New Writing South is seeking a dynamic Digital and Marketing Manager to be responsible for developing and implementing New Writing South’s digital and marketing strategies and campaigns across all activities. New Writing South is the literature development agency for the South East. We aim to support a thriving, complex literary landscape across the region where […]
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New Writing South, in partnership with Brighton Fringe, is delighted to announce the winner of the New Writing South Best New Play Award 2019. This award is presented to a playwright in recognition of an outstanding, original theatre script produced at Brighton Fringe. We received 68 entries this year and 11 plays were shortlisted. Each
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This year, New Writing South and The Creative Writing Programme are proud to support Hastings Litfest. This year the festival takes place from 30 August to 1 September 2019. Come and visit us at the Festival Bookfair in the lovely East Sussex College on Saturday 31 August. Beg, borrow or steal a place at the State
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Whether it’s life drawing hen parties, impromptu street performances, or an artistically overpriced pint, Brighton offers plenty of opportunities to be creative. But despite the abundance of creative spaces and inspiration around the city all year round, there is still something special about being given the opportunity to sit in a theatre when the stage
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New Writing South, in partnership with Brighton Fringe, is delighted to announce the shortlist for the Best New Play Award 2019. This award is presented to a playwright in recognition of an outstanding, original theatre script produced at Brighton Fringe. We received 68 entries this year and 11 plays have been shortlisted. These are: After
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We know that it’s important to our community of writers to have access to industry experts and really good advice. We get approached a lot by writers who have specific questions. How to approach publishers. Whether you should self-publish (and if so, how do you go about that then?). Whether you need an agent, and how to find one that’s right for you. How to get that agent to open your email once you have found them. How to work with young writers. How to create interesting writing projects (and earn money from them). How to promote your own work and build an effective social media presence. Where to get critical feedback on your writing. The list goes on.
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New Writing South is delighted to announce that it is one of four UK literature organisations to be awarded a British Council International Development Fund grant for 2019. We will use these funds to host a Polish LGBTQ+ writer in residence in the Autumn of 2019. We are working on a programme of regional events and activity to support this
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New Writing South, Creative Future and Myriad Editions are pleased to announce the selections for Spotlight Books. These six writers will receive three months’ 1:1 mentoring, be published (with our print partners Jellyfish Solutions) as individual short books by Myriad Editions with international distribution, be invited to read at a launch event in early 2020,
This month’s key event, The Writers’ Day 2019, is the first of many opportunities for south east writers in this new packed programme of activities. Over the spring and summer you will find a range of live events, workshops, masterclasses and retreats that respond to the diverse needs of writers living in the south east.
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New Writing South, in partnership with Brighton Fringe, is running the Best New Play Award 2019. This award is presented to a playwright in recognition of an outstanding, original theatre script produced at Brighton Fringe. The criteria for entering is: An original scripted piece of work Written within the last 12 months Maximum of 10
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