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Join our Summer of Writing
Summer is finally making an arrival, and we’re very pleased indeed to invite you to join in New Writing South’s Summer of Writing! Leave your screen
New Self-Paced Course – Writing Different Worlds with Louise Tondeur
We’re thrilled to release a brand new online self-paced course, following five preceding courses in this series.
Interview with Bethan Roberts – author of My Policeman
Laura Wilkinson speaks with Bethan Roberts about her novel, My Policeman, and its screen adaptation – ahead of Bethan’s keynote address at Writers’ Week 2023.
Could you join our board? New Writing South is looking for three new Trustees – plus a new Chair to lead the Board of Trustees.
New Writing South are seeking a new three new Trustees who share our vision of an equitable future where everyone is empowered to write and enjoy writing in all its forms. We also seek a new Chair to lead the Board of Trustees. Deadline to apply: 5pm, 15th February
TLC Free Reads– now open to submissions until 31 January 2023
New Writing South is accepting submissions to the TLC Free Reads scheme until 31 January 2023. Free Reads is a free manuscript assessment scheme for
Writers’ Week 2023 – Being a Writer Now
We are pleased to announce the return of Writers’ Week for Spring 2023 with the theme ‘Being a Writer Now’. Join us for a week of online events for writers at all stages.
The Coast is Queer 2022
The Coast is Queer Returns – 7-9 October 2022 | Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
Brighton Book Festival 2022: Friday 24 – Sunday 26 June 2022
The programme and tickets for the Brighton Book Festival are now LIVE and available for booking! Taking place over three days in June 2022, the
Writing rules and how to break them
Welcome to the fifth blog in our new craft of writing blog series! We’ve commissioned novelist, poet and short story writer Louise Tondeur to share
Focus, Flow and Commitment
Welcome to the fourth blog in our new craft of writing blog series! In this series, novelist, poet and short story writer Louise Tondeur shares
Why everyone underestimates how long it will take to write a book (and what to do about it)
Welcome to the third blog in our new craft of writing blog series! In this series, novelist, poet and short story writer Louise Tondeur shares
What Would Your Dream Writing Course Be?
New Writing South are will be delivering a new range of online, self-led writing courses in Spring 2022. Before we do that we’d like to
Organise Your Writing Life
Welcome to the second blog in our new craft of writing blog series! We’ve commissioned novelist, poet and short story writer Louise Tondeur to share
Writers’ Week – 16 – 22 October 2021
Join New Writing South online for our Writers’ Week 2021. Join us online for our first New Writing South Writers’ Week in October 2021 for a week
Hastings Literary Festival 2021 Free Places available
New Writing South is delighted to be partnering with Hastings Literary Festival once again this year as both a supporter and a sponsor. As part
Writing Workshops at The Book Makers
New Writing South, in partnership with Creative Future, are delivering a series of writing workshops at The Book Makers (16-17 Cranbourne Street, Brighton). No experience
Writing and Mindset by Louise Tondeur
Welcome to our new craft of writing blog series! In this new monthly series, we’ve commissioned novelist, poet and short story writer Louise Tondeur to
Writing opportunity: new digital trail in Hastings
Do you live or work in Hastings or have a connection with the Trinity Triangle area? Would you like your writing to be part of an interactive digital trail in Hastings?
‘Borrowed Ground’ podcast released today
New Writing South is celebrating the release of Robin Pridy’s podcast for Historic England, following the publication of the free to download eBook High Street Tales. From hidden
Call-out for Hear Us Out 2021 activities
Hear Us Out is a participatory arts project run by New Writing South celebrating older LGBTQ+ people’s stories. Since its inception in 2018, Hear Us Out has worked with a
Launched today: High Street Tales e-book and podcast
New Writing South is delighted to be working with the wonderful team behind High Street Tales, and especially proud to have commissioned Robin Pridy’s marvellous love story to
Hear Us Out starts today!
Join us online for a digital celebration of older LGBTQ+ lives and stories, 26-29 November 2020.
Within the Four Walls: Queer Lockdown Stories
We are very pleased to announce the launch of a new online series premiering on YouTube: ‘Within the Four Walls’: Queer Lockdown Stories, curated by
Writer Robin Pridy awarded commission for High Street Tales: Hastings
New Writing South is very pleased indeed to announce that the commission for High Street Tales: Hastings has been awarded to Robin Pridy. New Writing
A few questions with author Silvia Sbaraini
We’re accepting submissions to the TLC Free Read programme until 8 January 2021 – and while we’re open to submissions, we’re catching up with some
High Street Tales: Hastings – short story commission
We’re looking for a socially engaged writer, experienced at working with local communities and arts and culture organisations, to write a short story as part of a nationwide project to celebrate the future of the local high street.
Hear us Out – Programme Announced
We’re delighted to announce that the Hear Us Out festival of online performances, readings and workshops, by, for and with the older LGBTQ+ community, will be held