Open Call Archives - Essex Book Festival https://www.essexbookfestival.org.uk/tag/open-call/ 28 May -28 June 2026 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:58:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 Poet Opportunity with Kinetika http://ec2-35-176-91-154.eu-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/poet-opportunity-with-kinetika/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:33:45 +0000 http://essexbookfestival.org.uk/?p=11084 Applications are open for a poet commission as part of the 2026 T100 Festival, Seeing Thurrock Differently: A Journey Home. The festival celebrates Thurrock’s landscapes, stories and communities, inviting people to reflect on belonging and what it means to call a place home. They are looking for a poet with experience of community-engaged practice and... Read more »

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]]> Applications are open for a poet commission as part of the 2026 T100 Festival, Seeing Thurrock Differently: A Journey Home. The festival celebrates Thurrock’s landscapes, stories and communities, inviting people to reflect on belonging and what it means to call a place home.

They are looking for a poet with experience of community-engaged practice and a curiosity for how poetry can emerge through walking, conversation and shared reflection. The selected poet will listen closely to what surfaces through festival walks and events, working with participants’ words, ideas and experiences to create new original poems rooted in place and collective authorship.

What the poet will receive:

– A funded commission to develop new poetic work
– Support from the T100 and Kinetika team
– Opportunities to lead and contribute to festival events
– A platform to share new work as part of the 2026 T100 Festival
 
Extended deadline: Applications are now open until midday on Thursday 15 January 2026.
 
Find out more about the opportunity and how to apply at https://t100festival.co.uk/

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]]> Spoken Word Power Open Call is now open http://ec2-35-176-91-154.eu-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/spoken-word-power-open-call-is-now-open/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:16:30 +0000 https://essexbookfestival.org.uk/?p=8675 Spoken Word Power Open Call is a free programme open to primary, secondary and SEND schools. Supporting schools across the UK to make poetry fun and accessible, as well as boosting students’ literacy and oracy skills. How To Get Involved Sign up and follow 4 easy steps to be part of Spoken Word Power Open... Read more »

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]]> Spoken Word Power Open Call is a free programme open to primary, secondary and SEND schools. Supporting schools across the UK to make poetry fun and accessible, as well as boosting students’ literacy and oracy skills.

How To Get Involved

Sign up and follow 4 easy steps to be part of Spoken Word Power Open Call. It’s free and open to primary, secondary and SEND schools across the UK and beyond.

Schools can sign up at eastside.org.uk/spoken-word-power

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