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Inspiring ideas, developing writers, creating connections

Membership

Membership is open to everyone involved in creative writing in the south east, whether you're professional, emerging or aspiring. We have members located across the region.

New Writing South works with and for writers. Here are just some of the things that we do:

  • Our Writer Hubs offer a place to informally meet with other writers living near you and to curate or take part in new writing events.

  • Master classes, workshops and seminars from leading professional practitioners for all sorts of writing and at all sorts of levels.

  • Together with a range of partnership organisations we develop new writing opportunities, paid work for writers, commissions and initiate creative projects.

  • Our Connection Events bring playwrights and authors together with producers, literary managers, publishers and other professionals.



  • We encourage professional writers to collaborate with us, pitch creative ideas and get involved.

  • NWS Script Reading Service offers a professional unbiased report scripts for stage, radio, film and television. What's more reports may lead to further development work with New Writing South.

  • Superb events – from a major lecture from Mark Ravenhill during the Brighton Festival to a debate between Clare Short and Nawal El Sadaawi.

  • Writers benefit from online, telephone and face-to-face information and advice from NWS staff.

  • Over 1000 people throughout the region read our fortnightly
    e-news bulletin. Complementing our website, e-news keeps writers in touch with regional, national and international writing opportunities. E-news is also a great way to tell the wider writing community of your news.

  • The Writers' Place @ New Writing South is a creative meeting and workshop space in the heart of Brighton's famous North Laines, available to a wide community of writers and organisations. This new comfortable space can accommodate up to 20 people and comes with free Wi-Fi.

  • New Buds is a small grants and award scheme for all writers living or working in the south east region.

  • Side Shows offers a programme of workshop and rehearsed readings of new work from playwrights.

  • Chichester Theatre Young Playwrights - an annual programme specially for young playwrights.

  • Our Writers in Schools scheme has enabled 1000’s of young people to work creatively with a professional writer.

  • NWS co-manages WIS a national network of creative writing organisations working in schools.

  • Writers@Work employs writers to take the benefits of writing creatively into the workplace.

Join us!

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Why not contact us to find out how we can help you.