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Top 25 Creative writing nonprofits based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 168 creative writing nonprofits headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 844 professional contacts across them, including 159 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers creative writing nonprofits headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest creative writing nonprofits based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Arvon is a charity that runs creative writing courses, events, and retreats both in-person and online.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 40 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The National Centre for Writing celebrates and explores the artistic and social power of creative writing and literary translation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 32 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “First Story is working towards a society that encourages and supports young people from all backgrounds to write creatively, for pleasure and agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 32 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Writing East Midlands is the literature development agency for the region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 30 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Theatre503 stages more early career writers than any other theatre in the world and provides a launchpad into the industry for them and the artists who bring their words to life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 28 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Poetry School was founded in 1997 by three poets - Mimi Khalvati, Jane Duran and Pascale Petit with the aim of providing structured, high quality teaching programmes for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 26 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Writing on the Wall (WoW) is a writing and literature organisation based in Liverpool, who have been awarded Arts Organisation in the 2021 Liverpool City Region Culture and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Novelry is the online fiction writing school with the top-rated creative writing courses, helping writers go all the way from book idea to book deal.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “When you walk in through the doors of Grimm & co, you will see a magical apothecary, open since 1148 (just before lunchtime), and serving all sorts of magical beings (wizards…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Curtis Brown Creative (CBC) is one of the UK’s most successful writing academies, running courses online and in London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Melius Scripto Press International, Ltd (MSPI) is an international community of hard-working authors, editors, readers, artists, and donors who are united by a shared love of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The home for creative writers in the south west of England.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “New Writing South aims to create an environment in the south in which creative writers and new writing can flourish.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We believe that writing can positively change lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Online creative writing courses, workshops, masterclasses and retreats for badass writers with no time or money” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since 2015, we’ve provided over free opportunities to children and young people across NI, prioritising those at schools in areas of multiple deprivation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “PoetsIN is more than a company; it’s a journey, one that began within the arms of the co-founders, Paul and Sammie.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “ArtfulScribe is a not-for-profit writer development agency based in Southampton.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Writing Coach is a mentoring organisation for writers in all genres, founded by novelist Jacqui Lofthouse.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “SONG ACADEMY – The Sound Of Youth Empowerment Founded 17 years ago, Song Academy is the leading songwriting platform for young people aged 8-22.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Super Power Agency is dedicated to supporting young people, aged 8-18, using a range of writing workshops, interdisciplinary creative programmes and a corps of volunteers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Moniack Mhor Creative Writers' Centre hosts residential creative writing courses tutored by some of the finest authors in the UK and beyond.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Cultureword is a writing development organisation based in Manchester, providing opportunities for new and aspiring writers to develop their talent and potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Make_Happen is a not-for-profit organisation committed to having people flourish with their creative endeavours (projects, careers and businesses).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since 2014, INK has championed writers of all ages and backgrounds, bringing their work to life through innovative short plays, workshops and community outreach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: creative writing nonprofits. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names creative writing nonprofits.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of creative writing nonprofits, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name creative writing nonprofits. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Creative writing nonprofits based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 168 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among creative writing nonprofits, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “creative writing nonprofits”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names creative writing nonprofits), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among creative writing nonprofits, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 159 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
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Creative writing nonprofits by metro
- Creative writing nonprofits in London54
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names creative writing nonprofits, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many creative writing nonprofits are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 168 creative writing nonprofits headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
ARVON, headquartered in Hebden Bridge, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most creative writing nonprofits?
London leads with 54 headquartered companies, followed by Brighton (5) and Edinburgh (5).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 159 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 168 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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