Commission Opportunity: We are offering 4 young people between the ages of 16- 25 years of age, a commission of £1,000. This opportunity is to develop an idea for a piece of work, a spoken word performance, a piece of poetry, zine, a short story collection.
Each writer will have a mentor to assist with the process. The piece will be presented at our Liverpool Writes end of year event in Central Library on Saturday 26th February 2022.
You can apply individually or as a collective/collaboration. Simply fill out the form:
https://forms.gle/VFzQGkcvCNNAcLW6A
We would like you to present the piece at our Liverpool Writes end of year event in Central Library on Saturday 26th February 2022.
We are particularly interested in hearing from people who are underrepresented in current arts and culture. This includes, but is not limited to, writers of colour, disabled writers, LGBTQIA+ and non-binary writers, and working-class writers.
Deadline: Sunday 9th January at Midnight.
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