About
Writing East Midlands is the writer development agency for the East Midlands. We support and advocate writing in the region, create opportunities for writers and discover new writers of quality. We advocate for investment in the literature sector to create an environment in which writers and writing can flourish.
We are developing services appropriate for writers at different stages in their careers. We facilitate new commissions, projects, residencies, and publications, and we also support appropriate live events.
Mostly, we work in partnership with a broad range of cultural organisations such as literature development officers, local authorities, regional development agencies, universities, schools, arts venues, museums, libraries, and producers. Through these partnerships we encourage relationships between writers and the region’s communities, and we put writers in touch with each other.
We’d love to hear from you.
Our Mission Statement
Writing East Midlands supports, promotes and champions writing from the East Midlands to create opportunities for practicing writers and to discover new writers of quality.
To do this we will:
- Find and develop new talent
- Raise awareness of writers and writing in the East Midlands
- Support publishers in the region
- Encourage writing from all cultural backgrounds
- Expand the writer economy in the region
- Develop partnerships and broker new relationships
- Promote East Midlands’ writers locally, nationally and internationally
- Provide information and support
Our Values
- Inclusiveness to build a vibrant, viable writing economy
- Respect for people and their endeavours
- Commitment to sustainable partnerships
- Integrity and openness
- Independence of thought not constrained by existing agendas or practices
