30th Anniversary Commissions

To celebrate our 30th Anniversary in 2025, Spread the Word are commissioning a series of new writing, to be unveiled at Deptford Literature Festival in March 2025. We have two strands of commissions for London-based writers: 

Emerging Writer Commissions, open to unagented and unpublished writers from underrepresented backgrounds.

Deaf and Disabled Writer Commissions, open to writers facing disablist and/ or audist barriers. 

Each programme offers mentoring and support to develop your work, as well as career development opportunities. Both commissioning programmes are now open for applications, and will close at 1pm on Monday 7th October 2024.

If eligible, writers are welcome to apply for both commissions. For more information, follow the links above.

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