Creative Future Writers’ Award Showcase: Live Stream
The livestream of the tenth Creative Future Writers’ Award showcase of underrepresented writers, hosted by Wayne Holloway-Smith and Nina Mingya Powles.
The Creative Future Writers’ Award is a development programme for talented writers from a wealth of backgrounds. It includes the UK’s only national writing competition for all underrepresented writers, alongside workshops online and across the UK.
This year’s competition invited entries from poets, short story and creative non-fiction writers on the theme of ‘X,’ for the Awards’ tenth anniversary.
Twelve writers were selected by poet Wayne Holloway-Smith and poet/essayist Nina Mingya Powles, alongside judges Jennifer Kerslake from Curtis Brown Creative, Joey Connolly at Faber Academy, Maryam Hessavi from Poetry School and Aki Schilz from The Literary Consultancy.
The winners receive £20,000 in cash and development prizes from leading literary partners, long-term support, and publication in an anthology which debuts at the event.
At this event, the winning writers read their work alongside the hosts and CF’s 2023 Regional Writers In Residence – an exciting showcase of new and emerging voices.
Presented in partnership with Creative Future
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For ages 16+
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
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From a snack with coffee to cocktails and fine dining, plus some of London's best street food – it's all here on the Southbank Centre site.
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This event can be viewed live on YouTube, and will be made available at the same time as the in-person event. Make sure you bookmark this page.