Emerging Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic writers are invited to apply for a place on the Almasi League emerging writers programme
Successful applicants will take part in a structured workshop and tutorial programme over 10 months starting in October 2016 and culminating in public performances, mentored by Almasi League Writer in Residence, Courttia Newland.
This will be the second cohort of the Almasi League. Find out more about the first Almasi League by watching this short video.
Applicants must be:
• A British-based Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic writer in the first stage of their professional career as a fiction writer
• Over 21 years of age
Preference will be given to those who have left university over 12 months before the date of application or have not undertaken any Further Education at all, and to those living or raised in East London boroughs (Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Waltham Forest, Newham).
For more information and to apply
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