Welcome to the Writing Industries Network, connecting the community of writers and writing industries professionals across the UK and beyond. WIN is a project of Charnwood Arts with the support of Arts Council England.

WIN has grown out of the excellent work of writers based in the East Midlands, UK and aims to share more than two decades of experience developing writing, reading and literature from the grassroots up.

What are the writing industries? All the areas where writers build their careers. Fiction and commercial publishing. Poetry and spoken word arts. Scriptwriting for stage and screen. Journalism, copywriting and business writing. New and digital media including writing for video games. Blogging and social media. WIN connects these areas through our online magazine, bi-annual Writing industries Conference and other training and networking opportunities.

The writing industries play an important role in our lives and communities. Writers use their skills to enrich the education of young people as teachers and workshop leaders, work in community settings from care homes to prisons, and share their skills through residencies and commissions. WIN is developing the value of reading and writing in communities through the Everybody’s Reading festival and our work with many partners across the writing industries.