Colin Sutton Cup for Humour 2024

On Tuesday 16th April, Tricia Frances joined us on Zoom to set the Colin Sutton Cup for Humour.

Results of the Cooper Prize 2024

The results for the Cooper Prize 2024 have been announced.

See you in 2024!

As it is the Christmas period, there are no more meetings until after the New Year. We hope everyone has a festive time, and we look forward to seeing you in 2024.

Past Search Prize for Non-Fiction 2023

On Tuesday 17th October, Georgia set the brief for the Past Search Prize for Non-Fiction.

Results of the Olga Sinclair 2023

The wait is over. The results are in! Find out the final results of the Olga Sinclair 2023!

Olga Sinclair Prize Finalists 2023

The finalists of the 2023 Olga Sinclair Prize have been announced. Full results will be given at the prize gala.

23/24 Season Has Started!

It's official! The 23/24 season has started! Tuesday 5th September was our first meeting of the new season.

Realistic Dialogue

Dialogue is an essential part of a story. It can be used to get across exposition as well as build characterisation. But what does it mean to have 'realistic' dialogue in prose or a screen play? And how do you achieve it? That's just what we delved into in this workshop.

Mastering Exposition

Photo by Cytonn Photography on Pexels.com On Saturday 5th August, we ran the online workshop 'How to Write Exposition' - a workshop designed to help you master the art of exposition. Exposition is necessary to a story - it helps gives readers context to what is happening, but if not done right, it can bring…

Getting the hang of a blurb

On Saturday the 22nd July we ran the first Summer Workshop for 2023. In it, we learned how to write the perfect blurb that would make readers want to buy your book.