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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.
2024 Writers’ Award winners announced
The Creative Future Writers’ Award 2024 received over 1,600 entries from underrepresented writers across the country. We sincerely thank each and every one of you for giving us a chance to read your work. We’re pleased to announce those selected: Creative Non-Fiction Platinum: Louis Bailey, The Nightjar (excerpt from ‘The Night Run’) Gold: Ciara McVeigh, […]
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.