Spread the Word – Helping London's writers make their mark on the page, the screen and in the world.

Spread
the Word We are London’s literature development agency.
We are here to help London’s underrepresented writers get their work
into the world and connect communities to words and stories.
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London
Writers Awards

Spread the Word’s annual writer development programme

The London Writers Awards aims to increase the number
of writers from under-represented communities being
taken up by agents and publishers. The 2026 awards
will open for applications in September.

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Us

Create, write, connect

Keeping writing and creativity open and accessible to all. Support us, the writers we work with and the communities we engage by making a donation.

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Call out for memories: celebrating 30 years of Spread the Word

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Apply to join Poetics Lab, a new poetry programme for young writers

Opportunities

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London Writers Awards

Our talent development programme for London writers from underrepresented backrgounds

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Wellcome Collection Non-Fiction Awards

The Awards aim to find and support writers from underrepresented groups, who have a big idea for a non-fiction book for general readers, that engages with the themes of health and being human.

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