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Celebrating our 2019
It’s been quite the year for New Writing South’s Celebrating our Stories project. Led by Artistic Director Dinos Aristidou and supported by Arts Council England and The Baring Foundation’s Celebrating Age initiative, we have been collecting the stories of older LGBTQ+ people throughout 2019 to turn into a brand new verbatim theatre festival Hear Us Out in 2020.View post
OUR YEAR IN REVIEW!
As the end of the decade approaches and we roll into the 2020s, we’re looking back at a big year of development for New Writing South. There’s a great deal of new writing to be proud of, and so many writers to be excited by. Ten of our highlights are beneath! 1. Writers’ Days With […]View post
Call for performers – Celebrating our Stories: Hear us Out
Looking for LGBTQ+ community performers - any age and no previous experience required!View post
Creative Writing Programme
We offer some of the best quality training you’ll find to take your writing to the next level. We are the home of the Creative Writing Programme, one of the leading writing courses in southeast England. Enrolment is now open for courses starting in Autumn 2019.
Creative Writing – Brighton (Year 1)
30 September 2019 - 24 May 2020
The Writers' Place, Brighton
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Creative Writing – Brighton (Year 2)
30 September 2019 - 24 May 2020
The Writers' Place, Brighton
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Creative Writing – Hastings (Year 2)
30 September 2019 - 24 May 2020
Sussex Coast College, Hastings
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Events
Check out our programme of events at The Writers’ Place in Brighton and around the region. See all events
Celebrating Our Stories
1 October 2018 - 31 October 2020
Celebrating Our Stories is a multi-artform project will gather personal testimonies from LGBTQ+ older people from across southeast England to create a festival of verbatim theatre for 2020.View event
New Writing South Best New Play Award
1 April 2019 - 2 June 2019
New Writing South, in partnership with Brighton Fringe, runs the Best New Play Award. This award is presented to a playwright in recognition of an outstanding, original theatre script produced at Brighton Fringe.View event
The Coast is Queer
12 September 2019 - 15 September 2019
The Spire, Brighton
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Be part of a community
Writing can be a lonely business. Join our lively community of writers and find the support, guidance and training you need.
Services for Writers
We offer awards and bursaries; a script reading service; coaching and mentoring; meet-ups; and other ways to create the space you need to write.
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TLC Free Reads
Writers on low incomes can get access to a professional critique from the UK’s leading literary agency, The Literary Consultancy – an invaluable opportunity in your creative journey
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Become a NWS Friend
You’ll not only become part of our vibrant community of writers, but you’ll be supporting us to develop writers’ careers and enable fresh, diverse talent to flourish
More infoLatest opportunities
We regularly post news of awards, competitions, workshops and retreats offered by organisations from around the region. See all opportunities
James Tait Black Prize for Drama
Application Deadline:
31 January 2019 12:00 am
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Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Drama Writing Award For New Drama Writing
Application Deadline:
5 March 2019 12:00 am
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The London Library – Emerging Writers Programme Open for Submissions
Application Deadline:
19 February 2020 12:00 am
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