Imison and Tinniswood Awards - Call for Entries

The Imison Award

• £1,500 to the writer from the Peggy Ramsay Foundation

Encourages new talent by rewarding the best original radio drama by a writer new to radio and transmitted within the UK during 1 January - 31 December 2008. Judges are the Broadcasting Committee of the Society of Authors.

The Tinniswood Award

• £1,500 to the writer from the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society

Honours the best original radio drama script broadcast in the UK during 1 January – 31 December 2008. Submissions are producer only and are restricted to a maximum of two entries per producer. We would like to encourage producers to send in quality scripts and would prefer a script that you are confident is the best. Judges for this year’s award are yet to be confirmed.

All submissions must arrive by 31st January 2009.

Anthology of Literary Non-Fiction - Call for Contributions

In November 2009 Two Ravens Press will publish an anthology of literary non-fiction that focuses on the relationship between people and the wild places of the British Isles. It is looking for high quality writing which animates a connection between humanity and the natural world where it is not obviously dominated by the human presence. It might articulate a discovery; a new way of seeing; an emotional response; a meditation on a place or who we are as people in a wild world.

The Professional Writing Research Portal

Whatever field you’re working in as a writer, you need to know how to research effectively.

The Professional Writing Research Portal provides you with links to the best writing-related research sites on the Web, with short descriptions of what they offer. There’s also a section on research skills where you can access expert advice on different types of research, both online and offline. You can search the site by clicking on the search button at the top of each page.

Web247.net - multilingual website design service

Web247.net is a website creation service that enables you to set up a multilingual website at no additional charge for the standard monthly rate of just £4.99. Thus enabling you to market your services to a much wider group of customers worldwide. 

Members of the Society of Authors are also entitled to a special reduction of 20% off the standard rate. These  promotional codes, which you will need to enter at Step 3 of the Create Website process.

• AUTHORANN = 20% off an Annual Website (standard price £4.99)
• AUTHORPAYG = 20% off  a Pay As You Go Website (standard price £6.99)

Free Intellectual Property Events

Own-it: a free intellectual property resource.  Own-it organises regular events and workshops covering Intellectual Property issues for creative people. The majority of the events are free, however you must register with Own-it in order to make a booking.

Oxford English Dictionary - special offer

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the publication of the last fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary in 1928, OUP are offering a special price for the printed edition of the OED. The magnificent 20-volume printed set is now available at the special offer price of just £450 until 31st January 2009.

For further information visit www.oed.com

Call for bloggers

Message from a member:

In addition to my own website and author blog I run a blog call www.authorsonlineworkshop.com which is designed to help writers write, publish and promote their work. 

I am always looking for guest bloggers to contribute articles or checklists on fiction writing.  I have featured articles from Amy Myers, Michael Edwards, Roger Silverwood and Stewart Ferris and want to encourage more from other genres. 

New website hops online

Bookrabbit.com, a new social networking and e-commerce website designed for everyone involved with books, would like to hear from authors interested in featuring their content, for example, a blog, a particular title, a video clip, reviews etc.

Mentoring scheme for fiction writers

Gold Dust is a mentoring scheme for fiction writers, founded by novelist Jill Dawson in response to frequent requests from writing students for more individual support. The scheme operates from London, Cambridgeshire, Manchester and Oxford.

For more information, visit www.gold-dust.org.uk

The Northern Writers’ Centre Project

The Northern Writers’ Centre (NWC) project launched  in September 2007. The development will be the first purpose-built venue for writers and writing activity in the UK.

Meet the Author

Meet the Author works with leading publishing companies, authors and their agents, filming short video clips of authors introducing their books.  There are over 1,200 clips at the moment and more are filmed every day.

Each clip costs £400 plus VAT (plus travelling expenses if filmed outside Greater London). The cost includes filming, production, editing, formatting and web-streaming plus formatted clips for the publisher’s or author's own use.

Online database of UK Literary Festivals

The British Council has an online, searchable database containing a comprehensive guide to Literary Festivals (and general Arts Festivals with a literary content) happening around the UK.

Picture This at Somerset House: Writers’ Talks in The Courtauld Gallery

PICTURE THIS AT SOMERSET HOUSE
Writers’ Talks in The Courtauld Gallery
Selected Wednesdays and Thursdays from 20 November

Philip Pullman, Hisham Matar, Julia Neuberger,
Colm Tóibín, Jackie Kay and Gillian Beer