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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
Ready for a season of productivity and progression? ✍️
Situated in the unique Grade-I-listed Dragon Hall, our Writers’ Room contains free, bookable desk space on Thursdays and Fridays each week.
Bookings for October open. Find out more: buff.ly/XJO2lpy
#NorwichCityofLiterature #CityofStories
We’re delighted that English PEN & @writerscentre.bsky.social are collaborating again this year to highlight and promote events and activities taking place across the UK and online in celebration of International Translation Day 2025. #ITD2025
View the programme ⤵️
www.englishpen.org/translation/...
📣 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life podcast, illustrator Hayley Wells delves into the importance of representation in children’s books.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/tK9dZuk
It's just four weeks to go until we welcome Mariana Enríquez to Norwich!
Join her on an extraordinary gothic journey through the world’s cemeteries as she discusses her new non-fiction book, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave.
Wed 1 Oct, 6.30pm, The Octagon Chapel. Book now: buff.ly/eO27hGw
Looking to reconnect with your creative practice? Join coach & author Julia Forster for @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social's Amplify programme. Make tangible progress, gain insight into your writing, & discover an engaged writing community as you find your momentum.
bit.ly/TLC-Amplify-25
Applications are OPEN for Emerging Translator Mentorships 2025–26! ✍️🌍
Mentees receive six months of personal mentoring, as well as invitations to industry events for their professional and creative development.
Deadline: 11.59pm BST, Sun 31 August
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/get-involved...
📣 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life podcast, bestselling author Pat Barker shares insights about the art of retellings, and the craftsmanship and research needed to write reimaginings of classic literature.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/P2thCZy
All funds raised will go directly towards supporting Dragon Hall — our beautiful, Grade I-listed home and one of the city’s most treasured heritage buildings, and the creative activity we do here.
Thu 2 October, 6pm, NCW. Book team or solo tickets now: buff.ly/2vs6qo3
Signed copies of 'You Are Here' and 'One Day' books by David Nicholls
Information on The Great Norwich Book Quiz
Would you like to win signed editions of David Nicholls' bestselling novels? 📚
Join us at The Great Norwich Book Quiz for the chance to win literary prizes! Hosted by our Chief Executive, Peggy Hughes, the night will be filled with bookish brilliance, delicious food, and lively literary company.
We're hiring!
We're looking for an attentive and skilled team leader and problem solver to lead our small Finance team.
📅 Deadline for applications: 10am, Tue 9 September. Find out more: buff.ly/Nl7ruiK
Thank you for sharing! 😊
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📣 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life podcast, award-winning writer Val McDermid shares insights on writing contemporary crime fiction, and the importance of learning patience as a writer.
Produced by National Centre for Writing.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/kWAhMQP
Are you interested in applying to the Escalator New Writing Fellowships 2025/26? Join mentor Ayanna Lloyd Banwo for a friendly Q&A session where she will discuss the programme and share advice for early career writers.
Wed 13 August, 1–2pm, online, free. Register now: buff.ly/UpDRqJ9
The City of Literature Christmas Market is back at NCW this November ⭐
We're so excited to be inviting regionl publishers and presses, zine-makers, artists and makers, writers, illustrators, and writing community groups to take part!
Deadline: Mon 8 September. Find out more: buff.ly/Ehh1dZA
📣 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life podcast, Singaporean writer Wen-yi Lee shares insights into building a writing career, the importance of representation in literature, and the process of taking a project from conception to completion.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/dNwnpKb
Feeling lucky? Join us for the first edition of The Great Norwich Book Quiz, an evening of bookish brilliance, delicious food, and lively literary company.
Keep an eye out for a sneak peak of some of the prizes, coming soon... 👀
Thu 2 October, 6pm, NCW. Book now: buff.ly/QUgkmzZ
Are you ready for Norwich Pride? 🏳️🌈
We’ll be stationed in The Forum all day to celebrate LGBTQIA+ writers, creators and communities. There may even be a special giveaway... 👀
Saturday 26 July, 10am–5pm, The Forum. See you there!
#NorwichCityofLiterature #VisitNorwich #Norwich #NorwichPride
📣 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life podcast, prize-winning poet and writer Michael Pedersen shares his experience writing between genres, and how pushing the boundaries of literary categories can enhance your writing.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/FSddUUx
Call for Applications!
Open to translators who are Black, Asian or from Ethnically Diverse backgrounds working from any language into English, especially those connected to diaspora and heritage language communities.
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub/...
Young Norfolk Writing Prize winners announced! 🏆 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the region’s biggest creative writing competition.
Read the winning entries and find out more: nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub/winners-announced-for-the-young-norfolk-writing-prize-2025/
An image of Raymond Antrobus' memoir, The Quiet Ear, with details of his event at National Centre for Writing on Wed 17 September
Coming to NCW this autumn!
Join Raymond Antrobus for a ground-breaking and much-needed examination of deafness in his memoir The Quiet Ear: An Investigation of Missing Sound. This event will be BSL interpreted.
Wed 17 September, 6.30pm, NCW. Book now: buff.ly/rwjIAXs
📣 New podcast!
In this episode of The Writing Life podcast, prize-winning writer Julia Armfield shares insights on world building in horror fiction, and writing catastrophic, intense circumstances.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/J0BmZXg
📢 Vote now!
The Norwich City of Literature Award recognises outstanding contributions by individuals or organisations to the region’s literary ecosystem – whether through community engagement, publishing innovation or literary advocacy.
Deadline to vote: 12noon on 28 July. buff.ly/vXxyewQ
This #RefugeeWeek we’re pleased to be hosting Stories of Discovery, a collaboration between English+ and @writerscentre.bsky.social, bringing together one organisation that teaches the English language and another that focuses on the creative uses of language.
cathedral.org.uk/events/exhib...
Norwich, are you ready for an evening of live poetry? 🎤
We're so excited to welcome European Poetry Festival back to Dragon Hall next week for an evening celebrating words, performance, and the potentials of collaboration.
Thu 3 July, 6.30pm, NCW. Book now: buff.ly/klhEVS8
