Our Annual Writers' Award is open for entries!

The theme this year is Wild and you can submit poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction.

It’s free to enter and 15 winners will receive £20k worth of prizes. The deadline for entries is 18 May 2025.

Announcing Our 2025 Writers In Residence

Meet our 2025 Writers In Residence, featuring three emerging underrepresented authors from past winners of the Creative Future Writers’ Award

New Online Writing Workshops

Our popular online workshops for writers in any genre at any level return...places are going fast, so don't miss out!

Experimentation, creativity and collective spirit: London Writer in Residence Tom Newland’s reflections

Tom Newland has been our 2024 London Writer in Residence. He shares his reflections on his experience running workshops that champion creativity and mental health at Bethlem Gallery.

Our Vision

A world where the arts are inclusive, diverse, representative and accessible to everyone.

Upcoming Workshops

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Creative Non-Fiction As Activism (Online)

Date / Time: 04 February 2025 - 25 February 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue: Online

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Flash Fiction (Online)

Date / Time: 17 February 2025 - 10 March 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue: Online

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Write The World A Different Way (Brighton)

Date / Time: 04 March 2025 - 08 April 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue: The Dance Space

All workshops

Latest News

Writers In Residence 2025

Announcing Our 2025 Writers In Residence

January 31, 2025

We’re pleased to announce the appointment of our 2025 Writers In Residence.  This annual programme selects emerging underrepresented authors from past winners of the Creative Future Writers’ Award. It aims to engage new audiences, new writers and local people in non-traditional spaces and in new ways. Since 2023, we have brought the residency to the … Read more

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Our Annual Writers’ Award is open for entries!

January 27, 2025

We’re excited to announce our 2024 Writers’ Award Competition is officially open for entries!

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Experimentation, creativity and collective spirit: London Writer in Residence Tom Newland’s reflections

November 12, 2024

Tom Newlands has been our 2024 London Writer in Residence. He shares his reflections on his experience running workshops that champion creativity and mental health at Bethlem Gallery.

Creative Future Writers’ Award

A writing development programme and competition showcasing the work of underrepresented writers

Founded in 2013, the Creative Future Writers’ Award is an annual development  programme for talented writers from a wealth of backgrounds. It includes the UK’s only national writing competition for all underrepresented writers, alongside a series of workshops in hubs throughout the UK.

With the support of our leading literary partners,  winners are selected by a panel of industry experts and are given the opportunity to develop their work through training, mentoring, assessment and coaching.

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