Make a Living While You Write

Bridget Whelan, (pictured above) who I met at LitCamp, provided a useful list of relevant websites to contact if you want to make a living while you write:

General:
www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom
http://www.literaturetraining.com/
http://www.writersguild.org.uk/ – trade union for writers

Jobs:
http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/
http://www.artshub.co.uk/

Writer in Residence:
http://www.writersinprisonnetwork.org/

Arts Council guide to being a writer in residence:
www.artscouncil.org.uk/documents/publications/php95XPvk.pdf

Journalism:
National Union of Journalists:
http://www.nuj.org.uk/
NUJ Freelance Branch guide to freelance rates – constantly being updated:
www.media.gn.apc.org/feesguide/xwords.html
Free job email alert and news service:
http://www.journalism.co.uk/

Schools, Universities & the Community:
Life Long Learning:
http://www.lluk.org/
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education:
http://www.niace.org.uk/
Creative Partnerships:
http://www.creative-partnerships.com/
National Association of Writers in Education:
http://www.nawe.co.uk/
Creative Writing Section of the Higher Education Academy:
www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/explore/resources/creative/index.php