The Jerwood Fellowships at New Writing North will be awarded to three early career published writers, currently living in the North of England. Each writer will receive a bursary of £10,000 and a bespoke package of support, including mentoring, over the course of a year, beginning in 2026. 

The fellowship will be open to writers of fiction, poetry or narrative non-fiction who have had work professionally published. With a focus on artistic excellence, this opportunity aims to support writers at a pivotal point in their careers, as they develop new work towards publication. The three writers will be invited to participate in at least one event scheduled towards the completion of the programme in late 2026. 

These Fellowships are generously supported by the Jerwood Foundation and managed by New Writing North.  

In partnership with Channel 4, our Script Hubs provide peer support and networking to writers across the North looking to take their career in TV forward.

Over a five-month period, ten writers in each Script Hub collaborate on a series of peer group sessions and professional development workshops. Each group is led by an experienced facilitator writer, with the workshops featuring guest writers, producers, and other broadcast professionals.

Places are selected via application. Applicants should have some experience writing scripts or be practising in another form, such as fiction or poetry, but do not need to have a commission.

Once the facilitated sessions and workshops are complete, the aim is that the groups will continue to meet as self-directed peer groups, maintaining a continuing relationship with New Writing North.