Ola Animashawun is one of the most significant figures in new writing. As an artistic associate of the Royal Court, Ola established the influential Young Writers Programme which he ran for 10 years. Ola is also an associate and mentor for Theatre Absolute, Eclipse Theatre, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and Belgrade Theatre. Ola is also a patron of Script Yorkshire and Graeae Theatre. Ola runs the dramaturgical service Euphoric Ink. He is the National Theatre Connections Dramaturg.