An excerpt from Zoë Fairbairns' new book.

Some writing exercises from Liane Strauss - where we’re from, where we live, who we are...

Julia Bell discusses how Character works in fiction.

This autumn brings us an exciting literary festival, 'Spread the Word'. Held in London, it offers writers a different mixture of events and workshops.

In this fifth installation, the supernatural is discussed as it is its role in fiction and literature. Both in Asia and the world.

In the fourth of Writing the City's series of inspirational films, Suchen Christine Lim and Jeremy Sheldon discuss the role of fiction in preserving and representing the past, especially from the subjective point of view of an individual character.

The Arvon Foundation presents 'Urban Arvon' - an exciting set of creative writing courses held over three days at Birkbeck's Gordon Square site in central London.

A selection of one-off literary events, workshop and festivals around the country.