Invoicing for Spoken Word Artists UK
Professional invoicing for poets and spoken word performers
Get paid on time on every booking. Spoken word artists and poets performing at corporate events, festivals and brand campaigns need professional invoices with clear payment terms. AnyGig makes this instant and free.
Corporate Events · Literary Festivals · Brand Campaigns · Private Events · Educational Work · Broadcast
✓ Free to use · ✓ Contracts on every booking · ✓ Payment protected
Spoken Word Artists Are Among the Most Underpaid Performers in the UK
Organisers who expect you to perform for exposure
A professional invoice with clear payment terms makes it significantly harder for organisers to offer exposure instead of a fee. Know your rate and invoice for it.
Late payment from literary and arts organisations
Arts organisations are notorious for slow payment. Clear 30-day terms and a late payment clause on every invoice dramatically improves this.
No contract means no protection on commissioned work
If you're commissioned to write and perform a bespoke piece, a contract confirming the brief, fee and usage rights is essential.
Corporate bookings paying far below market rate
Spoken word artists booked for corporate events, brand campaigns and product launches command significantly higher rates than arts festival fees. Know the difference.
How It Works for Spoken Word Artists
Create your free AnyGig profile and invoicing account. Add your rate, performance details and payment terms. Send a professional invoice in under 2 minutes. Get paid directly — payment protection included on every AnyGig booking.
Create invoice
Under 2 minutes
Send to client
Email with pay button
Client pays
Card or bank transfer
You get paid
100% of your fee
Professional Invoicing Built for Spoken Word Artists
Free invoice tool — Professional invoices for free
Add your performance details, commission brief, usage rights and fee, and AnyGig creates a professional invoice with all legally required UK fields — ready to send instantly.
- Auto-generated invoice numbers
- Performance and commission details
- Usage rights specification
- PDF download for your records
- Instant email delivery to client
Automatic contracts — Every AnyGig booking generates a contract instantly
Every booking automatically includes a contract confirming the performance details, your fee, date, venue, and cancellation terms. No extra work needed — protection built in from the start.
- Performance brief and details documented
- Usage rights and exclusivity terms
- Fee and payment terms confirmed
- Cancellation clause included automatically
- Digital record for your protection
Protected Booking
Automatic contract included
Payment protection — Fees held in escrow, released after your performance
Enable payment holding and your client's card is charged upfront. Funds are held securely by Stripe and released automatically 24 hours after your booking. Essential for corporate bookings.
- Funds authorised before your performance
- Held securely by Stripe — not AnyGig
- Auto-release 24 hours after booking ends
- 5% fee added to client total — not yours
- Dispute resolution if things go wrong
Payment Protected
Funds held by Stripe
Your guaranteed payout
£600.00
Releases automatically after your performance
Simple, Transparent Pricing for Spoken Word Artists
All platform fees are paid by the client — never by you.
🎉 Spoken word artists always keep 100% of their agreed fee. All service charges are added to the client's total.
Why Professional Invoicing Matters for Spoken Word Artists
Spoken word artists and poets performing at corporate events, literary festivals and brand campaigns are among the most frequently underpaid performers in the UK creative industries. Professional invoicing with clear payment terms is the first step to changing that.
AnyGig's free invoicing tool lets spoken word artists create professional invoices in minutes — with payment terms, cancellation clauses and automatic contracts built in.
Corporate spoken word bookings
Corporate events, brand campaigns and product launches are some of the highest-paying bookings available to spoken word artists. A bespoke commissioned piece for a brand event commands significantly more than a literary festival slot. AnyGig connects spoken word artists directly with corporate hirers — with professional contracts and payment protection on every booking.
Related guides: create a free invoice now, invoicing for UK performers, why every booking needs a contract, or how AnyGig works for performers.