Reading Time: < 1 minute The Space together with tumblr have today announced an open call for artists. They are looking for for original, groundbreaking ideas to commission for audiences to experience on mobiles and tablets. The call is open to any artist over 18 from anywhere in the world. Winning artists will receive substantial commissioning funding, their work published on The Space online platform,… Read more »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Submissions for the 2014 prize are open from now until the 28th November (12th December is the deadline for Student submissions). The New Media Writing Prize, now in its fourth year, showcases exciting and inventive stories that integrate a variety of formats, platforms, and digital media. The prize consists of three awards: Overall Winner –… Read more »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Queensland University of Technology and the Australia Council for the Arts Literature Board have announced Jason Nelson as the second Digital Writer in Residence at The Cube. The Cube is one of the world’s largest digital interactive learning and display spaces, and is part of the Science and Engineering Centre at Queensland University of Technology. The Digital Writing Residency offers… Read more »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Storyjacker.net is an online story-writing game collection that is opening to the public. To celebrate its launch, Storyjacker is inviting established and aspiring authors to participate in a series of online showcase games on its Bamboo and Twisted games. These games will be a focal point for author collaboration, a fun and experimental way for… Read more »
Reading Time: < 1 minute PoetryFilm, launched in 2002 by Malgorzata Kitowski, celebrates films based on poems, poems turned into films, collaborations, text-based films, and other avant-garde text/image/sound material. It is inviting submissions for a forthcoming series. All themes and topics are welcome. There are also a number of specific themed events coming so work exploring these topics is particularly… Read more »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Digital Pathways workshop are offering a limited number of scholarships for the: Pathways: Creating Digital Fiction with Kate Pullinger workshops June 9 – 13 2014 The Writing Platform editor and award-winning author and digital fiction pioneer Kate Pullinger will be running a Digital Pathways summer school in Vancouver this June; a week-long immersive writing/authoring workshop, aimed at writers who… Read more »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Applications for the Cube Production Residency Program are now open to writers with experience in delivering high-quality literary programs whose practice intersects digital media, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). The Cube is one of the world’s largest digital interactive learning and display spaces, and is part of the Science and Engineering Centre at Queensland University of… Read more »
Reading Time: < 1 minute CompletelyNovel and Greene & Heaton Literary Agency, who took part in The Writing Platform fair and conference last September, have joined forces to give self-published authors the opportunity to be considered by an agent. Each month, details of the most popular self-published titles on a Plus or Pro publishing plan at CompletelyNovel will be sent… Read more »
Reading Time: 4 minutes You can download the press release as a PDF here: QUT and BSU partner with The Writing Platform Queensland University of Technology invests in The Writing Platform and Bath Spa University extends its support in 2014 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has invested in UK project The Writing Platform, becoming its official Australian partner. It joins… Read more »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Durham Book Festival is about to kick off with a packed and extended line up of events across the county. There are more than enough events to keep a writer entertained and inspired, which you may browse in the full programme here. Of particular interest will be the Cuckoo Pop Up Shop for Young Writers,… Read more »