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Announcing the 2020 University of Plymouth writer-in-residence supported by Literature Works, Lucy Flannery

News

Features

The Light of No Hope – a poem for Holocaust Memorial Day by Mayflower 400 Young City Laureate, Holly Peters

Writers

Competitions

Hippocrates Young Poets’ Prize for Poetry and Medicine

Competitions

Upcoming Events & Courses

25 Feb

Arms and Armour: a closer look for writers

Exhibition
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February 25 @ 7:45 pm - 9:30 pm

The Poly

26 Feb

Writing the great themes: death and love

Writing Workshop
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February 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 7:30pm on Wednesday, repeating until 18th March 2020

Upton Cross, East Cornwall

27 Feb

Writing fiction: Exploring your voice and developing a writer’s toolkit – a five week short course with Virginia Baily

Course
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February 27 @ 6:30 pm - March 26 @ 8:30 pm

Exeter Custom House

28 Feb

How to create a picture book with David Litchfield – Organised by I AM in print

Author Event
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February 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Discover Children’s Story Centre

28 Feb

Poetry and Fiction | Rachael Allen and Patrick Langley

Author Event
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February 28 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

CAST (Cornubian Arts and Science Trust)

29 Feb

Adapting stories for the stage

Writing Workshop
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February 29 @ 10:15 am - 12:15 pm

Yatton Library and Children’s Centre

03 Mar

Recounting Steps

Writing Workshop
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March 3 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Elvira’s Café, 7 Admiral’s Hard, Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 3RJ

07 Mar

Writers’ Day at God’s House Tower

Symposium
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March 7 @ 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

God’s House Tower

08 Mar

A Day to Write in

Writing Workshop
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March 8
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every month that begins at 12:00am on day Second of the month, repeating indefinitely

Crewkerne Museum and Heritage Centre

Opportunities

Waking up to the planetary health emergency – a creative writing provocation, The University of Exeter

Opportunity

Resources

Further support

For Writers

Projects

Quay Words at Exeter Custom House

Project
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