Job Title: Project Co-ordinator: Commonword Community Archive Project Contract: PART-TIME, PAYE 24 Month Salary: £16,600 (NJC 31: pro rata of a full-time salary of £27,668) Hours: 21 hours per week Job Overview: This new post will work alongside Commonword’s core team. The project, in identifying, recording and managing the heritage represented in our...
Read MoreCommonword announces renewed NPO status 2018-2022
Commonword announces the wonderful news that its bid to receive funding under the Arts Council of England’s National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) programme has been successful. We, at Commonword, thank Arts Council England for continuing to support our work. Julia Davis, Commonword’s Chair says: “”We are delighted with this news which will underpin...
Read MoreSHORTLIST: Diversity Writing for Children Prize 2016
Shortlisted entries for the 2016 Commonword Diversity Writing for Children Prize are: Star Burn by Magda Knight The Ghosts and Jamal by Bridget Blankley Jed Zed Black by Roopa Farooki The Monster Orphanage by Rohan Agalwatta A Very Modern Covern by Manon Olegasagarem To read the entries, click on the titles. The winner will be declared on the...
Read MoreDiversity Writing for Children Prize 2016: Writing for Children Masterclass
FREE EVENT YOU MUST RESERVE A PLACE- please email afshan@cultureword.org.uk to do so. Organised by Commonword, this panel discussion is for those aspiring to write for the children’s fiction industry. Topics covered will include: how to find an agent, what publishers seek from writers in this genre, the challenges of writing diverse characters, the...
Read MoreWomen in the Spotlight Arvon Residential
Women in the Spotlight will be showcasing their work in March 2016 in celebration of International Women’s Day. Click here for further details. Update: The Women in the Spotlight 2016 are: Sui Anukka Col Bashir Hafsah Bashir Jane Bradley Maeve Clark Dipali Das Christina Fonthes Bethany Hermitt Charlotte Maxwell Yolanda Mercy Heena Patel...
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