Opportunities.

Pen to Print is Barking & Dagenham’s Arts Council England (ACE), Library National Portfolio Organisation (NPO).

Established by the library service the Pen to Print programme has been working in Barking & Dagenham since 2014 funded by Barking & Dagenham and Arts Council England.  Becoming an ACE National Portfolio Organisation in 2018, we have just commenced our second period of NPO funding 2023 to 2026. As part of the library offer in our Community Hubs, Pen to Print is an established network of free writer support.

Offering advice guidance and collaboration with authors of all backgrounds and experience our priorities are writers from communities currently underrepresented in the wider publishing industry. Having established a regional network of writers we now reach audiences both nationally and internationally. To support this ambition we offer a multi-faceted free programme of activities, events, classes and workshops.
We welcome everyone to connect and collaborate with Pen to Print, Barking & Dagenham and our partners.
Here are some opportunities to do so:

Opportunities with Pen to Print

Pen to Print encourages everyone in developing a career in the publishing industry and offers you the chance to learn how with us. As part of that we often give you the opportunity to develop your creative practice and work with Pen to Print by delivering sessions, whether you are an expert and worked in the industry for years, or just starting out on your career and looking for a chance to hone your skills. We welcome any UK based creatives to work with us but particularly encourage those who are Black, Asian or from other ethnic backgrounds and / or lower socio-economic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, disabled or neurodivergent.

If you have an idea for an event, class or workshop we would love to hear from you please download a Proposal Form and email it to us at pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk  If you have any questions please contact us.

Opportunities with Our Partners

Discover opportunities to work and volunteer with our valued Pen to Print partners.

UCL – ION-DRI, Everything is Connected Exhibition: Writer

Deadline for Applications: 14 March 2025, 9am

Fee:

£750 plus expenses

What are UCL are looking for?

UCL are looking to commission a writer to produce an accompanying pamphlet to feature in the exhibition. They are looking for a writer who’s interested in the idea that ‘Everything is Connected’ (the exhibition title) – particularly the space that operates where art and science come together.

Part of this piece will be to interview the artists and researchers, understand the scientific narrative, and the artists’ work – and how this has been changed or influenced by the artist-researcher relationship.

For more information read the Writer Brief.

To express your interest, please send UCL 200 words about why you’re interested in this and a sample of written work for a similar audience.

Send this to Matilda Blackwell (Exhibitions Manager UCL) by 9am on Friday 14th March.