The prize is for writers over 18 from the UK and Ireland who are unagented, and consider themselves to be from a working class background.

Supported by the @openuniversity.bsky.social and @societyofauthors.bsky.social

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Excited to be supporting the W&A Working-Class Writers' Prize 2025 with the lovely people at @writersandartists.bsky.social and @ruppin.bsky.social

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A wonderful story - wit, compassion, characterisation and eminently relatable dialogue all deployed with subtle skill.

Congratulations Ed! Great piece of work.

Ed will also feature on tonight's episode of Front Row on BBC Radio 4 at 19:15: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

We are delighted to reveal that our colleague Ed Hogan has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. His story, Little Green Man, will be broadcast today at 15:30 on BBC Radio 4: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Explore the connections between neurodivergence and creativity, design and making with OU lecturer @laniaknight and jewellery designers from Goldsmith’s Centre @gsmithscentre 8th October 6-8pm. Learn more here: www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/cre...

Do you want to develop your #book idea, taking it from an idea to a book?

In this #writing course Natalie Young will take you through each stage of story development, asking you to consider structure & hook, character & voice, plot & publishing.

Book: www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...

How do different ways of reading affect our experience of literature? In collaboration with the BBC, Open University lecturer @shaftowheed.bsky.social has developed a short quiz to show how different formats affect our reading experience. You can find the quiz here:
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A fascinating article in @theconversation.com on Jane Austin heroines co-written by OU English and Creative Writing lecturer Dr Emma Sweeney. Check it out: theconversation.com/who-was-jane...

Excited to see the preparations for our upcoming Conference:
‘Letters and Literature 1500-2025: histories, forms, communities’
Online only from the 5th to 7th of November 2025. More details soon!