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In 100 voices – climate change monologue call out
Scriptwriting competition, theme: ‘climate change’. Scratch Theatre want monologues of max length 150 seconds for ‘In 100 Voices’ theatre event. Deadline 27 October 2025.
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Writers block? I need inspiration
The news provides rich pickings for stories. Today, for instance: ‘humans may have hibernated’, ‘longest ever chess columnist reaches 70th year’, ‘zoo appeals for pets to feed to exhibits’. How do we turn these into fictional stories?
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Prose in the Pub 2025
Bring your words to Prose in the Pub, 27 September 6pm 2025 at the Green Dragon, High Street Marlborough. Part of the Marlborough Festival of Literature.
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Horrific writing
Want to write some folk horror but too scared to do it on your own? Writer’s Online has the event for you on Sat 12th April 2025.
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Script writing competition 2025
The 2025 biennial TakeTen Chesil Theatre New Writing Competition is open for entries, with a theme of Angels.
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Advice from a literary agent
Really good article on Writers & Artists by literary agent Oscar Janson-Smith. His advice in securing an agent? I would add a caveat to his first paragraph – get your work at its best, but also have the confidence and self-belief to know when it’s at its best. Another point for my money: process the…
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Poetry Prize win
Delighted to share that I’ve won a poetry prize, under my pen name Bassi Meri. It’s for the 2025 International Women’s Day, and I’ll be reading my poem at Swindon Central Library. Here’s more info about the day – lots of stuff going on arranged by Swindon culture organisations and Shouting Softly Swindon who ran…
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Writers and Readers Day, Swindon
Book fair, book talk, writers’ chat, Flash Fiction slam and creative writing workshop. 10am – 4pm on Saturday 10th May 2025, Swindon Hub, The Parade, Swindon SN1 1BAPart of Swindon Festival of Literature A whole day for book lovers, local and regional authors, keen readers, young and old writers, and everyone who likes to connect with others who are…
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Short Stories writers’ event 19 March 2025
Masterclass: ‘Lessons from a Short Story Writer’ with critically acclaimed short story writer Lucy Sweeney Byrne, Wednesday 19th March, 12.30-1.30pm with recording available for two weeks, by Writers & Artists. Lucy will reveal what she wishes someone had told her at the start of her career, looking both at the craft of writing short stories and the…
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Writing in 2025
There hasn’t been a post for two years so it was time for a new one! Yes, we’re still going! Do get in contact if you’d like to join and think our style of group with be helpful to you. We still meet on the first Tuesday of the month at The Lamb, Parade, Marlborough.…
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