Well this doesn’t sound right at all.

In an op-ed today at The Guardian, David Robson makes the case that “expressive” writing can make you healthier, and not just through some ...

A BEST-selling author is coming to a writing event at The Hive.

Mike Gayle, author of Sunday Times top 10 bestseller 'My Legendary Girlfriend', is making an appearance at The ...

Timer set. Pen poised. Go!

Free writing is for when you just need to write the damn thing already. If you like many have a bad case of blank page syndrome, free writing helps ...

One of my all time favorite quotes is “Comparison is the thief of joy.” The quote is credited to President Theodeore Roosevelt, but the first time I saw it was in my eighth-grade English classroom, ...

TICKETS are on sale for more than 60 events and activities which will make up Bournemouth’s first Writing Festival.

The mix of free and paid-for sessions will involve more than ...

The Hannah Arendt Initiative supports journalists who are at risk, for example in Afghanistan.

Totalitarian regimes impede the work of journalists all over the world. Germany's ...

Poetry can be a hard sell for kids. It’s not always easy for them to connect with, and getting them to try writing their own is even harder. But it might help them to learn that there are many ...

In the spring of 2004, I began what is now my second novel, Brotherless Night. Partway through 2022, I finished it.

This span, almost two decades, is also nearly half my life, ...

Her Godmother of Punk Rock icon status made her a household name, but for Patti Smith, it's writing where she finds her true artistic voice.

Along with her musical performance and literary pursuits, ...

The 700-page-plus novel, MacDonald’s first in eight years, was a marathon effort from the lauded Canadian author and playwright

Judging by her creative output, you would never ...

An author who was inspired to write after taking Lifelong Learning courses at Aberystwyth University has published her first novel.

Kathy Biggs discovered her literary talent ...

A WELL-known Scottish writer has made the first contribution to a new online creative writing page established by Assynt Field Club in celebration of the area’s wildlife and landscape.

Journalist ...

An author is holding a writing workshop as part of the Staithes Weekender music and poetry event.

Clint Wastling’s workshop, Landscape and Legends, is looking at local legends ...

Black Butterflies author and UCD creative writing lecturer Priscilla Morris writes about the family stories that inspired her Sarajevo novel. The Siege of Sarajevo started 30 years ago.

Three ...

Writing by hand strengthens memory power, muscle power, and concentration span, which augment the cognitive ability to process information.

Writing or drawing by hand is a natural ...

The singer-songwriter turned novelist on crying on stage, taking his dad’s advice and having skinny legs

Born in Dublin, Declan has been crafting songs since he was 13 and living ...

How long can a story be before it’s no longer a short story?

Or what’s the maximum short story length for flash fiction?

If you’re a fiction writer, you’re already familiar ...

In their new book together, Please Write Soon, BookTrust Writer in Residence Michael Rosen and illustrator Michael Foreman draw on their shared memories of growing up in the wake of the Second ...

In the hotel in Corbridge, Northumberland, the night before I set out earlier this month, there are men talking loudly about whisky and fishing.

There is talk of just enjoying ...

When was the last time the postie’s arrival gave you a thrill? Unless you are strangely enthusiastic about acquiring another bill to add to the pile, or a fistful of junk mail destined for the ...

The first thread, a tribute to Ukraine in its agony. It was in a passion of outrage that John Milton wrote his sonnet about the massacre of Protestants by Catholics in Piedmont on April 24, ...

I needed an escape from my reality, and found it in writing a new kind of genre.

hen I stepped into my first nursing clinical twenty-five years ago, I had huge plans and big ...

Frequently outspoken in her criticism of political developments in her home country India and around the world, Booker prize-winning novelist and prolific essayist Arundhati Roy has proven that ...

Develop oracy and writing skills with SPOKEN WORD POWER - use free Primary & Secondary classroom resources, create original spoken word poetry to celebrate World Poetry Day, and get your ...

My journey to Ukraine might just have started with its most famous dish, bortsch. I ate plenty of it as a child in my second home country, Estonia, a place that has much more in common with ...

A group of eminent writers has appealed to Russian speakers around the world to convey the truth about the war in Ukraine by directly contacting Russian citizens using “all possible means of ...

The Romanian-American poet Maya C Popa published her award-winning first collection, American Faith, in 2019.

This week’s poem is from her most recent chapbook Dear Life, one ...

Dartmouth High Senior Sophia Waite set a school-record at this year’s Scholastic Writing contest, winning three gold keys, one silver key and six honorable mentions from her submissions.

Waite ...

Years ago, at an informal book club gathering with friends, a fellow science journalist told me that if he were to write a novel, he’d copy the style of Haruki Murakami.

This ...

The tale of how Odin got the mead of poetry from the enemies of the gods begins when the Aesir gods and the Vanir gods had ended their war.

They wanted to make some token of ...

Cognitive overload can be alarming. Too much information can be difficult to process and lead to an unsatisfying experience, whether it is reading an academic paper or an email.

The ...

Hello Creatives, I saw signs of spring on my canal walk yesterday and as ever, the year marches on apace. I hope you are getting into your creative projects as we move into February.

I've ...

Forget the supposed 'glamour,' says this author. Writing for a living is just plain hard work.

I know 54 degrees might sound pleasant to Americans not living in Southern California ...

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There are many ways you can improve your writing skills without having to attend writing courses physically.

It all depends on your creativity and ingenuity – the Internet opens ...

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With a new year approaching, many of us choose self-improvement as part of our annual resolutions. For some PR pros, writing is at the top of the list—and rightly so.

Even in ...

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If you want to earn from writing, then here are some tips that can help you start earning. It’s not just about good ideas or fancy writing; it is also about who reads your work.

If ...

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An interest in Victorian literature is the inspiration that has driven a County Durham man to write his second novel ‘Black Soul Rising’ which has been published this week.

Anthony ...

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Established in 1961, Penguin’s Modern Classics series has featured a huge array of titles and authors – everyone from Carson McCullers and Vladimir Nabokov through to James Joyce and Virginia ...

Everyone has a book in them - so the adage goes. And yet, so few people actually commit the time and hard work to putting words on the page, developing their story, refining their work, and ...

I can't believe I forgot to put this up yesterday!

My excuse is that I was instructed to paint the downstairs loo, and that took a fair bit longer than expected.

If you're ...

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In a new collection of essays, the writer considers art, mortality and the death of her husband, Kevin Killian.

Before Kevin died in 2019, I’d agreed to write a piece of ‘experimental ...

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Rameshinder Singh Sandhu talks about his love of writing and why it is such an important part of his life.

“A unique euphoria awaits me as I wrap up a piece, and ...

A whole new round of fun, insights, and surprises awaits authors at the world’s first literary festival dedicated to independent and self-published authors.

Supported self-publishing ...