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 Full details  ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The Hastings Book Festival celebrates writers and lovers of the written word - a welcoming and open place for everyone. Our first festival took place in August 2018, and has now become a regular and welcomed event on the local calendar. ​ Every book, story and person is unique -  very much like Hastings  - and the festival will give you the time and freedom to pause, think, connect, and be inspired. ​ We are an escape for the explorers and a catalyst for the curious – welcome to our Festival! ​ our aims To advance education by promoting and providing affordable opportunities for the appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of literature and the arts. ​ To promote and run a book festival and outreach activities primarily in Hastings and St Leonards. ​ To develop, promote and deliver a programme of activities to encourage local writers to develop their craft. ​ To work within the local community...

  Full details  Deadline: Tue 30 Sep 2025 Dithering Chaps is a Dorset-based, not-for-profit publisher of poetry chapbooks (30-60 pages). Our submissions window is open for ten-page samples of your work. Open to writers worldwide. We choose the best submission received by each of our two annual cut-offs (end-March, end-September) for publication. In addition, we plan to publish the work of one previously unpublished poet who has made it to our longlists. We give brief, constructive feedback to all those submitting, whether accepted for publication or not. Submission Fee: £10 Find out more here Deadline: Tuesday 30th September 2025  

  Full details  What’s On Explore our events, celebrating writing at its best all year round. Our Spring Festival opens its doors to children from Cambridge and beyond with a FREE children’s festival.  

 Full details  May Grants 2025 We're pleased to announce the first round of grant funding will support projects, people, and organisations that align with three key areas:  Creative Education, Creative Communities, and Creative Individuals. We will begin accepting grant applications through Submittable on Thurs 1 May 2025 and will close Sat 31 May 2025. Applications will reopen in September for Round 2. Click here to view our Grants Information Packet. *Please note that we are providing draft versions of the application so that applicants can prepare before filling out the form on Submittable between May 1st to May 31st. Applicants are not meant to fill out the draft forms below nor send in the application via email.* Creative Education Draft Application Form Creative Communities Draft Application Form Creative Individuals Draft Application Form ‍ Creative Education For our inaugural round of grant funding in creative education, we are seeking applications from pe...

 Full details  Think you’ve got a story worth telling? The Writers' College Short Story Competition is your chance to prove it! We're on the lookout for fresh, original voices in fiction. Open to unpublished writers or those with fewer than four publications, from any country. Win cash prizes, industry recognition, and a chance to impress our expert judges.  

  Full details  Showcasing the work and amplifying the voices of underrepresented writers Founded in 2013, the  Creative Future Writers’ Award is an annual development programme for talented writers from underrepresented backgrounds. It includes the UK’s only free to enter national writing competition for all  underrepresented  writers, alongside workshops online and across the UK. With the support of  our leading literary partners , fifteen winners are selected by a panel of prestigious authors and industry experts . Prizes are awarded for poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction, including cash and prestigious professional writing development opportunities in memberships, courses, mentoring, manuscript assessments, and coaching. All winners receive ongoing, long-term 1:1 support from Creative Future. Winners are celebrated at our high profile awards ceremony –in most years at the Southbank Centre as part ...