Writing Resources

Acumen

Acumen is a literary journal that places an emphasis on poetry. The magazine is edited by Patricia Oxley who has been editing the magazine for twenty years and has taken it into the twenty-first century with some of the best poetry and criticism being written today. She has published a varied and impressive list of poets and critics.

Aesthetica

Aesthetica Magazine is the UK's cultural arts magazine that features contemporary writing, art, music and film. It reports on what is happening in the arts and publishes features, interviews, news, articles and reviews that stir the imagination around current themes. Aesthetica Magazine is A4, glossy and full colour. It is distributed through Borders and WH Smith nationwide in the UK & Ireland.

Ambit

Ambit Magazine is a quarterly, 96 page magazine that prints original poetry, short fiction, art and reviews.

Ambit exists to promote new writers and new writing. They do this by reading through mountains of unsolicited submissions and picking out the very best. Ambit is essential reading for students interested in new writing, publishing and creative writing.

Apples & Snakes

Apples & Snakes is establishing a network for performance poetry across the country by appointing coordinators based in different regions, and has become England's leading organisation for performance poetry. At present they are predominantly London based.

Arts Council

Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery. Visit the national site to find out about Arts Council England in your region.

Arts Jobs Finder

The recruitment service from ArtsProfessional, offering the widest range of jobs, invitations to tender and volunteer posts in the arts sector. Search for jobs in the arts, assess your salary, find voluntary opportunities and invitations to tender.

Arts Matrix

Arts Matrix is the continuing professional development agency for creative practitioners in the South West. They enable individuals working in the creative industries – designers, architects and actors, poets and painters, musicians, magicians, designers and dancers - to make the most of their careers.

Association of Illustrators

The AOI exists as a database of illustration resources for commissioners and practitioners.

The AOI was established in 1973 to advance and protect illustrator’s rights and encourage professional standards. The AOI is a non-profit making trade association dedicated to its members’ professional interests and the promotion of illustration.

BBC Radio 4 - Arts and Drama

This website is designed to acompany BBC Radio 4's excellent art and drama coverage. It provides detailed programme listings as well as the excellent 'listen again' facility allowing you to listen to programs from the last seven days.

Contemporary Writers

A searchable database run by the British Council, containing up-to-date profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writers - biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews, prizes and photographs.