Grants for Young Writers

The Young Playwright’s Partnership brings together MUJU and Arvon to offer two grants to a young Muslim and a young Jewish playwrights and existing members of MUJU to attend our theatre course, Tell it the only way you can at the Totleigh Barton Arvon centre in Devon from 21 –26 November 2011.

Arvon and MUJU have raised funds to offer two limited Grants to support young writers aged 18 to 35 year olds who are unable to afford our course fees, and enable them to benefit from an Arvon week. If this is the course for you and you cannot afford the full course fee, you are encouraged to apply. We aim to prioritise those who have never attended an Arvon courses before and applications will not be accepted from professional writers or those already making a living from writing.

How to apply

To apply for this grant you should download the Grant Application Pack and return it no later than Friday 30 September 2011. For any concerns regarding the form, please contact Georgina Bednar at MUJU to discuss your application confidentially.

MUJU and Arvon Grant Application Pack 2011 (final)

Who are Arvon?

The Arvon Foundation run residential creative writing courses which aim to challenge, inspire and transform your writing. For over 40 years we have created an ideal environment for thousands of writers, where newcomers can begin writing and existing writers can improve their craft and find new sustenance and inspiration.

Our courses take you away from everyday life and place you gently in one of our four beautiful writers’ houses, insulated from the busy world of email, internet and mobile phones. We will give you time and space to write, supported by expert practical tuition and the encouragement of a community of writers. With two published and professional writers as tutors – and a mid-week guest – our simple formula continues to boost the writing lives of thousands of writers every year. Courses run from Monday afternoon to Saturday afternoon.

‘Arvon is the single most important organisation for sharing and exploring creative writing in the UK’

Britain’s Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy on becoming one of Arvon’s newest patrons

To find out more about what happens on an Arvon course go to www.arvonfoundation.org