Take a look at our blog posts below to get inspired before the festival:
Animes with Good Writing Techniques
By Jenny Hor Anime, or Japanese animation, is one of my main useful resources when constructing conflicts, characterisation, and emotional appeal in a story. Below are a few of my personal picks that show helpful writing techniques. Please note there might be minor spoilers in the blog. Nonetheless, these are crucial in discussing writing techniques.…
Getting Back into ‘Real Reading’ After Your Degree
By Charlotte Smalley It goes unsaid that studying a literature degree exposes you to a munificent reading experience, from the well-weathered classics to experimental physical manifestations of poetry. However, amid this wondrous bounty, when you’re tasked with cramming upwards of four texts into your weekly workload (often including producing content for workshops if you’re a…
The robot will write your blogpost now…
Is Artificial Intelligence set to make authors redundant? By Susan Moberly Anxiety about Artificial Intelligence taking over the world is not new and, until quite recently, these fears did not extend to creative pursuits like painting and writing. However, with the emergence of AiDA, the world’s first artificial intelligence fashion designing platform, and programmes like…
The Ten Books We’re Most Looking Forward to Reading in 2023
By Beth Roberts 2023 looks set to be an exciting year for publishing. The year started with the publication of Prince Harry’s Spare, which became the fastest selling non-fiction book of all time according to the Guinness World Records, and it doesn’t look like things will be slowing down! From highly anticipated sophomore novels to…
Writing in Second Language: Trials and Tribulations
By Jenny Hor “Why would you write in English when you could write in your mother tongue?” It is hard for most to imagine how someone who has received her education in a Chinese school for almost eleven years, conversed in Mandarin Chinese with her family, and took Chinese Literature in her finals would end…
You are Invited to the Surrey New Writers Festival 2023!
Poem By Sharron Green I’ve been to every festival for the last four years in ’19 and in ’20 face to face. I heard about the MA, Creative Writing sounded great, I applied and to my joy I got a place. Due to Covid both the ’21 and the ‘22 were international gatherings online. We…
Interview with Michael Donkor
Michael Donkor Fiction writer Interview conducted by Laura Reilly Q: Let’s start with your university experience. You completed a BA in English Literature at Oxford University. In an interview with The Guardian, you noted that ‘the whole business of thinking about texts – something [you] loved – was reframed as a pursuit full of risk…
Interview with Ella McLeod
Ella McLeod Writer, Poet & Performer‘Conveying Identity’ Panelist Interview conducted by Sharron Green You are a writer and poet, what inspires you? I am inspired by the world around me- is that a really boring answer? But seriously, everything from a kiss to a war. Mostly I write from rage, trying to process pain and…
Looking Ahead with Nostalgia
Every writer has their writing style which stems from the fact that each and every one of us has different background, experiences, as well as memories. It is hard to escape subjectivity especially when you intend to find your writing voice that will stand out among other literary works. One way to start creating your…
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