Writing West Midlands

 With details of a writing challenge, courses and more:

Young Writers: Summer Writing Challenge     Are you – or do you know – a young person (school years 7 - 12, aged 12 - 17) who loves writing or wants to be a writer?   Following the success of last year's Challenge, we are re-running our Spark Summer Writing Challenge for young people like you!   Come and join us, poet, Liz Berry and writer, Fiona Joseph on Monday 26th - Friday 30th July for five days of writing, inspiration, and quality feedback from your own home, caravan or holiday cottage.   You'll write new genres following writing prompts set daily, and you'll get a chance to get one-on-one feedback at least twice in the week, if you want it. You can try your hand at writing a range of styles from poetry to audio drama to flash fiction to wordplay.   Book Now   Summer Creative Writing for Adults   A five-day live, interactive online creative writing "residential" with live teaching, time to write, and social events. Via Zoom.   Join Helen Cross and Casey Bailey for a week of intensive writing between Monday 2nd August and Friday 6th August. Each day you will have a two hour group workshop, a one to one session and an evening Q&A session to explore ideas and challenges you may be facing.   Book Now     5-week Short Course: Writing about Covid-19 Series: the Not-Locked-Down Key Workers with Thomas Glave Live teaching, via Zoom, £150 Thursdays, 7-9pm, from 8 September   You've had to work during Covid. You've had to go out into the world every day, no matter how you felt. What did you see? What did you hear? What were your feelings through it all? This is where your stories begin, the stories that only you can tell.   Book Now     Online Short Courses & Workshops   5-week Short Course: Longform Non-Fiction with Wersha Bharadwa Live teaching, via Zoom £150 Wednesdays, 7-9pm, from 9 June 5-week Short Course: Writing About Culturally Sensitive Issues with Abda Khan Live teaching, via Zoom £150 Mondays, 7-9pm, from 14 June   The full programme of short courses and workshops, as well as free online Regional Writer Meet-Ups in Stratford-upon-Avon, from June to December, is on our website.   All Courses and Workshops     Events and Opportunities   Fair Acre Press has run several zoom events launching books and pamphlets. They are recorded and can be watched on Youtube here.   Literature Works' Nature Writing Prize for Working Class Writers returns for a second year. Free to apply. Deadline 7th June. Apply now.   The Emma Press are looking for essay collection proposals. Window opens 21st June. Submission fees £0-20. Full guidelines here.   Creative Future are open for a free writing competition for under represented writers. Submit poetry or fiction on the theme of 'Essential.' Over £10k of prizes. Deadline 6th June. Find out more here.   Arvon at Home’s season is running with a long list of events. Join them for readings and Q&As, masterclasses, writing weeks, and craft of writing sessions all from the comfort of your home: Arvon at Home Events.     Find out more         Regional Writer Meet ups   Stratford upon Avon 17 Jul, 9.45am   Join Writing West Midlands and guest speakers for an informal networking event for writers in the Stratford upon Avon area. Book Now   What's on for writers: June 2021   The monthly blog has been updated with opportunities, competitions and events across the West Midlands for writers.   You can also see details of job opportunities, writing workshops and retreats, festivals, events, and paid writing commissions. Find out more       Teen Writing Season   Writing Fan Fiction with Charley Barnes Saturday 12th June, 4.30pm   For our final workshop of the teen writing season, we are gifting every attendee a Louise O'Neill book.   With Louise O'Neill the subject of the fan fiction, Charley Barnes will help you find elements of Louise's stories to act as inspiration for your own creative writing.   Places are limited to 14 tickets are only £10 for each 2-hour session.   Book Now     Visit our website   ‌ ‌ ‌     Writing West Midlands is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.

 

Writing West Midlands | Studio 130, Zellig, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AT United Kingdom         Opportunity for young writers living, working or studying in Coventry   Announcing the search for Coventry’s first ever Young Poet Laureate. Do you know, or are you, a young person who enjoys to write or perform poetry?   As part of the BBC Contains Strong Language Festival Coventry 2021, Coventry Library Service and Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 are looking for a young poet to represent the city from September 2021 until September 2023.   Applicants must be over 13 years old but younger than 18 on 31st August 2021. You must live, work or study in Coventry to apply.   Submit   Free Workshop   To inspire and get you ready to submit your application, Liz Berry will be hosting a free poetry writing workshop for young writers eligible to apply for the Coventry Young Poet Laureate.   She’ll have lots of tips about writing poetry about Coventry and there will be lots of information about the scheme, to give you a head start on your application!   Book Now     Teen Writing Season: Next Up   Writing Fan Fiction with Charley Barnes Saturday 12th June   For our final workshop of the teen writing season, we are gifting every attendee a Louise O'Neill book.   With Louise O'Neill the subject of the fan fiction, Charley Barnes will help you find elements of Louise's stories to act as inspiration for your own creative writing. Book Now     ‌ ‌ ‌     Writing West Midlands | Studio 130, Zellig, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AT United Kingdom 01212462770