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What’s On
TLC at Free Word offers a diverse range of cutting-edge literary events such as publishing debates and panels, writing workshops and conferences, literary adventure holidays and great literature live. Watch this space to see what’s on, as well as events held by organisations we recommend whose programming we are involved in as partners, affiliates or guest speakers, and browse our past events to give you a flavour of the wide range of our work.
TLC Events and Covid-19
In light of the recent escalation of Covid-19, regrettably TLC will be postponing all of its face-to-face events until July, to protect the health and safety of all speakers, venue staff, and participants. We will be in touch with all ticket-holders by email about individual events. Some events will be made available digitally, and we are working on new digital offerings which will appear on this page. We remain in close contact with relevant partners in order to ensure our events policy remains in line with government and Public Health guidance and we will inform our audiences of any updates. We wish you all well in these challenging times, and hope to see you at a TLC Event soon.
Online Writing Workshops
June 17, 2020 : Online
TLC has curated a series of six online workshops, on topics that remain perennially popular among our writers and the…
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Literary Adventure 2021
March 20, 2021 : Casa Ana
A writing retreat with a difference... "The week at Casa Ana was unforgettable. The teaching sessions were thought-provoking and beautifully…
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TLC Events Feedback
- “The TLC Writers Day was really valuable to me. I met lots of fellow writers in a friendly and conducive atmosphere and each session was highly informative. I learned about a multiplicity of ways to promote myself and my novel, about the author-publisher relationship and what agents and publishers look for in a novel as well as new ways to energise my writing.”
TLC Writers' Day 2018
- “A fascinating insight into why and how one story can be chosen over another. Above all it inspired me to keep writing and keep submitting.”
TLC Writers' Day 2018
- “The TLC Writers Day was really valuable to me. I met lots of fellow writers in a friendly and conducive atmosphere and each session was highly informative. I learned about a multiplicity of ways to promote myself and my novel, about the author-publisher relationship and what agents and publishers look for in a novel as well as new ways to energise my writing. “
TLC Writers' Day 2018
- “I am forever grateful for Hachette’s Children’s Group for sponsoring my ticket. The team was amazing. Entertaining and informative at the same time. Would love to see them again.”
Get a Job in Publishing 2018
- “I thoroughly enjoyed attending the book skills collective ‘get into publishing’ weekend. I felt the breadth of information and insight into the industry was fantastic. As a first year university student I found it motivating, engaging and confidence building.”
Get a Job in Publishing 2018
- “The week after I attended the Get a Job in Publishing course I went back to my day-to-day life with a spring in my step, feeling confident that a job in publishing was within my grasp. Day One provided a comprehensive overview of the industry, whilst Day Two taught us how to crack it. I would heartily recommend the course to any aspiring publishers looking to find their way in.”
Get a Job in Publishing 2018
- “I am extremely grateful to have been given the opportunity to attend these free sessions. I can now apply these skills to my professional work and also my own creative writing. These are sorely needed skills and I would lot to attend more courses like this in the future.”
TLC & PTC Proofreading Editing Training Seminar 2018
- “The TLC & PTC proofreading seminar was a great event. So much knowledge was transmitted within a short time-frame in a welcoming and warm atmosphere. If you’re lucky enough to get a place on a similar course – go! You won’t regret it”
TLC & PTC Proofreading Editing Training Seminar 2018
- “I come from the Midlands and from a working-class family, so the publishing industry has always seemed a far away goal. This seminar in which I was introduced to many proofreading skills and knowledge that I did not possess beforehand, has brought me closer to my goal of working in publishing.”
TLC & PTC Proofreading Editing Training Seminar 2018
Writers’ Day 2019
Secret Life of Novels
