Burkeman & Clarke are not responsible for the content of any of these sites nor do we endorse them necessarily or have any affiliations with them.  We simply have collected together some sites that we think will be helpful and interesting to writers.

  • English PEN is a registered charity working to promote literature and human rights.From      defending the rights of persecuted writers to promoting literature in translation and running writing workshops in schools, English PEN seeks to promote literature as a means of greater understanding between the world's people. English PEN's work is made possible by the generosity of our sponsors, donors and members -  http://www.englishpen.org/  

  • Isobel Creed’s The Writers' Consultancy is a literary consultancy based in Ireland which provides critical assessment and editorial advice to writers - http://writersconsultancy.ie 

  • HarperCollins’ Authonomy site where writers can upload their work and “test” the market - http://authonomy.com/

  • Database of plays and playwrights, whose aim is to list all playwrights and their plays, written, adapted or translated into English. - http://www.doollee.com/index.htm

  •   BBC Writers Room and in particular the link to the Script Smart free software -  Script Smart is a set of Microsoft Word templates to help writers format their scripts.  Script Smart is a free formatting tool. – www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scriptsmart/index.shtml

  • Screenwriting info – a handy site with some useful tips on formatting and other information for US screenplays – www.screenwriting.info/