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.

Announcing our new Advisory Board

Meet our new Advisory Board, made up of eight established/emerging creative professionals who have worked with Creative Future.

Announcing the Creative Future Writers’ Award 2024 winners

The Creative Future Writers’ Award 2024 received over 1,600 entries from underrepresented writers across the country.

We sincerely thank every one of you for giving us a chance to read your work.

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!

Our Vision

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

Upcoming Workshops

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Heartbreak Motel: poetics of ‘queer heartbreak’ (Online)

Date / Time: 20 January 2025 - 10 February 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue: Online

Karen Downs-Barton

From Poems To Pamphlet (Online)

Date / Time: 22 January 2025 - 12 February 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue: Online

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

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.

Advisory board

Announcing our new Advisory Board

Meet our new Advisory Board, made up of eight established/emerging creative professionals who have worked with Creative Future.

Poetry Tree - B arts

Small, bright shifts: Stoke-on-Trent Writer in Residence Natalie Linh Bolderston’s reflections

Natalie Linh Bolderston has been our 2024 Stoke-on-Trent Writer in Residence. She shares her reflections on her experience running workshops and sharing her love for words at community café, B arts, and independent bookshop, Drop City Books.

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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