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In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and the UK’s cautious steps out of lockdown, do we want to go back to ‘business as usual’? We are delighted to welcome Joy Francis, Founder and Executive Director of Words of Colour, for a keynote lecture. Drawing on her extensive background as a creative entrepreneur […]

With Molly Flatt, Goretti Kyomuhendo, Claire Mabey and Chris Gribble (chair) What might innovation and entrepreneurship look like in literature? Join us for a discussion of the current practices, opportunities and challenges for innovation and entrepreneurship across the literature sector. Our panellists have experience across commercial, non-profit, and freelance capacities, and will speak about their […]

Exceptional times call for exceptional writers. Award-winning poet, essayist and fiction writer Kei Miller introduces his selection of ten unmissable emerging writers working in the UK today. Discover the writers you should be reading and find out why Kei believes they are influencing and shaping the UK’s literature scene. Kei will be joined in conversation […]

Please note: There is a maximum of two adults per family group. One ticket is required per workshop attendee – big or small! Come along to a free family afternoon of word play and creative activities in the grounds of medieval Dragon Hall! We’re delighted to welcome TOAST producers – poet, performer and arts practitioner, […]

Join us online as we announce the winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize 2021, selected by our panel of judges as the year’s best first novel from across the UK and Ireland. Hear from members of the NCW team and our judges about what makes the prize – and this year’s shortlist – so special, […]

Delivered by the British Centre for Literary Translation in partnership with the National Centre for Writing The renowned Literary Translation Summer School (19 – 24 July 2021) brings together writers and translators from around the world for a unique and intensive one-week programme of hands-on literary translation and creative writing practice. The programme also includes panel […]