THE WRITERS' WORKSHOP - LINKS PAGE

An arch wherethrough gleams that untravelled world ...

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Here are some sites we like, categorised by approximate area of interest. Let us know if we're missing some good stuff out (or even, in your view allowing some bad stuff in). If you want your site included on this page, please tell us about the site and why we should include it - we're always happy to hear from you.

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1. Courses & the like

Arvon: The best residential writing courses anywhere. And we don't only say that because half our editors are Arvonners too - we say that because both we and Arvon choose only the best.

Open University: Excellent distance learning courses (for distance learning courses, that is). Just search their site for creative writing.

London School of Journalism: Also excellent. Not just for journalists either.

University of East Anglia: Probably the most highly regarded creative writing courses in the country - certainly the courses with the most kudos.

2. Author websites

Mostly our editors, but some wildcard entries too. With our own editors, we've linked to personal websites, where they exist; otherwise just the most useful other material.

John Alberich

Debi Alper

Kate Allan

David Armstrong - do look out for his How Not to Publish a Novel; a useful corrective to the normal hype.

Tim Binding

Richard Blandford

Keith Brooke / Infinityplus - the best scifi / fantasy / horror site anywhere.

Karen Connelly - plus she's got her own Wikipedia page; grand eh?

Emma Darwin 

Helena Drysdale

Ed Fenton / Day Books - Day Books is Ed's wonderful small publishing company which specialises in publishing diaries, collections of letters and the like. Small but mighty.

Geraldine Harris

Rebecca Horsfall

Jane Jakeman

Sam Jordison - great blog

Fay Sampson

Elly Millar

Linda Proud - Home of the Godstow Press, a really fine small publisher

3. Other resources

BlueRectangle.com_(BookReviews) - BlueRectangle.com offers book reviews on video. Concise and fascinating insights into a wide variety of books, by a wide variety of book reviewers.

The British Council - Arts funding, competitions etc.

BBC Writers' Room - Script submission opportunities and tips.

DV Cafe - an enjoyable & idiosyncratic site all the way from snowy Canada

Simon Haynes's Articles on Writing- Simon Haynes shares his thoughts on the writing game in a collection of excellent articles.

Mslexia Magazine - a quarterly magazine for women who write. One of the best sources around at the moment for ideas, contacts, submission opportunities and writing tips etc.

Pen Pusher Magazine - a new paper copy magazine with a range of interesting articles. Not just about the newest, most trendy and commercial books either.

The Short Story Website - a great website championing the short story and everything about this under-appreciated form.

Write101.Com - Write101 offers detailed insights into the workings of the English language presented with just a touch of humour. Write101 has more than 800 pages of articles about all aspects of writing as well as a free online writing course, vocab quizzes, essay-writing tips for students and more.

Writer's Market UK - aims to help writers to find markets for their work by offering a constantly updated comprehensive online database of publishers, magazines, broadcast media and agents. Plus it has a growing collection of in-depth articles by industry professionals on all aspects of the writing and publishing process.