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W&A events range from one-off masterclass evenings with authors and How to Hook an Agent lunches through to full-day How to Get Published conferences and multi-week evening writing courses. These events take place online, at our offices in Bloomsbury Publishing, or, when we can, at venues across the UK. Wherever possible, W&A events are held in association with literature development charities, universities, and other writing organisations.

Our interactive Writing Calendar is there to keep you up-to-date with all that's going on in the world of writing, enabling you to browse upcoming festivals, events and competitions by keyword, date, genre or location. To add a Writing Calendar entry, simply create/log in to your W&A account and click here. 

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Children's & YA Fiction Festival
Children's Writers & Illustrators Festival 2024: WEEKEND PASS
23rd March 2024 10:00am to 24th March 2024 5:00pm, Online
Following the success of our inaugural festival in 2023, our Children's Writers & Illustrators Festival is back for 2024. This is a craft-based...
£80.00
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Children's Writers & Illustrators Festival 2024: MASTERCLASS+
23rd March 2024 10:00am to 24th March 2024 5:00pm, Online
Following the success of our inaugural festival in 2023, our Children's Writers & Illustrators Festival is back for 2024. This is a craft-based...
£65.00
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Masterclass with ALEX WHARTON
23rd March 2024 11:00am to 12:30pm, Online
A live online masterclass with Children’s Laureate Wales Alex Wharton, that comes as part of our Children's Writers & Illustrators Festival 2024...
£45.00
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Masterclass with HOLLY BOURNE
23rd March 2024 2:15pm to 3:45pm, Online
A live online masterclass with YA author Holly Bourne that comes as part of our Children's Writers & Illustrators Festival 2024. For more...
£45.00
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How to Get Published
Writer’s Development Day: For Underrepresented Writers
20th January 2024 10:00am to 4:00pm, The Dance Space
2 Market Square, Circus Street

Are you an underrepresented writer looking to develop your craft? 

We're delighted to be partnering with Creative Future to offer this writer...

£25.00
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Writing Police Procedurals
3rd February 2024 9:00am to 3:30pm, Bloomsbury Publishing Offices, London
50 Bedford Square

Are you writing a police procedural? 

Led by author Caroline Green, this event has been designed to delve into everything you need...

£125.00
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How to Hook an Agent
How to Hook An Agent - February 2024
17th February 2024 9:15am to 1:30pm, Bloomsbury Publishing
50 Bedford Square
Are you writing a book for publication but unsure of how to find an agent? Get the inside track on the submission process from leading UK literary...
£175.00
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Masterclasses
Writing Historical Fantasy
24th January 2024 7:00pm to 8:00pm, Online
Brittany N. Williams shares her insight into writing historical fantasy in our online masterclass. View our full programme here: https://www....
£20.00
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Writing Vividly
31st January 2024 7:00pm to 8:30pm, Online
In this January masterclass, writer and artist Isobel Wohl shares her advice for writing vividly. View our full event programme here: https://www....
£30.00
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Writing A Non-Fiction Proposal: The Essentials
14th February 2024 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Online
Learn how to write an non-fiction proposal with literary agent Eli Keren. View our full event programme here: https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/...
£20.00
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Writing Memoir: Where to Start and Where to End
21st February 2024 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Online

Do you want to tell your story?

Putting real life onto a page is a process of transformation. Memoirs can pull from the span of a...

£20.00
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Writing Courses
Find Your Voice (January 2024)
23rd January 2024 7:00pm to 27th February 2024 9:00pm, Online
Discover how to find and develop your voice as a writer and have the confidence to speak, as yourself, on the page in this six week course with...
£225.00
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How to Edit Your Manuscript
21st February 2024 7:00pm to 27th March 2024 8:30pm, Online
All writing is rewriting. In this online course, you'll work with editor and mentor Alex Hammond to develop your self-editing skills across all the...
£350.00
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Write Better Fiction: Improve Your Manuscript in Four Weeks
4th March 2024 6:00pm to 25th March 2024 8:30pm, Online
Are you serious about taking your writing to the next level? Writing Better Fiction is an introduction to the essentials of storytelling, and a...
£275.00
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Writing Horror Fiction 2024
22nd April 2024 7:00pm to 20th May 2024 8:30pm, Online
Led by award-winning author Kirsty Logan, Writing Horror Fiction is a five-week online writing course that combines discussion, analysis, and plenty...
£350.00
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Writing Calendar

'You Better Not Cry': The Connection between Christmas and Horror
11th December 2023 7:00pm to 12th December 2023 8:30pm
A two-night course exploring the link between horror and the festive season, with a series of writing exercises throughout.
£20.00
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Festive Frights: The Ghost Story at Christmas
18th December 2023 12:00am to 12:00am
A Christmas lecture exploring the link between the ghost story and the festive season!
£5.00
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New Year's Resolution Camp: Let's Write A Book!
8th January 2024 7:00pm to 29th January 2024 8:30pm
A four-week course to set you up for writing your novel in 2024!
£35.00
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One-Line Haiku (asynchronous online course run by Call of the Page)
9th January 2024 4:00pm to 16th April 2024 6:00pm, Online
Suitable for intermediate-level or above writers of three-line haiku
£210.00
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