Thank you to Apryl Markham, Community Librarian for Children & Young People and Adam McGee, Community Librarian: Virtual Community / Coordinator: Children & Young People, for their valuable expertise!
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Happy World Book Day! 📚
To celebrate, we've teamed up with staff at Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library to create a curated reading list, filled with stories that spark imagination and curiosity for young people of all ages.
Explore the list: nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub/...
Would you like to stay and write in a global literary hub? Here are the latest opportunities:
1. Residency in Lyon for French-language poetry (dl 28 Feb)
2. Korean–English translation residency in Norwich (dl 9 March)
3. Norwich–Jakarta circular residency (dl 31 March)
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We're delighted to announce that Jane Menczer, Emily Slade, and Alex Scarlett have been selected as the winners of the inaugural Escalator Early Career Residencies 🏡
These residencies are kindly supported by The Fenton Arts Trust and The Francis W Reckitt Arts Trust.
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📣 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life Podcast, Trinidadian writer Celeste Mohammed reflects on the role of family, mythology, and Caribbean folklore in her latest novel-in-stories, 'Ever Since We Small'.
🎧 Listen and find out more: buff.ly/zc5W6EF
I'm bringing a writing workshop to Norwich! 💡✍️
You can join me and @writerscentre.bsky.social at the beautiful Dragon Hall in May for a workshop on generating and developing new ideas.
Suitable for all kinds of writers and levels of experience!
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/events/brigh...
Booking opens Friday 20 February.
Presented by National Centre for Writing and Norfolk & Norwich Festival.
City of Literature weekend is BACK for Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2026! 🌷
Get ready for an incredible line-up, featuring Ali Smith, Ece Temelkuran, Jared McGinnis, Melissa Harrison, Dr Rachel Clarke and more.
Find out more: buff.ly/hgUz2uf
‘Florrie’, a warm-hearted debut graphic novel, has been crowned the East Anglian Book of the Year 2025 🏆️
Huge congratulations to Anna Trench and the team at Jonathan Cape!
Read more: nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub/...
Our 24/25 @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Environmental Report is full of inspiring case studies - the @writerscentre.bsky.social in Norwich is just one example.
Find out how they are embedding #CreativeClimateAction into the work that they do >> tinyurl.com/y3jxcddp
📣 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life Podcast, novelist Matt Greene shares the process of writing his latest novel, 'The Definitions' – a work of dystopian fiction which interrogates and plays with the relationship between language, memory and the self.
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We're incredibly excited to welcome bestselling author Christie Watson and her daughter Rowan Egberongbe to Norwich Science Festival for a candid and unique discussion about mental health across generations.
Wed 18 February, 7pm, NCW. Book now:https://buff.ly/6mXXKFo
📣 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life Podcast, Singapore-based writer Choo Yi Feng is interviewed by mentor Simon K Jones on his approach to writing speculative fiction.
🎧 Listen and find out more: buff.ly/GnZc7Ai
✒️ New to the Writing Hub!
Crime writer and tutor Julia Crouch, author of 'Her Husband’s Lover' and 'The Daughters', shares her advice for structuring a crime novel plot ahead of her 12-week crime writing course, which commences in February.
Read more: buff.ly/IxYwKuX
📢 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life Podcast, writers John Osborne and Lewis Buxton share insights on writing poetry for page and performance, and reflect on their lives as poets living and working in Norwich UNESCO City of Literature.
🎧 Listen and find out more: buff.ly/EZVNWZ1
Join us for a celebration of East Anglian writing! ⭐
The evening will celebrate the books and writers shortlisted for the East Anglian Book Awards 2025, culminating in the announcement of the Book of the Year 2025 and the City of Literature Award 2025.
Thu 12 Feb, 6.30pm, NCW: buff.ly/KLyiNWH
Dragon Hall in the snow 🌨️
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📣 New podcast!
In this festive episode of The Writing Life Podcast, crime writer Nicola Upson delves into the themes and appeal of crime novels set at Christmas.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/SVcqDbA
Gather with us this festive season for an evening of captivating storytelling celebrating British folklore and Lally MacBeth’s book, The Lost Folk. Featuring accompanying music from folk singer Georgia Shackleton ⭐
Thu 4 Dec, 6.30pm, NCW. Book now: nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/events/the-l...
It's #RealLivingWageWeek ⭐
For the sixth year running, we're proud to support the national Living Wage Campaign and Norwich’s status as a Living Wage city with an original poetry commission.
You can read and listen to the new poem by Ruth Beddow, titled ‘Doing the maths’, here: buff.ly/vh2aEm7
⏰ Last chance to join the November writing challenge
Sign up now – just £30 for 30 days of writing prompts: nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/events/chall...
Beat your writer's block and build a daily writing routine!
#writingchallenge #30daychallenge #TheWritingLife #writingprompt
📢 Introducing … Kane John Mills 📢
Kane will be representing @exetercityoflit.bsky.social !
Kane will be performing live in Dublin!
Hot off the press! 🔥
We're so excited to share our new season brochure. Pick one up today from bookshops and venues across Norwich to explore our jam-packed programme of live events, courses, workshops, and more!
You can also download a digital copy here: buff.ly/17Md1Zs
Norwich, are you ready for an evening of dynamic poetry? 🎤
This November, Bad Betty Press presents poetry from Desree, Hasti, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, and Kareem Parkins-Brown.
Sign up on the night for a three-minute open mic slot!
Tue 4 November, 7pm, NCW. Book now: buff.ly/KwRcQ1D
Congrats Kate, very well deserved! 🎊
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📣 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life Podcast, poets Erica Hesketh and Jenny Pagdin delve into the poetry of motherhood, and how they each share their ‘emotional truth’ in their writing.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/FaTbjKT
Join the NCW team!
There's still time to apply to become our new International Programmes Manager. Working closely with the Programmes team, you will effectively manage our international strand of work.
📅 Deadline for applications: 10am, Mon 6 October.
Find out more and apply: buff.ly/yjxUpp1
Next week! 📅
There's still time to book your tickets to see award-winning Argentine author Mariana Enríquez discuss her first work of non-fiction in translation, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave.
Wed 1 October, 6.30pm, The Octagon Chapel, £10 (£8 conc). Book now: buff.ly/lwgG1kP
📣 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life podcast, poet, editor, and literary activist Vanessa Bell sits down with NCW's Chief Executive Peggy Hughes to discuss how her travels have transformed her as a writer and as a person.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/wkLyVrQ