W&A Community

The W&A Community contains a host of brilliant features: take part in discussions, join or start groups with like-minded writers, and share extracts of your work to receive objective feedback.

Community engagement also means reward points added to your profile, so expect us to be in regular contact to make you aware of exclusive discounts across W&A events, editing services, and more.

Finally, our free Writing Calendar gives you the chance to make all W&A Community members aware of a writing or publishing event you’re involved in.

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Connect with other users and benefit from the following:

  • Receive objective feedback on extracts of your work
  • Ask questions, offer insight and help others
  • Build a network of writers and/or illustrators you can call on
  • Earn discounts on events and services for regular Community interaction
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Form and join groups on W&A and benefit from the following:

  • Search for others at a similar stage of the writing process
  • Base groups around fiction/non-fiction genres you love
  • Find others inspired by particular writers, artists or creative movements
  • Start your own writing group with other members of the W&A community
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Recently started discussions

literary agent
by Sara Ghaedi
10th October 2024

Hello there.

I am looking for a literary agent to help me publish my novel.

let me know if you are able to help me.

best regards...

Recently shared works

Rain
by Mark Robins
16th October 2024

Rain


If we didn't have the rain,
we wouldn't have the fish,
without the fish,
...

Fragments of the Unfathered
by Tendai Dara
13th October 2024

"When a father leaves, he takes more than just himself."

Ethan and Sarah grew up in the shadow of their father’s sudden departure, each...

Writing Calendar Competitions

Marlowe and Christie Christmas Flash Fiction Prize
Submit a 250 word story inspired by Christmas.
Marlowe and Christie Novel Prize
Deadline -
Submit the opening 3000 words of your novel. Conventionally published novelists are not eligible to enter.  First Prize £1,100 See www.marloweandchristie.com
Trio International Poetry Competition
Deadline -
Angela Graham will judge this year's competition. First prize £1,000 2nd £300 3rd £100 Four commended poems £25 each. Entry fee: £5 for one poem £8 for two poems £10 for three poems Line...