Seamus Heaney answers the age-old question: does poetry change anything? QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
I can’t think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people’s understanding of what’s going on in the world. Seamus Heaney
Writing your first novel? This competition is just for you
The Blue Pencil editorial consultancy are running a first novel competition for unrepresented and unpublished authors. The winner recieves £1,000 plus an introduction to literary agent, Madeleine Milburn (who was … Continue reading
Remember…Stephen Hawking QUOTES FOR WRITERS and everyone really…
Remember to look up at the stars & not down at your feet.Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. However difficult … Continue reading
What you get from Reading – Dr Seuss QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. Dr Seuss Photo by JOSHUA COLEMAN on Unsplash
Spring Travel Writing Competition for fiction and non fiction
Nowhere is an online magazine that celebrates its 10th birthday this year. It publishes literary travel writing which they define as narrative with a strong sense of place, character or … Continue reading
Dorothy Parker’s definition of creativity QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye Dorothy Parker
Wellcome short list is dominated by women and new writers
The Wellcome Collection in central London is a place “for the incurably curious”. It is a museum and library that focusses on science and medicine and every year they award … Continue reading
Free to enter poetry and prose competition for under-represented writers
Founded in 2013, the Creative Future Literary Awards are the UK’s only national writing competition and high profile awards ceremony for under-represented writers in the UK. Is this poetry and short fiction … Continue reading
Definition of a non-writing writer – QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity Franz Kafka
Had your manuscript rejected? Nervous about approaching a publisher? Expert help is at hand…
Normally I just pass on information about writing opportunities, hoping that it will be useful but this time it’s different. I KNOW this course will be useful because I know … Continue reading
Why we all need to be told stories…Alan Rickman QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
How do I win the battle of the keyboard? Advice from cat-owning writers needed
Murphy is my new flatmate and we get on very well but one for thing…he thinks the keyboard is his natural home. It is a place to stretch and show … Continue reading
Hoping to make Crime pay? Free online Masterclass on crime writing might help…
The Writing Academy at Penguin Random House say they will reveal the secrets of crime writing in all its gory details in an online masterclass that will run later this week. … Continue reading
The important things that children’s books say: QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
Children’s books say: the stories of the world are infinite, and various, and unpredictable. They say: you will count for something. They say: bravery will matter, wit will matter, empathy … Continue reading
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