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East Anglian Book Awards 2025 category winners announced
Seven category winners for the East Anglian Book Awards 2025, the region’s leading celebration of writing and publishing talent, have been announced.
No Filters: Communication and Connection with Rowan Egberongbe & Christie Watson
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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.
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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Explore our latest blogs, resourses, podcasts and guides in the NCW library.
‘Let the Wench Sing: Discovering Boudica’ by Esther Vincent Xueming
In this piece, Esther Vincent Xueming writes about Boudica, inspired by figurines found in Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery.
10 February 2026
Announcing the inaugural Escalator Early Career Residents
Meet the inaugural Escalator Early Career Residents.
10 February 2026
Writing dystopian fiction: Matt Greene on The Definitions
In this episode of The Writing Life Podcast, novelist and essayist Matt Greene shares the process of writing his latest novel, The Definitions.
9 February 2026
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