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 route recorded
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 by card through Stripe on your connected accountr account.
Create invoice
Under 2 minutes
Send to client
Email with payment details
Client pays
By card through Stripe
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
Professional invoicing, built for better cashflow
Create and send professional invoices through AnyGig at no charge. Keep the contract, agreed fee, 50% deposit and remaining balance together, while keeping 100% of the fee you quote.
- Your bank details shown clearly on the invoice
- Payment reference for every invoice
- Due date and payment terms recorded
- Mark invoices paid and track what is outstanding
- No AnyGig commission on your fee
Payment Details
Paid directly to the performer
Booked through an AnyGig gig post?
When a business hirer books you through an AnyGig gig post, the agreed details, contract and payment record stay together. Eligible UK/GBP card payments are charged on your own connected Stripe account, the hirer pays AnyGig's 5% platform fee on top, and Stripe controls settlement and payout timing.
- Contract generated from the agreed booking
- Terms recorded before payment
- Card payment on your connected Stripe account
- 5% hirer platform fee shown before payment — not deducted from you
- Support with communications and record keeping
Booking record
Payout timing is set by Stripe. AnyGig does not hold, guarantee or release your fee.
Simple, Transparent Pricing for Spoken Word Artists
All platform fees are paid by the client — never by you.
AnyGig Marketplace Booking
5%Hirer platform fee, added to the hirer's total
- Business hirers book you through a gig post
- Contract generated from the agreed booking
- Eligible UK/GBP card payments on your connected Stripe account
- Fees shown to the hirer before payment
- No performer commission on your quoted fee
🎉 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.
Related guides: create a free invoice now, invoicing for UK performers, why every booking needs a contract, or how AnyGig works for performers.