Wildland Literary Editors

Need time and space to write? Looking for inspiration? Want to learn from an outstanding author and tutor?

This Cromarty Writing Retreat could be for you:

"In the beautiful setting of the Cromarty Arts Trust, tutor Morag Joss will guide you through the essential topics of omniscient and partial narrators, viewpoints, rhythm and phrasing, and sensation in storytelling. Offering peace and quiet to write, and including accommodation and delicious meals for the whole weekend, this gorgeous highland retreat will give you everything you need to take your writing to the next level."

Summer Writing Retreat at Moniack Mhor Take some time away in the beautiful surroundings of Moniack Mhor to get some serious writing done on this summer writing retreat.

Fantastic opportunity, The Novella Award, deadline April 29th!

Submission Guidelines Submission Guidelines Read Terms and Conditions. Make Payment via MMU Online Shop. Complete Cover Sheet including Name Address Email Telephone Number Payment Reference Name of the Novella Word Coun...

Walter Scott Longlist Announced The Thirteen-strong Longlist for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction has been announced.

Writing Exercise #11: Song Lyrics – Moniack Mhor Choose your favourite song title or song lyric, or even part of a lyric will do – make sure it’s a line that really gets your imagination fired up. Then take the title or lyric and use it as the...

Upcoming Events | Edinburgh Story Cafe | Glasgow Women's Library This friendly new group is suitable for women of all ages from all walks of life. Bring along a bite of lunch and relax while you listen to specially selected stories and powerful poetry handpicked from the rich GWL collection of women writers being read out loud and bring your own thoughts to the s…

A Sensible Woman, the gripping new novel from Fionacameronwriter is available now - the perfect read for a chilly February (and a cosy winter's evening).

A Sensible Woman ‘As soon as artists die, the value of their work goes up astronomically.’ A friend’s casual remark on the market for artworks leaves gallery-owner Mabel Mountjoy daydreaming about how it would be if demand for Roddy McCulloch’s work skyrocketed overnight. In recent yea...

The Novella Award The Novella Award

The Dundee International Book Prize is now open for entires! Can't recommend this prize enough, a brilliant opportunity for unpublished writers from Literary Dundee.

Dundee International Book Prize for debut novelists | Dundee Literary Festival Dundee International Book Prize 2016 Submissions for the 2016 Dundee International Book Prize are invited from Monday 25th January until Friday 19th February.

February is jam-packed with exciting new books, book festivals, and book-to-film adaptations. Find out what its 29 days have in store in our monthly preview: http://bit.ly/Feb2016inBooks.

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2016 New Writers Awards. Find out who these beautiful people are, and read extracts from their work: http://bit.ly/NewWritersAwardees16.

Lift the lid on inspiring talks, interactive sessions, storytelling, poetry and top tips from children's illustrators at the Wee Write! Families Day. Mitchell Library | 5 March. http://glasgow.life/1KSudpT