Announcing our 2024 Stoke-on-Trent Writer In Residence, Natalie Linh Bolderston
Natalie Linh Bolderston will be our Stoke-on-Trent Writer in Residence. Natalie is a Vietnamese-Chinese-British poet who has won the Eric Gregory Award and co-won the Rebecca Swift Women Poets’ Prize. Her poem ‘Middle Name with Diacritics’ came third in the 2019 National Poetry Competition and was shortlisted for the 2021 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. … Read more
Our Annual Writers’ Award is open for entries!
We’re excited to announce our 2024 Writers’ Award Competition is officially open for entries!
Share Your Thoughts in our 2024 Writers’ Survey
Our 2024 Writers’ Survey will help measure the quality of our work and who we reach. Your views will inform what we do next, and give strong evidence to help resource it.
Announcing our 2024 London Writer In Residence, Tom Newlands
Tom Newlands will be our 2024 London Writer In Residence. He is a Scottish writer living in London. He is the winner of a London Writer’s Award, a Creative Future Writer’s Award and New Writing North’s A Writing Chance. His debut novel Only Here, Only Now is forthcoming in June 2024 from Orion.
Writer’s Development Day Brighton
Are you an underrepresented writer looking to develop your craft?
We’re delighted to be partnering with Writers & Artists to offer this writer’s development day, designed to help you hone your craft, get inspired and build your community. We’ll hear from three writers over the course of the morning who will be delving into their own process and sharing invaluable insight into writing fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry.
Arts & Health Network Festive Celebration and Arts Workshop
Wednesday 13th December | 10am – 12pm | Friends Meeting House, Brighton.
Our December Arts & Health Network meeting will be a festive celebration, including an arts workshop, and a feedback session on what you’d like future network meetings to cover.
Finding A Language: Liverpool Writer In Residence Day Mattar’s Reflections
Day Mattar was our 2023 Liverpool Writer In Residence–bringing the residency to the writer, and letting them make it best fit the place and their ideas. Their residency at FACT Gallery included readings, workshops, and on-site interaction. They also held workshops at GYRO, and wrote a new poem for the CF Writers’ Award anthology. A room … Read more
Announcing the Creative Future Writers’ Award 2023 winners
The Creative Future Writers’ Award 2023 received over 1,300 entries from underrepresented writers across the country. We sincerely thank every one of you for giving us a chance to read your work. We’re pleased to announce those selected: Creative Non-Fiction Platinum: Siam Hatzaw, “Homecoming” Gold: Bethany Handley, “The National Trust’s Bomb Disposal Squad” Silver: C. … Read more
What Is Home? Darlington Writer In Residence Lisette Auton’s reflections
Lisette Auton was our 2023 Darlington Writer In Residence–bringing the residency to the writer, and letting them make it best fit the place and their ideas. Her residency included writing a new piece for the CF Writers’ Award anthology, six writing workshops, and roving about town to cafes, bookstores, markets, parks, the train station and … Read more