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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The Escalator New Writing Fellowships, offering unpublished fiction writers in the region the chance to develop their work through an inspiring programme of professional mentoring, are now open for applications.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!
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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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Explore our latest blogs, resourses, podcasts and guides in the NCW library.
From mentorship to literary translation: Charlotte Goff & Polly Barton on translating Nao-Cola Yamazaki’s works
In this episode of The Writing Life Podcast, Charlotte Goff and Polly Barton discuss their paths into literary translation and their experience translating Nao-Cola Yamazaki’s novels from Japanese into English.
7 September 2026
Announcing the TLC Free Reads winners 2025/26
A huge congratulations to our TLC Free Reads 2025/26 winners!
4 September 2026
Five things to consider before approaching an agent or publisher
Jenny Knight offers five pieces of practical advice for writers looking to take their next steps into the publishing industry.
1 September 2026
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