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SUMMARY:Conscious Writing Month 2026
DESCRIPTION:A five-week series of workshops\, readings\, and talks for writers wanting to lead more conscious lives. Hosted by The Literary Consultancy. Supported by Counselling Directory. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin The Literary Consultancy for the return of our popular annual series of accessible events for writers interested in how to lead more conscious lives. This year we have created a theme for each week of the series\, around which sessions will be focussed.  \n\n\n\nThis series is free for members of our Being A Writer platform – if you are a member simply head to Circle to join the events\, there is no need to buy a ticket. \n\n\n\nThis year\, we are also reviving the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition\, open to all ticket-holders. Send an excerpt of your work in progress for the chance to win a suite of prizes! All details below.  \n\n\n\n95% of previous Conscious Writing Month participants noted that attending the series had a positive effect on their sense of creativity. 85% told us it had a positive impact on their writing in other ways including boosting wellbeing\, creating curiosity\, sparking connection\, and empowering ethical ways of being. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConscious Writing Month 202620th October – 27th November\n\n\n\nConscious Writing Month includes: \n\n\n\nMasterclasses\, Workshops and Panels (interactive and participatory\, to key themes in a writing life from craft to industry) \n\n\n\nTherapist-led sessions (licensed therapists join us each week to run sessions reflecting on the inner self of the writer – boosting your wellbeing and creativity). In partnership with Counselling DirectoryWeekly Mini Retreats (carve out time to write with others – one hour write-ins each week) \n\n\n\nConscious Writing Month is FREE for members of Being A Writer (membership is the most cost effective way to access the series) or buy a VIP Pass to access all events\, or a week pass to access a single week of events.  \n\n\n\nThe Programme\n\n\n\nWeek one: Dream\n\n\n\nImagine and manifest your dream writing life \n\n\n\nOctober 19th 9-10am BSTMini Retreat – a one hour co-writing space with the TLC Team \n\n\n\nOctober 20th 7-8.30pm BSTTarot Manifestation for Writers with Integrative Therapist Emma DellowOctober 22nd 7-8.30pm BSTFrom a Teenager’s Diary to Children’s Laureate with Patrice Lawrence \n\n\n\nWeek two: Create\n\n\n\nWhere ideas become story\, and craft meets magic \n\n\n\nOctober 26th 9-10am BSTMini Retreat – a one hour co-writing space with the TLC Team \n\n\n\nOctober 27th 7-8.30pm BSTIdeas Lab – how to turn a single idea into a new writing project with Jack StrangeOctober 29th 7-8.30pm BSTWho Am I When I Create? with therapist Nadia di-Luzio \n\n\n\nWeek three: Replenish\n\n\n\nFill your cup\, and surrender to rest \n\n\n\nNovember 2nd 9-10am BSTMini Retreat – a one hour co-writing space with the TLC Team \n\n\n\nNovember 3rd 7-8.30pm BSTLove Letters to Myself with psychotherapist and coach Zsofia KaplarNovember 5th 7-8.30pm BSTHow to Write on Stolen Time with Elspeth Wilson \n\n\n\nWeek four: Resist\n\n\n\nHow to make meaningful art in a world on fire November 9th 9-10am BSTMini Retreat – a one hour co-writing space with the TLC Team \n\n\n\nNovember 10th 7-8.30pm BSTFlowers from the Fire: Creating in a Time of Crisis with Sunny Singh\, Susanna Kwan and Selina NwuluNovember 12th 7-8.30pm BSTGenre b(l)ending\, a workshop on multi format work with Tutku Barbaros \n\n\n\nWeek five: Publish\n\n\n\nBring your story to its rightful readers \n\n\n\nNovember 16th 9-10am BSTMini Retreat – a one hour co-writing space with the TLC Team \n\n\n\nNovember 17th 7-8.30pm BSTThe Skin You Have: Rejection\, Exposure and the Writing Life with psychotherapist Dr Victoria FroomeNovember 19th 7-8.30pm BSTA Life in Books: Lessons from a Bestselling Author… with Vaseem Khan \n\n\n\nWeek six: Bonus Week!\n\n\n\nNovember 27th 6-7.00pm BSTTLC Pen Factor Live \n\n\n\n\nFULL PROGRAMME DETAILS\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nConscious Writing Month is free to Being A Writer members – simply join the events on Circle. If you’re not yet a member\, joining up on a monthly basis is the most cost effective way of accessing the series and permanent watch-back access to all recordings.VIP Pass £60 Come to everything! Includes all workshops\, our weekly co-writing space\, and entry to the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition. A 30-day watch back link will be provided for all sessions. \n\n\n\nWeekly Pass £30 Pick a week and attend all sessions. A 7-day watch back link will be provided. Ticket includes entry to the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition.Bursaries £30 50 ringfenced access-all-areas places available at a reduced rate\, no application needed. Includes entry to the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition\n\n\n\nThe TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition is a competition for new\, unpublished writing across fiction and creative non-fiction\, open exclusively to Conscious Writing Month ticket-holders. The competition started as an adjunct to TLC’s Writing in a Digital Age Conference in 2012\, later becoming part of our popular Writers’ Day. Five finalists get the opportunity to pitch their work live to a panel of industry experts at a special online event. \n\n\n\nAs a competition\, TLC Pen Factor has an impressive track record for finding talent\, with many of our previous finalists going on to be published – including as a direct result of meeting their agent at the event! You can read about how entering (and subsequently winning) resulted in Lizzie Damilola Blackburn landing a two-book deal with Viking here. Previous winners and finalists include Johnny Gaunt\, Neema Shah\, Guinevere Glasfurd\, Adam Sharp\, Abi Dare\, and Fawzia Kane. \n\n\n\nHow to Submit\n\n\n\nFull submission guidelines will be issued once you have booked a ticket. The below is a summary of key points. You will need to have a 1\,000 word excerpt and one page synopsis ready for submission. \n\n\n\n\nThe work entered must be an original\, unpublished work of full-length fiction or narrative non-fiction. It does not have to be complete at the time of entering the competition.\n\n\n\nYour work must not be on submission to literary agents or publishers at the point of entry. If the work is on historic submission and you receive an offer of representation\, you must immediately inform us and withdraw your submission from the competition.\n\n\n\nUnfortunately we are unable to accept short stories\, poetry\, picture books\, or scripts.\n\n\n\nThe work entered cannot have been previously published by a publisher with a curated list (i.e.\, where the work has been through an editorial selection process). Previously self-published work will be accepted.\n\n\n\nYou must be a Conscious Writing Month ticketholder and able to attend the TLC Pen Factor Live Pitch on Friday 27th November 2026 in order to enter the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition.\n\n\n\nYou must enter the competition using the same name and email you used to purchase your ticket\, so that we can verify your eligibility to enter.\n\n\n\nThe judges’ decision re: longlist\, shortlist and the overall winner is final and we are not able to enter into discussion or give feedback. \n\n\n\nWe do not accept AI-generated work. Please find our AI FAQs here.\n\n\n\nSubmissions not complying with the submission guidelines will not be considered.\n\n\n\n\nThe Submission Deadline for the 2026 Prize is 9am (UK time) Monday 16th November 2026
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