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Our rolling programme of writer development workshops, masterclasses, 1-2-1s and events is carefully curated to further your writing craft and..

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Writers' Hour is every weekday, join as few/many as you like, free

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Virtual writing sprint weekdays at 8am across 4 timezones

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The Writers' Hour is a virtual writing sprint held each weekday morning.

Free for all to attend.

Four sessions are held at 8am across four timezones. Join one or all sessions.

Grab a hot drink and get some writing done with us!

Four Glorious Hours, Every Weekday.

Brought to you by London Writers' Salon.
Helping writers write more, more often, with more success.

93 writers this morning writing in silence in our daily Writers' Hour. 😍✍️We've decided to run this throughout May, so if you want to write, you know where to find us. Sign up in our bio. pic.twitter.com/X7uENzqbWp
- The London Writers' Salon (@WritersSalon) May 4, 2020

What Writers Are Saying.

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From our free virtual Writers' Hour writing sessions,
to weekly accountability and coaching check-ins...

Whatever you need as a writer, we've got you covered.

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Writers' Hour is made possible by our wonderful Patrons.

"Has already paid for itself...wrote more in the last week than in the last 44 years."

On March 23, 2020, as the world headed into COVID lockdown, we (Parul & Matt) asked ourselves: Our answer:

How can we serve the writing community during this challenging time?

Writers' Hour.

One dedicated hour to write, alongside other writers from all over the world.

93 writers this morning writing in silence in our daily Writers' Hour. 😍✍️We've decided to run this throughout May, so if you want to write, you know where to find us. Sign up in our bio. pic.twitter.com/X7uENzqbWp
- The London Writers' Salon (@WritersSalon) May 4, 2020

We opened up a Zoom room at 8am on a Monday morning, and invited other writers to write with us.

Our aim? To create a space to help writers stay productive and connected during these uncertain and confusing times.

On Day 1, nine writers showed up.

By Day 5, there were thirty.

Today, over 800 people write with us every day across four Writers' Hour sessions.

Writers' Hour is 1 hour of focused time to work on your own writing project(s).

We start by checking-in:

What are you working on today?
Then we cheers our drinks, and for 50 focused minutes, we write.

We end by checking-out:

No matter what's happening in the world, during this hour, we shut it off and write. What'd you get done?

This simple hour of writing has improved thousands of people's lives.

Since March 2020, thousands of writers across the globe have joined us to write.

Millions of words have been written, screenplays sketched out, PhDs progressed, short stories started, morning pages scribbled, and blogs published.

A snapshot from one Writers' Hour session...

We asked our writing community what Writers' Hour gives them.
Here's what they said:

We asked some of our writers to share where they write.
Here's their #WriterView.

PS: Watch our interview about the story of Writers' Hour 👇

Our wonderful hosts keep Writers' Hour a happy, productive, and sacred space to create.

🔮 Victoria
Bass-slappin' audiophile, podcast extraordinaire, and showerer of writerly love.

🕺🏻 Matt ("Ma")
Co-Founder of LWS.
Most likely to head-bop and talk to himself while hosting.

💃🏽 Parul ("Pa")
Co-Founder of LWS.
Most likely to be deep in thought (or edits) while hosting.

🐈 Debbie
Bringing cats, movie soundtracks, and Midwestern charm to every session.

Start your own Writers' Hour* inspired writing sessions with our handy toolkit.

Download this guide to help you get started.

*Or simply show up and write with us at Writers' Hour each weekday. 👉 Sign up here.

Brought to you with ❤️ by London Writers' Salon.
Helping writers write more, more often, with more success.

Brought to you with ❤️ by London Writers' Salon.
Helping writers write more, more often, with more success.

The Writers' Hour is a virtual writing sprint held each weekday morning.

Free for all to attend.

Four sessions are held at 8am across four timezones. Join one or all sessions.

Grab a hot drink and get some writing done with us!

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The 2021/22 literary festivals you cannot miss - The Oxford Magazine

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This autumn head out to to one of these literary festivals taking place in Oxfordshire or within easy driving reach of Oxford.

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Everyone has a story to tell. This is your sign to Shut Up & Write!

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Find Meetup events and groups so you can do more of what matters to you and meet people near you who share your interests.

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This is a London search, but you can tweak the location to what suits you.

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London, United Kingdom Writing Events | Eventbrite

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Online events are amazing opportunities to have fun and learn. Find a new online course, a fun live stream, or an insightful webinar on Eventbrite.

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Writer-in-residence with London Wildlife Trust.

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How I set about making money from nature, people and places writing after ditching my day job

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Here's a list of websites, resources, organisations and ideas, mainly for writers, but also anyone who loves literature.

People sometimes contact me for advice saying they want to write but don't know where to start. Here's one place: Starting Your Writing Career.

For a list of journals and online sites that feature writing on nature, landscape and place see this page.

Scotland & UK

BBC Writers Room http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/

Scottish Book Trust http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/

Moniack Mhor - Scotland's Creative Writing Centre www.moniackmhor.org.uk/

Book Trust (England) http://www.booktrust.org.uk/

National Association of Writers in Education http://www.nawe.co.uk/

Scottish Writers Centre http://scottishwriters.wordpress.com/

Playwrights' Studio http://www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/

Scottish Society of Playwrights http://www.scottishsocietyofplaywrights.co.uk/

Traverse Theatre http://www.traverse.co.uk/writing/

Directory of Writers' Circles, Courses & Workshops: http://www.writers-circles.com/online.html

Arvon Foundation (Writing courses) www.arvonfoundation.org/

Scottish Literature & Arts Festivals

Bookfestival Scotland www.bookfestivalscotland.com

Bookmark: Blairgowrie, Rattray and the Glens Book Festival www.bookmarkblair.com

Borders Book Festival www.bordersbookfestival.org

Edinburgh International Book Festival www.edbookfest.co.uk

Ness Book Fest https://nessbookfest.co.uk/

Nairn Book & Arts Festival www.nairnfestival.co.uk/

Pitlochry Winter Words Festival www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/pitlochry-festival-theatre/whats-on/winter-words-festival.html

StAnza - Scotland's Poetry Festival http://www.stanzapoetry.org/

Ullapool Book Festival www.ullapoolbookfestival.co.uk/

Wigtown Book Festival www.wigtownbookfestival.com

UK Literature and Arts Festivals

Small Wonder - Short Story Festival www.charleston.org.uk/whats-on/festivals/small-wonder/

Hay on Wye Arts Festival www.hayfestival.com/wales

Cheltenham Literature Festival www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature

Other

National Novel Writing Month http://www.nanowrimo.org/

Mussoorie Writers, India www.mussooriewriters.com/

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Publications that feature writing on nature, landscape, place and ecology, many are open to pitches and submissions.

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This page lists journals and other publications that feature writing on nature, landscape, place and ecology, many of which are open to pitches and submissions. Just click on each title to go to their website. If you are aware of others I could include, please contact me.
Archipelago
ARCHIPELAGO is a literary magazine...preoccupations with landscape, with documentary and remembrance, with wilderness and wet, with natural and cultural histories, with language and languages, with the littoral and vestigial, the geological, and topographical, with climates, in terms of both meteorology, ecology and environment; and all these things as metaphor... Its concerns with the state of the planet could not be more of the hour.
Caught by the River
Conceived as an online meeting place for pursuits of a distinctly non-digital variety - walking, fishing, looking, thinking, birdsong and beer, adventure and poetry; life's small pleasures, in all their many flavours - it was, and still is, about stepping out of daily routines to re-engage with nature. Finding new rhythms. Being.
Dark Mountain
Together, we are walking away from the stories that our societies like to tell themselves, the stories that prevent us seeing clearly the extent of the ecological, social and cultural unravelling that is now underway. We are making art that doesn't take the centrality of humans for granted. We are tracing the deep cultural roots of the mess the world is in. And we are looking for other stories, ones that can help us make sense of a time of disruption and uncertainty.
Earthlines
Professionally produced, Earthlines magazine's founders don't like the term "nature writing". They explain that trying to generalize and label things isn't going to do any good to anyone. Defining that their magazine is much more than a simple nature catalog, they produce it with the intention of delving deep into the relationship between humans and nature, and the ecocide that results from it.

An independent literary journal with a focus on nature writing and visual storytelling. We commission work from both established and emerging writers and artists, actively seeking out voices that speak from differing perspectives and that offer the reader new insights. Bringing together the scientist's findings and the artist's response, the ecologist's observation and the writer's reflection, we ask questions as well as seek to answer them, retaining a sense of wonder at the unseen and unknowable. By exploring our connection to nature through stories of transformation and startling imagery, we hope we will better understand our place, our responsibilities and the possibilities open to us.
Elsewhere Journal
Elsewhere is a print and online journal dedicated to writing and visual art that explores the idea of place in all its forms, whether city neighbourhoods or island communities, heartlands or borderlands, the world we see before us or landscapes of the imagination.
Emergence Magazine
It has always been a radical act to share stories during dark times. They are regenerative spaces of creation and renewal. As we experience a loss of sacred connection to the earth, we share stories that explore the timeless connections between ecology, culture, and spirituality.
Inkcap Journal
Inkcap Journal is a publication about nature and conservation in Britain. We publish longform journalism about the natural world, in the form of a twice-weekly newsletter. Subscribers receive an original article on Wednesday and an in-depth digest of the week's environmental news on Friday.
Landlines Blog
The Land Lines Blog began in 2017 as part of the Land Lines: British Nature Writing research project funded by the AHRC, which ran from 2017-2019. Since then, due to its popularity, the blog has continued independently... we are proud to share pieces kindly submitted by our interested readers: including academics, scientists, naturalists, photographers, and others who enjoy reading and writing about the natural world, and their connections with it.
New Nature Magazine
New Nature is the only natural history magazine written by young people with a passion for the natural world. Released online for free every month, articles include a broad range of topics: from countryside issues and related opinion to more traditional nature writing. Articles from contributors under the age of thirty are accepted.
Orion Magazine
"It is Orion's fundamental conviction that humans are morally responsible for the world in which we live, and that the individual comes to sense this responsibility as he or she develops a personal bond with nature."

Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel is a British literary journal, with a modern focus on travel literature, art, and photography.
Reforesting Scotland
If you're looking for a lively magazine covering a wide range of issues around sustainability and forest culture, the Reforesting Scotland journal is for you. Published twice a year, in full colour, for 20 years it has ranked among the UK's best ecological publications.
Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine
Resurgence & Ecologist offers positive perspectives on a range of engaging topics covering ecology, social justice, philosophy, spirituality, sustainable development and the arts - an eclectic mix that cannot be found anywhere else.
Scottish Mountaineer
The voice of Scotland's mountain walkers and climbers, Scottish Mountaineer is a quarterly, full colour magazine, exclusive to Mountaineering Scotland members, containing news, views, comment and features on our work and play.
Sidetracked
Sidetracked has always been rooted in inspirational journeys. We were born from the passion of wanting to tell the stories of those who put themselves out there, setting aside fear and doubt in order to experience the breathtaking, the awe-inspiring and the magical.
Spelt Magazine
Spelt Magazine is on a mission to celebrate and validate the rural experience. With four seasonal print issues per year, we aim to provide a platform for rural writers and to those creatives exploring nature, landscape, the interconnected nature of creative writing and the natural world and the liminality of natural areas within the urban landscape.

Terrain.org is an independent magazine founded in 1997 that focuses on place. Searching for the interface-the integration-among the built and natural environments that might be called the soul of place.
The Clearing
The Clearing is an online journal offering a space for writers and artists to explore the landscapes we live in, run by Little Toller, an independent publisher particularly attuned to writers and artists who seek inventive ways to reconnect us with the natural world.
The Great Outdoors Magazine
The Great Outdoors is the UK's original hiking magazine. Through compelling writing, beautifully illustrated stories and eye-catching content, across a range of platforms, we seek to convey the joy of adventure, the thrill of mountainous and wild environments, and the wonder of the natural world.
The Guardian Country Diary
Daily despatches on the countryside and nature from the oldest newspaper column in the world.
The Island Review
"We bring together great writing and visual arts from islands all over the world, and provide a second home for islanders and island lovers everywhere."
UKHillwalking
Our aim is to bring our readers both the best of hillwalking, climbing and mountaineering from around the World and the best experience that Web technology can provide. We will give you the most up-to-date and most comprehensive information and news that we can, about everything to do with hillwalking, climbing and mountaineering from around the World.
WalkHighlands
Discover the real Scotland, one step at a time.
Wild Women Press
Connecting wild women from around the world, sharing thoughts, ideas, and insights about the things that matter most to them...creating a better world, thread by thread and word by word.
Willowherb Review
"The Willowherb Review aims to provide a digital platform to celebrate and bolster nature writing by emerging and established writers of colour. We publish each of our issues online and entirely for free. We pay writers, illustrators, and editorial assistants." Created by author and environmental historian Jessica J. Lee.

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Writing on Nature, Landscape & Place - Merryn Glover

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Pacific timezone, which is (usually) 8 hours behind UK time.

✨ Writing Beyond the Environment, starts 22 Sep 2021

2 hours, every week, for 2 hours, for 6 weeks. Free!

Many previous events are recorded as webinars and available to watch online if you scroll down that page to 'Past Events'

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Emergence is hosting a variety of online programs aimed at providing a space where we can connect through the power of story and reflect on the deeper themes emerging at this time.

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Nature writers of colour journal, free to enter

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New nature writing by emerging and established writers of colour

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Publishing new non-fiction, fiction, and poetry on nature, place, and environment by emerging and established writers of colour.

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Search for writing courses locally or online at WEA 💰 free & not free

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Search for writing courses locally or online at WEA 💰 free & not free

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Some free courses, some not.

You may not have to pay anything if you receive income-related benefits, more info:
https://www.wea.org.uk/learn-us/course-fees-and-financial-support/can-i-get-help-tuition-fees

WEA stands for Workers’ Educational Association

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Adult learning courses online and in-venues near you. Many courses are free. From arts, crafts and history to ESOL and learning new skills.

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£7 to enter 1 poem, £4 for every additional poem

Apparently the world's biggest ecopoetry prize

In association with The Poetry School

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The Ginkgo Prize for Ecopoetry is a major international award for poems embracing ecological themes. The Prize aims to highlight the role poetry can play in raising awareness, gaining insight, and provoking concern for the ecological imperatives of our time.

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Option to pay for membership to the 'Being A Writer' programme to get discounts & resources: £12 per month or £99 per year. 30 days free with code: 30DAYSFREE

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The Literary Consultancy (TLC) offers a diverse range of cutting-edge literary events such as publishing debates and panels, writing workshops and conferences, literary adventure holidays and great literature live. Watch this space to see what's on, and browse our past events to give you a flavour of the wide range of our work. If you are a Being A Writer member, do look out for the 'BAW ticket' option to claim your discounted tickets. A number of our events also have an allocation of bursary tickets, so please do look out for information on these in the individual event listings.
TLC Events and Covid-19
In light of the ongoing impact of the pandemic, particularly on those who are most vulnerable, regrettably TLC is not hosting any in-person events for the foreseeable future, to protect the health and safety of all speakers, venue staff, and participants. We remain in close contact with relevant partners in order to ensure our events policy remains in line with government and Public Health guidance and we will inform our audiences of any updates. We wish you all well in these challenging times, and hope to see you at one of our digital events. Once we begin in-person events again, we will be using a phased approach, and wherever possible exploring options for hybrid events, and/or a mixture of in-person and digital offerings.
Accessibility
Each TLC event has an individualised Accessibility Notice, so that you can see upfront whether events are going to include captions (and if so whether live or automated), whether they include comfort breaks, whether you will need a degree of mobility to participate, and whether space or equipment are needed. We brief all TLC tutors ahead of time in order to ensure that our workshops take access needs into consideration. For digital events, we provide a time-limited recording for ticket-holders so that you can watch back, and download any transcripts. Please check individual listings for details. If bursaries are available, this will be clearly indicated in the Pricing section. If you have questions about access, please contact us directly: *protected email*
Fair Pay
TLC values the time, expertise and Intellectual Property of artists. We believe in fair pay for speakers and tutors, and all of our programme contributors are paid at recommended rates. We look to the Society of Authors and the National Union of Journalist about rates and review them regularly. Please note that this means that our events, just like our services, are ticketed at rates we feel are in line with the value of the event offer, with bursaries offset by our funding wherever possible, and concessionary rates available. Where there is funding in place, we will offer free, low-cost and alternate format events (e.g., the pay-what-you-can model). Between 2018 and 2021, 40% of TLC's public programming was available at no cost or at subsidised rates thanks to our Arts Council funding, and 20% of our writing services were bursaried. If you are struggling with event ticket cost but wish to attend a particular TLC event, please get in touch in confidence.

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The Literary Consultancy (TLC) offers a diverse range of cutting-edge literary events such as publishing debates and panels, writing workshops and conferences, literary adventure holidays and great literature live. Watch this space to see what's on, and browse our past events to give you a flavour of the wide range of our work.

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Connect with fellow writers, level-up your craft, and build a successful creative career.

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Res Artis acknowledges the Wurundjeri First Peoples of the Kulin Nations as the Traditional Custodians on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of our international headquarters. We give respect to their Ancestors and Elders, past and present, and to all Indigenous peoples globally.

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CAMP HOUSES ADVANCED FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS - RECORDING FACILITIES, DIGITAL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY EDITING SUITES, REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SPACES, FINE ART STUDIOS, PROJECTION FACILITIES, MULTICHANNEL LISTENING ENVIRONMENTS, VR STUDIO, AND AN ARTS LIBRARY. ACCOMMODATION IS PROVIDED AT THE CENTRE IN PEACEFUL, PRIVATE ROOMS, AND EXCELLENT CATERING IS INCLUDED.

IT'S A PLACE WHERE GREAT ART IS MADE, NEW MOVEMENTS ARE FORMED, NEW IDEAS ARE EXPLORED AND GROUNDBREAKING PEOPLE ARE NURTURED. IT'S ABOUT GENERATING REVOLUTIONS, INCUBATING CREATIVE MINDS AND BRINGING THE BEST EMERGING PRACTITIONERS IN ALL ARTISTIC FIELDS TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

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CAMP HOUSES ADVANCED FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS - RECORDING FACILITIES, DIGITAL VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY EDITING SUITES, REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SPACES, FINE ART STUDIOS, PROJECTION FACILITIES, MULTICHANNEL LISTENING ENVIRONMENTS, VR STUDIO, AND AN ARTS LIBRARY. ACCOMMODATION IS PROVIDED AT THE CENTRE IN PEACEFUL, PRIVATE ROOMS, AND EXCELLENT CATERING IS INCLUDED.

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Mentoring & coaching - National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE)

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Mentoring & coaching - National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE)

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Competitions & Submissions :: National Association of Writers in Education ::

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Daily Writing Sessions. Expert Interviews. Creative Community. The Writing Community You've Been Looking For.

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The Literary Consultancy, Editorial and Manuscript Services

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The Literary Consultancy (TLC) is the UK's longest-established editorial consultancy, pioneering manuscript assessment, and editing for all writers.

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London Writers' Network - Spread the Word

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London Writers' Network - Spread the Word

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10% off workshops, events and masterclasses

As a London Writers Network member you will automatically receive 10% off the price of our regular programme of workshops, events and masterclasses.

Bespoke London Writers Network Lowdown newsletters

Our carefully curated newsletters are a feast of writing related opportunities including submissions, funding, jobs, inspiration and events all open to writers from London - they are the go-to place to look for your next submission or project.

Offers from our friends and partners

Our friends and partners offer special discounts and opportunities to members of the London Writers Network.

A free space at London Writers Network events

These events are programmed specifically for London Writers Network members, and will be free to attend for members on a first-come, first-served basis.

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The London Writers Network - Spread the Word

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As a London Writers Network member you will automatically receive 10% off the price of our regular programme of workshops, events and masterclasses. Our carefully curated newsletters are a feast of writing related opportunities including submissions, funding, jobs, inspiration and events all open to writers from London - they are the go-to place to look for your next submission or project.