Deadline: Wednesday 26 July at 5pm
Free Reads is back! Shape Arts has partnered with The Literary Consultancy for another year to facilitate their Free Reads scheme which provides opportunities for professional feedback for low-income writers from underrepresented backgrounds. TLC, the UK’s leading literary consultancy, run the scheme every year, helping hundreds of writers on to publication, but its main aim is to support writers developing their work and honing their writing craft through structured constructive feedback.
The scheme is open to writers across all forms and genres, this includes fiction work as well as poetry, short stories, scripts, screenplays, and radio plays.
If you would like to apply for the opportunity to receive a detailed feedback report from one of TLC’s professional readers, please check that you meet the eligibility criteria outlined below:

Are you a low-income, disabled writer based in England?
Did you apply last year? Applicants cannot …