Bursaries to bring writers and technologists together

Author support site The Writing Platform is encouraging writers and technologists to work together, with bursaries to fund new collaborative projects. Two bursaries of £4,000 each will be awarded to teams made up of one writer and one technologist, to fund a three month project. Teams can submit as a pair, or enter individually and be paired by the selection panel. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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