Multistory
Free to Apply
Closing: 22nd October ’25
Multistory produces a yearly journal of art writing from Sandwell and the Black Country to support new experimental and creative writing outside academic contexts. Issue 3 focuses on the theme of “Materials,” drawing on the Black Country’s history of craft and industrial manufacturing to explore the relation between materials and place. Open to emerging artists currently based in Sandwell and the Black Country (including Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Walsall), the call welcomes artists with contemporary arts practices who incorporate text/writing, or experimental writers and critics. Selected writers receive a £250 fee and editorial support, with co-editor and guest mentor Dr. Sylvia Theuri leading a writing masterclass and crit. The programme includes workshops in November 2025, group critique in December 2025, and editorial support through to final publication in March 2026. Applications require a proposal (max 300 words) outlining how the piece relates to the materials theme, CV, and examples of previous writing.
