OCLW Announces Global Majority and Underrepresented Writing Scholars

The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (OCLW) is proud to introduce its inaugural cohort of Global Majority and Underrepresented Writing Scholars. The scholarships form an integral part of the Centre’s new Global Majority and Underrepresented Writers’ Programme, which seeks to transform the future of life-writing by amplifying and empowering marginalised voices.

OCLW offers eight highly competitive scholarships for life-writers from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Scholars receive skills training, one-to-one mentorship, peer feedback, and community support. The Programme aims to dismantle barriers to publication and recognition, ensuring that the future of life-writing authorship and research better reflects the broad and diverse range of voices that surround us.

Our inaugural cohort reflects the Programme’s international scope and intersectional ethos, bringing together participants from four continents who, collectively, embody a wide range of racial, gendered, and economic identities. Among them are first-generation university students, queer and disabled writers, carers, and individuals living in political and economically precarious circumstances. To learn more about this year’s cohort, click here.

The programme includes a vibrant calendar of public events throughout the year. These include free masterclasses, seminars, and lectures led by writers from Global Majority and underrepresented backgrounds. Open to all, these sessions offer insight into the craft, politics, and practice of life-writing today.