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Curtis Brown Creative: YA & Children's Fiction Scholarship for Writers of Colour - Closing soonine
Deadline: Sun 29 Jan 2023
This Curtis Brown Creative scholarship will provide the full course fee for a talented writer of colour with limited financial means to study on our three-month online Writing YA & Children's Fiction course led by tutor Catherine Johnson which runs from 13 February to 15 May 2023. Deadline: 29 January.

If you have the desire to write, a great idea and a compelling voice – and if you’re a writer of colour without the financial means to attend a Curtis Brown Creative course, this scholarship opportunity is for you.

Eligibility
The scholarship is open to writers of colour over the age of 18, who fulfil our low-income eligibility criteria.

Applicants must have one of the following categories of ethnicity: East Asian (Chinese; Japanese); South Asian (Indian; Pakistani; Bangladeshi); Southeast Asian (Vietnamese; Korean; Filipino); any other Asian background; Black African; Black Caribbean; Black Other; Mixed – White and Asian; Mixed – White and Black Caribbean; Mixed – White and Black African; any other mixed background from more than one group; or any other background by which you identify as a person of colour.

Applicants must also fulfil our financial criteria.

Find out more here

The deadline for applications is Sunday 29 January 2023.


Additional Information:
Location:
UK
Region(s):
UK, International

Contact Information:
Organisation:
Curtis Brown Creative
Contact Name:
Info
Contact Email:
help@curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
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