Mentoring Support Scheme for Writers (Arts Council of Northern Ireland) 2024-2025
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The IWC one-to-one mentoring scheme offers an opportunity for writers to develop their work under expert guidance, drawing on the support of a professional to bring their writing to the next level.
The IWC will provide 30 emerging and professional writers from or based in the North of Ireland with one free 1.5 hour mentoring session, up to the value of €275. This mentorship includes reading up to 10,000 words of prose or up to 240 lines of poetry in advance by an experienced mentor from our one-to-one mentoring panel, along with written feedback in the form of a 300-word report on their work.
Eligibility:
To be eligible, applicants must be:
· Over the age of eighteen.
· Living on the island of Ireland, who are either from or based in the North of Ireland.
· Associate membership applicants must be beginner and emerging writers.
· Professional membership brings additional benefits including priority consideration for employment opportunities and eligibility for residencies/ bursaries exclusive to professional members. Writers applying for professional membership under our Membership Support Scheme will need to meet our professional membership criteria.
· From a background typically underrepresented in the arts in Ireland.*
*We are taking steps to promote equality of opportunity for all those living in Ireland, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, civil or family status, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the Traveller Community, as well as socio-economic background. This course bursary scheme is specifically for writers from backgrounds typically underrepresented in the arts in Ireland: Minority Ethnic, Black or Person of Colour, D/deaf, neurodiverse or disabled, LGBTQIA+, Member of the Travelling Community, Roma and Unwaged / Low-Income.
Deadline: Wednesday 9 October 2024 at 5:00pm