Writing East Midlands to Transition from CIC to CIO

Writing East Midlands to Transition from CIC to CIO in August 2026

Writing East Midlands is delighted to announce our recent transition to Charitable Incorporated Organisation status as of August 2026.

This transition marks a period of exciting changes to the organisation, as it comes coupled with the recent appointment of WEM’s new CEO, Aimee Wilkinson, who will be succeeding founding CEO Henderson Mullin. Aimee will be building on Henderson’s legacy and leading WEM in its next steps as a charitable organisation.

While the change to CIO clarifies its purpose, Writing East Midlands continues its commitment to advance education and the arts for the public benefit by providing opportunities for learning, participation and creative expression, in particular, but not exclusively through the promotion and development of creative writing and related literary arts, primarily within the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

The WEM team are excited to welcome the many opportunities this change will open up for the organisation and its community.

Henderson Mullin said: “It is fitting that this change of status comes just as we are handing over the reins. Becoming a charity acknowledges that WEM is here to do public good by supporting the sharing of writing activity, and by creating opportunities for writers to progress, in as many of the regions’ communities as we are able. I’ll be excited to watch the organisation grow from here.”

WEM works to build the region’s reputation for the quality and diversity of its writers and as a place where writing is valued as an art and for its social impact. We run programmes that raise the skills and aspirations of writers, connecting them with communities. We aim to be the place in the East Midlands, where people exchange ideas for working in the literature sector knowing we can connect them with partners among organisations, artists, producers, local authorities, schools, universities, museums, libraries, libraries, heritage organisations, and the health sector. We passionately believe that engaging with literature can bring people from different backgrounds closer together.

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