We are looking for creatively curious writers to:
engage creatively with our target audiences to co-create original stories
work collaboratively with Inspire, our partners, and other writers on the project
embrace the opportunities the programme holds for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the benefits this offers to their wider creative practice

We are open to creative approaches to writing and storytelling, and to programme outcomes. We encourage applications from established and emerging writers, working in all corners of the industry, including fiction, poetry, screenwriting, audio and theatre.

Our target audiences for the programme are:
neurodivergent families
people affected by dementia
older people
wider public audiences, including audiences that can be/feel excluded from the arts.

This programme will see us working with libraries and their communities in: Bassetlaw, Ashfield, Mansfield and Newark & Sherwood.

Writer development: We are committed to the development of writers/artists and aim to support continuous improvement and new approaches to audience engagement in creative activity.

Working with our partners Writing East Midlands, I Am A Writer will:
Draw on best practice creative collaborations with neurodiverse audiences, people living with dementia, older adults and audiences that can be/feel excluded from the arts
Deliver a programme of relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for writers that will benefit I Am A Writer and their wider future practice during year one

CPD and planning opportunities will take place during November. Workshop delivery will take place between January - Summer 2024.

Find out more here. 

Deadline: 9am on Tuesday 12 September 2023