Spread the Word has partnered with the Wellcome Collection to launch an ambitious project aiming to find and support writers from underrepresented groups who have a big idea for a non-fiction book for general readers, that engages with health and being human. Open to writers aged 18+ resident in the UK.
Applications are open to writers who identify as:
D/deaf, disabled, and/or neurodivergent and/or
Black, Asian, or Global Majority*
Unpublished or have not published or self-published a non-fiction book(s)
Unagented
Aged 18+
Full-time resident in the UK
*Global Majority defined as Black, Indigenous and people of colour.
The programme will offer the selected writers:
A £2,000 bursary
Insight and Industry days
Mentoring by a published author
Mentoring by a non-fiction editor
An induction to Wellcome Collection, its library and resources
1:1 sessions with Wellcome Collection’s team, including the publishing team, library research specialists and Stories editorial team
The chance to be published by Wellcome Collection
Four workshops on writing non-fiction
Meeting with an agent
Travel and Access fund as required
We will be looking for applications from writers who have considered writing non-fiction for a general audience but have not had the guidance and support to develop their ideas.
We will be offering up to 6 places on a five-month development programme that will run from February to June 2022. The programme will be judged by Dr Annabel Sowemimo, Dr Camilla Pang and Raymond Antrobus.
Find out more here
Deadline: 5pm on Monday 22nd November 2021