National Centre for Writing
National Centre for Writing is a contemporary literature house in the heart of England’s first UNESCO City of Literature, committed to the transformative power of stories for personal, social and community development.
Rooted in Norwich and open to the world, NCW is a writing development agency with a local, national and international footprint.
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Their year-round programme offers opportunities to connect, learn and be inspired through innovative collaborations, events, festivals, residencies and activities for writers, literary translators and readers.
From in person and online events at their Literature House to digital explorations and commissions in The Writing Hub, and in projects that support new voices and new stories, NCW helps create ways to respond to the rapidly changing world of writing.
As a charity their work also expands into communities across Norwich and Norfolk, with children, young people, families and older people, encouraging them to use writing and creative ideas to tell their stories of the past and create their futures.
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