ONLINE Double Workshop: Developing Your Creative Practice: A Guide to Arts Council England Funding (March 2025)

Are you a creative practitioner looking for the opportunity to develop your craft?

An Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) award gives writers, storytellers and performers the time and funding they need to develop their creativity.

With DYCP Round 23 opening in early March 2025, this engaging two-part workshop is designed to help you work out how you want to develop your creative practice, define your goals and shape a compelling application.

This two-part workshop will focus on:

• Defining how you want to develop your creative practice
• How to articulate your creative development plans
• Preparing a clear and realistic budget and timeline
• Gathering evidence to strengthen your application
• Navigating the Grantium portal with confidence

Whether you’re new to Arts Council England funding or want to refine your approach, these sessions will equip you with practical tools and insights to take the next step in your creative journey.

Led by Jonathan Davidson, Chief Executive of Writing West Midlands

“In terms of helping me consider the possibilities for arts council funding for my creative practice and my artistic/writing projects this was possible the best money I’ve ever spent. The course leader’s knowledge and experience of these matters was very impressive and I also learnt from the other attendees.”

– Previous workshop participant

Biography:

Jonathan Davidson has worked in arts administration for over thirty years. He has worked on a range of funding applications, specialising in funding literature and creative writing projects. He is Chief Executive of Writing West Midlands, where his work includes assessing applications for writing opportunities.

Workshop details:

This workshop is spread across two online sessions, each 90 minutes in duration

Part 1: Wednesday 12th March 2025, 19:00 – 20:30 GMT and

Part 2: Wednesday 19th March 2025, 19:00 – 20:30 GMT

More about the workshop:

• Live Zoom Sessions: Enjoy two interactive live Zoom sessions and engage in real-time discussions.

• Expert Feedback: Benefit from personalised feedback and guidance.

• Writing Community: Connect with a community of like-minded writers during the live session. Exchange ideas, and receive constructive feedback in a supportive online environment.

The workshop will take place online via Zoom. Please download it and check it is working before the day of the workshop.

Please join the Zoom link 15 minutes before the advertised start time to allow you to join and test your audio and video is working as it should.

Please try and be somewhere you can concentrate and won’t be interrupted. Headphones can be useful if you have some, to cut out other noise.

Bursary Scheme 2025:

We understand that not all writers are able to pay for their writing courses/workshops to further their career, and we run a Bursary Scheme as a consequence. If you meet the criteria and would like a bursary, please contact us: info@writingwestmidlands.org.

Please note: you must sign up for the full course even if you cannot attend all dates. No partial course ticket is available.

Short Courses/workshops are for over 18s. If you are a young writer, you can sign up for our Spark Young Writers Programme.