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Commonwealth Book Prize 2013 Regional Winners
Representing Africa, Asia, Canada & Europe, Caribbean, and the Pacific regions, these writers will now compete to become the overall winner, to be announced at Hay Festival UK on 31 …
Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2013 Regional Winners
Representing Africa, Asia, Canada & Europe, Caribbean, and the Pacific regions, these writers will now compete to become the overall winner, to be announced at Hay Festival UK on 31 May. Commonwealth …
Thurrock International Film Festival – shorts submissions open (1-6-2013)
The Thurrock International Film Festival, based in Essex (UK), is a competitive short film festival that anyone can enter and attend, which puts on screenings, workshops, talks and an awards …
Arc, Futures & Fiction – submissions
Arc is a digital quarterly of futures and fiction from the makers of New Scientist, with a belief that we can shape the future through fiction. They also run a quarterly short story …
Carina UK digital publishing imprint – submissions open
Carina UK – a new digital imprint operated by Harlequin UK – is accepting submissions in all genres. Their mission: - Find exceptional talent. - Connect creativity & storytelling with readers …
Running Out of Ink submissions
Running out of Ink is a new fiction webzine (web magazine) aiming to bring fresh and interesting stories to its readership. They hope to bring their audience stories that they …
Granta Magazine List: Top 20 Young British Writers
Every ten years for three consecutive decades, Granta has tried to predict the next generation of the British literary scene, showcasing an array of talent that included Martin Amis, Pat Barker, Julian Barnes, …
Commonwealth Book Prize 2013 Shortlist
Sarah House, Ifeanyi Ajaegbo (Nigeria) Pan Macmillan South Africa IFEANYI AJAEGBO is a development consultant and communications practitioner who lives and works in Port Harcourt in Nigeria. His writing has …
Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2013 Shortlist
NOT FOR PUBLICATION, Rachel Bush (New Zealand) What do you remember? What would you like to forget? While Nell and her friend of more than forty years eat the lamb …
Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature (1-5-2013)
The Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature is a unique literary award and readership initiative established by CODE with the support of philanthropist William Burt and the …
Mardibooks Short Story Competition (28-5-2013)
Mardibooks are looking for short stories of between 1,200 and 5,000 words from IdeasTap members. Up to 12 submissions will be selected to receive one-to-one expert feedback from Mardibooks’ founders, writers …
International Radio Playwriting Competition Winner – Janet Morrison
Representing Jamaica, Janet Veronica Morrison triumphed with her play The Fisherman, which won first prize for English as a First Language. Janet is VP-Creative of Dunlop Corbin Communications by profession and a writer …
International Radio Playwriting Competition 2012 – Winners Announced
BBC World Service and the British Council, in partnership with Commonwealth Writers, have announced the winners of the 23rd International Radio Playwriting Competition. …
Commonwealth Shorts: ‘PLACEnta’
Synopsis PLACEnta is the sharing between a mother, her daughter and a midwife of the re-discovery of First Nations traditional childbirth teachings. Writer/director Jules Koostachin Jules was raised by her …
Commonwealth Writers talks to Jon McGregor
Watch our new interview with acclaimed author and 2012 CBP Judge, Jon McGregor …
Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting (31-5-2013)
The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting is the UK’s biggest national competition for playwriting. It is the search for great new plays and great writers. The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting began in 2005. Since then, …
‘The Ghost Marriage’ by Andrea Mullaney
'The Ghost Marriage' by Andrea Mullaney: Canada & Europe Regional Winner of the 2012 Commonwealth Short Story Prize …
Commonwealth Writers announces regional winners for 2012 prizes
Commonwealth Writers has announced the regional winners for the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize and Commonwealth Short Story Prize. …
Commonwealth Writers at the Olympic Poetry Parnassus
204 poets from across the world are taking part in the Poetry Parnassus in London as part of the Cultural Olympiad. In what is being called the biggest gathering of …
Commonwealth Writers talks to Courttia Newland
An interview with Courttia Newland, author of several critically acclaimed novels and co-editor of IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain (2000). Hear his thoughts on writing, …
No Room At The Table? Making inclusion a reality for black British writers
On March 1st 2012, Commonwealth Writers attended a panel and discussion at the Free Word Centre in London, with the author Courttia Newland, a British author of Jamaican descent; Jonathan …
Mischa Hiller talks to Commonwealth Writers
Mischa Hiller – regional winner Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2011 for Sabra Zoo. …
Why read? Interview with Harriett Gilbert
Harriett Gilbert is a writer and broadcaster. She presents World Book Club and The Strand for the BBC World Service and A Good Read for BBC Radio 4. She is …
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