for publication.
Megan at The Writers' Greenhouse: The Summer of Writing 2025 Workshops: Creative Writing for Adults
Region: South East England
Five full-day creative writing workshops for adults on Saturdays in Oxford in August. These one-day writing workshops are filled with creative, practical exercises to discover new ideas and use them immediately. All the workshops are multi-level (suitable for both beginners and experienced writers) and for most workshops you can choose to create new ideas or to develop a work in progress.
Word Factory: Small like a bullet (5): Sophie Haydock on A.S.Byatt & Matisse
Region: International
One writer, one story. The final in-depth masterclass in our four-month series on the short story form. Join award-winning author Sophie Haydock for a unique masterclass, diving deep into A.S. Byatt’s Medusa’s Ankles from her collection, The Matisse Stories (Vintage).
Bibliotherapy and the Art of Reading for Wellbeing with Nicole Moody
Region: London
New introductory and advanced courses on bibliotherapy and the art of reading for wellbeing starting this autumn plus a guided literary walk around Spitalfields and Brick Lane this July.
Food and fairy tale creative writing workshop
Region: International
Use illustrations and imagery from the cultural heritage collections available on Europeana.eu to explore fairy tales and food, from hunger and longing, to challenge and transformation. Write in any language. No experience necessary.

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