Freelance Writing Jobs: the January round-up
All the upcoming deadlines you need to know about.
Hello! How are you doing this morning? It’s taken me a while to find my groove this year, so today I’m having a New Year’s Eve do-over. There will be friends, games, and delicious food. Perhaps even a countdown if I’m feeling cute. I just needed a little more time.
That my do-over falls on the day I send the round-up is a pleasing serendipity. There are so many great opportunities in this month’s issue – including an award that I was shortlisted for last year. More than a dozen opportunities are closing on the 31st, which is such an optimistic way to send January on its way. Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of the letter for the ongoing funding opportunities, there’s so much on offer to support your writing throughout the rest of the year.
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Closing before the end of January (last day to apply after the link):
Today’s the last day you can apply for the Disobedient Press working class writers bursary. (19th)
The Guild of Food Writers Awards are open for entries for another 24 hours, so get typing faster than it takes for me to polish off a plate of chicken wings. (20th)
Applications for New Writing North’s development programme Inkubator close tomorrow. (20th)
Theatr Clwyd is still looking for an assistant researcher for its heritage art trail. (22nd)
This sounds exciting: Macondo Literary Festival is looking for poets based in Scotland for its residency in Nairobi. (22nd)
While we’re still in Scotland, the poetry festival StAnza needs a poet-in-residence. (24th)