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Introducing City of Literature 2021

This year’s City of Literature strand of Norfolk & Norwich Festival invites you to embrace and experiment with the unknown, the unusual and the unexpected

NCW Book Club: A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee

Join us and share your passion for reading

Ambiguity and metaphor with Thomas McMullan

The author of The Last Good Man joins us on this week’s podcast

National Centre for Writing receives Culture Recovery Fund grant

More than £300 million has been awarded to cultural organisations across the country

Emerging Translator Mentorships: Ten Years On

Vineet Lal reflects on his career over the past decade and shares his advice for emerging translators

Writing HADES with Greg Kasavin

Behind-the-scenes of the BAFTA Award-winning game

Crowdfunded publishing with Tom Cox

Why and how Tom publishes his books with Unbound

New online writing courses now available

Poetry, middle-grade fiction and much more!

Judges revealed for Laura Kinsella Fellowship and UEA New Forms Award

Kerry Hudson set to chair the Laura Kinsella Fellowship for underrepresented voices

Anni Domingo on the writing of Breaking the Maafa Chain

The remarkable true story of the slave who become Queen Victoria’s goddaughter

Listen to a short story about Great Yarmouth

Norfolk writing duo Ellie McKinlay-Khojinian and Ligia Macedo explore the historic seaside town of Great Yarmouth

Apply for the IET 150 Award!

Celebrating engineering in children’s writing

Ailbhe’s Tale

A short story by Lynn Buckle

Writing creative non-fiction with Sonia Faleiro

Researching and writing The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing

Five visual writing prompts

Inspired by everyday items in a beautiful city – from nature webcams to abandoned shopping lists

The Tenderness of Independent Bookshops

Writer and journalist Marcin Wilk explores the independent bookshops of Norwich and examines the role that they play in our communities.

Nothing to see here

Liz Breslin from Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature responds to modern surveillance through poetry

From the City to the Shore

Valur Gunnarsson explores history, heritage and literature as he walks along the coasts of Norfolk and Reykjavík

Writing exercise inspired by Rope

Try this simple exercise to create a vivid sense of place and feeling

Case Study: Ely Percy

On publishing their second book in a pandemic and how rejection does not mean you’re a bad writer

Horatio Clare’s journey through madness, mania & healing

Talking to Peggy Hughes on The Writing Life podcast

Embracing the everyday in your writing

Casper Rhodes-Leeder produces a poem inspired by webcams, online learning and working from home

Why we should include climate change in our writing

Small climate details in our writing can have a wider positive effect on our community and environment, says Freya Cushing

Case study: Antonia Rogers

One of the participants of our Lit From the Inside programme shares her experience

Case study: Freya Cushing

‘Meeting so many different people who share a passion for literature really made me think about how I felt about writing and reading.’

Rope: Questions for readers

Khairani Barokka’s ‘lyrical, defiant’ first full poetry collection is our current NCW Virtual Book Club pick

Keeping a writerly state of mind: two reflections

by Vahni Capildeo, our virtual writer in residence from Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature

Theatre in translation: what next?

Blog & podcast featuring translator William Gregory

Discover a new city through books

Recommended reading lists from our UNESCO City of Literature Virtual Writers in Residence

Five non-fiction writing tips for beginners

Try out this step-by-step process for writing non-fiction, biography or memoir

Five everyday writing tips for any writer

Forward Prize-winning writer Vahni Capildeo shares their best advice for aspiring writers

How to incorporate climate change solutions into your writing

Five tips to improve your writing and make the world a bit greener

Don’t create in front of a computer

In a world of screens and questionable wi-fi connections, Valur Gunnarsson recommends spending more time thinking than writing

How to embrace disorganisation in your writing

From scrapping your routine to creating a literary collage

Must reads for LGBT+ History Month

Molly-Rose Medhurst from Girl Up Norwich shares her pick of books by LGBT+ writers

To Olivia – adapting book to screen

Author Stephen Michael Shearer and film director John Hay on the podcast

With(In) Dialogue

UEA New Forms Award winner Taylor Beidler on the feedback loop of conversation

Dialogue in comics

Advice from writer-illustrator and UK Comics Laureate Hannah Berry

Five essential scriptwriting tips from Femi Kayode

The award-winning stage and screenwriter offers key advice for getting the most of your character’s dialogue

Styles of dialogue with Chris Beckett

Examining the conversation structure of Two Tribes

The magic of dialogue

Carys Davies, author of The Redemption of Galen Pike and The Mission House, reflects on the importance of dialogue for building character and story

Download the High Street Tales eBook for free

Eight contemporary writers across England have worked with their local communities to explore the everyday magic of high streets

Lighthouse and Anchorage: Journal Entries

Join Vahni Capildeo on a reflective walk along the Edinburgh coastline

NCW Book Club: Rope by Khairani Barokka

Join us and share your passion for reading

NCW Book Club: recommended reads for fans of Mark Cocker

If you enjoyed Our Place, we think you’ll love these books too

Jon Ransom on avoiding word counts & writer’s block

Jon Ransom joins us on the podcast

Bringing fresh Japanese voices to the English-language readership

NCW announces new three-year partnership with the Tadashi Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities at UCLA

Judges announced for the 2021 Desmond Elliott Prize

Lisa McInerney to chair the Prize, joined by Chitra Ramaswamy and Simon Savidge

Meet our virtual writers in residence

Staying connected during Covid-19

Kate Worsley on the value of mentoring & the challenges of Covid-19

Exploring the impact of Escalator

‘Down the Local’ with Charley Genever

Get a virtual round in with this ode to the East Anglian pub community

Writing exercise inspired by Our Place

Try this writing exercise and bring the power of the senses to your nature writing

Read ‘2020 / A year in headlines’ by Inua Ellams

A powerful new poem reflecting on 2020, the strangest of years, and looking with renewed hope to the future

Nicola Upson on why books are more vital than ever

On finding confidence and an agent via the Escalator talent development scheme

Pubs, poems, positivity

Read a national poem of thanks to pubs by poet and actress Alexandra Ewing

Owen Nicholls on his first novel & the Escalator scheme

Discussing his debut novel Love, Unscripted

How to world build using your narrative voice

Abi Daré on her techniques in The Girl With The Louding Voice

Characters in translation

Thomas Heerma van Voss on the podcast

How reading internationally can improve your writing

by Amelia Platt

The Black Writers on Democracy Project

Talking with the writers and producer on the podcast

Barbellion Prize longlist 2020

The new annual prize for chronically ill or disabled writers

Our Place: Questions for readers

Mark Cocker’s ‘sobering and magnificent’ examination of Britain’s relationship with the land is our current NCW Virtual Book Club pick

Donate books to families in need

Share the joy of reading with your community this Christmas

Will Harris on form and feeling

Award-winning creator of RENDANG on the podcast

High Street Tales writers revealed

Ellie McKinlay-Khojinian and Ligia Macedo selected to write the story of Great Yarmouth’s high street

Buy an ‘All Shall Be Well’ screen print

All proceeds go towards supporting underrepresented writers

The Artful Dickens, literary conjuror

Professor John Mullan joins the podcast

Submissions open for literary prizes supporting early career fiction writers

Apply now for the UEA New Forms Award and Laura Kinsella Fellowship 2021

Ten essential books to expand your reading

Hand-picked by Laura Kinsella Fellowship 2020 winner, Michelle Perkins

Looking for books that don’t conform?

Discover ten works of innovative literature hand-picked by Taylor Beidler, winner of the 2020 UEA New Forms Award

Research, editing & planning novels

Stuart Turton shares his expertise and tips on the podcast

‘The House of One Hundred Clocks’ wins East Anglian Book of the Year

Suffolk-based children’s writer A.M. Howell takes top prize at the East Anglian Book Awards

Win a book bundle for your school!

Hand-picked by the team at NCW

Read a poem about the environment

NCW commissioned a poem from 2020 Young Norfolk Laureate Mathilda Armiger

Read poems to support Living Wage Week

Created by Hannah Levene and Ryan Taaffe-Fowle

Publishing with a small press

Sally-Anne Lomas and Sam Ruddock on the podcast

NCW Book Club: recommended reads for fans of Will Harris

If you enjoyed RENDANG, we think you’ll love these books too

Oyinkan Braithwaite on the podcast

In conversation with Femi Kayode at Noirwich 2020

NCW Book Club: Our Place by Mark Cocker

Join us and share your passion for reading

Category winners for the 2020 East Anglian Book Awards revealed

The six titles will now be considered by a panel of judges for the coveted £1,000 Book of the Year Award

Case study: Owen Nicholls

‘Without my time on Escalator, I doubt I’d be able to call myself a writer without wincing.’

Case study: Nicola Upson

On finding her first agent through the Escalator Talent Development Scheme

What happens when Covid-19 cancels your book launch?

Richard Lambert returns to the podcast to discuss a difficult 2020

Case study: Kate Worsley

‘The psychological support offered by Escalator shows struggling writers that a career is possible for them’

Case study: Jon Ransom

One year on from the Escalator Talent Development Scheme

Case study: Anni Domingo

On the confidence gained through Escalator and the importance of focusing on writers who are underrepresented in the region

Writing exercises inspired by RENDANG

Try these simple exercises which require you to work within a formal constraint

Five writing tips for beginners

Published author Thomas Heerma van Voss shares his techniques

Writing narrative non-fiction

Kate Summerscale joins us on the podcast

NCW represents Norwich UNESCO City of Literature at global conference

Cities of Literature digital conference 2020 hosted in Prague

Writer commission opportunity: High Street Tales

We’re seeking a short story about Great Yarmouth High St for a nationwide project

Agents, representation, childcare & moving out of London

Agent Emma Shercliff joins us on the podcast

RENDANG – questions for readers

Will Harris’ ‘heart-stopping’ first full poetry collection is our current NCW Virtual Book Club pick

Read an exclusive introduction to VERZET: Thank You For Being With Us

‘When someone translates your story it feels a bit like starting a conversation with a silent but attentive reader.’

East Anglian Book Awards 2020 shortlist revealed

Celebrating the very best of publishing, writing and reading in the region.

Meet our new virtual writer in residence

Dutch author Thomas Heerma van Voss joins us for a month of Norwich-centred literary activities

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