PALEWELL PRESS

Our friends at Freedom from Torture are looking for people to mentor clients in creative writing sessions (one to one and group workshop). Over 25 years, Write to Life - the charity's creative writing group - has supported hundreds of survivors many of whom have become published writers and assured performers at festivals, fundraisers and public events.

Applicants should be published writers in some form and have experience with vulnerable populations, ideally as a writing teacher. Minoritized people and those with lived experience of the asylum system are encouraged to apply.   APPLY HERE

Based in London, closing date 31/07/2024

In the next 12 months, we plan to publish a short prose anthology about refugee journeys, emotional as well as physical, from where a person once lived to settling into a new home. We have already received some excellent pieces, which are with the editor. 

At the request of a refugee charity, we are extending the closing date and broadening the other criteria. The refugee's new home can be in the UK or another country. Prose pieces should be 1,000-5,000 words, and may be fictional or memoir-based. New closing date 31st July 2024. By 31st August, we'll contact submitters to say if we would like to include their piece in the anthology.

To submit, email us the full manuscript plus a 100-word overview which should be the first page of your entry. Free to enter. Winning stories appear in the anthology. Authors invited to read at the launch and each receives 5 copies of the anthology.  Any questions, email the editor. 

Our Festival went extremely well. We'd like to thank our guests for coming, our authors for their vibrant readings and the writers who took part in our two panel discussions:

• "Sharing Refugee Stories" with Catherine Temma Davidson, Dr Anba Jawi MBE and Camilla Reeve
• "The Nature-Writer & Climate Change" with Alison Lock, Michael Tanner, Helen Boyles, Phil Burton and Camilla Reeve

And a very big thank-you to the people who helped Camilla organise the Festival: Jenny Messer, Nick Alldridge, Grace Tannen, Jeremy Wallace and Simon Lichman. It wouldn't have gone so smoothly without your help!