The Literature Prize Foundation
From the beginning, the Founders of the Folio Prize had a vision of being ‘more than just a prize.’
Rathbones Folio Mentorships
We believe mentoring can be incredibly valuable for both parties. Our partnership with creative writing charity First Story began in 2017, when we set up our unique mentorships programme.
Run in association with First Story, the Rathbones Folio Mentorships find and nurture new voices by pairing members of the Folio Academy with First Story students – young emerging writers of tomorrow from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Folio Mentorships are supported by the Amazon Literary Partnership.
Creative Writing Fellowship at UEA
In place since 2020, the UEA/Rathbones Folio Creative Writing Fellowship is a fixed-term position in UEA’s renowned School of Literature, Drama & Creative Writing.
The Fellowship is offered each year to a shortlisted or winning author of the Rathbones Folio Prize. The Fellow takes part in masterclasses, events and tutorials with students enrolled on the Creative Writing programme at UEA. Fellowship alumni include Raymond Antrobus, Elaine Feeney and Sunjeev Sahota.
Horatio’s Garden
2022-23 Ukrainian Writer in Residence (Digital)
We are partnering with the University of Chichester who have awarded Ukrainian novelist and poet Volodymyr Rafeienko a digital writing residency, organised in partnership with the Stephen Spender Trust. The residency is supported through the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture by the British Council and the Ukrainian Institute. Full information here.
The Literature Prize Foundation was established “to promote the reading and appreciation of literature for the public benefit by selecting and raising the profile of the very best works of literature published each year”.
Furthermore, it aims to “seek to engage readers and writers throughout the English-speaking world in cultural debate and in the celebration, sustainment and furtherance of the art of literature, which it believes has the capacity to enrich and change people’s lives.”
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