Creative Future
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WRITERS' AWARD
About the competition
About the competition
Creative Future support some of the UK's most talented underrepresented artists. Our specialism is in working with underrepresented writers.
How to enter
How to enter
2023 is the tenth anniversary of the Creative Future Writers’ Award, an annual development programme for all underrepresented writers: those who face barriers due to mental health issues, disability, neurodiversity, survivors, and those from LGTBQIA+, working class and/or Black, Asian and global majority backgrounds. Our writing competition is open for entries in poetry, fiction or creative non-fiction. Twelve winners will receive publication and £20,000 in cash and professional development prizes. The deadline is 11.59pm on Sunday 14 May 2023.
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Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Address(Required) Town/City Postcode Year of birth(Required) I identify as(Required) Agender Female Male Non-binary Prefer not to say Other Ethnic Origin(Required) Arab Asian / Asian British / Other Asian background Black / African / Caribbean /Black British / Other Black background Gypsy or Irish Traveler White British White Irish Other White background ... <a title="Creative Future Writers’ Award 2026 Entry Form" class="read-more" href="https://www.creativefuture.org.uk/creative-future-writers-award-2026-entry-form/" aria-label="Read more about Creative Future Writers’ Award 2026 Entry Form">Read more</a>
Video: 2025 Creative Future Writers' Award Showcase at Southbank's London Literature Festival
Video: 2025 Creative Future Writers' Award Showcase at Southbank's London Literature Festival
Founded in 2013, the Creative Future Writers’ Award (CFWA) is a development programme for talented writers from a wealth of backgrounds. It includes the UK’s...
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Workshops for Writers
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Announcing our 2026 Writers In Residence
Announcing our 2026 Writers In Residence
Creative Future support some of the UK's most talented underrepresented artists. Our specialism is in working with underrepresented writers.
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Sign up to the Creative Health Network Sussex
Join our next meeting Our next Creative Health Network meeting will be held at Community Base, Brighton on: Friday 6 February 2026, 10:00 – 12:00 Visual Artists Wendy Pye and Dagmara Rudkin will talk about Luna Arts, the organisation they founded and their Arts Council England funded project, Creativity & Death. The artists will talk ... <a title="Creative Health Network, Sussex – Meetings" class="read-more" href="https://www.creativefuture.org.uk/arts-health-and-wellbeing/creative-health-sussex-network-meetings/" aria-label="Read more about Creative Health Network, Sussex – Meetings">Read more</a>
Resources for Writers
Resources for Writers
We've compiled a number of resources, advice guides and information for writers, including tips for your practice and also how to get your work 'out there'.
Buy our books
Buy our books
<p>Each year we publish an anthology featuring the award winning entries from the Creative Future Writers’ Award competition.</p>
CFWA Winners' Books
CFWA Winners' Books
Find out about all the winners of the Creative Future Writers' Award since 2013 to present.
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