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Aspex Portsmouth

Open Call for Writer in Residence: Traces of the Non-Existent by Ebun Sodipo

Aspex Portsmouth is partnering with Photoworks to offer an exciting opportunity for a writer to be in residence with Aspex and…

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Book Review: Alice’s Oxford, Peter Hunt

Tiptoe through the back streets of Oxford with this new book about Alice and her author Charles Dodgson.

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Career Advice

12 unusual book dedications to inspire your own

Finally finished your manuscript and want to write a memorable dedication that's not simply to mum, dad and Fluffy? Here's…

Awards & Prizes

The STARTS Award

The STARTS Award

The STARTS Award, a creative talent development programme for the military, is once again inviting members of the Armed Forces…

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Features

20 famous opening lines in books

Fancy yourself a whiz at literary trivia?

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Book review: That’s All I Know, Elisa Levi

An engaging tale of sadness and quiet desperation. 

Call for Writers

Burlington Contemporary

The Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize 2025

The winner of the Prize receives £1,000, their review is published on Burlington Contemporary and they have the opportunity to…

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Features

How it began: The Narrow Road to the Deep North

One of the most celebrated novels of the 21st century, Richard Flanagan's 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' is…

Career Advice

So you want my arts job: Writing Coach

Procrastinating about your writing? Joining a 'Gunnas' workshop may help the ink to flow.

Three Vietnamese books: 'Water: A Chronicle', 'The Tale of Kiều' and 'Making of a Whore'.
News

New publisher aims to make Vietnamese literature the next translation trend

The remit of a new publishing house based in the UK is to bring Vietnamese literature to the world.

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