Applications are open for the WestWords Copyright Agency Emerging Writers Fellowship 2022. WestWords offers a range of fellowships for writers nearing completion of a major work. Partnering with Copyright Agency Cultural Fund these fellowships provide writers in the final stages of completing their first major work a programme of tailored mentorship and professional development.
The Fellowships are open to emerging writers working in genres including fiction, non-fiction, journalism, poetry and song lyrics, writing for performance, writing online or new media and other forms of creative writing. One of the Fellowships will be granted to an emerging writer specifically writing for children and/or young people. Illustrators with a demonstrated interest in the narrative through visual media may also apply. As part of your Fellowship, you will receive a tailored program of mentorship over a 6-9month period.
Previous mentors from the past two years have included Maxine Beneba Clarke, Melina Marchetta, Judith Beveridge, Bryan Brown, Sara Knox and Walter Mason.
There are three parts to each Fellowship:
To be eligible, you may:
Download the application form and submit to [email protected] with “Emerging Writers’ Fellowships Application” as your subject line.
Lastly, It is important to visit the official website link found below to access the application form.
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Type of Opportunity | Scholarships and Fellowships |
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Deadline | 26 September,2022 |
Open to | All |
Organizer | West Words |
Contact the organizer | [email protected] |