Results of Cafe Writers Competition
The winners of the Norwich Cafe Writers Open Competition have been announced from nearly 1600 poems entered from far and wide. The judge was George Szirtes
Open Competition
First Prize (£1000) Deer Helen Mort, Cambridge
Second Prize (£300) Comfort Rosemary Norman – Richmond,London
Commended (£50) ...
29th January 2010
Manic Monday - Cardiff
29th January 2010
Conversation Poetry Issue 10 Available Now
http://conversationpoetry.co.uk/downloads
This is the first issue of the new decade and has poetry from Ali Abdolrezaei, Col...
29th January 2010
A River Runs through the Red Shed
The former Derbyshire Poet Laureate – River Wolton, will be the special guest at Red Shed Readings on Thursday, 4thFebruary. The winner in 2004 of the Red Pepper Poetry Competition, and in 2008 of ...
24th January 2010
Huddersfield Short Story/Poetry Competition
The Huddersfield Literature Festival is proud to announce that this year's writing competition is now open for entries.
The aim of this year's event is to write a story in fewer than 1,000 word...
21st January 2010
£5,000 Poetry Prize - Deadline Looms
The closing date for the 2010 Cardiff International Poetry Competition is fast approaching. With only days to go until the deadline of Friday 29 January 2010 now is the time to get writing and get ...
21st January 2010
Poets Anonymous Venue Change
Poets Anonymous are moving to a new venue for their First Friday of the month meetings.
From 5th February, and for future First Fridays, Poets Anonymous will be meeting in the bar at the Fairfi...
21st January 2010
Hebden Burns Night
Lovers of poetry, food and/or all things Scottish are being invited to an evening of dining and entertainment in celebration of the Scotland’s beloved poet Robert Burns.
A traditional Burns N...
20th January 2010
The Garden of Awen in Bath
The Garden of Awen is an evening of performance poetry, storytelling, music, and other Arcadian delights, which takes place on the first Sunday of each month at the Chapel Arts Centre in Bath.
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19th January 2010
Poets and Players Celebration
Five years ago poet Linda Chase and musical director Chris Davies got together to form Poets and Players. They began in Didsbury, but were soon invited to put on events at Whitworth Art Gallery, an...
15th January 2010
Attila the Stockbroker - 30th Anniversary Tour Dates
Way back in December, when the idea of a white Christmas still seemed like a really good idea, we promised to bring you any news we had of Attila the Stockbroker’s 30thAnniversary tour, and true to...
15th January 2010
Poetry Bites Michael McKimm
Belfast poet, Michael McKimm, is the special guest at Poetry Bites at the Kitchen Garden Café, King’s Heath, Birmingham, on Tuesday, 26thJanuary.
Michael was born in Belfast in 1983 and grew up...
14th January 2010
Ready for Your Close-Up?
Have you ever had a good idea for a film? ..... perhaps even your own life-story, or maybe just an interesting event from it? But how do you go about turning that idea in to a workable film script?
...13th January 2010
Where For Art Thou?
Stockport Art Gallery will be launching a new exhibition – ‘Where For Art Thou?’ on February 14th to mark the contributions of local writers.
The exhibition, which runs until 18th April, is the...
11th January 2010
Fire in the Head Workshops
Fire in the Head are offering some exciting new workshops in Devon for you to kick-start the new decade with inspiration, insight and a fresh burst of creativity.
Tomorrow, Saturday January 9th, is t...
8th January 2010
Poetrywivenhoe
Poetrywivenhoe’s next event will be on Thursday, 28th January.
The whole evening will be an open-mic session, and whether you choose to read your own work or something by your favourite poet, you ar...
7th January 2010
Will Self at Express Excess
The first show back for Express Excess after the Christmas break will be on Wednesday 20th January, will be quite a special start to the New Year.
They will be playing host to the sensational Will S...
6th January 2010
Calling Young Disabled Writers in Wales
6th January 2010
Bank St Writers Poetry Competition - Closing Date Extended
All winning entries will be published in the internationally circulating "Current Accounts" magazine. Some commended entries may also be published at the edi...
2nd January 2010
Writing from Art with Elizabeth Burns
Litfest is offering a writing workshop using The Storey Gallery in Lancaster, using their spring group exhibition – What Happens If...? as a stimulus.
In the sessions you will explore what the artwor...
2nd January 2010
Short Cuts Cabaret & Open-Mic Night
Short Cuts is quickly gaining cult status as Suffolk’s first variety show, why not find out what all the fuss is about and go along to The Cut in Halesworth, on Friday 22nd January?
Short Cuts will b...
2nd January 2010
Put Your Favourite Place on the Poetry Map
The East Riding Library Service has teamed up with The South Bank Centre, London, on their new literary project called GPS (Global Poetry System!) which is designed to map the whereabouts of poetry in...
2nd January 2010
