Book Brunch, the publishing trade’s daily news magazine reports on Creative Access’ latest administration of The Mo Siewcharran fund to Oneworld Publications, the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond and Theatre Deli in Sheffield. Publisher at Oneworld, Juliet Mabey said: “We are thrilled to be partnering with Creative Access, who have been such a brilliant force working […]
“Being the “first” or the “only” in the workplace is challenging, and for me it was a huge shock to the system.” Former Creative Access intern, Digital Assistant and Contributor to The Sunday Times, Alice Kemp-Habib speaks as one of the newspaper’s first ‘diversity hires’, goes into depth about navigating the ethnic pay gap and discusses the […]
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 […]
