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Location: London
An 18-month residency offering five UK writers the opportunity to develop work and find their creative home at Theatre503.  Read more...

Deadline: Thu 8 Jan 2026
Location: Edinburgh
Edinburgh City of Literature is recruiting a part-time, fixed-term Operations and Development Officer to support their work as the world's first UNESCO City of Literature. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 12 Jan 2026
Location: Nottingham
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to deliver a participatory poetry project at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, funded by Nottingham Hospitals Charity. We are seeking an experienced, sensitive and flexible poet or creative writer to work with patients and staff. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 12 Jan 2026
Location: London/Leeds
The Poetry School are looking to hire a Programmes and Website Administrator for a fixed-term 12-month period. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 16 Jan 2026
Location: Plymouth
Plymouth Poetry Festival is recruiting for a poet-in-residence to spend three days in Plymouth over the festival week in April 2026 working with community groups in the north of the city, as well as running a workshop for the general public and performing at locally run events. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 16 Jan 2026
Location: Barcelona, Spain
The Barcelona Institute of Culture, through the Barcelona UNESCO City of Literature programme, is offering residencies for writers and translators from outside Catalonia and of any nationality at Vil·la Joana in Vallvidrera. Read more...
Jobs Bulletins / Websites
The weekly NAWE ebulletin brings you all the latest writing-related jobs in a convenient digest. Other sites to visit for various arts-related jobs are:

ArtsJobs
Arts Council England’s free mailing list service

Arts Hub
Jobs, careers and news for the arts and creative industry.

artsjobsonline
Arts jobs across the UK and Ireland (free to jobseekers)

Ai – Arts Industry
Jobs for the culture industry

Arts Job Finder
Arts Professional’s recruitment service

bookcareers.com
CV clearing house and job vacancies

The Bookseller
Latest publishing jobs online plus free weekly jobs bulletin

Creative Scotland
Arts, cultural and creative jobs in Scotland

FEjobs.com
Creative writing teaching jobs in further education

Guardian Jobs
Arts and media jobs online and by email

Lisjobnet.com
UK’s leading library and information appointments website

Times Higher Education
Creative writing teaching jobs in higher education