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Richard Farren Barber’s first novella The Power of Nothing was published by Damnation Books in September 2013. We caught up with him to find out about why he’s drawn to horror and dark fantasy and how our mentoring scheme inspired him.
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Projects
Poetry on the Rooftops
Posted 2nd December 2013
Our Chief Exec attends FLUPP, a festival that takes place in the favelas of Rio de…
Lyric Lounge Corby
Posted 13th September 2013
Kate Tempest to headline Lyric Lounge Corby! Friday 8 November, 8pm.
Events
Get to know…Nottingham Central Library
6th December 2013
Come along to Nottingham Central Library on Friday DEcember 6th for some inspiration…
Guilty or Not Guilty!
10th December 2013
Ever wanted to know what happens in Court? Then come along to our FREE library talk…
Opportunities
Teaching Creative Writing at Post-16: for teachers who write (or want to write)
Posted today
The Centre for New Writing at the University of Leicester are pleased to announce a…
The Centre for New Writing Commissions
Posted today
The Centre for New Writing is pleased to announce nine, AHRC-funded creative writing…
Blogs
Check out our recommended writers' blogs:
Pippa Hennessy - Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Read about Pippa's experiences working with Mark Gwynne Jones and a group of inspiring Year 8 students from Springwell College, as part of Writing East Midlands' Write Here and...
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Mouthy Poets
The Mouthy Poets are a group of young people that don't just 'do poetry' they write, perform, market, coordinate and facilitate their own community events. Based at the...
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Diva
Documenting an artistic journey in creating a work for performance by a black woman multi -artist in England - poetry/spoken word, physical theatre music, digital still and moving...
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