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01.  06.  2008

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02.  06.  2008

Write an Online Book Review,

Transmission Magazine, the prize-winning literary magazine, is now accepting review submissions for its website.

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02.  06.  2008

Prose and Poetry Prizes 2008

from The New Writer magazine including cash prizes from a total fund above £2,000 as well as publication .

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02.  06.  2008

Visual Arts and Literature Officer, Eastside Educational Trust

Flourishing arts and education charity, Eastside Educational Trust requires a committed arts administrator and education practitioner to fill the position of Visual Arts and Literature Officer.

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02.  06.  2008

National Mentoring and Translation Schemes for Writers in Exile (Arts Council England funded)

Are you a writer forced to live in exile?Are you finding it hard to get recognition and published in the UK?

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02.  06.  2008

Exiled Writers INK translation scheme

Are you a writer forced to live in exile?Are you finding it hard to get translated and published in the UK?

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02.  06.  2008

Taster Day for Live Literature and Spoken Word Promoters, Shot from the Lip

a network of London promoters with a passion for spoken word.

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02.  06.  2008

Volunteers For Slam Final, Lynk Reach

London Teenage Poetry SLAM 2008.We are recruiting volunteers to help out at the above event, which marks the culmination of this year’s 6th London Teenage Poetry SLAM.

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02.  06.  2008

WRITERS WANTED, Blank Media

Are you a writer or poet? Is there one inside you just bursting to get out? Do you know someone else who writes.... ?

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03.  06.  2008

Special Introductory Offer to Inside Out magazine

Part literary publication, part therapeutic expression, Inside Out is a new breed of literary arts magazine.

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04.  06.  2008

Rose Tremain at Norwich Castle

Join celebrated Norwich novelist Rose Tremain in the comfort of the Town Close Auditorium for an informal Saturday afternoon reading and discussion of her work.

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04.  06.  2008

Poetry Reading

South African poet and novelist Finuala Dowling and London-born Robert Seatter read from their poetry.

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04.  06.  2008

The Legacy of Louis MacNeice

Peter Carpenter, poet, critic and editor of Worple Press, examines and celebrates the work of this idiosyncratic and brilliant poet via the close reading of selected poems.

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04.  06.  2008

Poet meets Piano Man

The poet Dean Parkin joins forces with jazz pianist Maurice Horhut, a boogie woogie, swing and stride virtuoso.

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04.  06.  2008

Writing Children's Fiction

A new Adult Education week-long course is taking place at Wensum Lodge in Norwich. Starting Monday 28 July 2008 (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm) this course is for beginners and unpublished writers and will cover children's fiction from picture books to books for sophisticated young teens.

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06.  06.  2008

Literary Magazine Takes Novel Approach to Funding Problems

London-based free literary magazine Pen Pusher, which has built a reputation for publishing new fiction and poetry by up-and-coming writers, has bounced back with an innovative new idea that allows its readers to help keep the magazine afloat, without breaking the bank.

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06.  06.  2008

Book Award Assistant, Manchester City Council

Closes Mon 23 Jun 2008 National Year of Reading.Scale 3 £15,153 to £16,217 pro rata pay award pending. Ref: NB50472001/01

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06.  06.  2008

Just Do It! Literary Magazine Masterclass, Spread the Word

Do you have an idea for a literary magazine that you want to realise? Are you currently trying to set up a journal but not sure what to do next? If your answer is yes, then sign up for this masterclass!

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06.  06.  2008

Book Chat Special, with Angela Young, Spread the Word

Penge Library, Monday June 9th. FREE EVENT

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06.  06.  2008

CALLING ALL POETS, STORYTELLERS & TROUBADOURS!

Ashby de la Zouch Arts Festival is in its third year and we’re looking to increase the range of literary events running during the festival.

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06.  06.  2008

Developing a Screenplay from Scratch:

A new 3 day workshop from THE SOUTH. Places are limited so book now to secure a ticket for this 3-day workshop with Heather Taylor.

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06.  06.  2008

Magic Realism Workshop with Catherine Smith, THE SOUTH

Back by popular demand.  Places are limited so book now for your place on Catherine Smith's one day magic realism writing workshop.

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06.  06.  2008

Storyteller Wanted

Pumpkin Arts is looking for a storyteller to develop a Treasure Hunt/art walk story for Make Walsall Happy.

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06.  06.  2008

Writing to be Handled with Care.

THE SOUTH presents a workshop for writers of sensitive material, Saturday 28th June

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10.  06.  2008

Non Fiction Submissions Wanted

Two Ravens Press, have launched a great on-line journal called 'Corvaceous'. www.tworavenspress.com/HTML%20Pages/Corvaceous.htm

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10.  06.  2008

Monkfish Productions in Association with Word Circus at The Round Presents:

Voodoo Word Circus: The Dead That Never Lived, Thursday 12 June,

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10.  06.  2008

Screenwriting from scratch with Heather Taylor,

For all those budding screenwriters out there, Heather Taylor and THE SOUTH bring you a four week masterclass, ‘Developing a Screenplay from Scratch’, starting on 14 June at the Brighton Writers’ Centre.

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10.  06.  2008

Ledbury Poetry Festival July 4-13th

Ledbury Poetry Festival is Britain’s largest Poetry Festival, brimming with events over ten days every summer.  The festival includes workshops, panel discussions and readings with contributions from writers of every ilke including John Agard, John Burnside, Geoff Dyer, Jackie Kay, Aoife Mannix, Blake Morrison and Luke Wright.


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10.  06.  2008

Poetry Workshop, The Werks, East Sussex

If you've ever found yourself thinking any of these….

'I feel the need to do something really creative'
‘I'd love to write poetry or a song'
'I'd love to understand poetry a bit better.’
…then this workshop will get your creative juices flowing.

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10.  06.  2008

Poetry Arena at Latitude Festival

17 – 20 July 2008, Showcasing the very best in contemporary performance poets, The Poetry Arena was hugely popular last year, changing many people's perceptions as to how poetry readings could be.

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11.  06.  2008

Creative Writing Competition - Seeking International Entries,

The competition run by Aesthetica Magazine accepts entries of poetry and fiction as well as artwork and photography.

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11.  06.  2008

International Writing Competition, The University of Huddersfield

Grist is a new annual anthology of the best new writing from around the world published in English. The judges for this year's competition are Joanne Harris (short fiction) and Simon Armitage (poetry).

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11.  06.  2008

Innovative literary arts magazine calls for your submissions,

Inside Out-turn your inside out – onto the page, into the world, and out of your system.Part literary publication, part therapeutic expression, Inside Out promotes the use of creativity for personal development.

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11.  06.  2008

New Writers Wanted, Artificial Light

Artificial Light requires new short sketches/plays

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11.  06.  2008

Creative and Cultural Skills News:

The Creative Apprenticeship-Changing the way the creative and cultural industries recruit.

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11.  06.  2008

The Only Child & the Natural World 2008

A One Day Conference & Writing Masterclass for Adults who grew up as an only-child. Saturday 12 July, Marston Vale, Bedfordshire

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11.  06.  2008

Black arts e-mag looking for writers/contributors,

Black arts e-mag is looking for film buffs, bookworms and music junkies.

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12.  06.  2008

BOOKING OPEN FOR SUMMER WRITING COURSE ,

Warehouse Theatre, Croydon.The Warehouse Writers' Workshop is one of the most popular and long running playwriting workshops in the country.

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12.  06.  2008

Poetry with Andy Brown and John Burnside., Dartmoor Arts Project

Saturday 26th July - Saturday 2nd August 2008.
Poetry with Andy Brown and John Burnside.

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13.  06.  2008

Using the Arts with Juvenile and Young Offenders Training,

9th July ’08, 10 am- 4.15 pm. BALTIC, Gateshead. Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and in-house training provider for ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network), is delighted to be offering the established course ‘Using the Arts with Juvenile and Young Offenders’ at the North East Artsplan Training Centre- BALTIC, a contemporary art gallery, housed in one of Gateshead’s landmark industrial buildings.

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13.  06.  2008

Contributions to Poetry Mosaic

Poetry Mosaic is the online poetry invention of London based poet, Naomi Woddis . I find that my writing process is changing rapidly and I am increasingly using found text in my work.

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13.  06.  2008

Exodus Shorts Refugee Film Festival, June 16–22, Community Arts North West

Films telling powerful stories of those who have fled across continents and made new lives for themselves will be shown at the Exodus Shorts Refugee Film Festival in Manchester and Liverpool.

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13.  06.  2008

Calling all British Asian playwrights, Tamasha Theatre Company

 is now inviting applications for Tamasha New Writing, intensive, fully-subsidised training for eight aspiring British Asian playwrights.3 - 17 September 2008 at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ,62 - 64 Gower Street, London W1E 6ED in association with the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama

 

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16.  06.  2008

Artist’s talk: John Burnside, Poet.,

Dartmoor Arts Project,Monday 28th July, 8pm, Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton.John Burnside is widely acknowledged as Britain's foremost Ecopoet.

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16.  06.  2008

Alex Dougherty - poetry, art, philosophy., Dartmoor Arts Project

Sunday 27th July, 8pm, Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton.  'Rivers of the Windfall Light: poetry, art, philosophy'. These ancient forms of human creativity arise from the common ground of a primal experience of the natural world, the elements within the landscape, in relation to our man-made (architectural) environment.

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16.  06.  2008

Toronto Stories @ London Literature Festival, Diaspora Dialogues

Montrealer Rawi Hage wins IMPAC Dublin Award and joins Canadian multi-cultural line-up at London Literature Festival, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London
Thursday, 10 July, 7.45pm, £9

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17.  06.  2008

Creative Partner for The Word project,

Creative Partnerships and St John the Evangelist Infant and Primary School are seeking Creative Partner(s) whose practice is based in Words (poetry, creative writing, story telling, performance, music, theatre or visual arts). 

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17.  06.  2008

Scratch Sundays - Call for Submissions,

Scratch Sundays is the only cross-genre new work night in London! It offers an exciting mix of theatre, comedy, cabaret and other performances – all in one show! BOB Productions, London. Closes Fri 20 Jun 2008

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18.  06.  2008

Female Performance Poets

CanUK Theatre Company are looking for female poets and comediennes to perform as part of two evenings of new work at the Miller of Mansfield in Borough - 15th of July and 27th of August 2008.

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18.  06.  2008

New Writing Wanted:

CanUK Theatre Company are looking for submissions of short sketches / scenes / monolgues etc for two evening performances of new work at the Miller of Mansfield in Borough: 15th of July and 27th of August 2008.

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18.  06.  2008

Storytelling Show In Sheffield

Midsummer & The City-Ancient Tales in Urban Settings. Thursday 26th June.Tim Ralphs presents 'The Queen Of The Court Of Claywood Flats' - a patchwork of Grimm, Scandinavian and original stories, fused on Midsummer's Eve in a derelict block of flats.

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18.  06.  2008

ARVON FILM WRITING COURSES,

Join us for one week residential courses with tutoring by professional writers and mid-week guest readers.  Single rooms are £550* and shared rooms are 499* (fee includes tuition, accommodation and food).

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18.  06.  2008

ARVON SCRIPT WRITING COURSES,

Join us for one week residential courses with tutoring by professional writers and mid-week guest readers.  Single rooms are £550* and shared rooms are 499* (fee includes tuition, accommodation and food).

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20.  06.  2008

Memories and Myths - beginners poetry course, Spread the Word

Use poetry to explore relationships with old and new homelands, and the memories and myths that surround it. You will also look at relationships with the new home, perceptions of it and visions for the future. This course is ideal for those new to poetry.

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20.  06.  2008

Meet the Editor - seminar, Spread the Word

The evening will look at the relationship between editor and author, from the moment at which the manuscript lands on the editor’s desk, to promoting the book after it hits the shelves. Hear the story from the point of view of both author and editor, and take the chance to put forward your questions.

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20.  06.  2008

Using the Arts with Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers,

Paddington Arts – London 22nd July 2008, 9.45 am - 4 pm. Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and in-house training provider for ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network), is delivering this one day creative workshop on 22nd July 08 at Paddington Arts, London. This course is aimed at organisations currently using or looking to use the arts with refugees and asylum seekers.

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20.  06.  2008

1:1 Poetry Tutorials, Spread the Word In partnership with the Poetry School

Would you like to push your poetry forward? Poetry Tutorials offer you the opportunity to discuss and receive in depth feedback on your poetry from a published poet in a one hour, 1:1 session, whilst looking at your work which has been submitted prior to the tutorial.

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23.  06.  2008

Finding Words: Developing Your Writing Practice.

This course will be an exploration of how writing can help us to engage more fully with ourselves and with the world.

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23.  06.  2008

Work experience opportunity, arts administration.

The Poetry School works with poets all around the country to deliver its programmes of courses, seminars, workshops and tutorials to aspiring writers at various stages in their development.

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23.  06.  2008

TWO VACANCIES AT THE DISCOVER STORY MAKING CENTRE.

Discover, the story making centre in Stratford, east London, is looking for two dynamic individuals.

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23.  06.  2008

Call for Submissions..., Inside Out

Turn your inside out – onto the page, into the world, and out of your system.

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23.  06.  2008

Chi Creations Griots, Chi Creations Stories

CHI CREATION GRIOTS aim is to inspire visions through oral traditions. Next gathering Sunday 6th July 2008 ,78 Bishopsgate, London

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27.  06.  2008

Sounds of Poetry-Spread the Word

Music and poetry course to commemorate the 60th Windrush Anniversary.

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27.  06.  2008

Bringing Dialogue to Life - last few places available!, Spread the Word

Good dialogue can transform your readers' experience of your story. But how do you give your characters exactly the right words at the right time?

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27.  06.  2008

Workshops at the International 'Writing the Future' Festival of Writing in India

Emerging writers are invited to apply to participate in workshops with established authors as part of the first ever Asia-Pacific Festival of Writing in October 2008.

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27.  06.  2008

CALL FOR NEW WRITING, Sturdy Beggars Theatre Company

Following the sell out success of their first three plays this season, the Sturdy Beggars Theatre Company are looking for a final piece of New Writing for their upcoming show at the White Bear Theatre this September.

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27.  06.  2008

Coleford Festival Of Words, Soundwork Community Arts

The Coleford Festival of Words 1st- 5th July celebrates the culture and wealth of literary spirit focussed  in a small town in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

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30.  06.  2008

Café Writers OPEN POETRY COMPETITION 2008

Awarded to best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident
CLOSING DATE 30TH NOV 2008

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30.  06.  2008

Bloomsbury Festival

The Bloomsbury Village Festival opens on Sat 5th and Sun 6th July from 11am - 7pm. 

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30.  06.  2008

CROSSED OUT TALKS -

 Mon 30 June & Wed 2 July
Two new performance talks devised for A Stain Upon The Silence

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30.  06.  2008

The 8th International Literature Festival Berlin

Focus on Africa: September 24th-October 5th 2008.Online ticket pre-sales began: www.berlinerfestspiele.de.The exceptional literary event in its 8th year! The 8th international literature festival Berlin will take place from September 24th to October 5th, 2008. The focus is concentrated on Africa this year.

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