Estuary Festival is seeking four writers to work alongside river monitoring initiatives in four locations Minster (Kent), Mayland (Essex), Coldfair Green (Suffolk) and Ingoldisthorpe (Norfolk) over the course of a year.

Embedded within the Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (a citizen science effort tracking freshwater health) each writer will follow the activities of local volunteers to inform a creative response to the biodiversity and environmental stories uncovered.

The final written works produced by each writer will be published together in a beautifully designed digital publication to be published by Estuary Festival and shared widely.

These commissions will form part ARISE, a major UK research project on coastal resilience. The programme combines environmental and social science, community engagement and the arts to bring new perspectives to the challenges facing coastal landscapes.

What we are looking for
- Contemporary writers with a strong track record and experience in creative writing. 
- Writers who can use their creative practice to respond thoughtfully to environmental and community-based work. 
- Writers interested in being embedded within a citizen science project and following its development over a year. 
- Writers able to observe, engage with, and interpret biodiversity and environmental data creatively.
- Writers must be available to attend the Riverfly Monitoring Training dates (see brief for dates)

To apply please read the full project brief here before completing the short application form here 

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 28 July 23.59 BST