Thinking of applying to the 2025 London Writers Awards? Join Spread the Word for an online information session about the programme.
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The London Writers Awards will be open for applications from 25 September to 31 October 2024 with the programme starting in February 2025. Funded by a generous philanthropic donation by Sam and Rosie Berwick, this new iteration of the UK’s most successful writer development programme will include some key new changes.
In this free one-hour seminar, Spread the Word’s director Ruth Harrison and programme manager Bobby Nayyar will explain how the programme has developed, discuss the structure and successes of the London Writers Awards development programme, including who it’s aimed for, and how to approach drafting your application. There will be time for you to ask questions too. They will be joined by Mayo Agard-Olubo and Chris Bridges, alumni of the London Writers Awards, who’ll share their experiences of the programme.
For more information on the London Writers Awards please visit: https://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/london-writers-awards/
Who is the session for
Writers of literary, commercial and children’s/YA fiction living in London who are unpublished and unagented who are interested in taking their work forward and applying for the 2025 London Writers Awards programme.
The programme is for writers from the following communities: Black, Asian, Global Majority, D/deaf and disabled, LGBTQI+, working class up-bringing and/ or on a low-income.
Access
- BSL interpreted
- Auto-captioned
- Relaxed
- Recorded and made available to participants for two weeks after the event
If you have access needs or questions, please email us at [email protected]
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Ruth Harrison (Director of Spread the Word)
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Ruth Harrison joined Spread the Word in 2015. Her working life has been in the field of the arts and particularly in literature. She has been Director of Apples and Snakes, a literature development officer and programme manager at The Reading Agency. She is passionate about not only widening people’s engagement with writers and writing but also in developing writing talent. Widening participation and engagement alongside developing and building awareness of new voices has been core to her work.
Bobby Nayyar (Programme Manager for The London Writers Awards)
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Bobby Nayyar is a programme manager, publisher and writer. He started his career in publishing at Faber and Faber, Little, Brown Book Group and founded his own imprint, Limehouse Books. He has also managed Equality in Publishing and Wasafiri Magazine’s digital presence. At Spread the Word he works on the London Writers Awards, Life Writing Prize and regular programme of workshops and events. He has written two novels and a collection of poetry.
Mayo Agard-Olubo
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Mayo Agard-Olubo is a writer and poet. He is an alumni of the London Writers Awards and A Writing Chance. His work has been longlisted for the Jericho Prize.
Chris Bridges
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Chris Bridges is a writer and an alumni of the London Writers Award 2022. His debut crime fiction book 'Sick to Death' will be published in 2025.