TLC Free Reads: Have Your Work Assessed For Free
Could you do with a professional reading service? Can’t quite afford it?Apply for a Free Read with The Literary Consultancy
If you're a serious writer living in the East of England wanting to progress then TLC Free Reads might well be for you. Through this Arts Council England funded scheme we can offer you the opportunity to have your work read by a professional from
The Literary Consultancy.
The Literary Consultancy is the UK’s leading manuscript assessment service, providing expert, market-aware editorial advice to writers at all levels writing in English. Founded in 1996, The Literary Consultancy is recommended by Arts Council England and major publishing houses, and holds a strong track record of helping writers get into print.
A reading could really help you progress; giving you sage industry advice and the Holy Grail – honest, constructive feedback. We would like to offer this scheme to writers in the East of England who could otherwise not afford TLCs standard fees.
This is a competitive process. Manuscripts will be selected based on artistic merit as well as financial need.
Deadline for entries: 29th July 2011
Winners will be announced by: 26th August
Terms and conditions:
- TLC Free Reads is open to writers of prose (fiction, non-fiction, short stories) poetry, and scripts for TV, Film, Radio or Theatre.
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To enter, download,
complete and sign the application form (available from our website here or by post from info@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk or 01603 877177, and send along with your manuscript and cover letter to TLC Free Reads, Writers’ Centre Norwich, 14 Princes Street, Norwich, NR3 1AE.
A short sample of the work that you want to be assessed by TLC (no more than 3 pages for prose, 50 lines for poetry, 2 pages for scripts)
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Deadline for receipt of entries is 29th July 2011
- WCN will only ever use personal details for the purposes of administering this competition, and will not publish them or share them with any third party.
- These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales
APPLICATION FAQ’S
What should I put on my covering letter?
Covering letters should comprise a short explanation of why a Free Read would be useful to you at this stage in your career as a writer and refer also to your financial needs eligibility. It should be no more than one side of A4.
What does ‘financial need’ mean?
TLC’s regular fees are enclosed. If you feel these prices prevent or dissuade you from making use of TLC’s regular manuscript appraisal service then we’d encourage you to apply for a Free Read.
We are asking you to self-certify your financial need, and simply ask for a statement from you as to why you might not otherwise be able to afford this service.
How will winners be selected?
Winners will be selected on the quality of the work submitted, financial need, and a judgement of how useful we think a Free Read could be at this particular stage of your writing career.
Who will judge entries?
Entries will be judged by Writers’ Centre Norwich.
Further Information About TLC Free Reads
The Literary Consultancy Free Reads (funded by Arts Council England) enables a number of talented writers who might otherwise not be able to afford it, the opportunity to benefit from TLC’s normal manuscript appraisal service. Writers’ Centre Norwich manages Free Reads in the East of England.
Free Reads is open to writers of prose (fiction, children’s, narrative non-fiction and short stories), poetry, and scripts for TV, Film, Radio or Theatre. If you are interested in applying, please read the terms and conditions below and download the application form attached.
For more information on The Literary Consultancy and their regular manuscript assessment service, s
ee their website.