The Jawbone Collective
Driven by the Power of Words - A Not for Profit CIC with a Big Vision.
The Jawbone Collective was founded on the idea of building confidence in creatives to help enable them celebrate and share their work with a wider audience through publication and performance.
Our community organisation promotes creativity in the Southwest of England. To date we have published collections for ten authors, run a series of development workshops for The Jawbone Collective, Schools, Museums and other Arts Organisations. We also run ongoing, regular spoken word events both in person and online.
We believe that poets can ‘emerge’ at any age and believe the quality of our Author’s work speaks for itself. Each poet we have published has gained confidence and used their books to finance and promote their craft. Each has contributed to events in their own area and gone on to establish other events, be commissioned to produce work, promote work through other mediums, and establish themselves through competitions, slams and public broadcast.
We plan to publish collections for six new authors in the coming year, four by selection two by competition… We attend many live and zoom events throughout the region scouting for extraordinary talent that the world needs to read, hear, watch and learn from. We offer publishing and much needed support, matching the Poets dedication to their craft with our philanthropic vision.
It costs approximately £1,200 to bring a new writer from our initial approach through to final publication. The continuance of this project is dependent on the support of Creative Members by donations of Time, Soft Skills and Talents. Book Sales, Donations, Sponsorship, Grants and Bursaries from Businesses and Arts Organisations.
Please consider a donation to help publish emerging poets and writers. You can follow this QR Code with your smartphone. Payment can be via Apple or Google Pay or with a bank card.
We offer you articles, news, poetry and short fiction through your Substack Newsletter Subscription and all revenues received go toward supporting emerging talent.
Plus you will also have the opportunity to be the first to have places at workshops, tutorials, mentorship offerings, discounts on digital publications.
Below is the The Jawbone Collective offering on Substack and off Substack. If you live in or visiting South West England you may like to attend an event.
Read
SubStack Newsletter - you’re here so you know this already
Jawbone Poet Collections have a hard copy posted or digital
Jawbone Journal - first journal to be released September 2024
Listen and Take Part
Jawbone Open Mics - Poundbury and Yeovil
Jawbone Online - Monthly zoom
Jawbone Radio - Substack and Podcast Platforms
Learn - Workshops and Tutorials by our Poets and Associates
Substack Newsletter - Mini tutorials
4 seasonal Saturday workshops close to Bridport, West Dorset UK
5 one off Saturday workshops in Plymouth, Totnes, Exeter, Dorchester and Salisbury.
Publishing Opportunities
Submissions to the
Jawbone Journal - announced submission windows only.
Competitions - announced via Substack, Jawbone Journal and Jawbone Radio.
Substack Newsletter - You can submit your own Audio & Written submissions to us via our email
Mentoring
We partner two of our published Poets or associates with emerging creatives who are seeking to take their writing craft to another level.