Helpful holiday writing tips
from our winners
Happy holidays…and a happy new novel, short story, poetry, flash fiction It’s the end of...
Novel Shortlist 2022
The shortlisted novels for the Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award are: Blackwater I Want Mother,...
Novel longlist 2022
Here are the novel titles longlisted for this year’s Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award. Congratulations...
The call that changed everything.
Sean Lusk, novelist
The biggest prize? Self-belief to persist I remember the phone call. It was a hot...
Find the reality that liberates you. Tim Pears, short story writer
Why do we read? Because we’re curious, about other people. We want to find out...
The anatomy of a poem by Inua Ellams
Poetry is an elusive beast At the best of times, poetry is an elusive beast....
PJ Harvey talks poetry with our writer in residence
Bridport born Musician, poet and twice Mercury Prize winner PJ Harvey was at Dorset museum...
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Have you discovered our caring sharing writing community? It’s a free group over on Facebook...
The push I needed
Author Isabel Ashdown on writing risks that paid off Some years ago, I gave up...