Megaphone Writers CIC supports people of colour who write for children and teenagers, by providing them with affordable, accessible, transformative opportunities to develop their creativity and skills and connect to an audience. We want every child to see themselves in stories – and as authors of their own stories.Since 2017, 25% of our mentees have gone on to a career as a traditionally published children’s or YA author. We are supported by arts grant funding, especially Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants, which has allowed us to offer opportunities at pay-as-you-can rates.
I walked away from the conference feeling: Yes, I am a writer and to trust in my voice
-Zahra Thandi, winner of the thousand stories writing competition 2026 (Read more)
We also host a free forum with ongoing support for children’s writers of colour, called Megaphone Community, and we run a unique creative conference for emerging writers of colour, called A Thousand Stories. We also run occasional creative projects for children’s writers of colour, such as Our Roman Stories, in partnership with The Roman Baths and The University of Bath Spa’s MA in Writing for Children and Young People. Funding from Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants, sponsorship from ALCS, The Publishers’ Association, Usborne and in-kind support has made this work possible.
CIC number 13808064