Funding and Courses

Where the cash is and how to apply for it. Plus a run-down of the best writing courses.

Week one of a writing course Put a load of profwriters in a room, tell them to write a radio show ready for broadcast four days later and see what happens.......this! Bogof show Funding and Courses Read more	Prizes and competitions These major national prizes and competitions may be of interest to new writers. Even if you don’t win, your work may be read. Funding and Courses Read more
Grants and bursaries All these bodies offer information on grants, awards and bursaries for writers. Funding and Courses Read more	How the Arts Council can help you Kate Offord, Literature Officer, on what the Arts Council can do for you Funding and Courses Read more
Writing courses From free online mini courses to residential writing breaks, here are the writing courses we rate. Funding and Courses Read more	Taking a week out to write Writer Andy Thatcher tells us about how a week-long course equipped him to plan his novel, direct his authorial voice and think about the market for his work. Funding and Courses Read more
How a year-long writing course changed my life Mark Spence is a graduate of the MA Professional Writing at University College Falmouth and Deputy Features Editor for Nuts magazine. He tells us how completing the MA changed his life and kickstarted his career. Funding and Courses Read more	Directory of UK writing groups Inspired to join a writing group? Try these local groups, or send us details of your own group. For up-to-date details go to the UK Directory of Writers' Circles at www.writers-circles.com and The National Association of Writers’ Groups www.nawg.co.uk. And do update us on new groups and changing details. Funding and Courses Read more
Why join a writing group? Public humiliation? Ritual torture? Or the opportunity to develop your work using constructive criticism from like-minded individuals? Matt Fox talks writing groups. Funding and Courses Read more