Tickets for our publishing workshops are on sale now! Sunday’s one-hour workshops are designed to help you navigate your publishing journey. Discover the various routes to publishing in Softwood Self-Publishing’s comprehensive workshop. Whether you’re an aspiring author or a seasoned writer seeking new opportunities, this engaging session will equip you with the knowledge and tools…
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We are delighted to announce the Foreword Festival’s first official author panel! We’re celebrating Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with fantasy author Bex Hogan, horror author Josh Winning, and sci-fi authors Matt Adcock and Rachel Churcher. The panel will be sharing their experiences of writing genre fiction, creating imaginary places, and shaping other-worldly stories at Shuffle…
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Tickets for our writing workshops are on sale now! Saturday’s one-hour workshops are designed to help you find your writing voice. How do you want to tell your story? Are you happy to be an observer, watching your characters from the outside, or would you rather put yourself and your readers inside their experiences? Is the…
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In one month from now, the very first Foreword Fringe Literature Festival will begin. In one month and two days, it will all be over. I can’t remember exactly when it started, but I know it was at the Market Cross Gallery in Bury St Edmunds. Sadly, that venue has closed down – one of…
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Tickets for our writing workshops are on sale now! Saturday’s one-hour workshops are designed to help you find your writing voice. Historical fantasy (even just historical fiction) is such a wide subgenre that knowing where to start can be confusing. This workshop explores the complicated relationship between history and fantasy and examines different modes of research…
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Tickets for our writing workshops are on sale now! Saturday’s one-hour workshops are designed to help you find your writing voice. Here’s the first, from award-winning author Jackie Carreira, exploring the creation of character and voice. Using exercises, insight and a variety of techniques, this workshop is designed to step away from the cliché and help…
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The deadline to send in your entries for the Fast Foreword Flash Fiction event is midnight TOMORROW (31st August)! We’d love to see your creativity, and to show off your work as part of our very first Foreword Festival. Submit your story! If you’re looking for inspiration, check out our sample story.
Workshop ticket sales for the Foreword Festival are now LIVE! Places are limited, so book your tickets now. Writing workshops on Saturday 7th October, Publishing Workshops on Sunday 8th, at the gorgeous Guildhall in Bury St Edmunds. Tell your friends! Tell your writing groups! And check out the workshop details.
We’re all in this together, and we really want everyone to succeed!
