The deadline is approaching for submitting proposals for creative commissions to be premiered at the 2019 Durham Book Festival (5- 13 October). To be eligible to apply, writers must live and work in the North of England. We particularly welcome applications from County Durham residents.
We are offering three commissions of £1000 each and are interested in approaches that are inspired by one of this year’s festival themes:
• Space – to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landings (an event with this theme might have particular interest for families)
• Happiness and Good News
• A Room of One’s Own – to tie in with the 90th anniversary of the publication of Virginia Woolf’s classic of the same name.
We expect these suggested themes to be taken as inspiration rather than interpreted literally.
We are open to written pieces in any form and across literary genres from poetry to journalism, and which can be shared digitally, as well as live at the festival. The festival uses a range of venues in Durham, from 30-seat spaces to a 500-seat theatre.
We would particularly like to encourage projects that could use our commission fee to lever broader resources for the project. We will work with recipients to maximise resources for the work.
Find out more here
Deadline for proposals is 11.59pm, Tuesday 23rd April 2019.
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