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Hot off the press! Browse our new season brochure
Hello, summertime! 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 the season.
Step into Dragon Hall (visitor drop-in hours)
Our weekly visitor drop-in hours run Sunday and Monday, 10am–3pm.
Apply for the Escalator New Writing Fellowships 2026/27
The Escalator New Writing Fellowships, offering unpublished fiction writers in the region the chance to develop their work through an inspiring programme of professional mentoring, are now open for applications.
Deadline for applications: 10am BST, Tuesday 19 September
Start your story! Browse our tutored online courses
Book an online creative writing course from National Centre for Writing and University of East Anglia, starting September 2026!
Everything that’s on…
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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Unpublished writers across the East of England offered route into publishing industry
We’re seeking ten promising fiction writers from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk for our 2026 Escalator New Writing Fellowships.
6 August 2026
Apply for a stall at the City of Literature Christmas Market 2026
We invite applications from publishers and presses, zine-makers, artists and makers, writers, and illustrators with ties to the East of England to take part in our City of Literature Christmas Market 2026!
3 August 2026
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