In total, six stories will be chosen and the writers will receive support from Where I’m Coming From and Literature Wales to develop their ideas and work. These stories will be published by Artes Mundi in their online journal.

Stories and ideas you share can be sent as written pieces or recorded as short audio files or films. For families or groups of friends experiencing Artes Mundi 9 together, perhaps you might play a game of ‘round robin’ where each of you offers a sentence or a word in turn to create a story together.

Please share with us by emailing info@artesmundi.org. The closing date for applications is Friday 2 July 2021 at 5pm. If sending us a written document, please share up to 1,000 words or three poems. If you would like to send us an audio or video file please share up to two minutes.

Literature Wales is the national company for the development of literature. Their vision is a Wales where literature empowers, improves and brightens lives. Lleucu Siencyn, Chief Executive of Literature Wales says: “Literature Wales is delighted to support this brilliant project, which brings together two expressive artforms. This work contributes to our wider writer development initiatives as well as inspiring creative audiences across Wales, and we look forward to seeing the final pieces come to life during the summer.”

Where I’m Coming from is a community-focused writing collective that features and supports underrepresented writers from Wales and beyond.