For journalists who want to consolidate their skills, develop a speciality and go on a writing adventure, join us as one of our Writers in Residence to collaborate on a series of monthly articles for any of our titles in Tower Hamlets and receive a small stipend.

How to apply: To apply for the Writers in Residence you must have completed one of our Community Journalism courses. Exceptions can be made.

Email tabitha@socialstreets.co or use the contact form below, and find out more and to tell us about yourself and your interest in what we do at Social Streets

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Consolidate your skills in pitching, researching, interviewing and writing.

Join our monthly editorial meetings to collaborate with the team and other Scheme members.

Benefit from the leads, contacts and opportunities we can offer as the leading local publisher.

About the Writers in Residence programme

The Writers in Residence Scheme is a six-month placement for journalists who have completed one of our training programmes or have consistently produced content for us that meets our editorial standards. Writers will be given the opportunity to pursue interests they have identified and developed in our training schemes, including investigative or data journalism.

Writers in Residence are valued members of the editorial team and are invited to editorial meetings where they’ll get the experience of pitching and developing ideas as a group.

Writers are required to submit one long-form article per month.

Duration: 6 months

Commitment: Submit a monthly feature

Stipend: £100 per month

Location: Occasional editorial meetings will be held in our office in Bow.

To apply: Please email tabitha@socialstreets.co