Words of Colour Productions is a community enterprise initiative that aims to teach adults about literature and other writing forms, and to develop and promote creative writing skills to enable their work to be published and/or performed. Through the development and delivery of unique community arts and educational experiences, Words of Colour Productions aims to help people learn new skills and encourage them to participate fully in the arts, the local community and wider society.
Words of Colour Productions is committed to delivering quality services and to ensuring that our project activities address inequality by primarily targeting the most marginalised and socially excluded groups.
Words of Colour Productions’ projects aim to teach and empower people, improve their basic skills, personal development skills and build their self-confidence. Based on a track record of nearly ten years of working with adults, bolstered by the support of a network of creative professionals and educationalists, Words of Colour Productions have developed three core strands of activity:
Reading & Writing for Personal Development
Workshop-based projects for adults, for example, poetry and fiction using a range of literary forms and genres.
Writing Projects
Compiling, developing, editing and self publishing creative writing and journalistic contributions from unpublished talented individuals.
Career Guidance & Development
Training and development seminars and workshops for adults seeking to gain productive skills in the arts.
The team
Youth panel debate
Words of Colour has joined forces with Hackney Museum and The Cut Newspaper in hosting Who we are! a media panel debate on young people, identity and portrayal on Thursday 25th February from 5pm-7.30pm at Hackney Museum. The debate will explore how young people are covered in the media, how best to engage them in stories about them and what needs to change. The panel, made up of journalists and young people, will be named shortly. If you’d like to attend this free event contact email.
Summer internship offer
The Pearson Diversity Summer Internship Programme offers bright and talented final year students and graduates from ethnic minority backgrounds the opportunity to work in Pearson’s world leading businesses including Penguin Books, The Financial Times, The Economist or Pearson Education, the world’s largest educational publisher. Two internships are up for grabs – business internships in different departments, and journalism internships at the Financial Times. A £1,000 training allowance and holiday allowance are part of the package. For more information, visit the website.
Creative youth
BBC’s Blast programme for young people who want to get into creative industries, is recruiting for Creative Trainees and Youth Panel members for 2010. The Blast Creative Traineeship is targeted at 18+ and will provide 20 young people with eight week placements across a range of BBC departments including events, online and production. The youth panel needs 10 vocal 13-19 year olds to represent young people in their region. To find out more visit the website.
Small business on TV
Channel 5 is looking for small businesses that need help with their growth strategies from one of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs for a new TV series. The series will look at the major issues small businesses face on a daily basis in today’s recession-soaked world. Eight small businesses will receive advice and support. If you think you fit the bill contact the production company Optomen on 0203 227 5900 or email.
Filmmakers fund
Film London’s Film-makers’ Festival Fund aims to support the development of film-makers and moving image artists’ careers by assisting them in promoting themselves and their short film projects at international festivals and markets. To apply for an international travel grant, or to strike a film print for exhibition at a festival, complete your submission before 16 February 2010. To find out more, visit the website.
‘I believe the Words of Colour Productions initiative has a great vision at its core and has been created to aid, nurture and open doors for creative writers who’s beautifully diverse voices would go unheard otherwise.’
Ony Uhiara, writer, actress and an Evening Standard ‘Best Newcomer’ nominee for her performance in Roy Williams Fallout.