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Applications open for our
translator mentoring programme!
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Welcome
to your latest newsletter, rounding up the recent news, events and
opportunities from National Centre for Writing.
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Get
six months of mentoring and access to industry events with an NCW Emerging
Translator Mentorship
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We're
searching for the future of literary talent! Our translation
mentoring programme is open to applications from
translators who have published no more than one full-length work of
translation in English.
Selected
translators will be matched with experienced translators for a
six-month period of mentoring. They will also receive a £800 bursary
to cover expenses and access to various online industry events, a
feature at International Translation Day and London Book Fair, and a
digital showcase.
Deadline
to apply: 11.59pm BST, Mon 26 August.
Apply now →
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NCW
recommends...LGBTQ+ reads
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July
is the month of Norwich Pride, and to mark the occasion, the NCW team
have compiled a list of our favourite LGBTQ+ reads to help you
celebrate queer literature, all year long. With everything from
gentle science fiction to vibrant romantic comedies, this reading
list spans genres, decades, and identities, with each recommendation
honouring LGBTQ+ voices and experiences.
Got
a recommendation? Send it to us via info@nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk.
Read here →
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Podcast:
Writing romantic comedies with PJ Ellis
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In
this episode of The Writing Life,
writer and journalist PJ Ellis (author of Love & Other Scams
and We Could Be Heroes) discusses the process of writing
romantic comedies, and how to write relationships.
Tune
in for an extensive conversation covering writing queer identities
and closeted relationships, how to set a novel across two timelines,
and the essential elements of a successful romantic comedy.
Listen here
→
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Watch:
River in an Ocean with Yasmine Haj, Nedra Rodrigo & Lisa Ndejuru
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What
are the histories, constraints, and possibilities of language in
relation to bodies, origins, land, colonialism, gender, war,
displacement, desire, and migration? Watch back as Yasmine Haj, Nedra
Rodrigo, and Lisa Ndejuru discuss writing, translation, memory and
displacement in relation to Palestine, Sri Lanka and Rwanda.
Moderated by Nuzhat Abbas, editor of the anthology and
founder-director of trace press. Watch here
→
Co-programmed
by the British Centre for Literary Translation
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Write fiction?
Find out more about the Escalator Talent Development Scheme
Tue
6 August, 6.30pm, online, free
We’re
looking for ambitious new voices in fiction from the East of England
to join our talent
development scheme!
Meet
Yvvette Edwards, one of our Escalator mentors, and try your hand at a
writing exercise, before posing your questions at this friendly
Q&A session. Book here →
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Ali Smith: Here
and Now
Thu
19 September, 6.30pm, National Centre for Writing, £17 exclusive NCW
rate
Join
local entrepreneurs and writers for an engaging and insightful talk
from Ali Smith, award-winning portrait and documentary photographer
and author of The Ballad of Speedball Baby. This event
includes a Q&A session and a book signing. Use code NCW19D at
checkout to take advantage of our discount ticket rate. Book here →
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Workshop: Understanding and
Writing the Thriller with Ian Nettleton
Sat
31 August, 10am–12.30pm, National Centre for Writing, £45 (£35 conc)
Suspense,
violence and intrigue...join award-winning writer Ian Nettleton for
an experimental thriller writing session where you will explore the
landscape and moral atmosphere of the thriller. Book here →
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Course: Screenwriting:
An Introduction
Starts
Mon 23 September for 12 weeks, online, £495
Writing
for film (or television drama) requires a rigour like no other form
of writing. Learn to tell your story visually, and receive
personalised feedback on up to six assignments, in this online
tutored course led by Christabelle Dilks.
Book here →
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NORWICH
UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE
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Norwich Book
Festival
24–27
October
A
brand-new festival celebrating stories comes to Norwich! Norwich Book
Festival is designed for readers, with a programme of events for
everybody to enjoy. Taking place in England’s first UNESCO City of
Literature, Norwich Book Festival includes events from across genres,
including crime, popular-science and politics, as well as two days of
free activities at The Forum. Read here →
Norwich
Book Festival is presented by The Forum, alongside key partners
National Centre for Writing, Norfolk Libraries, and University of
East Anglia, booksellers, and other local organisations
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UEA Live
Autumn
festival announced
UEA
Live returns this autumn with a feast of literary events, kicking off
in September with a lecture by Emma Flint, whose debut novel Little
Deaths was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. This
will be followed later in the year by events featuring Rebecca F.
Kuang, New York Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy, Babel:
An Arcane History, and Yellowface, and Julia Armfield,
author of the critically acclaimed short story collection Salt
Slow and award-winning novel Our Wives Under The Sea. Book here →
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Stories and creative
writing can empower people and communities
Donate
today to help children, young people and community groups develop skills,
wellbeing, and better futures through writing. 100% of your donation will
support our learning activities, reaching over 10,000 people each year.
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You
may also be interested in...
Celebrate Women in Translation Month
August 2024
Every
August, readers from all continents around the world gather in spirit (and
sometimes in person) to read, review, and discuss works by women writers in
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Modern Poetry in Translation: call for submissions
Deadline: Fri 16 August
Focus on Catalan: Modern Poetry in Translation's November 2024
issue will have a focus on Catalan poetry from early modern to the
contemporary. MPT are keen to hear from poets and translators working with
the Catalan language and all of its dialects. Find out more →
First Chapter Award 2024
Deadline: Sat 31 August
Applications
are open for the The SYP and The Publishing Post's First Chapter Award!
Nominate yourselves, or an inspirational colleague or teammate for the
chance to receive prizes from across the industry. Find out more →
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