Free Poetry Workshop in Brighton – book now
CREATIVE FUTURE – the national organisation that nurtures marginalised artists and writers – is running a free creative writing workshop on May 19th in Brighton Two poets will lead a … Continue reading
Can you write a nice cup of tea? Brighton flash fiction competition
Crossing The Teas is a Brighton based Oral History and Photographic Exhibition exploring different cultural practices around the shared custom of drinking tea. The project is a chance for local … Continue reading
If you’re near Brighton this evening…
Come along to this Oxfam event to raise awareness for International Women’s Day (which is tomorrow) and funds for the charity. Entry to the bookshop in Kensington Gardens, North Laine … Continue reading
Tomorrow – the launch of a very special book
DANCING WITH WORDS – the Brighton charity anthology in aid of Martlets Hospice – will be launched at 7pm on Saturday September 20th at the Amnesty Bookshop in the heart … Continue reading
Given up on a novel or a memoir? Need a manuscript MOT? Join me on a Saturday workshop and get back on the road…
It started so well. Your word count was rising and your creative satnav was set to ‘go’. And then around chapter four, you lost your way and ground to a … Continue reading
Out of Our Minds – Brighton writers exploring mental health and the benefits of creative writing
Mental health conditions and psychiatric disorders have always interested writers and driven plot lines. Can fiction shed light and help us understand mental illness and how does the process of … Continue reading
If you want to write for radio this one day course is unmissable AND affordable
The Business of Writing for Radio is a one-day practical workshop in Brighton run by TV and Radio writer Sue Teddern (soloparentpals.com, In Mates, Managing Izzy, The Charm Factory). I … Continue reading
If you want to write a dystopia start with this map…
This fictional map shows what the British Isles might look like in 2100 if sea levels rise and are 100 meters higher than they were in 2000. The artist/cartographer Jay … Continue reading
Safari Friday searching the web for writers and readers — a writing group with a difference
By chance I’ve just come across a Writers Group that meets about a quarter of a mile from where I live in a very nice pub (Brighton is blessed with … Continue reading
Brighton Writing Weekend Sitcom for TV and Radio
There’s a two day weekend course running in Brighton very soon that I recommend wholeheartedly. Sue Teddern has an impressive track record in both television and radio scriptwriting. Among her … Continue reading
Probably shouldn’t be saying this….
I should probably pretend that this idyllic Brighton writers’ room doesn’t exist and that it isn’t run by two great writers with best selling books to their credit. I should … Continue reading
World class writers, free wine and Caribbean food — Black History Month in Brighton
There are some exciting events coming up this month – a lot are free (although you still need to book) and all of them are worth checking out…visit Writing Our … Continue reading
Dot Dot Dot…my part in a digital writing relay team
This was fun. New Writing South, the literary organistion for south east England, have put a modern, multimedia spin on the traditional game of Consequences as part of Brighton’s Digital … Continue reading
Experimental writing at Brighton Digital festival
RICHARD HEARN of Paragraph Planet is back to explain about Geo-Writing at the Digital Festival and how everyone can get involved. Geo-writing is an experimental project in which writers can … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 