NAWE Online Conference 2026: Writing Worlds
Friday 13 & Saturday 14 November 2026 / Online
FULL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED
The full programme for Writing Worlds, this year’s NAWE Online Conference on 13 and 14 November, is available now. Download the programme as a pdf on the right of the page.
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS until 18 September 2026
As a NAWE member you can book now for the early bird rate of just £78, or £30 for student members. There are reduced rates for contributors, too. Non-members receive a year’s free e-membership to NAWE (this offer can only be taken up once.)
Your conference
If you teach and/or facilitate creative writing, or aspire to do so, this is your conference. Over two online days it brings together:
• Writers working with schools and communities
• Writers aspiring to teach
• Innovative researchers in creative writing theory and practice
• Lecturers in Further and Higher Education
• Freelance project facilitators
• Independent and academic publishers
• Literature development agencies, and more
The conference is a wonderful opportunity to hear from inspiring speakers, share your research and practice and gain insights to help your professional development, as well as enjoy networking with fellow writers from across the UK and further afield. Our popular NAWE lunchtime Zoom Bars are back, this year organised around the settings we work in.
New to the programme is the opportunity to take part in important debates: two Big Conversations with invited panels to discuss AI: the Human Element and Why Writing Matters.
We’re also delighted to welcome as our keynote speakers Professor Julia Bell, Birkbeck, University of London (Friday) and Burhan Sönmez, President, International PEN (Saturday).
The Writing Worlds 2026 programme
Spanning two days, the 2026 programme features over 70 presentations, workshops and panels exploring our theme of ‘Writing Worlds’ from every perspective. Around 80 contributors from across the UK and as far afield as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Spain, and the United States will inform, showcase, and inspire.
Sessions are grouped around a rich diversity of topics:
Culture and Psychology in Creative Writing
Writing and Wellbeing
The Business of Writing
Alternative Approaches in HE
Artificial Intelligence
Writing Techniques: Looking Outside of Literature
Translation and Multilingualism
Life-Writing and History
Self-Care and Space-Making
Genre-writing
There’s also a strong workshop strand:
Screenwriting in adult education
The Practice of Attention
The Thought Forest
Exploring Europeana’s Cultural Heritage Collections
Grant Writing as a creative and developmental process
Writing Other Worlds
Telling the Untold
Movement and Metaphor: Somatic awareness and writing for resilience and self-care
Writing the River and the Bog
Memoir Writing: A Practical Guide
Sessions will be recorded and made available for delegates to view on demand after the conference, so you won’t miss out if there are sessions you can’t get along to.
See you there!
We look forward to welcoming you as we reflect on the diverse worlds we inhabit and represent, in person, online, locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Book now to get the early bird discount
If you have any queries, please email admin@nawe.co.uk