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Last chance to claim your early bird discount New online courses - book now for early bird discount Make space for your writing with our online courses designed in partnership with the University of East Anglia Early bird offer until Monday 5 August - get 10% discount* Take your work to the next level with constructive feedback from an experienced tutor. Choose from courses in: * Offer does not apply to 'Writing Fiction: Next Steps with Anjali Joseph' Designed in partnership with the prestigious School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia Copyright © 2019 National Centre for Writing, All rights reserved. Registered charity number: 1110725 Our mailing address is: National Centre for Writing Dragon Hall 115 - 123 King Street Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1QE United Kingdom Forward to a friend:

Friendly, constructive and informal workshops based at Dragon Hall The Writer's Toolkit Online and in-person courses Evening classes at Dragon Hall, Norwich Ten-week fiction writing courses with Ian Nettleton From September/October, £225 / £200 conc Through a combination of group discussion and one-to-one feedback, Ian Nettleton will equip you with the skills and knowledge to progress on your writing journey. Poetry Pulse with Anna Cathenka (four-week course) From Wednesday 30 October, 7 - 9pm, £75 / £65 conc Using a mixture of discussion, writing exercises and (optional) individual feedback, poet Anna Cathenka will help you to sharpen your skills in balancing voice, meter and rhyme in your poetry. Suitable for writers of all levels. Workshops How to Craft a Gripping Spy Thriller with  Mick Herron Friday 13 September, 11am - 1pm or 2 - 4pm, The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia, £40 / £35 conc Mick Herron, author of the Jackson Lamb series, will share his incomparable insights into crafting a compelling plot that will keep your reader hooked from the first page. Making a Murderer with Claire McGowan Friday 13 September, 11am - 1pm or 2 - 4pm, The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia, £40 / £35 conc Learn how to develop a compelling lead character for your crime fiction – with the potential to carry a series. Delve deep into the psyche of your heroes and villains, and gain practical advice on how to construct scenes with emotional depth and range. Writing for Wellbeing with Shona Lowes Thursday 26 September, 2 - 4pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, £35 / £25 conc Writer and clinical psychologist Shona Lowes will provide you with an understanding of writing as a reflective process, introducing tools to help you examine your life and experiences through creative writing. Memory & Taboo: An Introduction to Memoir with Monique Roffey Saturday 16 November, 10am - 3pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, £55 / £45 conc Discover the tools for approaching hard-to-write subjects. Through a mixture of discussion, reading and writing you will explore memory and slowing down events, finding the right tone of voice and writing about living people. The Writer's Roadmap with Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Molly Naylor and Edward Parnell Saturday 30 November, 10am - 4pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, £55 / £45 conc With writing exercises to get your creativity flowing, opportunities for questions and plenty of time to connect with other writers, this inspiration day will illuminate your next steps wherever you are on your writing journey. ‘It made me feel my writing might have a future’  - 2018 participant Approaches to Contemporary Poetry with Jane Yeh Saturday 7 December, 10am - 3pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, £55 / £45 conc Jane Yeh will guide you through her approach to crafting resonant, powerful poems. Exploring voice, structure, and imagery, you’ll dissect a range of contemporary poems before writing your own. Insight sessions Find out the tricks of the trade and get answers to your questions from an experienced professional in our two-hour sessions. Funding Insights with Arts Council England Friday 27 September, 11am - 1pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, free entry Open to anyone who wants to know more about how Arts Council England support and develop great work in literature, including information on the new Project Grants and Developing Your Creative Practice grants. Self-publishing Insights with Mandy Stanley Friday 4 October, 2 - 4pm, National Centre for Writing,  Dragon Hall, £45 / £35 conc Popular children’s writer Many Stanley will share what she has learned moving from a traditional publishing house to self-publishing; the business of working for yourself and the creative opportunities self-publishing can bring. Meet the Editor with Ashley Stokes, in Association with The Literary Consultancy Friday 1 November, 2 - 4pm, National Centre for Writing,  Dragon Hall, free entry Professional editor Ashley Stokes will talk about the role of the editor and how critical feedback can help develop your writing. He will also workshop specific editing questions to help you get to grips with your writing. Agent Insights with Ed Wilson, Johnson & Alcock Literary Agency Friday 22 November, 2 - 4pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, £45 / £35 conc Ed Wilson from the Johnson & Alcock Literary Agency will share his insights into what agents do, how they find and work with their authors, as well as his top tips for submitting your manuscript to agents. Read like a writer Creative and sensitive reading is a must-have addition to any writer’s toolkit. In these friendly sessions combining discussion and a writing exercise, we’ll learn how some of the most exciting writers at work today gain inspiration and technique from the books they love. Read like a Writer with Megan Bradbury Thursday 17 October, 6 - 8pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, £15 / £12 conc Find out how Megan used creative reading as a tool in writing her own first novel Everyone is Watching, and, crucially, how she whittled down her reading and research into a form where her fiction could really take flight. Read Like a Writer with Feby Indirani Wednesday 13 November, 6 - 8pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, £15 / £12 conc Find out how Feby uses reading to inform her own work as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, in which she tackles subjects ranging from feminism to religion and spirituality. Bursary places A limited number of free tickets are available for our workshops, inspiration days, and insights sessions, for those who would not otherwise be able to attend these events. To find out more, visit nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk New online courses announced - book now for early bird discount An Introduction to Scriptwriting with Molly Naylor Start Writing Crime Fiction with Nicola Upson Start Writing Fiction with Mark McNay or Anjali Joseph Start Writing Creative Non-Fiction with Dan Richards Start Writing Poetry with Helen Ivory Writing Fiction: Next Steps with Anjali Joseph Early bird offer until Monday 5 August - get 10% discount Share with a friend: The National Centre for Writing is supported by: Copyright © 2019 National Centre for Writing, All rights reserved. Registered charity number: 1110725 Our mailing address is: National Centre for Writing Dragon Hall 115 - 123 King Street Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1QE United Kingdom

Plus ten-week fiction writing courses just announced July 2019 What's On Blog & News Support for writers About George Alagiah to give annual crime writing lecture Tickets now on sale for Noirwich Crime Writing Festival We are delighted to welcome BBC News at Six presenter and former award-winning Foreign Correspondent George Alagiah to Noirwich Crime Writing Festival for the annual crime writing lecture. George's lecture will draw on a career at the BBC spanning over 30 years, weaving in details of violence, greed and corruption from his highly-anticipated crime novel The Burning Land. Don't miss the chance to enjoy an evening in the company of one of the nation’s foremost journalists – a respected figure with genuine insight on the state we find ourselves in.       Friday 13 September, 8pm, The Enterpise Centre, University of East Anglia Crime writing workshops Our workshops are perfect for anyone looking to try their hand at writing crime fiction. Each workshop runs twice throughout the day – purchase a combined package of both for £70. Creating memorable characters with Claire McGowan Friday 13 September, 11am - 1pm or 2 - 4pm, The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia Delve deep into the psyche of your heroes and villains, and gain practical advice on how to construct scenes with emotional depth and range. Craft a Gripping Spy Thriller with Mick Herron Friday 13 September, 11am - 1pm or 2 - 4pm, The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia Mick Herron, author of the Jackson Lamb series, will share his incomparable insights into crafting a compelling plot that will keep your reader hooked from the first page. Noirwich Crime Writing Festival is a partnership between the National Centre for Writing and the University of East Anglia. Elvira Dones in conversation Albanian-Swiss author to discuss gender and multiculturalism with her translator and publisher Join Albanian-Swiss author Elvira Dones, her translator Clarissa Botford and publisher Stefan Tobler as they discuss the journey of her first novel translated in to English, Sworn Virgin. The book, described by Kapka Kassabova in the Guardian as a 'gripping metamorphic tale' follows a fascinating tradition of women in northern Albania who live as men in their households. Wednesday 24 July, 2pm National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Try your hand at travel writing Try your hand at writing about your travels, both real and imagined, in this workshop led by experienced travel writers Suzanne Joinson (UK, author of A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar) and Agustinus Wibowo (Indonesia, author of Ground Zero). Use the evocative power of both place and memory, fact and fiction, to create spellbinding works of travel writing.  Thursday 22 August, 2 - 5pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Just announced: Ten-week fiction writing courses with Ian Nettleton Beginner, intermediate and advanced courses now available Experienced tutor Ian Nettleton has been leading sold-out fiction courses at NCW for a number of years. Through a combination of group discussion and one-to-one feedback, he will equip you with the skills and knowledge to progress on your writing journey. Beginners’ Fiction with Ian Nettleton (ten-week course) >> Intermediate Fiction with Ian Nettleton (ten-week course) >> Advanced Fiction with Ian Nettleton (three day-long workshops) >> Latest from the NCW podcast Kelsey Beachum on building worlds in game writing Chris Gribble on year one of the National Centre for Writing Sarah Perry explores the notion of the ‘Essex girl' at NNF19 Free events for the writing community Dragon Hall Salon: a translation special Tuesday 16 July, 6.30pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Open to anyone who makes, reads and works with words, the Dragon Hall Salon is an opportunity to meet people, cook up plans, talk books, and to hear what’s happening in Norwich. This month, we're celebrating the art of translation and the fantastic people who make it happen. New! Drop-in writing time Thursday 26 September, 5.30pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Join us after work each month for a free drop-in writing session! We’ll start off with a mini writing exercise, before 50 minutes uninterrupted writing time, followed by a final half hour of mingling. Bring your favourite notebook or your laptop, and we’ll bring the tea and biscuits. We need your feedback! Have you attended an event or workshop with since April 2019? We are carrying out a survey to help us learn more about our audiences as a requirement of our Arts Council funding and would be very grateful for your feedback. You may also be interested in... Call for applications: Tartu City of Literature International Residency Program Deadline: Thursday 15 August Tartu City of Literature Office is seeking applications for a two-month residency in Tartu City of Literature, Estonia between October - November 2019. All non-Estonian residing writers and translators (translating from Estonian to other languages) are welcome to apply. Find out more >> Call for applications: Prague UNESCO City of Literature two-month residencies Deadline: Saturday 31 August Prague UNESCO City of Literature is offering six creative residencies in 2020, each lasting two months. Successful residents will receive travel, accommodation and a stipend of €600 per month. Find out more >> The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction Deadline: Friday 25 October Comma Press and the University of Central Lancashire are proud to host the annual Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction. Submit 2000 - 6000 words on the theme of 'Artificial Intelligence' for your chance to win some amazing prizes. Find out more >> Support us As a UK registered charity, we rely on the generosity of our supporters to make our work possible. Please consider making a gift to ensure that the power of creative writing continues to influence and inspire generations to come. Donate now The National Centre for Writing is supported by: Copyright © 2019 National Centre for Writing, All rights reserved. Registered charity number: 1110725 Our mailing address is: National Centre for Writing Dragon Hall 115 - 123 King Street Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1QE United Kingdom Forward to a friend: