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Umbrellas Commission
The commission was for me to produce texts to be displayed on umbrellas which were to be hung in Grassington Market Square for the duration of the festival. The idea was conceived by Bryony Pritchard, Visual Arts Director of Grassington Festival. Bryony interviews me about the process of making the umbrellas Bryony: 10 brollies. 10…
Being Mentored & A New Creative Writing Course at The Tetley
News July saw me performing poetry in front of the camera. I was filmed in domestic scenes, at Flamborough Head with the lighthouse looming over me and during a performance at Belgrave. Having seen the works in progress of these videos, I can say that the camera crew led by Pru Fowler and editor Ben…
Franz West inspired workshop at The Hepworth Wakefield, upcoming performances and news
July Diary of Open Workshops and Performances Monday 7th July 6.30-8.30 Word Blend, Ilkley Young Writers perform at Ilkley’s Costa Coffee. IYW are very talented writers and performers aged between 11 and 19 who have a range of competition wins and publications between them. Michelle Scally Clarke and I have been working with the…
New course at The Tetley, Same But Different Festival, Mslexia publication, word-webs and building sites
Novels I appear to be writing another novel. I didn’t intend to start so soon but things in my personal life shifted quite abruptly so, instead of wallowing, I started a third novel. As you do. It is true that writers are lucky in this – everything is an opportunity, especially new regular wakings at…