Vicky Featherstone, the new artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre, launches her Open Court season, which starts in June, when the building will be handed over to playwrights as part of a six week festival with plays and events chosen by over 140 writers. The Weekly Rep, Surprise Theatre, Playwright @ Your Table and… Continue reading Open Court

Callaloo, a premiere literary and cultural journal of the African Diaspora based at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX is sponsoring this inaugural UK workshop. It is being run in addition to the USA workshop. Open and free to the general public, the workshop is designed to assist new and developing writers by providing intensive… Continue reading The Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop

The Guardian International Development Journalism competition 2013 aims to highlight some of the key issues surrounding global poverty. To highlight those stories, The national newspaper is searching for enthusiastic writers keen to demonstrate their journalistic abilities by examining these issues. The competition is run in partnership with NGOs, including The David Rattray Memorial Trust, Farm… Continue reading International Development Journalism Competition 2013

Book: The Gospel According to Cane Author: Courttia Newland Publisher: Telegraph Books Review by Tricia Wombell Award-winning author Courttia Newland’s seventh novel, The Gospel According to Cane, takes you on a journey that keeps you anxious throughout at the thought of what the end might bring.

The influence of capitalism: Natasha Gordon (Old One-Eyed Tizzy), Johnny Flynn (Jim Trumpett), Elizabeth Berrington (Mrs Trumpett) and Bill Paterson (Adam Smith). Picture by Johan Persson Play: The Low Road Theatre: Jerwood Theatre, Royal Court Playwright: Bruce Norris Review by Natalie Gormally The Low Road reunites the Royal Court’s departing artistic director Dominic Cooke with… Continue reading The Low Road

Peepal Tree Press are looking for Black British Writers for their anthology ‘CLOSURE’ a new anthology of contemporary Black British fiction. Internationally renowned and award-winning novelist and short story writer Jacob Ross will edit this new anthology with the theme of closure. Closure is open to submissions from Black British writers. If you are a… Continue reading Peepal Tree Press

The Equip (Equality in Publishing) project and the Department of Creative Practice and Enterprise at City University London are looking for submissions for a one-day conference on 8 May 2013 on the theme of Developing the Publishing Workforce. Bobby Nayyar and Mary Ann Kernan of Equip and City University London will also present the findings… Continue reading Equip annual conference

This all inclusive women’s celebration day, hosted by Amasade and Redhed QI aka Guushiie Lala, will have inspiration women speakers, such as Sista Dr Sandra Richards, workshops, poetry, song, drumming with the Harambee Drummers, dancing and an indoor market. This is a women-only event. Date: Sunday 24 March 2013 Time: 12pm to 7pm Venue: The… Continue reading Day of the Goddess

BEV 2013 is celebrating Arab Women Filmmakers. It promises compelling features, eye-opening documentaries, ground-breaking short films, insightful events, exclusive Q&As, cutting edge live music and a special edition of our Fashion Loves Film programme, plus our usual line-up of celebrity guests, awards, parties and galas. The festival includes 10 exclusive director Q&As, seven UK premieres,… Continue reading Birds Eye View Film Festival 2013

Mary Seacole once again was thrust into a battle for recognition. Picture from Every Generation Longstanding gains made by cultural and political activists over decades for equality in the arts and education appear to be under attack. The hurried attempt by education minister Michael Gove to airbrush black historical figure Mary Seacole out of the… Continue reading Equality hurts