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Opportunities!
A selection of excellent competitions and publication opportunities for writers of fiction and creative nonfiction:
Anthology Short Story Competition 2026
International comp for previously unpublished short stories, up to 15,00 words. Win...
The magic of metaphor
If you want to bring life to your narrative, and explore ways to ‘tell it slant’ - metaphor works wonders. When we come to think of it, we use metaphor all the time in our daily interactions, to express emotions or help someone understand w...
Opening Lines to Die For
Great opening lines matter for short stories – arguably more than they do for novels, though wouldn’t it be great if all novels opened with a fantastic hook? The opening line is your chance to reel the reader in, and instantly make them wan...
Autofiction as Resistance, and more courses...
We are looking forward to our second masterclass on autofiction with - Autofiction, à la française, and writing autofiction as resistance, with Susanna Crossman, next Thursday, 18th June (6-8pm)…
And here we reflect on what we learned f...
How do I start getting my writing published?
Building up a list of publications, prize short-listings or even prizes can be very valuable for writers. It doesn’t just show you’re serious about your work, it gives you an insight into what’s out there, and a bit of precious validation w...
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The friendliest creative writing courses. Where writers teach writers. Come and join us for some creative writing experiments. Run by Dr Lily Dunn and Zoe Gilbert.
I am a writer and I write memoir. My memoir was one of Guardian and Spectator best nonfiction books, 2022, and it’s called Sins Of My Father. My latest book is INTO BEING: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform
Writing. Mentoring. Teaching. Home is Where we Start', (Penguin, Heliotrope) The Orange Notebooks, (Bluemoose Books, Assembly Press.) Words: The Guardian, Aeon, Vogue... Also working in hospitals…
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