Raise the Bar’s 10-Week Poetry Courses in Autumn 2026 are now open for applications with priority spaces for poets in Bristol and the South West. Apply by 26 July.
This includes a Poets' Development Lab cohort led by Vanessa Kisuule working with writing, performance skills and career development, and a Writers' Room cohort led by Caleb Parkin geared towards writing, contemporary forms and working towards publication.
Guest facilitators include Caroline Bird, Tom Sastry, Jasmine Cooray and more.
Some spaces reserved for writers of marginalised identities.
Supported by Arts Council England.
Dates: 6th September - 8th November 2026
Location: M Shed, Bristol
Cost: £200 full course fee (£150 bursaries available)
Applications close: 21:00 on 26th July 2026
Further info and to apply here