Bursary opportunities open right now
Funding opportunities for writers
If money is feeling a little tight this year, this newsletter contains some exciting opportunities from all over the world to further your writing. We also have three(!) events happening this week and a sneak preview of tutored courses in 2022.
TUTORED COURSES: Writing for Children with Eleanor Hawken (10% discount for members)
We still have spaces on our short courses starting in February 2022. They’re perfect for beginners and a great way to learn within a close-knit group of writers online. So if your challenge for the new year is to break out of your creative comfort zone, or maybe you’d love to know how to write for a new audience – this course is perfect for you.
This week at Jericho Writers:
MEMBER EVENTS: Romance, Speculative and Horror – oh my! (Member exclusive)
Join us for our final events of 2021! Tomorrow we have Writing Romance with Lia Louis. Join Sofia Samatar on 17 December for The Strange, The Weird, The Speculative. And we finish up the year with Writing Horror with Stephen Graham Jones on 20 December.
MASTERCLASS: Applying for Funding and Entering Competitions (Member Exclusive)
Join Katy Massey for a recent look at different available grant schemes as well as accessing alternative sources of funding. She also covers tips for entering competitions and uncovers the dos and don’ts of submitting prize-winning entries.
BLOG: How to Become a Better Writer
Becoming a better writer takes time, work, and commitment – and when you add that to the countless hours we already spend on our current writing projects and day-to-day commitments, putting even more work in can feel daunting. This blog by Lucy Wang breaks it down into simple steps you can start taking right now.
SUCCESS STORY: Emma Williams
Huge congratulations to Emma Williams who, after being shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize and Friday Night Live at the Summer Festival of Writing 2021, has just signed with her agent! She’ll be working with Samar Hammam at Rocking Chair Books on her debut, ‘The Life and Death of Agnes Grace’.
Bursary opportunities available right now
There are some really exciting financial support schemes and opportunities available right now. Here are some for your list!
Fully-Funded place on the Self-Edit Your Novel Tutored Course
Open to under-represented writers, this bursary is for one fully-funded place on Debi Alper and Emma Darwin’s acclaimed Self-Edit Your Novel Course.
Previous recipients of this bursary have gone on to land huge publishing deals and places on this course have sold out through 2023.
Closing date: 20 December. Free to apply – see full terms and conditions.
Cove Park funded residencies for artists
Would you like to write your novel alongside other artists overlooking Loch Long in Scotland next year?
Applications are now open to apply for residencies including accommodation and a fee of £450 per week. You can apply from anywhere in the world, and a small travel bursary is also available.
Closing date: 20 December. Do read the full terms and conditions.
Subsidized fees at Moniack Mhor
Another one in Scotland that’s on my list – Moniack Mhor offer bursaries that help subsidize course fees at their beautiful writing retreat in the Scottish Highlands.
This one is for writers on a low income and doesn’t include any travel.
Closing dates are rolling. You can find the form to apply here.
Good luck!
Sarah J
Plus, don’t miss:
Bursary opportunities from Jericho Writers in the new year
Keep an eye out in January for some exciting new opportunities from us. We’re always looking for ways to help deserving voices get heard, so make sure you’re always keeping an eye on our bursaries page and on social media for more information.
One-to-one sessions (10% discount available)
We still have slots left to chat to top literary agents from the UK and US. Each agent or book doctor will read your work in advance of this fifteen-minute call and is a great way to beat the slushpile. You can even choose your preferred agent and date/time.
Developmental editing (10% discount available)
If you want all the rigour offered by a Big-Five publishing house, but without the contracts and confusion, we’ve got you covered. A developmental edit offers you in-text comments throughout your manuscript offering in-depth feedback on your work, and a sixty-minute conversation with your editor to get that manuscript in perfect shape before you start submitting.
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