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Hot off the press! Browse our new season brochure
Spring beckons! We’ve lined-up a jam-packed programme of live events, courses, workshops, and development opportunities for writers and literary translators to see you through to sunnier days.
A Family Affair: Yvvette Edwards & Ashley Hickson-Lovence
In this warm, open conversation, novelists Yvvette Edwards and Ashley Hickson-Lovence come together to share insights into the beating heart of their latest novels.
Enter the Young Norfolk Writing Prize 2026
Love writing? Aged 10-18? We’re looking for the freshest, boldest words in Norfolk.
The Young Norfolk Writing Prize – the popular annual competition celebrating creative writing in all its forms – is now open to entries from young people living or attending school in Norfolk.
The deadline for submissions is 5pm, Monday 4 May.
Browse our residency and retreat opportunities
Would you like to stay and write in a UNESCO City of Literature? Residency opportunities offer writers and translators the unique and valuable gift of time, space and freedom, allowing them to produce their best work.
Our residency programme encompasses in-person and virtual residencies for writers and translators. We work with a wide range of partners and funders to support NCW and Norwich UNESCO City of Literature residencies and exchanges, and we also publicise opportunities for creatives to take part in residencies with sister UNESCO Cities of Literature around the world.
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Our programme of activity runs all year round, encompassing courses, festivals, workshops, live performances, socials, and so much more. Explore what we’ve got coming up below.
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How to evoke the past in your historical writing
In this article, Dr Breeze Barrington offers guidance on crafting vivid, immersive historical writing, including mindset tips, key questions, and writing prompts to help bring the past to life.
9 April 2026
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