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Who is publishing short stories and how do they do it?

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Character, Voice and Narrative

Stories need great hooks, drive and momentum (...)


An Exploration of Flash Fiction


If most fiction is struc (...)


» Write Start
18 Jul 2012
A fun and friendly taster workshop for those of you who are new to creative writing and (...)


 

Spread the Word is a catalyst for developing writers. We provide a dynamic range of services and opportunities for all levels of writers including advice and information, networking, mentoring, events and work in the community. Read More About Us

Our Summer 2012 programme will keep you writing until Olympic fever takes over the world...Book here
 
 


spread the Word has moved!



dickens 2012 young writer in residence




LEAP:
THE 24 HOUr book

 











My OLD CHINA



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We are now at The Albany. New address:
Spread the Word
The Albany
Douglas Way
London SE8 4AG
New phone number: 020 8692 0231 (ext 248 & 249)




We are delighted to announce that our Dickens 2012 Young Writer in Residence, in partnership with Stellar Libraries, is Femi Martin. Femi is in residence at the Charles Dickens Museum until the end of April.More information about Femi and the residency here .




LEAP

A novel by 29 writers from 4 cities written in 24 hours around the world.
On the leap day of 29th of February, Spread the Word brought together four teams of writers from across the globe to write a collaborative novel. Spanning Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, London and Vancouver, four characters connect, disconnect, and follow their own journeys of discovery. There was a whole lot of hilarity and hard work, and much coffee and chocolate was consumed. We would love you to enjoy the fruits of the writers' labours.Download the book as a pdf. The all-singing, all-dancing e-book can be downloaded here .To read the ePub file on your Mac or PC, you'll need Adobe's Digital Editions application, available to download free from http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/

You should also be able to open the file on your iPad or iPhone if you have Apple's iBooks App installed. It may also work on other e-readers, though not on Kindles. We'll be creating a Kindle compatible file shortly. More info about the project here


Read about our Heritage Lottery funded project My Old China, download a copy of our commemorative book and guided walk of the local area here



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We have over 14 years experience of working in partnership with libraries and have developed a sound track record of consultancy projects on which to build an ongoing and effective relationship. Spread the Word is London’s leading writer development agency. Based in the heart of London (Lambeth North) our mission is to act as a catalyst for the development of individual writers. We are strongly committed to producing work that is accessible, inclusive, bold, exploratory and playful. Read more

 

Discover thousands of stories about London in an online interactive map, featuring thousands of stories written by ordinary people. Go to www.cityofsharedstories.org.uk

 

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WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

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Courses, workshops, and events
Explore new ideas and improve your writing with our workshops for writers of poetry, fiction, theatre, film and radio. For writers of all levels. Book online.

  
Other projects

Writing projects in schools and communities
A wide range of projects for young writers, schools and communities to introduce creative writing to new writers.

Advice and resources

Advice and Resources
Online resources, guidelines on how to get published, tips, advice and links to other useful sources of information.



"Arts Council England has been pleased to support the growth of Spread the Word, enabling the organisation to work in boroughs in West and now East London. Through its pioneering writer and reader development work, Spread the Word is now ideally placed to make lasting changes at a community level across many areas of London, and can play an important part in seeing that the arts - and literature in particular - are at the heart of the Thames Gateway development."
- Nick McDowell, Head of Literature, Arts Council London


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