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The trAce Online Writing Community

Welcome to trAce: New users start here
trAce aims to connect writers and readers around the world in real and virtual space. We promote an accessible and inclusive approach to the internet with the focus on creativity, collaboration and training. This is where writers meet to experiment, create new work, and expand the potential of the global literary community. New Users click here /more

New series of online courses starts 16th September
Develop your writing at trAce with a selection of 10 week courses ranging from the Art of Screenwriting to Writing Children's Fiction. Book online now to secure your place and get a permanent Early Bird rate. The deadline for booking this course is 9th September. /more

Online Writers' Workshop - join for as long as you like
Work on your novel, poetry, stories, articles, new media or website with supportive expert advice. You'll be sharing work, learning new skills, and working collaboratively. Current tutors are Randy Adams and Alan Sondheim. We offer all writers their first four weeks in the Workshop for just £28, and payment can be made via our secure ecommerce server. Sign up for the length of time you need. /more

New trAce on the way
September will see a new front page for trAce, with features and interviews about writing on the web and new content every month. Join now to make sure you hear about the change when it comes. /more

trAce Web Studio: web-based creative projects
The trAce Web Studio designs and manages web-based projects for the arts community. Recent work includes Everybody's Reading in Leicester; The Great Cardiff Poem; and Clean, just launched for the Women's Library. Contact Simon Mills to discuss your requirements. /more

_Net & Codeworkers Inc[ubation]_ Gallery of codework curated by mez
The Incubation2 Conference Gallery this year is entitled _Net & Codeworkers Inc[ubation]_ and is curated by Mez, whose pioneering net.language ‘mezangelle’ has intrigued readers online since the early 90s. In her introduction to this selection of works chosen specifically for the web, Mez explains why codework can only be fully experienced in a non-physical space. /more

Kate Pullinger and trAce
KatePullinger.com is a print novelist, short story writer, screenplay author, writing tutor and currently trAce research fellow. Read Sue Thomas's interview with Kate at the start of her work on the research project Mapping the Transition from Page to Screen and follow her Studio Journal as she investigates reading and writing on the Web. /more

trAce Members Website Pick for August: Francis Boyle
Francis Boyle terms the Enigmatron site an "experience," one of the requirements of which is "a willingness to experiment." Enigmatron is a visually and verbally enticing experience, an enriching experiment well worth embarking upon. /more

Summer Reading - Desert Island Short Stories
Cast away on a desert island with nothing to read? Sunning yourself on the beach? Or just in need of a short break from work or writing this summer (or winter)? Desert Island Short Stories is an addition to the trAced collection of Resources. It suggests a wide variety of short fiction, as recommended during a discussion in the trAce community. A selection of links highlight a variety of media and forms in which short stories can be enjoyed. /more

Seeking female artist for collaborative online residency
Writer and html queen (Armele Adams) looking for multi-media artist to collaborate with on this project. See below for description. Contact me if you're interested in teaming up from inception to completion. My initial interest would be to do something about psychic as opposed to physical space, i.e. who occupies the home, how, why, how much, when? /more

What is Creativity? The thinkingsite website
Would you like to profile yourself and your thoughts about and experience of creative process? Thinking Site is a project that investigates and discusses this subject. /more

frAme6 Net : Spirit now online
frAme6, 6th issue of trAce's Journal of Culture and Technology is now online. The theme for this issue is Net : Spirit. Includes work by Talan Memmott, Deena Larsen, Randy Adams, Eryk Salvaggio, Duc Thuan and Linda Carroli. frAme6 /more

Free Hosting for Web Art and Lit Projects
The Center for Digital Discourse and Culture (CDDC) in the College of Arts and Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is accepting proposals for hosting artistic, critical, and literary projects. /more

Advertise with us
Advertising space is now available on the trAce site. With 25,000 hits a day and an average browse time of 16 minutes, trAce is an excellent place to make contact with a very specific international audience of writers and readers. /more

Stay informed
Register with trAce to receive regular updates. If you wish, you can also add your writing url to the list of Members' Websites. /More

New news
We now have a brand new News section featuring a wide range of information of interest to writers, including competitions, events, readings, exhibitions, websites. You can also submit your own news via a web-form and if we feel your item is suitable we’ll feature it here on the front page. /More

Links.

trAce Online Writing Centre
http://trace.ntu.ac.uk
trace@ntu.ac.uk
Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, England
Tel: +44 (0) 115 848 6360
Fax: +44 (0) 115 848 6364