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Bridport Arts Centre Information about
the Arts Centre and its programme of events.
Arts Angels Publishing Two
competitions a year; one poetry and one short stories. No entry
fees at moment. Three winners win cash prizes. Based on Vancouver
Island, Canada.
Attleborough Poetry Competition The Attleborough Poetry Competition is in its inaugural
year and is an open contest for poetry up to 50 lines. There are no restrictions on topic, theme or
style, as we prize talent and originality above all else. Online entries are encouraged and postal
entries are also accepted. First prize is £75.
Book Publicity 'Writers' services from
conception to completion'
Bridport Radio A community website
dedicated to Bridport, Dorset. Have your say on local issues,
what’s on and where to go, gig guide, Showcase for local
artists and musicians.
British Council British Council, the
United Kingdom's international organisation for educational and
cultural relations.
Commonword Commonword is a North West
of England based writing development agency and community
publisher - website provides information and networking services
for writers.
Compete Around the World Information
about current competitions around the world, for both online and
onsite competitions. A valuable resource for anyone wanting to
enter competitions.
Competitions for Writers Information
about current competitions, books for writers, writing magazines, writer's festivals and publishing opportunities.
Dream Quest One
Semi-annual competition, one short stories and one poetry. Open to everyone. Write a poem,
30 lines of fewer on any subject or write a short story, 5 pages maximum on any theme. Six
winners win cash prize! Awards: Writing: $500, $250, $100. Poetry: $250, $125, $50. And all
must have the ability to dream.
Dreaming Methods
A site dedicated to fiction writing and new media which was recently described by the Times Educational
Supplement as "impressive... a distinctive voice that couldn't be replicated in print."
The Fine Line Editorial Consultancy
The Fine Line is an Edinburgh-based Editorial Consultancy, committed to helping new, burgeoning,
and established writers realise their literary potential. Our aim is to inspire and assist.
We provide advice to get you started, lessons to download, insights into the methods of working
writers, and an editorial service designed for your individual needs.
First Writer Writing site for fiction
and poetry that includes everything an author or writer could
need. Lists of writing and poetry competitions, writing tips,
writers forum, literary agents and much more.
Fish Publishing Fish Publishing, home of the best international
competitions for writers, and publisher of over 300 emerging authors and poets since 1994
in the annual Fish Anthology.
Flash: The International Short-Short Story Magazine, Flash is a biannual literary magazine, publishing quality stories and reviews of up to 360 words.
Flash aims to include stories told from all angles and by writers hailing from all points of the compass.
From Page to Screen
Created by and based at the Bridport Arts Centre in West Dorset, the
From Page To Screen film festival investigates and celebrates the relationship between books of all types and film.
Focusing particularly on the art of film adapted from novels or short stories,
From Page To Screen recognises the history and contribution the form has always contributed to cinema.
From Page To Screen hopes to encourage the making of high-quality adaptations for the benefit of Britain’s writers and filmmakers and, of course, cinema audiences.
The Guilds of Writers The Guilds of
writers are a group of online genre-specific writing communities.
We are completely free to join and the each board includes
specific areas where members can discuss various aspects of
writing, we also have a critiquing ring, and monthly exercises as
well as areas where members can chat about more general things.
The Writing Race is a competition we run every four months, the
aim of which is to get writers out of the "thinking" stage and
into actualy writing their stories.
Ilkley Literature Festival
Annual short story and poetry competition run in conjunction with Ilkley Literature Festival.
Visit the site to read some of last year's winning entries and find out about this year's prizes and
judges. Closing date 1st September.
Just a Contest Just a Contest, the website dedicated to writing contests.
Browse pages, you'll find dozens of competitions,
grouped by genre (fiction, non-fiction or poetry, with or without entry fee) and by deadline. .
Ladderwriters Enter writing contests, get critiqued, earn points
and climb up the ladder to become a paid critter and finally a paid contest judge.
Manchester Writing Competition Each year, the competition aims to award
a substantial cash prize to the overall winner, or winners, as well as a bursary for study at MMU
to an entrant aged 18 to 25 as part of our Young Writer of the Year Award. The competition will
alternate between Poetry and Fiction on an annual basis.
Mslexia The magazine for women who
write. Advice and inspiration; news, reviews, interviews;
competitions and grants. Submit your work now!
The New Writer The writing magazine
which publishes the best in fact, fiction and poetry, every
month. More publishing opportunities for subscribers than other
creative writing magazines and packed full of market information,
news, views and reviews.
New Writing South New Writing South is
open to all creative writers, for those seeking creative writers
and for other creative writing agencies including all producers
of dramatic writing. We aim to identify and nurture talent,
encourage creative development and offer resources to all writers
in the UK’s South East region. We also build partnerships
between writers and those able to produce their work and
encourage opportunities for writers to make new contacts and
further their careers.
On the Border
On the Border was created to bring contemporary Welsh poets together with their peers from Elsewhere
great poetry ~ great readings ~ great poets ~ great evenings ~ great poetry
Outpost Productions Outpost
Productions is based in Dorset, South West UK providing broadcast
& corporate dvd productions, photography, graphic design,
copywriting and print services. Our anthology covers and entry
forms are designed by Outpost Productions.
The Oxford Editors
The Oxford Editors is a literary consultancy dedicated to good writing. It's team of published
authors and professional writers provide feedback and advice for writers. They also provide a
variety of services such as ghost-writing and one-to-one mentoring and act as scouts for literary
agents and publishers.
Oxford University MSt in Creative Writing
Oxford University's Master of Studies in Creative Writing is a two-year, part-time course offering a unique
combination of high contact hours, genre specialization, and critical and creative breadth.
Poetry 4 Charity Poetry 4 Charity, is a poetry website dedicated
to helping and raising funds for UK Charities.
Please Help and Support a UK Charity by Donating Funds or Submitting your own Poetry.
Poetry in the Arts A literary
nonprofit organization that promotes poets and poetry through
live poetry presentations, poetry contests with significant cash
awards and potential for publication for the competitors,
including youth, competitive scholarships and an ambitious
educational program.
The
Poetry Kit The Poetry Kit is a World Wide Web
magazine providing a single source of information and discussion
on the craft of writing poetry. It was recently voted Poetry
Superhighway best Online poetry resource of 2001. It provides
comprehensive events listings, recommended reading of the
'How-to..' type, competitions, courses and schools, readings,
festivals, magazines, workshops, bookshop, links to other poetry
sites on the Internet.
The Poetry Library
The Poetry Library can help you with all aspects of information on modern and contemporary poetry.
The most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1912 in Britain.
The library contains 100,000 items and is growing all the time.
The Poetry Society The Poetry Society
exists to help poets and poetry thrive in Britain today.
Established in 1909, and now one of Britain's most dynamic arts
organisations, the Poetry Society is a membership organisation
open to all.
Poetry Street
Poetry Street engourages poetry lovers to submit their poems, verse for free publishing on-line.
Easy website to use. Profile pages. Personal pages. Categories of poetry. News to be added on poetry
competitions, poetry societies/clubs etc. Info page gives help on submitting your work. Everyone
welcome to submit poetry.
PrizeMagic A web site where you can
learn how to win prizes in competitions requiring skill rather
than luck. Links to many competitions.
Retreat in Andalucia, The retreat is in Andalucia, near to Mojacar in
Southern Spain. Kate Roberts can offer cheap long-term self-catering accommodation 1 -3 months,
with or without weekly writers workshops. She can also offer accommodation on a weekly basis.
The retreat is based in La Casa Grande, a 160 year old Andalucian finca house. There are peaceful
grounds, swimming pool, meditation room and internet facilities (wireless, own lap-top).
Kate is a writer and poet and has taught writing skills for many years.
Seawoman's Caribbean This award-winning site, offers opps,
tools and more to international writers. Many writers doing research find it because it is content rich.
ScriptScout ScriptScout is a UK based
company that specialises in script development, editing and
scouting services for the film and television industries. We work
with agents, producers and distributors in order to develop a
stronger and more dynamic script market.
The Short Story What can you find on this site? Simply
everything you could ever want to know about the short story:
reading them, writing them, events, competitions, workshops and projects.
You can search for short story collections currently published in the UK and read
tips and articles from writers, agents and publishers on what makes a great short
story and the great classic and contemporary stories they love.
Struggling Authors A help and support site for unpublished and newly published authors
UK Directory of Writers' Circles
Details of over 1000 writers circles in the UK.
the view from here magazine
The View From Here is a literary print and on-line magazine with author interviews, book reviews, news & events, original fiction, cartoons, articles and behind the scenes features.
We exist to provide an environment for authors and poets to feel connected and inspired and to showcase new talent.We are currently open for submissions.
Welsh
Academy The Welsh Academy promotes the writers and
literatures of Wales.
Welsh Poetry Our aim is to encourage and foster the
wealth of creative writing talent that we know exists in Wales but currently languishes in the doldrums.
We aim to inspire people to capture life in the present day and to give a voice to a new generation of
poets and writers.
Whisper Poetry "The Clubs aim is to
expand the horizons of the experienced poet and also give
opportunity and experience to new poets who can both compete in
there prize winning competition.
Worddoctors Every writer, no matter
how experienced, needs a second opinion on his or her work. The
Word Doctors provide sound, objective, constructive feedback and
support for writers and writers' groups.
Write-invite Writeonsite is the unique online writing
competition, every Saturday at 5.30pm. £3 entry, £40 prize money and the final 3 entries
decided by the participants. All transactions via paypal . Registrate to participate -
the 3 best stories from the year up online - good fun and a literary league for writers
to monitor their weekly progress. Also helpful for writers to initiate a story for Bridport!!'
Writewords This site is entirely run
by professional writers who have experience in fiction, non
fiction, theatre and screen. They run groups led by experts, a
lively forum, an archive to showcase writers work, interviews and
links with top agents, producers, poetry editors, theatre
managers, and award winning writers such as Kate Atkinson and
Rebbecca Ray. They have a fully searchable directory where
writers can access the most up to date info on publishers,
agents, theatre, TV and other companies, and offer advice, the
very latest jobs for writers at all levels and news.
Writers Market Writersmarket aims to
help writers to find markets for their work by offering a
constantly updated comprehensive online database of publishers,
magazines, broadcast media and agents. Plus it has a growing
collection of in-depth articles by industry professionals on all
aspects of the writing and publishing process. No Catch, No
Fee
Writers Reign WritersReign is a
stress-free zone for the aspiring writer looking for practical
help to improve their writing and see it published. Articles,
eBooks, links, resources, book reviews... you name it!
Writers Retreat A retreat in the mountains of Andalucia
ideal for writing. The informal support of the retreat facilitator and other writers is available.
he weekly writing workshops are an informal gathering of retreat writers and guest writers. They
provide the opportunity for you to improve your work through readings, appraisal and discussion.
Writing Classes Online creative
writing school offering courses for all levels. Small groups,
weekly writing exercises and downloadable notes. Communicate with
your peers and tutor through a simple to use and secure
conferencing program. Receive weekly peer reviews and tutor
comments.
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