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This report was approved by the board of directors on
and signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
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The company runs a range of events and training activities aimed at supporting writers' artistic development, with a specific focus on queer-identifying writers and those of marginalised genders, including those who identify as trans, genderqueer, genderfluid or non-binary. During 2023, the company's activities benefited the community in the following ways: ===Writers were able to access a supportive, nationwide online community, with sharing of relevant artistic opportunities and options to access peer connection and mentoring, advice and support. We launched a brand new digital community space on Discord to maximise the accessibility of these community aspects. ===In January 2023 we continues our writing series that takes place every day in January called Howling. This was well received again this year, with new prompts and guides supplied by established writers in the For Books’ Sake community. We received feedback that the weekly online drop in sessions we ran as part of Howling in 2022 were unnecessary and so opted not to run those again for 2023, and this worked as a model. ===In Summer 2023 For Books’ Sake hosted one-off specials of our That’s What We Said spoken word event at Leeds Poetry Festival and Shambala, featuring sets from queer writers and an open-mic that invited local audiences to take part. This was a great way for us to bring That’s What We Said to new audiences, do some local audience development work in new areas and continue our festival model for events. ===Our established They//Us group specifically for trans, genderfluid gender non-conforming and agender writers held regular writing and social workshops were held entirely online, in response to feedback from the They//Us members and community. ===We ran our Witch Season themed events in October 2023, in the form of four workshops lead by members of the For Books’ Sake community throughout October and meeting the needs of our communities who often feel ‘othered’ in some way by wider mainstream society and creative offerings. These were greatly received and we even created a brand new eZine from written contributions from our community and participants. ===We have been working internally on funding strategies this year, so far with no success at gaining external funding but will continue to do this work going into the next year to try and make For Books’ Sake more sustainable and offer fair payment amongst rising cost of living to our dedicated workshop leaders and writers. This is really important to our leadership team who continue to work on an entirely voluntary basis.
The company's stakeholders are the marginalised writers who make up our community, along with members of the wider arts, literature and spoken word communities. The directors have been participating members of these communities for many years and have many members of these communities in their personal and professional networks. Additionally, the company has a regular digital newsletter and daily-updated social media platforms, through which stakeholders can give feedback on the company's activities and share their suggestions of ideas for future activities which would most support their ongoing creative development and confidence. The few events and activities we held in 2023 are a great opportunity for us to gather feedback from our stakeholders, and we collect that feedback at each event to inform our activity going forward. Witch Season is a great time for us to connect with our engaged community as we hold weekly sessions and members of the team are on video to speak with. This proves hugely beneficial to gather in depth feedback. Specific community consultation also takes place on an ongoing basis with the aim of better including and representing the trans and non-binary members of our community. Our They//Us offering has adapted and changed this year in collaboration with our members and new workshops leaders and models are being looked into for feasibility. Funding for expanding this vital part of our work continues to be an issue. Going forward we are exploring funding and partnership options with a view to further developing this aspect of our work.
Payment received by directors for qualifying services are included in accounts. There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director’s loss of office, which require to be disclosed.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
1 November 2024
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Jo Flynn
Status: Director