Category: Opportunities
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Call for Poetry & Short Fiction Entries:Aesthetica Creative Writing Award
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is one of the main awards in the UK for new writing talent. It is an outlet for expression and a platform for poets and authors across the world to showcase their work through £5,000 prize money, publication and wide exposure through the Aesthetica networks. They are looking for pieces…
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Writer in Residence Opportunity
In partnership with Sittingbourne’s Steam Railway, Ideas Test is seeking a dynamic and engaging writer to become their Writer in Residence for a year-long commission celebrating the rich history and vibrant present of this beloved heritage railway. This exciting opportunity coincides with significant milestones: the 200th anniversary of the railway’s…
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The People’s Poem for Peace
Medway libraries are curating the People’s Poem for Peace. The poem is being created to commemorate VE day, which marked the end of World War 2 in Europe on 8th May 1945. They are asking the people who live, work, or study in Medway to participate in creating this poem…
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Medway, City of Culture 2025 – can you help the bid?
Medway’s 2025 UK City of Culture bid is seeking members for a new voluntary trustee group and working groups to guide the set-up of an independent culture trust to deliver Medway’s City of Culture ambition and to support the development of the bid throughout 2020 and 2021. The groups seek…
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Murderous Medway: The Three ‘C’s Crime Writing Workshops
Saturday 13 October 10am-4pm. We wanted to have a day of workshops from which you could leave with a blueprint for your own story. This could be one you’ve been working on for some time and need to kick start, or one where you have just the seed of an…
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The Turtle Moves Returns!
Crafty fun for all the family with a selection of activities inspired by Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. Make your own witches or wizard’s hat, decorate a Quantum Weather Butterfly or Maskerade Mask, mind your nose with the springy eggs, or get your hands clay-mucky with golems and trolls! No…
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Dyslexia House Writing Competition
Do you have a story to tell but find it hard to get it down on paper? If it’s a struggle, why not contact Dyslexia House for help? They can help get your words into print. So get in touch right now for writing help! Or do you prefer…
Rochester Literature Festival 