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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.

New face to face workshop series in Wolverhampton

The Poetry of the Body with Sallyanne Rock

In this short workshop series, we’ll look at how poets explore, celebrate and commune with  the body in their writing. 

Saturdays – November 4, 18 & December 2, 2023.

Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton

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 up and down the Bishop/Saltburn rail line.

Finding A Language: Reflections by our Liverpool Writer In Residence

Read Day Mattar's reflections on his time as Writer In Residence at Liverpool's  FACT Gallery.

Writing Groups

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!

Writers' Award Showcase

The Writers' Award showcase will be held at the Southbank Centre as part of the London Literature Festival on Friday 20 October.

Come hear our twelve 2023 winners read their work, alongside our Writers In Residence and judges Wayne Holloway-Smith and Nina Mingya Powles.

Writers' Day

Our Writers' Day returns to the Southbank Centre as part of the London Literature Festival on Saturday 21 October.

Hear from emerging underrepresented writers on their journey to publication, poetry publishers, literary agents and more!

Our Vision

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

What's Happening

Nov 29 2023

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.

Sep 25 2023

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 …

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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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