In response to the survey of Creative Access interns and alumni in conjunction with in The Bookseller, Publisher and Creative Access Advisory Board member, Natalie Jerome lays down a challenge for the publishing industry. Calling for more employment from a wider range of backgrounds into positions, she goes on to say: “Creative Access, the social enterprise that […]
“It’s not just about what we do but who we partner with. We are not specialists at this, we are broadcasters. ITV works with Creative Access, for example, which has expertise at recruiting BAME people into the industry and has recently broadened its focus to include people from a socially disadvantaged background.” Ade Rawcliffe, Head of […]
“The problem, to borrow from Lee Child, is that the bar was set too low (and for too long), and we have yet to sail above it.” Philip Jones, Editor of the Bookseller, writes a commentary piece about the survey of Creative Access interns published in the Bookseller. See his musings in full here.
The Bookseller publish the results of our survey of all those Creative Access has placed in publishing roles. With a mixed bag of results, three quarters of respondents said that their internship confirmed that they did want to work in publishing, but 32% of said they had found it difficult to progress through the industry. […]
Book Brunch, the publishing trade’s daily news magazine, reports on Profile Books winning £5,000 to help support a marketing and publicity assistant from a BAME background. Profile marketing director, Niamh Murray said: “We’re delighted to welcome a Creative Access intern to Profile Books, and particularly honoured that it’s under the Mo Siewcharran Memorial Scheme. Colleagues at Profile […]
The UK’s leading trade magazine dedicated to journalism and the press reports on the Financial Times’s sponsorship of the Creative Access Development Programme and that the entire UK board has signed up as mentors to Creative Access alumni. To read the full article in Press Gazette, see here. If you are interested in becoming a mentor […]
Music Business Worldwide report on the recent Gender Pay Gap reporting, showing that here’s still work to be done at the biggest music corporations, then, but a number of their independent competitors do offer a glimmer of hope for the music business in general. Absolute Label Services talk about their work with Creative Access, including […]
Leading trade publication for the publishing industry, The Bookseller reports on female crime writing group Killer Women’s new Mentoring Scheme which is supported by Creative Access, Arts Council England, The Good Literary Agency and a range of others. The initiative is designed to support emerging authors from BAME and working-class backgrounds and is endorsed by J […]
Arts Industry reports on HarrisonParrott celebrating its 50thanniversary by setting up a foundation to support diversity and inclusivity in the arts. The classical music agency partners with Creative Access and Tri-Borough Music Hub to develop a series of programmes tackling the problem. The full article can be read online here.
The National Student highlights Creative Access’ latest achievement of placing its 1,000th intern and discusses the impact the organisation has made in terms of creating a more diverse workforce, featuring interviews with Josie Dobrin and intern number 1,000 Patricia from the Royal Society of Literature. The article can be read online here.
