Self-Editing Course Bursary
Under-represented writers
Self-Editing Your Novel Course Bursary
This online course runs four times a year and we take bursary submission applications throughout. Please make sure you’ll be able to participate on the course start date before applying (Self-Edit Your Novel is a 6-week course).
Applications for the self-edit your novel course bursary are now open
With thanks to tutors Debi Alper and Emma Darwin, we’re able to offer one fully-funded place for an under-represented writer on our most popular tutored course – Self Editing Your Novel. Three runners-up will be given a free annual membership to Jericho Writers, where they have unlimited access to the video courses and resources we have to offer. (That means we give out at least 12 free memberships each year!)
Applications are reviewed by our team. Applicants will be notified during the week before the course start date of the outcome of their submission.
Eligibility criteria
To apply for a bursary place on this course, you must:
- Have a finished draft of a novel. This can be in any genre, for any age group. It can be a first draft, or a tenth!
- Be available for the dates included in the six-week ‘Self-Edit Your Novel’ course. If you are not available this quarter, please wait until submissions open for the next quarter to apply for the following course.
- Not be represented by a literary agent. We want to help those who haven’t already taken a step on the publishing ladder.
- Be an under-represented writer.
We describe an under-represented writer as one or more of the following:
- Having a low household income.
- Being black, Asian or from a minority group.
- Being disabled.
- Being a primary carer.
- Being an ex-offender.
- Other.
