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Your Local Arena presents: The Dreams of William Golding films, poetry, writing masterclass

News

Features

Holly Peters After Lockdown Entry 4 – Still Adjusting

Writers

Competitions

Anthology Magazine Poetry Prize

Competitions

Upcoming Events & Courses

01 Oct

Writing Coastlines with J. R Carpenter (Online)

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October 1 @ 8:00 am - December 3 @ 5:00 pm

Dartington Hall

20 Oct

WriteClub – Get Your Words Out!

Course
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October 20 @ 8:00 am - November 9 @ 9:00 am

Online

24 Oct

Close Your Eyes and Write with Dr Caroline Bergvall

Course
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October 24 @ 8:00 am - November 1 @ 5:00 pm
26 Oct

Above & Beyond Storytelling Week

Festival
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October 26 - October 30

Online

26 Oct

Everybody has a Story – 6 sessions, weekly on zoom

Course
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October 26 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 12:30pm on Monday, repeating until 16th November 2020

Online

27 Oct

Stepping into Publishing series: Getting your Book to Market and Selling It

Author Event
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October 27 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Please note: there are no workshops on 20 & 22 October.

Zoom

27 Oct

WriteClub – Work in Progress creative writing course

Course
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October 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 7:00pm on Tuesday, repeating until 24th November 2020

online

29 Oct

Arvon at Home: Families live guest reading with Jasbinder Bilan

Author Event
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October 29 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Online

29 Oct

Everything You Need to Know About Literary Agents – Writers’ Night with Hellie Ogden

Author Event
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October 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Online

Opportunities

Call out: High Street Tales – we’re seeking a writer to tell the story of Weston super Mare’s high street.

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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