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Dynamo Development Programme

Deadline: Tuesday 10 January 2023, 12 noon

Applications can only be made online

How to apply

Applications can only be made online.

You can apply below.

Postal and email submissions will not be accepted.

You will be requested to attach these TWO documents:

  • Examples of your writing

Please submit up to three examples of your creative writing.

Your submission should total no more than 3,000 words – this is 3,000 words for all three examples, not 3,000 words each.

These can be stories, extracts, poems, scenes or creative prose. Please submit these typed, but do not include your name anywhere in the pieces of writing as these will be reviewed anonymously.

Performance poets and spoken word artists: please submit at least one of your writing examples as an audio or video file.

  • Statement of Demonstrable Need

Please submit a short statement (200 words max) about yourself, explaining why you would like to be part of Dynamo, what you hope to gain from it and why you need our support to develop your writing.

Application Form

Please fill in as many boxes as you can. Boxes with a red asterisk cannot be left blank.

Please provide a mobile number if possible
House name/number and street
Address Line 2
Please note that current students of creative writing (BA. MA or PhD) are not eligible to submit to the Room 204 programme.
This information is used purely for equality monitoring and reporting and will not be used in evaluating your submission. It will only ever be used anonymously and will never be passed on.
This information is used purely for equality monitoring and reporting and will not be used in evaluating your submission. It will only ever be used anonymously and will never be passed on.
This information is used purely for equality monitoring and reporting and will not be used in evaluating your submission. It will only ever be used anonymously and will never be passed on.
This information is used purely for equality monitoring and reporting and will not be used in evaluating your submission. It will only ever be used anonymously and will never be passed on.
E.g.: socially, economically, geographically, in terms of physical accessibility or otherwise
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.
You can submit up to 3 examples of your writing, totalling no more than 3,000 words. You can upload a Word, PDF or MP3 / MP4 file if you are a spoken word artist.
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.
200 words max, as a Word or PDF document.

Terms & Conditions

The closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday 10th January 2023. We will not be able to consider applications submitted after the deadline or which are incomplete or do not include a separate attachment with three samples of your poetry.

We will notify all applicants by Thursday 26th January 2023.

We sadly cannot give individual feedback to unsuccessful applicants. All decisions are final.