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Competitions for young writers -get writing this summer

News

Features

Holly Peters: After Lockdown Entry 1 – Like Driving in a City I Don’t Live In

Writers

Competitions

Quay Words Young Writers’ Flash Fiction Competition – ‘Trading Places’

Competitions

Upcoming Events & Courses

10 Jul

Writers’ Weekend

Author Event
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July 10 - July 12

University of Winchester

13 Jul

Weekly Creative Writing Workshops with Farah Edwards Khan (online events)

Writing Workshop
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July 13 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Online

18 Jul

Harnessing Creativity’ – a Yoga and Creative Writing Workshop

Writing Workshop
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July 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

The Writers’ Block

18 Jul

Harnessing Creativity – an Online Yoga and Writing Workshop

Writing Workshop
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July 18 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Zoom

31 Jul

Writers & Creatives of Colour Online Social: with Catherine Johnson (online event)

Event
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July 31 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Online

08 Aug

We See You Now: a creative writing & walking retreat with Alinah Azadeh (online event)

Writing Retreat
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August 8 @ 10:30 am - 5:30 pm

Online

10 Aug

Writing the Bright Moment – poetry, nature & mindfulness

Course
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August 10 @ 9:00 am - August 14 @ 5:00 pm

online

28 Aug

Writers & Creatives of Colour Online Social: with Dean Atta

Author Event
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August 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Online

01 Sep

Get Your Words Out!

Course
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September 1 @ 8:00 am - 8:30 am

Online

Opportunities

Call out for submissions: Quay Words Summer digital writer in residence Tjawangwa Dema’s ‘Place and the Personal’ project

Opportunity

Resources

Literacy resources from around the web, curated by writer Wyl Menmuir

For Readers

Projects

Quay Words at Exeter Custom House

Project
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