I'm super excited to share that I’ve been awarded funding from Arts Council England as part of their Develop Your Creative Practice fund. It’s a hugely competitive fund, with hundreds (sometimes thousands) of applicants, so I’m beyond grateful to receive this support.
The grant will help fund a process of research, learning and creative experimentation as I work towards my first collection of speculative short fiction. The collection will explore themes of identity, mythmaking and remembrance in a time when digital and bio technologies are reshaping human customs. Who or what will forge the myths of our time? What new rituals are emerging or can be imagined? What is the shape of our grief or our memories?
As a freelance creative it can be difficult to fund time and space to nurture your personal development. This fund will make a huge difference, allowing me to carve space around professional collaborations to take creative risks and explore themes that are important to me.
