How you can support writers

Untold Narratives CIC is a development programme for writers who are marginalised in society by community or conflict.

Every writer’s situation is different, which means their needs are too. For many creative writers the future is uncertain and frightening. For some – their gender, their voice, their talent – is under threat. Whatever you give, it will help to give someone the hope and strength to keep writing and stay connected to others.

“I wish for this support to Afghan writers to continue. The situation for Afghan female writers is uncertain, but Untold gives me the inspiration to keep writing and connects me to the rest of the world.”

- Rana Zurmaty, Writer from Write Afghanistan

What your donation can do

£25-£50 could help a writer in the diaspora with local transport to join a writer’s group
£100 could help provide a literary translator to bring a writer’s story to a wider global audience.
£375 would cover the costs of 12 writers' internet data for three months so they can join our workshop programme.
£500 would allow us to connect a writer from our community with an established, international mentor writer for a three-month mentorship. This would help them share experience and gain support, whilst also introducing them to international writing communities.
£750 would enable us to translate a writer's story, and provide them with individual feedback from our editorial team - helping them to develop their craft, and the potential of their fiction writing.
£2,500 supports a three-month editorial process with a writer - translating and editing their work, holding one-to-one editorial sessions, and developing their story for potential commission and publication.
£3,500 enables us to facilitate online workshops and support for our network. Or it could help us develop and deliver projects in parts of the world where writers are marginalised and where there are no established creative industries.

To find out more about our work and how you can support Untold,
please get in touch.

“Untold allows me to experience being a true writer. In the worst days of my country's history, it gave me hope and the spirit to write. No matter where I reach in my writing career, I will be thankful for Untold.”

- Zainab Akhlaqi, Writer from Write Afghanistan

Untold is a Community Interest Company (company number 12654173). Prospero World (UK registered charity number 1163952) receives charitable donations in support of our work through its fiscal sponsorship programme, and receives tax efficient donations from UK donors on our behalf.