Creative Lives AwardsCelebrating the achievements of community-led creative groups The Creative Lives Awards celebrate the creative groups that enhance people's lives in villages, towns, and cities across the UK and Ireland. Since 2010, we've invited community-led groups to share their activities and achievements, so that we can give you a well-deserved moment in the spotlight. Our Award winners all use creativity to bring people together. Groups might take part in singing, dancing, painting, crafting, performing, playing music, or any other creative activity. All of them provide vital opportunities for people to find community, express their creativity, make friends, learn new skills, boost their wellbeing - and have fun together! The 2024 Creative Lives Awards are now open for entries! Learn more and check your eligibility Please read our rules and guidelines, and check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), before you start filling out your application form. Creative Lives Awards 2024 rules and guidelines Creative Lives Awards 2024 FAQs (.docx) Creative Lives Awards 2024 FAQs (.pdf) Enter the Creative Lives Awards You can either complete your application form online, or by downloading the form and returning it to us via email at [email protected]. Application form for the Creative Lives Awards 2024 (online) Application form for the Creative Lives Awards 2024 (.docx) The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Monday 13 May 2024. Please get in touch at [email protected] if you have any further questions, if you need further support completing your application, or if you need any of the information or forms in a different format. Good luck! A Celebration of Humanity Want to learn more about the Creative Lives Awards? You can read about some of our previous winners below and the wonderful work they do, or check out a list of our recent winners here. We hope they will inspire you to tell us all about your group! Reading Playwrights Launched in September 2019, Reading Playwrights offered new and amateur playwrights in Reading and the surrounding areas an opportunity to develop their writing practice, by having their work performed and receiving audience feedback. This volunteer-led group believes playwriting should be accessible for everyone, regardless of age, income, ethnicity, or any other factor. The group was designed both to develop attendees who might want to pursue playwriting professionally and to support amateur writers to encourage and express their creativity, and during the pandemic they have found a number of ways to stay connected, learn new skills and share their work. "Creative writing is an important activity in its own right. One that fosters better mental health, improves communication skills, builds confidence and imagination, and is also just downright fun!" Emily Goode, Reading Playwrights Learn more about Reading Playwrights Website www.progresstheatre.co.uk/writing Vote for this group Create your own user feedback survey Manage Cookie Preferences