Common People applicationThank you for taking the time to submit to Common People. This application form will take around 20 minutes.
How to submit your applicationSend an email to [email protected] with the subject heading ‘Common People application’. Attach to this email:
Your completed application form A separate word document containing your piece of prose (2,000 –
3,000 words)The deadline for receiving submissions is 12 noon on Friday 2 March 2018. No applications will be accepted after this time.If you have any problems, please email [email protected]
About youFirst name: Last name: Email address: Home address: Mobile or phone number: The following information is strictly for monitoring purposes and data is only ever used statistically in our reporting to Arts Council England.
Are you:☐ Male☐ Female☐ Other☐ Prefer not to sayWhat is your age?☐ 18 – 25 ☐ 26 – 35 ☐ 36 – 45 ☐ 46 – 55 ☐ 56 – 65 ☐ 66 – 75 ☐ 76 or older ☐ Prefer not to say
How would you describe your ethnicity?☐ White British ☐ White European ☐ White Other ☐ South Asian British☐ South Asian ☐ East Asian British ☐ East Asian ☐ Asian Other☐ Black British ☐ Black African ☐ Black Caribbean ☐ Black Other☐ Arab/Middle East ☐ Prefer not to sayOther (please specify):What is your current employment status?☐ Retired ☐ Currently without work ☐ Full-time employed☐ Full-time writer ☐ Part-time employed ☐ Part-time employed/part-time writer☐ Carer ☐ Student ☐ Prefer not to sayDo you have a disability?☐ Yes☐ No☐ Prefer not to say
Your writingWhat kind(s) of writing do you primarily produce? You do not have to identify with just one genre/form, but it is useful to know whether you mostly write poetry, for example.
Have you had any work published, broadcast or performed?If so, where?
Please provide us with a description of up to 200 words, outlining your writing background and how you self-identify as a working class writer.
☐ I confirm I am available to participate in the year-long Writer Development Programme☐ I confirm I do not have an agent or a publishing contract
☐ I confirm that if I am selected, I consent to my writing being published by Unbound in the Common People anthology
To complete your application, please submit a piece of prose (fiction or memoir) of 2,000 – 3,000 words that you would like to see included in the Common People anthology, in a separate word document.