February 1, 2010
Guardian News & Media are looking for new voices as part of their commitment to the diversity of editorial content and the writers that they use.
If you belong to a minority group through your ethnicity, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, they invite you to apply for a place on a minority writers’ workshop with editors from the Guardian’s G2, Comment and Weekend sections.
Twenty shortlisted writers will be invited to join them for a workshop at the Guardian offices in Kings Place, London on Wednesday 24 February 2010, to:
* discuss how to approach commissioning editors with ideas
* explore ways to encourage more writers from minority backgrounds to write for the Guardian
* create a link between new writers and Guardian editors
* help Guardian editors to become more conscious of diversity and inclusion issues that affect minority communities
To apply, submit an article (max 400 words) on the theme “I wish…” and three ideas for articles in G2, Comment or Weekend plus brief details of your published work.
The deadline is 5pm on Friday 5 February 2010.