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01. 04. 2008

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Global writing competition

Our fifth monthly Global Short Story Competition is open for entries now.

Jounalism opportunity

PR/Journalism/Marketing student or young freelance professional wanted to assist in promoting a creative personal development project in exchange for paid work experience.

Magazine internship

TATE ETC. magazine offers internships to enthusiastic and resourceful candidates with a keen interest in the visual arts.

Bloggers wanted

InterventTech: >> is recruiting bloggers for News and Threads

Storytelling Workshop

Building on from the success of his previous workshops with THE SOUTH, David Taubman will now be holding a four-week storytelling workshop.

Writing the ballad: a day workshop with Naomi Foyle

Sunday 13th April, 11 am – 4 pm (with one hour lunch) at Brighton Writers’ Centre. £22/£20 concs, Friends of THE SOUTH, £20/£18

Using the Theatre in your Performance Poetry Show

with Heather Taylor, Saturday 26th April, 10 am – 5 pm at Brighton Writers’ Centre. £32/£30 concs, Friends of the South £30/£28 concs

Opportunity fro Playwright

An Opportunity for a Playwright to explore new ways of working with Young People in Somerset.

Writing Radio Drama

Have you got a radio play inside you that's dying to come out?

Am I Writing Rubbish?

An exciting new competition recently took place at the third Jaipur Literature Festival in India.

University of Hertfordshire Writing Award 2008

Want to express yourself and tell great stories? Want to use the exciting medium of theatre to do so? Well now is your chance; if you are aged 14 to 19 and live in what is called the East of England we offer you a unique opportunity

WRITING THE FUTURE

The First Ever Asia-Pacific Festival of Writing

Escalator writers publishes

Clare Jarrett, Escalator Literature winner 2007 has a children's picture book published this month.

Playwrighting workshop

Workshop with Playwright Helen Edmundson Saturday 5th April, 10am-5pm At the Junction, Cambridge, Studio 2

The Norwich Theatre Royal Actors Company

based at the Theatre Royal, is, it appears, the only professional producing company in Norfolk dedicated to new writing and modern classics.

Poetry Competition

Fakenham Poetry Circle's 5th annual open poetry competition.

20x20 Magazine: Call for writers and artists

20x20 magazine is a square platform for writings, visuals and cross-bred projects.

The Writer's Practice literary consultancy

provides in-depth readers’ reports, manuscript assessment and expert editorial guidance from a small team of published writers.

Carcanet Poets

See below for all the April events

Ecopoetry and the Natural World Workshop

Friday 4 - Sunday 6th April: Carcanet poet David Morley will lead an innovative writing course at Maddy Prior's house, Stones Barn, Rowelton, Cumbria on 4-6th April.

Film Making Opportunities.

Arts Council England, East and BBC East are working together to offer practicing artists in our region the unique opportunity to expand their creative vision by making a short film to be shown on BBC Look East.

The West Wing Arts Centre in Slough

is looking for an experience creative writing workshop leader to run a 10 week course in the Autumn 2008, aimed at new writers as well as those with some experience.

Arts in the Peak

is looking for poets and artists living in and around the Peak to work collaboratively on designing companion stones to the Derbyshire guide stoops. There will be a fee of £550 each for artist and poet for each stone designed.

Enjoy a Summer of Poetry!

At The Poetry School, Manchester

POETS AND PLAYERS in Manchester

present Penelope Shuttle.

Workshop Facilitator

Attic Theatre Company, London, Closes Fri 25 Apr 2008, Paid, Part time

FIRST CHAPTER NOVEL WRITING CONTEST.

They say everyone has a book inside them so now is your chance to prove it by submitting the opening chapter of a novel to Writelink’s latest open competition.

OBLONG MAGAZINE

Write an OPEN LETTER to be printed in OBLONG MAGAZINE!,

Norfolk & Norwich Festival Event Assistants Needed

Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Based in Norwich, Unpaid, Part time

INTERN OPPORTUNITY

Raw Vision international art magazine based in Radlett, Herts will have a vacancy for an intern from the beginning of May 2008.

LIBRARIAN (CATALOGUING AND ENQUIRIES)

The Jerwood Library of the Performing Arts, which supports teaching, learning, performance and research at Trinity College of Music, is seeking a Librarian to join its small team of professional staff.

Writers - Call for Submissions,

Cento Productions in partnership with Script Yorkshire and The Carriageworks are looking for new writers and new writing to contribute to the third in their successful series of seasonal mini-festivals of new writing for theatre.

Administrator, Spread the Word

Spread the Word is looking to recruit a temporary, full time Administrator from May to August to assist with the smooth running of the organisation’s day-to-day activity.

Freestyle LDN™ Ltd is Launching in York!

Inspired by the rawest forms of ART, Freestyle LDN™ Ltd aims to provide a service which brings together Artists of all mediums together through creative means. On April 26th, in honour of this sites launch, FSL™ is throwing an event, showcasing the best of UK Talent;

Carol Ann Duffy's Grimm's Tales brought to life

The Asha Centre (www.asha-foundation.org) presents a unique interfaith theatrical event

Write Club May sets its stance at life writing,

Into the ring once more for THE SOUTH’s literary debate night, Write Club, with its May bout focusing on life writing and asking the question, ‘What’s the point?

Short Fuse and THE SOUTH join creative forces for Brighton Festival Fringe

With the growing number of short story festivals, flash fiction competitions, and live lit nights cropping up in the South East and nationally, there is now a greater opportunity for developing writers to ‘exhibit’ or ‘perform’ their work.

PILOT TAKES OFF WITH POETRY SOUTH, THE SOUTH

Launch of new poet’s collection at Joogleberry Playhouse

PEN Atlas of World Literature Moderator

English PEN is looking for a dynamic individual who combines extensive experience of Web 2.0 technology with an enthusiasm for promoting international literature to moderate the new PEN Atlas of World Literature

All Creative Types Required!

budding writers, reviewers, designers, artists, graphic designers, imaginative illustrators,photographers and fashionistas…

Volunteer Translators

needed for the Birmingham Book Festival during September and October

Newts, Bees and Humans - Outdoor Family Writing Workshop!! For adults and youngsters alike!

Sat April 19th, Maryineau Gardens, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 1.30-4pm

Get you’re orange’s and apple’s here!

Hopefully you spotted the appalling misuse of the apostrophe, but if you didn’t a new quiz released by top UK writers’ community, www.writelink.co.uk will soon clear up the confusion.

Celebrating Black Heroes and Sheroes, Peckham Library

Please join us for this Writing and storytelling Workshop for adults and those aged 16+.

Novel Writing workshop

Thinking of starting a novel? Tried before and found yourself getting bogged down? Think again.

Creative Writing for Beginners

It’s a common problem as a writer or poet. You have so many ideas, so many inspirations, but how to form them into a piece of work?

Playwrights Wanted for 24 Hour Project

We're looking for a handful of writers to join us for a 24 hour project starting at 4pm on the 2nd May and culminating in a performance at 4pm on the 3rd May. That's it...a 25 hour commitment!!!!

FREE THE WORD!

Two events at The Old Vic run in association with Old Vic New Voices, as part of a wider festival run by International PEN.

Carcanet Newsletter

Latest news from this independent publisher

twofive:

vinyl to download, a celebration of twenty-five years of Apples & Snakes.

Short Story Writers

Heads and Tales is a collective of writers and other lunatics, based in Bristol.

A day of crime writing with THE SOUTH at Fabrica, May 14

To coincide with INDELIBLE, Fabrica’s Spring exhibition, showcasing work from artists and scientists on the Locard Principle, on emotional traces and forensic science, THE SOUTH brings an evening’s crime fiction workshop with crime novelist Susanna Jones.

TLC Literary Adventures

The Literary Consultancy, the UK’s leading manuscript assessment service launches
TLC Literary Adventures, Starring Kate Mosse, bestselling author of Labyrinth and Sepulchre
and concert violinist Nadia Myerscough. Aiyapura Resort and Spa, Koh Chang, Thailand, 23 September – 2 October 2008

NEW SHORT FICTION WEBSITE RE-TELLS THE FAIRYTALE

The Romance of Trees is a new website all about re-telling the fairytale.

Writer's Market UK 2009

This new resource book for up and coming writers is to be published on 08.05.08 at £14.99."If you want your work to sell, take note of the advice and information given in this book, do your homework and submit it to the right people. Most of all, be yourself and always enjoy what you do.” – from the foreword by Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat

Micro fiction for podcasts

rethinkdaily is a radio podcast made by writers, performers and theatre companies based in the UK.

BBC SEEKS NEXT GENERATION OF TV WRITERS FOR PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMY

The next generation of TV writers are being sought by the BBC for its prestigious Drama Writers Academy, a unique course that equips writers with the skills to work on BBC flagship continuing drama programmes.

THE NEW URBAN MUSICAL - Casting Call for Poets and Rappers!

R&D Productions (Richard Hale and Dean Atta) are currently casting for ‘Scratched Out’ The Musical to be performed for one night at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith. Auditions - Saturday 26th April or Saturday 3rd May.Rehearsals - Once or twice a week on evenings or weekends. Performance - Thursday 3rd July 7.30pm

OPEN DIALOGUES: NEW LIFE BERLIN

is a critical writing initiative exploring online and offline communities during the NEW LIFE BERLIN Festival, 30th May - 15th June 2008.http://www.wooloo.org/festival/

Scriptwriting for Radio and Television

The University of Manchester Courses for the Public, Tutor: Jenny Roche

WANNA PLAY?

"Play on Words" sees various interpretations on the theme of language and text and the relevance of the spoken and visual word.

Major publishers launch cross-country library-author programme for National Year of Reading

A huge Reader Meets Writer programme including some of the UK’s best-known authors and covering all of the 149 library authorities in England will be announced on 15 April 2008 at the London Book Fair.

CALLING ALL CREATIVE WRITERS – Volunteers Wanted for Arts Website!

Volunteer Creative Writers with a real passion for performance are needed ASAP to review fringe theatre productions across London for well regarded Arts website.

Top prize for Welsh poet

Roy Lewis (73) of Merthyr Tydfil, has won the £1,000 first prize in the UK’s biggest annual free-to-enter national poetry competition.

NOISE Festival 2008

The Europe-wide media showcase for young creative people aged 25 and under, is now open for submissions. Just go to www.NOISEfestival.com to register, create a profile and upload work. Anyone can sign up for the NOISE newsletter for opportunities and ideas, and it's free to take part!

An Evening with the Poet Laureate

As part of the Redbridge Book and Media Festival, Andrew Motion will introduce his acclaimed auto-biography "In the Blood - A Memoir of my Childhood', as well as poems old and new and his work as Poet Laureate.

Cambridge Wordfest: Festival Hightlights

From Janet Street Porter's irreverent advice on how best to live your life to the dignified presence of Alan Sillitoe wishing his audience good health and happiness via Morse code, there were many highlights to the festival this year.

THE BIOGRAPHERS’ CLUB PRIZE 2008

We are delighted to announce that this year’s speaker at the prize-giving dinner is the actor and author Simon Callow, whose books include biographies of Charles Laughton and Orson Welles. The dinner will be held on 2 September at the Savile Club in Mayfair.

Launch of Spring 2008 issue of Poetry Wales

The launch of the Spring 2008 issue, entitled 'The Ethics of Translation' will take place on Monday 21st April at the University of East Anglia, Norwich.

Workshop Leaders Network

Workshop Network is seeking to expand its active representation of creative and participatory arts events leaders within the North West. We want events with a difference.

How Many Poets Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?

Cat Davies and Tony Kinsella are looking for poets/comedians for a comedic poetry record-setting attempt in order to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Caribbean Elders & UCAN Pensioners Groups Book Project, Oxford Grove UCAN, Bolton

On the 50th anniversary of ‘Windrush’, the Caribbean Elders Association along with the UCAN Pensioners Group are seeking to commission and work with an artist to produce an accessible community publication that captures and reflects the lives and cultures of both groups

Sub-Editor for magazine

for young urban women with a fun sarcastic slant.

Writing for the Theatre at City University (Islington, London)

The course explores the skills, knowledge and techniques required to write scripts and plays.

A one-day workshop for performance poets, Saturday 26th April, Brighton

There are more and more poetry shows that are being developed but often theatricality and the sense of journey which is the force behind storytelling is missing.

See Your Story on the Stage

This summer The Bush Theatre is commissioning 5 of our hottest young playwrights to create 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER, a hilarious patchwork of characters and stories exploring every aspect of ‘the break up’, and we need your stories as inspiration.

The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition

The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition allows anyone who enters the opportunity to discover their own potential. Whether you are an established poet or someone new to writing, winning often provides the essential spur to take your writing further.

Women Writers Event, Redbridge Arts Development Team

The Asian Womens Writers groups based at Ilford Central Library is hosting an evening for wome writers of all levels of experience.

BISHOPSGATE INSTITUTE APPOINTS FIRST EVER POET IN RESIDENCE

Writer, editor and promoter Tom Chivers has been appointed the first ever Poet in Residence at Bishopsgate Institute. For a young writer living and working in East London, this is a fitting collaboration with an organisation that has been central to the cultural life of the area for over a century.

Reminiscence Facilitator Needed, Cooltan Arts

Cooltan Arts is in the process of working with a group of pensioners and, setting up reminiscence sessions for them.

Literature Tour Booker, Childrens Discovery Centre

We are looking for a volunteer, working a minimum of one day a week, to develop a project already underway, to further research and book a tour of children's authors to schools, arts venues and literature festivals across England.

Script Yorkshire

The next annual general meeting of Script Yorkshire Ltd will take place this June, with a special talk from SY member, world-famous Barnsley FC supporter and poet Ian McMillan. See below for more dates for your diary

Aesthetica Creative Works Competition

Three categories, fiction, poetry and artwork. First prize in each category £500

Spring Fever Poetry Competition 2008 – Results

Sarah James almost re-wrote the history of our open poetry competition by entering three poems and taking First and Third places and Highly Commended with the third! Only the ever consistent Jay Smedley prevented Sarah from making a clean sweep!

An Audience with Wendy Cope, Addleston

THURSDAY 1 MAY 8.00pm (Doors 7.30pm) 16+£12/£8 concessions & students Box office: 01784 477304 or buy online at www.rfest.co.ukMain Theatre St George’s College, Weybridge Road, Addlestone, KT15 2QS

WRITERS FOR YOUNG READERS

Can you write with wit and honesty, for a 13-15 year old audience, about experiences and topics concerning body image?

Short Fuse Workshop in Brighton,

Short Fuse and THE SOUTH join creative forces for Brighton Festival Fringe. With the growing number of short story festivals, flash fiction competitions, and live lit nights cropping up in the South East and nationally, there is now a greater opportunity for developing writers to ‘exhibit’ or ‘perform’ their work.

The Creative Use of ICT in the classroom for Writers

National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE) in partnership with Birmingham Book Festival. 9th July 2008, 10-4pm, The Martineau Centre, Birmingham.

Essex Young Poet of the Year 2008

Are you a budding bard? Does your school have a future Poet Laureate in its midst? The search is on for the Essex Young Poet of the Year 2008, Poetry in Practice organisers of the Essex Poetry Festival are looking for your poems.

Gold Dust

The mentoring scheme for writers run by novelist Jill Dawson has added new mentors to its scheme and therefore has many new places available!

Women writers events, Redbridge Book and Media Festival

Priya Basil will be reading from her novel 'Ishq and Musq' which is a sensuous generational story about a Sikh mother whose secret past corrodes her life with tragic consequences for all.

<2008>

01. 04. 2008

Please Note

02. 04. 2008

Global writing competition

02. 04. 2008

Jounalism opportunity

02. 04. 2008

Magazine internship

02. 04. 2008

Bloggers wanted

02. 04. 2008

Storytelling Workshop

02. 04. 2008

Writing the ballad: a day workshop with Naomi Foyle

02. 04. 2008

Using the Theatre in your Performance Poetry Show

03. 04. 2008

Opportunity fro Playwright

03. 04. 2008

Writing Radio Drama

03. 04. 2008

Am I Writing Rubbish?

03. 04. 2008

University of Hertfordshire Writing Award 2008

03. 04. 2008

WRITING THE FUTURE

03. 04. 2008

Escalator writers publishes

03. 04. 2008

Playwrighting workshop

03. 04. 2008

The Norwich Theatre Royal Actors Company

03. 04. 2008

Poetry Competition

03. 04. 2008

20x20 Magazine: Call for writers and artists

03. 04. 2008

The Writer's Practice literary consultancy

03. 04. 2008

Carcanet Poets

03. 04. 2008

Ecopoetry and the Natural World Workshop

03. 04. 2008

Film Making Opportunities.

03. 04. 2008

The West Wing Arts Centre in Slough

03. 04. 2008

Arts in the Peak

03. 04. 2008

Enjoy a Summer of Poetry!

03. 04. 2008

POETS AND PLAYERS in Manchester

04. 04. 2008

Workshop Facilitator

04. 04. 2008

FIRST CHAPTER NOVEL WRITING CONTEST.

04. 04. 2008

OBLONG MAGAZINE

04. 04. 2008

Norfolk & Norwich Festival Event Assistants Needed

04. 04. 2008

INTERN OPPORTUNITY

04. 04. 2008

LIBRARIAN (CATALOGUING AND ENQUIRIES)

07. 04. 2008

Writers - Call for Submissions,

07. 04. 2008

Administrator, Spread the Word

07. 04. 2008

Freestyle LDN™ Ltd is Launching in York!

08. 04. 2008

Carol Ann Duffy's Grimm's Tales brought to life

08. 04. 2008

Write Club May sets its stance at life writing,

08. 04. 2008

Short Fuse and THE SOUTH join creative forces for Brighton Festival Fringe

08. 04. 2008

PILOT TAKES OFF WITH POETRY SOUTH, THE SOUTH

08. 04. 2008