Applications are now CLOSED. Please consider adding your name to the experts directory.
The 2024 women of colour writers group is now open for applications. The programme runs from March 2024 – November 2024.
As part of the programme you can expect:
- Allocation to a media partner (The Scotsman, The Courier, Press and Journal, The National, or The Herald) Please note: allocation is based on ensuring a diverse range of writers and topics across platforms
- There is a £100 payment for your article. Whilst many opinion pieces are published without pay, we refuse to enable systemic inequality by building content through unpaid labour.
- Online development sessions with editors and guest speakers
- A development day on 8th March at the BBC studios (please register for that here as this is hosted by a different organisation and requires an application): https://bit.ly/41PEbro
- Secured place for Pass the Mic event in Glasgow in June
This opportunity is for women of colour to write opinion pieces on topics they feel need to be given more space or to respond directly to current affairs. The topic can be about personal experiences or based on topics related to areas of “professional” work.
The programme is usually oversubscribed, and if selected, we trust that you will commit time and effort to attend development session and publish an article.
Fill in the application below by 15th February 2024
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.