New Website: ‘Creative Words Matter’
Follow the link for a new website by Barbara Large featuring: Writing Workshops, Editorial Advice, How to Self-Publish and much more: www.CreativeWordsMatter.co.uk
www.CreativeWordsMatter.co.uk
Barbara is Director of the Hampshire Writers’ Society, which she founded with a grant awarded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund and will continue to support writers through the services offered on her website. When she is not lecturing on creative writing courses across the country or giving advice to aspiring and established writers, she is developing new teaching techniques or offering individual editorial advice. Winchester-based Barbara Large FRSA is passionate about encouraging aspiring writers and creating a thirst for reading. An excerpt from the Journal of Royal Society of Arts South Central April 2011: Follow the link for Lindsay Ashford’s blog on writing tips
Natasha Orme’s Editorial Services
Natasha provides affordable writing services for Indie authors, including proofreading, editing and coaching. Visit her website for more information or email info[AT]natashaorme.com.
Courses
The Arvon Foundation – a charity that runs five-day residential creative writing courses and retreats in rural writing houses, offering the time and space to write.
Winchester Discovery Centre
Brochure for events and courses for adults and children
The Winchester Writers’ Festival
Master classes, workshops, talks and one-to-ones annually in June.
Writing Groups and Societies
Writing for Children Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators British Isles – SCBWI-BI
Pencils and What-not – Winchester based writing group
Interesting Blogs
Notes from the Slushpile – A blog about writing for children, getting published, surviving the internet – and never ever forgetting that some things we just have to do for love.
This Craft Called Writing – a blog about writing, editing and being published Read
‘Laugh out loud with Steve Hartley‘
Bloggingdotcom – Created to help bloggers create and grow powerful, meaningful blogs. With a step-by-step guide on creating your first blog.
Opportunities
BBC Writersroom– for scriptwriting opportunities for film, tv, radio and theatre
