27th July 2012

DO YOU WRITE?

ARE YOU AGED BETWEEN 16 - 21 AND LIVE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND?

THEN JOIN THE WRITING SQUAD!

Manchester Literature Festival is working with The Writing Squad to recruit emerging young writers from the North West region for their acclaimed hot-housing programme. The Writing Squad offers thirty writers the chance to work with each other and with professional tutors for two years. This is followed up with ongoing support to help writers make their way in the literature industry. It also offers a sounding board and support network for a growing community of young writers and producers in the North.

The programme is open to all young writers aged 16 – 21 with a passion for any genre of creative writing, including fiction, poetry, lyrics, scripts and performance. The closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 17th August 2012.

To apply, write 2 pages about yourself, your writing and what the squad could do for you. Send it to [email protected] as a Word or PDF document with up to 10 pages of prose/script or 10 poems/songs or URLs where we can watch or hear your work.

Closing Date: 5pm on 17th August 2012

For more info visit www.writingsquad.co.uk

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