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Writing collaboratively with Maarja Pärtna
& Penny Boxall
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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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Podcast: Writing collaboratively with Maarja
Pärtna & Penny Boxall
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In this episode of The Writing Life, NCW Associate Programme Director Kate
Griffin is joined by writers Maarja Pärtna and Penny Boxall
to discuss the process of multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Tune in for an extensive conversation covering
their experience collaborating together on the ‘Bring Your
Own Utopia’ project with Prima
Vista Literary Festival, the vulnerability of
working collaboratively, and their advice for other writers
planning to collaborate across borders. Listen
here →
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Last chance to secure your place on an online
tutored writing course!
Starting Mon 23 September
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Places are filling up on our online tutored
courses, designed in partnership with University of East
Anglia!
Book now and receive one-to-one feedback
from an expert tutor on six assignments. You'll learn how
to develop your writer's voice, gain new perspectives, and
join a supportive community of peers that continues even
after your course ends thanks to NCW
Alumni.
Choose from beginner or intermediate courses
in fiction, creative non-fiction, crime writing, historical
fiction, screenwriting, or romantic fiction. Book
here →
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Designed in partnership with the School of
Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at UEA
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Ali
Smith: Here and Now
Thu 19 September, 6.30pm, National Centre
for Writing, £17 NCW exclusive 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 discounted ticket rate! Book
here →
Organised by Norfolk Network
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Norwich
Book Festival
Thu 24 – Sun 27 October
Norwich Book Festival invites everybody to
celebrate the power of stories, with a welcoming and
inviting city-wide festival that honours the city's
literary heritage, and contemporary love for literature.
With author talks, readings, book signings,
interactive events, and free activities, there is something
for everyone to enjoy. Find
out more →
Presented by The Forum
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Workshop: The
Threshold of the Novel with Ian Nettleton
Sat 12 October, 10am–12.30pm, National
Centre for Writing, £45 (£35 conc)
Where does the novel begin? How do you draw
the reader into your story? Ian Nettleton (Out of
Nowhere) leads a relaxed session on how to perfect the
opening chapters of your novel and make readers fully
engage with your story. Book
here →
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Behind
the Book... Writing Haunted Settings with Rosie Andrews
Sat 16 November, 1–4pm, National Centre for
Writing, £45 (£35 conc)
We are delighted to welcome bestselling author
Rosie Andrews to Dragon Hall for a relaxed afternoon of
writing, refreshments, and behind-the-scenes insights into
the writing of her haunting and absorbing novels The
Leviathan and The Puzzle Wood. Book
here →
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The
Full Story: 12-month mentoring intensive
Looking for long-term mentoring? Dedicate a
year to improving your craft with the help of writer and
mentor Megan Bradbury (author of Everyone is Watching).
Guided by her own experience as a novelist
of experimental literary fiction, Megan will help you
establish an effective and reliable working practice and
grow a long-form project from its conception to its
completion. Find
out more →
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Norwich UNESCO City of Literature
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The Mannington Book Bash is back!
Fri 4 – Sun 6 October
Join The Book Hive as they welcome a
fantastic range of guests to the beautiful Mannington Hall
in north Norfolk for an intimate, boutique festival.
With names including Robert Macfarlane,
David Nicholls, Dame Harriet Walter, Hollie McNish, Helen
Fry, Annie Gray - and more - this is a uniquely
exciting line-up. Find
out more →
Curated by The Book Hive
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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...
Rail Tales Creative Writing Competition
Deadline: Mon 30 September
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern
railway, Stratford Literary Festival and the Heart of England
Community Rail Partnership invite young people aged 6-21 to
enter a short story inspired by trains or a railway journey to
their competition. Find
out more →
About ‘Butter’: In Conversation with Yuzuki Asako
Thu 10 October, Lecture Theatre 1, UEA, 5.30pm, free
Join the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of
Japanese Arts and Cultures as they welcome award-winning author
YUZUKI Asako to Norwich for a discussion about her tantalising
thriller Butter, and its background. Find
out more →
Café Writers Open Poetry Competition 2024
Deadline: Sat 30 November
Café Writers Norwich invites submissions of poems
of up to 40 lines in English: sole judge John McCullough. There
will be prizes of £1,000, £300, £200. Find
out more →
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for Writing is supported by:
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Our mailing address
is: National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, 115–123 King
Street, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1QE, United Kingdom
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