Karen's blog: Creative Future Literary Awards

Thursday, 25 October 2018

Creative Future Literary Awards

Here is the latest from the Creative Future Literary Awards:

Reserve your Tickets for CFLA18 Showcase Event

Join us and the incredible Lemn Sissay at the London Literature Festival on Friday 26^th October. Hear the winning entries, plus poems and stories from Lemn, and guest writer, Kerry Hudson.

Book your Ticket

Pitch Perfect

A practical toolkit to make agents and publishers sit up and take notice – with author & CFLA Project Manager Laura Wilkinson, and author & editor Emlyn Rees. Friday 30^th November 2018 2pm-4pm at The Writers’ Place, New Writing South.

Please note that unfortunately due to popular demand, registration for this event has now filled up, if you would like to be put on the waiting list could you please email info@creativefuture.org.uk with your contact details and we will notify you should any spaces come available.

QnA with CFLA Winner Jarred McGinnis

We're delighted to report that CFLA13 winner Jarred McGinnis celebrates inclusion in a major short story anthology this autumn, alongside literary giants including Lionel Shriver, Will Self and Ben Okri. He agreed to let us pick his brains and is here to share some thoughts on writing, publishing and the CFLA.

Read the complete interview here

Escalator Talent Development Scheme Open

The National Centre for Writing is on the hunt for ten exciting fiction writers (novel or short story) in the East of England to take part in their talent development scheme.

NCWN particularly encourage writers who feel that their voice is under-represented, or who have not undertaken a formal creative writing qualification and wouldn’t ordinarily have the opportunity to benefit from this kind of support from an experienced, published writer.

Application deadline: 5pm on Monday 29 October

Apply here

That’s all from us at the moment. As always, if you have any questions or need more information get in touch with us by emailing literary@creativefuture.org.uk or ringing 01273 234 780.