Writers’ HQ needs you! Our amazing Birmingham Writers’ Retreat facilitator is moving out of the area so we need to find someone to run our well-established, procrastination-busting one-day writers’ retreats in the heart of the Midlands.
Our ideal candidate will be an early career writer who is looking to branch out into teaching/facilitating, who is approachable, professional, lively and fun, and has interesting things to say about writing. Bonus points for a love of the Shakespeare-old literary tradition of inventing innovative swear words.
You need to be:
- An early career writer with a publishing history (doesn’t have to be a major publishing history. Short stories in indie lit mags counts!)
- Local to Birmingham
- Able to run one retreat once a month on a Saturday or a Sunday
- Friendly, personable, supportive, love writing, love reading
A WORD ABOUT CREATIVE WRITING DEGREES
We love ‘em! We’ve got a handful between us! But you don’t need one to apply for this position. Previously, our facilitators have had archaeology degrees, a City & Guilds in Stonemasonry, a qualification in bread making and no degree at all. We just need to know that you write, that you’re good at writing, you’re good at talking about writing, and that you lurve the writing. A creative writing degree doesn’t necessarily prove that.
PAY
This is a freelance position.
We pay £120 per retreat, increasing every April.
We will give you full training to run one of our famous one-day, procrastination-busting writing retreats.
DATES YOU NEED TO KNOW
You need to be able to attend the Birmingham Writers’ Retreat on Sunday 19 January.
HOW TO APPLY
Send your CV and cover letter to Sarah – sarah@writershq.co.uk – by midnight on Friday 22 November 2024. Use subject “Birmingham facilitator job”.
Please don’t angst too hard over your CV. We’re only going to glance at it – it’s literally just to see that you’re a human who has previously humaned with other humans. Your normal job CV is fine, and you can put your writerly experience in your cover letter.
We will contact you by end of day Friday 6 December.
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