Viccy Adams

For everyone who needs a lift this morning, here’s a poem a friend just shared with me. It brings joy, frisson and touch: poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine…

Literature Alliance Scotland are offering writer bursaries for work in progress. literaturealliancescotland.co.uk/writer-bursari…

Calling all writers! LAS are offering 5 writers bursaries of £3000 each to be awarded using a lottery system. It’s an unusual and very interesting approach - and well worth applying for! Please RT and share widely ☺️ literaturealliancescotland.co.uk/writer-bursari…

PLEASE SHARE! 🙏💪🏽🙏💪🏽🙏 TRUSTEE CALL-OUT We want find people who share our values and help us grow with an interest and/or experience in: ▪Fundraising and grant capture ▪Legal (especially copyright and Intellectual Property)
▪Bookkeping ▪PR Link in bio for how to apply☝️

Working class writers, actors, and musicians are being pushed out. We are very committed to addressing this inequality. We co-founded A Writing Chance in 2021 with Michael Sheen to support new and emerging writers from working-class and lower-income backgrounds.

Book/publishing people - I need your help! I’m writing an article on the accessibility of the London Book Fair for disabled and neurodivergent people (focusing on 2023/24 and this year’s fair). If you have any experiences to share, I would love to hear from you via DM!

Are you inspired by Edinburgh being the first UNESCO City of Literature? We are currently seeking a Trustee with financial experience - if this could be you, do read full details via the link: cityofliterature.com/edinburgh-unes… Deadline: 10 March 2025

⌛️Writers and translators, get your applications in quick! Tomorrow is the deadline for the Tartu City of Literature Residency! Full details: cityofliterature.com/tartu-residenc…

🐦‍🔥Join us on Friday, 4th April 2025, to focus on renewal, hope, & reigniting your creative spark: "Reflect, Reframe, Reignite."🐦‍🔥 🐣Early bird price available now ✍️…ReflectReframeRegain.eventbrite.co.uk #Coaching #CoachingWorkshop #ActionLearning #ListeningCircle #Creative

Keen to hear from as many cultural events, theatres, festivals, arts centres, organise & freelances as possible on Creative Scotland’s funding decisions. Email or DM me. CS aren’t planning to disclose which applications have been rejected, but I certainly want to hear about them!

Are you creative, aged 16-30 and living in Scotland? Work with @CreativeScots and @moniackmhor to shape their new youth-led fund buff.ly/4hjF0Qs (deadline - 21 Feb 2025)

NEW: @CreativeScots⁩ will fund more cultural organisations on a multi-year basis than ever before.​ 🙌 It’s thanks to a significant uplift in Scottish Government funding, for which thousands of our supporters campaigned. We’ll have more analysis soon. creativescotland.com/news-stories/l…

For those working in the arts outside Scotland...today all organisations applying for multi-year funding (Creative Scotland's equivalent to ACE's National Portfolio Investment Programme) from April 2025, will - very belatedly - find out their application results. Be kind.

Two weeks left to apply to become one of @StAnzaPoetry’s 2025 Poets in Residence! Full details here: bit.ly/4g0nQG4

📚📣 Calling all literature lovers: Catch up on an incredible exploration of contemporary fiction with some of the UK’s brightest writing talents. 📺 Watch the recordings of the two live streamed panels and enjoy readings by the authors: ow.ly/PGWQ50UpXIx

Submissions to The Commuter are OPEN! We want to see your short prose, poetry, and graphic narratives. Each category will be capped at 375 submissions, so don't wait to submit! buff.ly/3PoeZ6l

Want to be part of the UK/Brazil Season of Culture 2025-26? 🌎 Join our webinar on 27 November to learn about the open call and how to submit a successful grant application. ⏰ 11.00 Brazil / 14.00 UK. Sign up now: 🔽 a2hslak9t93.typeform.com/to/VHvGV2Ds

I had a wonderful time working with Broken Sleep Books @brokensleep to prepare my debut poetry collection, so highly recommend submitting to this opportunity for a poetry pamphlet. Not long left to apply!

Scottish schools! Live Literature applications are now open for a fully funded author talk for next year. Deadline is 29th Nov - get your applications in if you want to book an author to come speak at your school! scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-au…

Interested in how to protect your authors and yourself from conflicts and risk? Join our FREE interactive webinar with Scottish legal firm Harper Macleod on the 4th December, 12-2pm free registration here now: publishingscotland.org/event/understa…