Poetry volunteers needed in Cockermouth
Posted by Mick North in Books, News, Opportunities on August 16, 2011
A dedicated group of poetry enthusiasts in the Cockermouth area are looking for volunteers to help produce and publish a major anthology of poems.
The Cockermouth Poems 1700-2011 is scheduled for publication in late 2011 /early 2012. It will feature poems by the 90-plus men and women from the UK and overseas who have Cockermouth connections – most have given readings in the town – and who have written and published poetry over the last 300 years. Read more …
Desire and Dust
Posted by Mick North in News, Opportunities, Submissions on August 4, 2011
Abridged, the Northern Irish poetry/art magazine is looking for submissions for its Desire and Dust issue. A maximum of three poems may be submitted, of any length.
Abridged is Gregory McCartney (Project Coordinator) and Maria Campbell (Editor), and it’s supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Short stories get short shrift at BBC Radio 4
Posted by Mick North in News, Opportunities, Submissions on July 27, 2011
From next spring, the number of short stories broadcast on Radio 4 will be reduced from three to one a week. The change is part of new Controller Gwyneth Williams’ first reorganisation of the BBC Radio 4 schedule, and appears to be a knock-on effect of extending The World At One by 15 minutes, from 7 November.
Young Writers Group at Theatre by the Lake
Posted by Mick North in Courses, News, Opportunities on July 18, 2011
Theatre by the Lake’s young writers group will start again in September, led by Louie Ingham, an Associate Artist at the Dukes Theatre in Lancaster, where she also works extensively with their Creative Learning programmes.
Louie describes what participants can expect from the sessions: “It will be a 12 week practical programme of exploring and writing scripts for theatre. The young writers will work not only as writers, but also as actors and directors …”
Read more …
Are you interested in writing for radio?
Posted by Mick North in News, Opportunities, Submissions on July 18, 2011
Would you like a £5,000 writing bursary and the chance of a Radio 4 drama commission? BBC Radio Drama North have just launched their 2011 Alfred Bradley Bursary Award, an open submissions process which aims to find talented writers who are based in the North of England, who are interested in writing for radio, and have compelling stories to tell. Read more …
Maryport – the final frontier
Posted by Mick North in Competitions, News, Opportunities on July 13, 2011
Boldly go where a quite a few poets have gone before and enter the Maryport Litfest’s poetry competition, judged by Josephine Dickinson.
The theme of this year’s festival – 4 – 6 November at Senhouse Roman Museum – is Beyond the Frontiers, and likewise the competition takes ‘frontiers’ as its broad subject matter. Read more …
It could be you
Posted by Mick North in Competitions, News, Opportunities on July 6, 2011
Mslexia, the excellent and award-winning magazine for women writers, are hoping to discover a fantastic new writer who has been overlooked by the usual submission process.
Mslexia’s inaugural Women’s Novel Competition was launched in April this year and has a closing date of 30 September 2011. The competition, which has a first prize of £5,000, is for unpublished novelists only and will be judged by an expert panel including literary agent Clare Alexander, broadcaster Jenni Murray and novelist Sarah Waters. Read more …
Mslexia poetry competition workshops
Posted by Mick North in Competitions, News, Opportunities on July 6, 2011
The deadline for the Mslexia Poetry Competition is coming up fast – 18 July – and in order to help people write poems to enter, they’ve provided a specially-commissioned series of Jane Holland poetry writing workshops on their website for free.
Invaluable for both experienced writers and those who have never written a poem before ( … read more)
Mungrisedale Writers Poetry Competition
Posted by Mick North in Competitions, News, Opportunities on July 5, 2011
That lively crowd of writers in lonely Mungrisdale have just announced that they’re running their first ever poetry competition.
The theme is ‘Looking Back’, and the winner can look forward to a cheque for £100. The runner-up gets £50, and there’s a £25 third prize. The judge is distinguished poet, author, Salsa fanatic and Lake District lover Grevel Lindop. Read more …
Happy new writing on the NHS
Posted by Mick North in News, Opportunities, Submissions on July 4, 2011
Everyone’s talking about happiness: politicians want to measure it, and self-help books explaining how to become ever happier are two-a-penny. So why have writers apparently been reluctant to engage with this state, when many philosophers and politicians see it as a major goal of human existence?
Refusing to be discouraged or down-hearted, Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is calling for submissions of ‘uplifting’ poems and short prose (fiction or non-fiction). Read more …
Facets of Fiction – more storycraft in Curthwaite
Posted by Mick North in Courses, Events, News, Opportunities on July 4, 2011
Brindley Hallam Dennis (aka Mike Smith) has been in touch to tell us that he’s running another series of his very popular fiction workshops, at home at Todd Close in Curthwaite. For the uninitiated, that’s Curthet, near Thursby, not that far from Wigton.
Legendary special offer or cute marketing?
Posted by Mick North in News, Opportunities on June 27, 2011
Those thrusting young entrepreneurs at Legend Press have been in touch to say that, if you’re quick, you’ll get a free first chapter appraisal from their editorial team. The catch? You have to book a place for one of Legend’s upcoming Writers’ Workshops before Friday 1 July.
It’s cute marketing, but even though you’ll be forking out sixty quid plus your travel costs to either London, Birmingham or Dublin, it’s not a bad deal. Read more …
Free critiques from The Literary Consultancy
Posted by Mick North in News, Opportunities, Submissions on May 27, 2011
Ulverston’s Word Market is managing an Arts Council-funded scheme which allows Cumbrian writers on a low income to benefit from a free, professional critique of their manuscript via The Literary Consultancy (TLC).
Normally, writers pay for TLC’s services, but Word Market are offered a limited number of free reads for writers in Cumbria. Interested? Then read on …
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