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TIPS & EXERCISES

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Listening to the letters

Letters are the building blocks of language. Take time to be aware of language at the level of the letter; of…

Clare Pollard
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Writing for Children & YA

What if?

Start with a scenario – this might be a random picture, a very short scene from a novel, a few lines…

Emma Carroll
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Avoid getting stuck: use multiple notebooks

Writing can be hard, particularly if you’re stuck at a certain point. It’s easy to feel tied to the last thing…

Alexis Zegerman
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50 shades of character – 50 character questions

As a writer, you need to know your characters better than they know themselves. The way to believable, complex, story-laden characters…

Alexis Zegerman
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ARVON BLOG

Jerwood/Arvon Mentees Announced

21 Mar 2019 / News

Arvon and Jerwood Arts are delighted to announce the 2019/20 cohort of Jerwood/Arvon mentees. These nine emerging writers were selected out…

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Fred D’Aguiar – Arvon at 50

19 Mar 2019 / #Arvon50

We called them the two Johns, John Moat and John Fairfax, after the two Ronnies, but out of awe at their…

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Gavin Dimmock – Finding Love at Lumb Bank

12 Feb 2019 / #Arvon50

In May 1984, my O levels were finishing and I couldn’t wait to leave school behind and start my life in…

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Arvon appoints Andrew Kidd as Chief Executive and Artistic Director

11 Feb 2019 / News

Arvon is delighted to announce that  Andrew Kidd  has been appointed as its new Chief Executive and Artistic Director. Andrew Kidd…

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OPPORTUNITIES

White Review Short Story Prize

Deadline for the White Review Short Story Prize is approaching. Entries close on 4 March 2019. The Prize is an annual short story competition for emerging writers, and was established in 2011. It awards £2,500 to the best piece of short fiction by a writer resident in Britain and Ireland who has yet to secure a publishing deal.

Call for submissions: Spotlight Books

Creative Future, Myriad Editions and New Writing South seek the best poets and fiction writers from under-represented backgrounds—those who face barriers due to mental health, disability, identity or social circumstance. We’re looking for manuscripts of fiction (8-10,000 words) and poetry (40-45 pp. at 20 lines/page). Six writers will be selected, supported to polish their manuscripts and further their careers, and be published in individual short books.

MIX Experiential Storytelling Conference

MIX has established itself as an innovative forum for the discussion and exploration of writing and technology, attracting an international cohort of contributors from the UK, Australia, and Europe as well as North and South America. This year’s conference has been created to give time and space to instigate conversations around digital writing with a focus on experiential storytelling, including immersive technologies and new forms of publishing, from transmedia and poetry film to virtual reality to AI in storytelling. The Call for Papers has a deadline of 4 February. MIX 2019 will take place 1st – 2nd July 2019 at Corsham Court campus in Wiltshire.

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