We are currently seeking London-based writers of Caribbean descent between the ages of 18 and 35 to apply to be part of our new Windrush Project - Wi Deh Yah.
Wi Deh Yah is an 8-week creative programme for London residents from a Caribbean heritage aged 18+, exploring Windrush archives. Participants will engage directly with historical materials connected to the Windrush generation and create new poems and short stories inspired by and in response to these archives.
The programme combines guided archive visits, critical conversations about archival practice, and creative writing workshops led by Caribbean writers and archivists. The project culminates with a public showcase and a filming of participants reading/ performing their work. Thus, preserving, reinterpreting and amplifying Windrush stories.
The project includes:
Archivist facilitators: Tianna the Writer and KaitleneKoranteng
Creative writing facilitators: Leone Ross and Courtney Conrad
Archive workshops will offer an introduction to the Windrush generation and the importance of archives in preserving Black British history. Learning and discussing what archives are, who they are for whose stories are often missing. introduced to handling archival materials and ethical engagement. Discussion on how archives shape national memory and identity. Navigating digital archives, Reading between the gaps, Understanding silence, absence, and erasure
Please note, visiting archives (travel can be reimbursed)
Creative Writing workshops will offer reflective writing exercises based oninitialresponses to archival items. Techniques for transforming archival material into poetry: Exploring voice, form, fragmentation, and memory. Writing new poems inspired by selected archive pieces. Using archival material as a starting point for fiction Exploring character, voice, and imagined histories Writing short stories that honour archival truths while embracing creativity. editing and feedback
Dates:
To apply, please send a sample of your writing this can be two poems or a short story (5000 words max).
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact courtney@londonwriterscentre.org.uk
Please use this form to apply to the Wellcome Collection Non-Fiction Awards 2026/27 with text only. Everything you need to complete your application is contained in this form. If you'd like to make an audio or video submission, please go to this link:
https://spreadtheword.submittable.com/submit
The deadline for applications is 5.00pm on Wednesday 8 April 2026. Applications received after this time and date will not be eligible.
Please read the entirety of the Application Pack before you apply. You can find it here:
https://www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/project/wellcome-collection-non-fiction-awards/
We will let you know if you have been shortlisted for interview on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview on Wednesday 3 June 2026 either in person in London or online. Please check that you are available on this date before applying. We will confirm the interview format and other details with shortlisted candidates.
If you have further questions, please email: bobby@londonwriterscentre.org.uk. We aim to respond to queries within three working days.
Please use this form to apply to the Wellcome Collection Non-Fiction Awards 2026/27 with audio and video. Everything you need to complete your application is contained in this form. If you'd like to make a text only submission, please go to back to this link:
https://spreadtheword.submittable.com/submit
The deadline for applications is 5.00pm on Wednesday 8 April 2026. Applications received after this time and date will not be eligible.
Please read the entirety of the Application Pack before you apply. You can find it here:
https://www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/project/wellcome-collection-non-fiction-awards/
We will let you know if you have been shortlisted for interview on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview on Wednesday 3 June 2026 either in person in London or online. Please check that you are available on this date before applying. We will confirm the interview format and other details with shortlisted candidates.
If you have further questions, please email: bobby@londonwriterscentre.org.uk. We aim to respond to queries within three working days.