New writer Matt Button plucks up enough courage - just about - to read at Port Eliot.

The Patrick Gale Archive at University College Falmouth is now open to all those interested in how a writer researches, edits and gets an idea down on paper. Sarah Farley reports.

Comedy writer James Henry talks about what you do after a writing course, and why hooking an agent isn't a ticket to the promised land.

Why enter a writing competition.

If you want a sparking writing career you need a sparking CV. I'm halfway through an MA in writing at Falmouth and thinking about how to get a job. So who better to ask than someone who graduated the course and is now living the life of a writer in the real world? By Sarah Farley

Comedy writer James Henry talks about what you do after a writing course, and why hooking an agent isn't a ticket to the promised land.

Why enter a writing competition.

Which books do we recommend to our professional writing students? Here's our pick of the best.

How do you turn your life into a book? Isabel Popple chats to Leo Hickman, author, environmental writer and editor for the Guardian.

Playwright and screenwriter Ben Brown talks to Daniel Cadwallader about his time in the industry, his eclectic career and how he got started.

Ben Brown interviewed

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"It is important not to be disheartened."