This autumn we’ll be running a free online workshop on applying for Arts Council England’s Projects Grant Fund for London-based writers on Monday 29 September, 7pm-8.30pm with Tom MacAndrew.
This workshop will:
- Give you an insight into the purpose of the grants
- Help you think through your project
- Take you through key stages of the application process and application form
- Look at what makes a strong application
- Provide opportunities for you to ask questions about your own proposal
What you will need for the workshop:
- A clear idea of what your proposed project is, what you want to achieve and how you are going to go about it
- To be able to show how your project is going to engage people or communities with artistic work or cultural education
- To have read through the Arts Council’s NLPG guidance
Please read through all the Arts Council’s NLPG guidance beforehand, so that you are reasonably sure that what you have in mind is suitable for project grant funding. If what you want to do does not involve engaging audiences or participants, but is looking purely to develop new work, or to focus on your professional development then you should likely apply for the Arts Council’s Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) fund instead. We are running a DYCP workshop on Monday 6 October.
Arts Council England’s National Lottery project Grants are open for individual artists or cultural organisations to apply at any time. They range from £1,000 to £100,000, and you can choose whether you would like to apply for up to £30,000 or over £30,000. Projects can vary, but in general should be seeking to reach people and communities with artistic work or cultural education.
It is open to writers of any literary form inc. playwriting and graphic novels. Please note, this session is specifically tailored to writers in London, and it is not open to artists working in other media (e.g fine arts etc.) or writers living outside London. Sessions will run again in 2026.
Access
This session will take place on Zoom with auto-captioning and BSL interpretation- upon request. You are welcome to attend with your camera off, and the workshop will be a relaxed space. Please note that the workshop will not be recorded. Workshop notes will be circulated to attendees.
If you require BSL interpretation, and/or have other access needs please email [email protected] so we can accommodate you.
Booking Your Place
This online workshop is FREE. Book now here.
Due to the limited number of places available, please only sign up if the session is applicable to you. We anticipate that demand will be high for this workshop, so please book with a commitment to attend.
About Tom
Tom MacAndrew is a freelance consultant specialising in poetry, spoken word and live literature. He has delivered projects for clients including Apples & Snakes, the British Museum, CLPE, Forward Arts Foundation, Poet in the City, Roundhouse, Spread the Word and World Book Day.
As a creative producer he has delivered work for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Arts; he edited the anthology Bedtime Stories for the End of the World; and runs Propel Magazine which promotes work by emerging poets. He has developed and toured shows nationally and internationally with poets including Joelle Taylor, Adam Kammerling, Joshua Idehen, Francesca Beard and John Hegley. Tom is the producer for Out-Spoken, London’s largest regular poetry night, resident at Southbank Centre, and for their publishing house Out-Spoken Press. In partnership with Spread the Word he runs the annual Deptford Literature Festival. He is a trustee at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre.
Published 14 July 2025