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Inspiring ideas, developing writers, creating connections

Membership benefits

Support
Meetings where all creative writers can meet with other writers and professionals.

Expertise
Master classes, workshops and seminars from leading professional practitioners.

Writing Together Courses and Workshops
Specialised workshops, held over a period of months, with small groups of members . These courses provide a lively and inspirational forum for exploration of themes, media, craft and skills and aim towards each writer having a finished product for the marketplace.

Professional Script Reading
Members can benefit from a professional unbiased report on their scripts, which enables writers to "test" the market and gain valuable feedback plus reports may lead to further development work with New Writing South.

Skill Sharing and Mentoring
In house workshops to share professional experience in particular media, such as screenwriting or writing for young people, we also run a mentoring service.

New Writing South's Side Shows
Side Shows presents rehearsed readings and showcase performances of member's work.

Networking
We build bridges between writers and those who produce their work. We work to further the cause of all creative writers, their ideas and their inspiration.

Write and Live
A programme of seminars and events helping writers with what they need to know about copyright, the law, managing their accounts and tax returns, promotion and marketing, networking etc

Knowledge
A free monthly newsletter, and our website, keeps members in touch with what is happening in the region and across the country, including national writing opportunities.

Discounts
Members are entitled to discounts at selected shops and theatres.