WIC 2010 – Panel Discussions
Writing Industries Conference 2010 Saturday 6th March 2010, Loughborough University A Literature Network, Writing East Midlands and Loughborough University project. http://writingindustries.com Twitter #wic2010 The Writing Industries Conference brings together writers from across the East Midlands and beyond with professionals from the writing industries to share knowledge, develop skills and make new contacts. The conference is open to anyone with an interest in writing, from unpublished writers who want to learn more to bestselling novelists. The full programme for WIC 2010 is available online here: http://writingindustries.com/programme/ A theme of this year’s conference is the many changes taking place in the writing industries. With new technologies from the internet to ...
Creative Showcase – Aly Stoneman
Aly Stoneman is a writer living in Nottingham. She graduated from Nottingham Trent University with an MA in Creative Writing in 2008 and is now the Coordinator of Nottingham Writers’ Studio and the Writing Industries Conference. She performs poetry with a guitarist called Milk. In 2009 they played at a variety of events and venues including: SpeakEasy and Oxjam (Nottingham), Dazed and Confused at Summer Sundae Festival (Leicester), Canning Circus Extravaganza with LeftLion Magazine (Nottingham), Word of Mouth (Nottingham Writers’ Studio), Staple Magazine at Quad (Derby), Hello Hubmarine (Derby), Lyric Lounge (Leicester), Nottingham Artists Open Studio (The Refectory, Nottingham) and more…. Besides ...
The Kidnapped Carrots of Cambridge
A review of Carrot Knappers, a play by Keith Large read at the ADC Theatre by Daniel Ribot Sunday, November 8th: It was a clash of the leviathans. Chelsea and Manchester United, the only two teams who can now reasonably win the league, met for a kickabout. They are two of the only four teams that ever win anything in the English Premier League. The top four have the most money, the best players, the greatest clout with referees. Just occasionally, however, smaller teams are cute and smart enough to beat them. Rarer still are the minnows who grab some silverware from ...
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Books & Things – Feb 2010 – Great Literature for Everyone
Books & Things News, events and opportunities for readers and writers February 2010 – Great Literature for Everyone http://literaturenetwork.org Dear subscriber, Welcome to the second Books & Things newsletter of 2010, for writers and readers in the East Midlands and beyond. I’m very happy to say that this month we gained our 1000th... [Read more of this article]
Bright Sparks Poetry Collection
Bright Sparks is a collection of poetry by mental health service users, published by the Bright Sparks arts in mental health group. The booklet comes out of the smoking cessation project run by the group last year. It’s a really great read, and includes poems by Nick King and Jo Twist among others. Download the booklet and find out for yourself. Bright... [Read more of this article]
WIC 2010 – Panel Discussions
Writing Industries Conference 2010 Saturday 6th March 2010, Loughborough University A Literature Network, Writing East Midlands and Loughborough University project. http://writingindustries.com Twitter #wic2010 The Writing Industries Conference brings together writers from across the East Midlands and beyond with professionals from the writing industries... [Read more of this article]
Great Literature for Everyone ?
Arts Council England is consulting the arts constituency on the directions it should take and the ways of working it should adopt over the next ten years. The national Association for Literature Development (NALD) wants you to take part in the ACE process, you can access the documents and take part here. We have also created a space where literature... [Read more of this article]
The Dawning by Megan Taylor
Nottingham fiction publisher Weathervane Press announces the forthcoming publication on 23/01/10 of their latest novel: THE DAWNING – A dark and mysterious domestic thriller set in the Peak District; the stunning second novel by Nottingham writer Megan Taylor. It is New Year’s Eve, a time for fresh beginnings – but for each member of the fragmenting... [Read more of this article]
Books and Things – January 2010
Books and Things (The newsletter formerly known as EMIT) News, events and opportunities for readers and writers in the East Midlands http://literaturenetwork.org January 2010 Dear subscriber, Firstly, apologies for the late delivery of this month’s newsletter from the Literature Network. Your friendly, neighbourhood Literature Coordinator was... [Read more of this article]
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