Editorial consultancy announces campaign to support UK’s most diverse writers.
The Literary Consultancy (TLC), a company which offers professional, in-depth editorial advice and assessment to anyone writing in the English language, has announced Quality Writing for All , a new campaign which aims to support talented, low-income writers, with a special focus on BAME, LGBT+ and disabled communities across the UK.
Following a rare increase in funding from the Arts Council England (2015-18), TLC will be able to provide an increased number of manuscript assessments through its national Free Reads Scheme, and a quota of bursaried mentoring and event placements over the next three years.
The campaign was officially launched on June 16, at London’s Free Word Centre with an exclusive performance of Lost in Spaces by writer and arts disability activist Penny Pepper, whose work was personally mentored by TLS founder and Director Rebecca Swift.
Rebecca says: “TLC has always been interested in providing professional editorial advice to all-comers, and helping to bridge the gap between writers and the publishing industry. We look forward to rolling up our sleeves to work with our excellent national partners and the Arts Council, to broaden our search for low-income, diverse, talented writers further than ever before.”
The scheme is run in partnership with over 15 national organisations including Arvon, New Writing North and Writers’ Centre Norwich, and with new partners including Shape Arts, Wasafiri Magazine, and the Creative Future Literary Award.
There are also five mentoring bursaries available per year from 2015-18. A further £2,500 has been allocated to supporting access to TLC’s events.
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