We work with writers who have no access to develop their work across languages and borders
With your help, these writers can develop their work, connect with each other and reach new audiences in their own languages and in translation
“Untold gives me the inspiration to keep writing and connects me to the rest of the world.”
– Fatima, Paranda Network writer
Step 1
Ways to support
WHERE IT’S NEEDED MOST
Help us to make more impact
Unrestricted donations – not for a specific project – are essential to enable our small core team to grow, develop and diversify – without them we cannot grow. They support the everyday, including communications, administration, finance, fundraising, legal and security.
They make it possible to adapt and develop new projects, responding to where the need is greatest.
The Paranda Network
The Paranda Network is a virtual writer development programme responding to a need from women writers in Afghanistan to access a literary support system.
This fast-growing network now offers more than 45 women writers the opportunity to stay connected, share their ideas, and develop their writing with international editors, translators, agents and publishers to reach readers in their own languages and through translation.
Sudan & South Sudan
Across Sudan and South Sudan, decades of civil war, military coups, and political upheaval have caused one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
We are adapting our proven editorial model for writers in Sudan and South Sudan and the diaspora in the region.
The programme launches in Winter 2026. Your donation will help it sustain.
Assam (NE INDIA)
Write Assamese
This programme works with aspiring Assamese writers who are structurally marginalised due to circumstance, language, and lack of opportunities to develop their work in their own language.
This group needs your support to continue its work together.
We now want to replicate this in-person editorial model with writers working in the languages of North East India.
What your support can do
All donations help – however small or large. These examples give you an idea of what your support makes possible.
If you’re thinking of giving a larger donation, please contact our CEO Lucy Hannah (lucy@untold-narratives.org).
£15
Internet data so a writer can stay connected and attend workshops each month
£400
A guest speaker session with an established international author and interpreter for a group of writers
£1,500
Pairs a writer with an experienced literary editor and translator to bring a writer’s short story for a wider global audience
£10,000 +
A three-month editorial process for six writers with experienced literary editors and translators in one-to-one and group sessions
Step 2
Choose how to give
Tax-efficient donations via Prospero World
Planning a tax-efficient gift, or giving through a trust, company or donor-advised fund? Anna-Louisa Psarras at our charity partner Prospero World can help.
Give by card through our charity partner Prospero World. Use the reference for your chosen support.
If you’re a UK taxpayer, Gift Aid adds 25% to your gift at no extra cost to you.