ELEVATE (Cornerstones) @ELEVATE_CS
ELEVATE is an @ace_national funded @CornerstonesLit scheme pairing low-income and/or underrepresented writers with specialist editors to develop their work. 💚 cornerstones.co.uk/elevate-mentor… Dorchester, UK Joined November 2020-
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Writers! This is your reminder that we offer FREE no-obligation feedback on your opening ten pages and synopsis/proposal. Just email in your materials and we'll get back to you with a professional editorial assessment (usually in 48 hours!) #amwriting bit.ly/3Jkj3iX 🧵
We’re involved with two exciting FREE virtual events in the next few weeks - more information in the thread here… 📚✨
We’re involved with two exciting FREE virtual events in the next few weeks - more information in the thread here… 📚✨
Over the moon to have been selected for @CornerstonesLit @ELEVATE_CS mentorship. I am so excited to see what will become of my manuscript!
Thank you to all writers who submitted work to our ELEVATE scheme! We have now sent out initial feedback to everyone, do check your spam box if you haven't received it. 📩 We'll be in touch with an outcome shortly, so keep an eye on your emails!
The important dates to note are: 22nd August - Applications closed. 12th September 2021 - Longlist announced 24th September 2021 - Shortlist announced 12th October 2021 - Prize-giving event
Brilliant initiative here for unpublished writers of colour. Read on ⬇️ for more from @Nelle_Andrew on The Morley Prize (@morleycollege x @RMLagency):
Brilliant initiative here for unpublished writers of colour. Read on ⬇️ for more from @Nelle_Andrew on The Morley Prize (@morleycollege x @RMLagency):
#WritingCommunity: this is your final reminder that the application window for our ELEVATE scheme closes at 11:59pm on Wednesday. We provide free feedback to all candidates, regardless of the final outcome. Get submitting! 🚨🚨🚨 cornerstones.co.uk/elevate-mentor…
#WritingCommunity: this is your final reminder that the application window for our ELEVATE scheme closes at 11:59pm on Wednesday. We provide free feedback to all candidates, regardless of the final outcome. Get submitting! 🚨🚨🚨 cornerstones.co.uk/elevate-mentor…
⏲️ Just a week left to get your submissions in! ⏲️ We're loving reading your submissions so far! Apply to our ELEVATE mentoring scheme by 21 July 👇
⏲️ Just a week left to get your submissions in! ⏲️ We're loving reading your submissions so far! Apply to our ELEVATE mentoring scheme by 21 July 👇
We're thrilled to welcome @KatePadiachy to our ELEVATE team today! Kate will be with us for the next few weeks to review and monitor submissions, and she'll also be on hand to help answer questions about the scheme – get in touch if you have any Qs that need an A! 👩💻✨💚
Here are some brilliant testimonials from some of the writers we've been working with since February. Editorial development is transformative – we're excited to dive into submissions this time around to choose some more mentees! cornerstones.co.uk/elevate-mentor… 💚
If you are an underrepresented writer, I REALLY encourage you to apply for ELEVATE. I worked with an incredible writer whose story deserves to be told and I'm over the moon with her progress through the mentoring. This could be you ✨
If you are an underrepresented writer, I REALLY encourage you to apply for ELEVATE. I worked with an incredible writer whose story deserves to be told and I'm over the moon with her progress through the mentoring. This could be you ✨
*SUBMISSIONS OPEN!* We're accepting more applications for our ELEVATE mentoring scheme – we'll be choosing 12 writers to develop their work with a specialist professional editor. Open to underrepresented writers only. Submissions close on 21 July! cornerstones.co.uk/elevate-mentor… 💚
Got a million questions to ask about publishing your book but don't know who to ask? Register for Ask the Publishers Live: a monthly Zoom Q&A led by editors and agents. Register FOR FREE here: literarynatives.com/event-details/…
Want to get into publishing, but not sure where to start? 💭 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our free virtual #OpeningtheBook events designed to demystify publishing and make the industry more transparent and accessible to under-represented groups
We at @dialoguebooks are shocked and saddened to hear the Government’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities have reported there is ‘no evidence of institutional racism’ in Britain. In response, we wanted to show why Britain is not an exemplar of racial equality. A THREAD.
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🖊️ To plan or not to plan? 🖊️ When it comes to writing a novel, it's an age-old question! Cornerstones editor @BryonyPearce (& author of upcoming The Girl on the Platform) talks us through her journey to the hero’s journey and why it's important 👇 cornerstones.co.uk/how-to-plan-a-…
*PSA* ELEVATE submissions are officially closed! 📚📫 💚 To all who have submitted work: we'll be in touch in the coming weeks. 💚 To anybody who missed this window: we'll be inviting applications again in July. Stay tuned! 👀
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