Word of the Day : 25 / 06 / 2017
Paraskevidekatriaphobia
(Noun, English) / Fear of Friday the 13th.
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The Observer / Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism: now open for entries
If you’re a journalist, critic, blogger or writer interested in examining the arts, you could win a first prize of £3000 and have your work published in the Observer. Find out more and enter by 30 November 2017.
Past Event
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SLAMbassadors Showcase with Joelle Taylor - SLAMbassadors @ WORD
- Thu 22 Jun 2017
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Free Word Centre
Celebrating their spoken word youth workshops in Islington, The Poetry Society present a talent-packed evening of new work by SLAMbassadors, hosted and headlined by the irrepressible Joelle Taylor.
Metafictional Murder in South Korea
- Mon 10 Jul 2017
- 6:45pm - 8:00pm
- Free Word Centre
Join one of South Korea’s hottest young authors to launch her “spellbinding” debut novel, lifting the lid on Seoul’s experimental lit scene, translating Geoff Dyer, & running a press called Oulipo.
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Past Event
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TLC Writers' Day 2017 - SOLD OUT!
- Sat 24 Jun 2017
- 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Free Word Centre
The UK's leading editorial consultancy hosts a day of sessions on Mapping the Novel, An Editor's Perspective and Finding Markets, plus TLC Pen Factor pitches to a panel of agents and publishers.
The Language of Home
- Mon 26 Jun 2017
- 7:00pm - 8:15pm
- Free Word Centre
What does it mean to write about home? Poet and editor Anna Selby is joined by Bejan Matur, Jen Hadfield and Canan Marasligil whose work reflects on the language of home.
Upcoming Event
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2017 PEN Ackerley Prize
- Wed 5 Jul 2017
- 7:00pm - 8:15pm
- Free Word Centre
Come and hear the shortlisted authors read from and discuss their work with chair of judges Peter Parker, before the winner of the 2017 prize is announced.