The Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition is open for entries. Now in its sixth year, the award offers existing and aspiring writers the chance to showcase their work to an international audience.

Originally from Coventry, Twinkle Troughton studied Fine Art at Kingston University and has lived and worked in London ever since. Twinkle’s work is inspired by current political issues.

Laura Pannack opens Young British Naturists at White Cloth Gallery. Exhibiting photos from a project that spanned three years, she gained access to the world of Britain’s naturists.

A new series of photographic works by Chloe Sells titled Moth’s Breath is currently on display at Michael Hoppen until 31 August . This exhibition marks the first solo show of Sells’ work at the gallery.

Paul McCarthy’s megalithic installation at the Park Avenue Armory is the magnum opus of one of the most prolific artists this century. Co-curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, WS is McCarthy’s largest work yet.

Since 2010, British artist Giorgio Sadotti has been assembling THIS THIS MONSTER THIS THINGS, an exquisite corpse made from objects produced by 51 artist friends and acquaintances.

Sylvia Adams is author of a novel, a poetry collection, an award-winning chapbook and a children’s book. Her poem Water was the winning entry in the Creative Writing Competition’s Poetry category.

Carsten Recksik has curated an exhibition for BACKLIT Gallery in Nottingham, presenting four emerging artists from his country: Boris Dornbusch, Marie von Heyl, Florian Meisenberg and Tim Wolff.

We take a look at one of the opportunities available for both Aesthetica Art Prize artists. Selected entries will be part of an exhibition held in York St Mary’s, York Art Gallery’s contemporary art space.

The first room of the Saatchi’s summer exhibition, Paper, opens with a sprawling mural of interior scenes framed by lyrical passages of text: Untitled (Colour Kitchen) by Dawn Clements.

One Picture at a Time is a collection of Smoliansky’s striking photographs. Running at Michael Hoppen Gallery, the exhibition demonstrates the artist’s interest in capturing the impossible.

Part of this year’s Manchester International Festival is being held at the Arndale Shopping Centre: Europe’s third largest mall and described as ‘the jewel in the city’s retail crown’.

Robert Irwin’s new work is on show at Pace Gallery for the first time. The exhibition documents Irwin’s involvement in the Light and Space movement during the 1960s in Southern California.

Ilua Hauck da Silva works in a wide variety of media to create subversive and thought-provoking art. Her practice explores dark aspects of the human condition and explores the idea of vanity.

Mortality: Death and the Imagination exhibits works by Ian Breakwell, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Douglas Gordon, Julian Opie Cornelia Parker, Bob & Roberta Smith and Sam Taylor Wood.

Continuing to celebrate their 40th year, galleria Massimo Minini in Brescia presents a three person exhibition with photographer Rodger Ballen and painters Ryan Mendoza and Paul P.

Sylvia Adams is author of a novel, a poetry collection, an award-winning chapbook and a children’s book. As a book reviewer and poetry columnist, her contributions to the literary world have been great.

Born in Rome and living in London, visual artist Ludovica Gioscia has produced a new piece, Liquid Sky Fits Heaven for the House of Peroni…

An exhibition which takes Palestine as its focus will raise certain expectations. Points of Departure looks at the earth and soul of Palestine, rather than solely at the protracted conflict surrounding it.

Inside the Creative Writing Annual you will find short fiction and poetry to inspire you long after reading. The writers included are the winners and finalists from the Creative Writing Competition 2012.