Here’s a list of websites, resources, organisations and ideas, mainly for writers, but also anyone who loves literature. People sometimes contact me for advice saying they want to write but don’t know where to start. Here’s one place: Starting Your Writing Career. And here’s a page with a helpful breakdown of the whole writing process, recommended to me by a young writer, Amelia!
Scotland & UK
BBC Writers Room http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/
Scottish Book Trust http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/
Moniack Mhor – Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre www.moniackmhor.org.uk/
Book Trust (England) http://www.booktrust.org.uk/
National Association of Writers in Education http://www.nawe.co.uk/
Scottish Writers Centre http://scottishwriters.wordpress.com/
Playwrights’ Studio http://www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/
Scottish Society of Playwrights http://www.scottishsocietyofplaywrights.co.uk/
Traverse Theatre http://www.traverse.co.uk/writing/
Directory of Writers’ Circles, Courses & Workshops: http://www.writers-circles.com/online.html
Arvon Foundation (Writing courses) www.arvonfoundation.org/
Scottish Literature & Arts Festivals
Bookfestival Scotland www.bookfestivalscotland.com
BordersBookmark: Blairgowrie, Rattray and the Glens Book Festival www.bookmarkblair.com
Book Festival www.bordersbookfestival.org
Edinburgh International Book Festival www.edbookfest.co.uk
Inverness Book Festival 2013.invernessbookfestival.co.uk/
Nairn Book & Arts Festival www.nairnfestival.co.uk/
Pitlochry Winter Words Festival www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/pitlochry-festival-theatre/whats-on/winter-words-festival.html
StAnza – Scotland’s Poetry Festival http://www.stanzapoetry.org/
Ullapool Book Festival www.ullapoolbookfestival.co.uk/
Wigtown Book Festival www.wigtownbookfestival.com
UK Literature and Arts Festivals
Small Wonder – Short Story Festival www.charleston.org.uk/whats-on/festivals/small-wonder/
Hay on Wye Arts Festival www.hayfestival.com/wales
Cheltenham Literature Festival www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature
Other
National Novel Writing Month http://www.nanowrimo.org/
Mussoorie Writers, India www.mussooriewriters.com/