Project Manager
Literary access scholarship pilot
Start with existing PocketAuthor materials. Shape a small contribution with a reviewer, then build on what you learn.
Introduce yourself
Suggested project, not an assigned task or an open vacancy. Agree on scope, availability and a reviewer before starting. Scholarships, funding and partnerships described here are proposals, not active commitments.
Start here
Draft a one-page plan for a writing scholarship for adults with limited access to literary education.
- Review /learn and /grants for resources a pilot could use.
- Define the audience, access barriers, selection safeguards and proposed support without collecting applications.
- List milestones, an estimated budget, dependencies and decisions for a coordinator.
What to hand in
A pilot brief with scope, proposed eligibility, budget assumptions and a reviewer checklist. Clearly label the scholarship as proposed, not funded or open.
Ready for review when
- The deliverable answers this brief and distinguishes facts from assumptions.
- Sources are linked, drafts are labeled, and private or identifying information is removed.
- You list open questions and ask your assigned reviewer for feedback before publishing or contacting anyone.
Build on your first contribution
Prepare and review
Share your first deliverable with your assigned reviewer. Revise it together before moving on.
Contribute to a project
Turn the approved brief into a task board with owners and review dates.
Improve and hand over
Coordinate a small approved pilot and document access barriers and lessons.
These are suggested next tasks, not completion records. After a placement is agreed, your coordinator assigns tasks in the volunteer workspace. Use its task statuses and progress reports to record work and request review.
Open volunteer workspaceKeep the work safe and voluntary
Use public sources or material you own. No outreach, grant submission, production access, spending or publication is authorized by this guide. For work involving children or other vulnerable groups, stop and ask for an approved safeguarding plan. Participation is for adults, and you can pause or decline a task. Credit and rights are agreed separately.
PocketAuthor is a for-profit company. These unpaid examples are bounded public-benefit community projects, not paid-client work or replacement staffing.