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Eyes set?
Fingers itching to scroll? Good, as we have a great deal to share with
you.
We have three workshops, including a free
Masterclass with Jean 'Binta' Breeze. We have news about our free
manuscript appraisal service, Free Reads. We have events featuring the likes of John
Agard and some of the UEA's finest. What's more, we have two big job opportunities here at WCN.
As always, read on!
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Workshops & Opportunities for
Writers
We have a
diverse range of workshops for you this month, from performance poetry
to writing and publishing children's books. Planning for
next year already? Our next set of workshops will be announced soon, so
do keep an eye on our e-news.
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Free
Performance Poetry Masterclass with Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze
Thursday 10 Oct, 1-4pm, Free, Open, 20 Bank Plain
Want to up your poetry performance skills? Don't
miss this unique opportunity to learn from MBE Jean 'Binta'
Breeze; an inspiring Jamaican sensation who will knock your socks off
in this free three hour workshop.
In collaboration
with Apples and Snakes
Workshop Information | Book Online
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An
Introduction to Writing and Publishing Children’s Books with
Alexander Gordon Smith
Sat 16 Nov, 10.30am-4.30pm, £55/£45 conc, WCN
Get to know the key elements of writing for children
with author Alexander Gordon Smith who knows how it's done; he's
written nine children's best-sellers and two writing guides. A
must for anyone considering writing for children.
Workshop Information | Book Online
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Translating
the Poetry of the Holocaust: Two Workshops with Jean Boase-Beier
Mon 4 Nov 2-4pm or Tues 5 Nov 3-5pm, Free, Library
Training Room
Discover the poetry of the holocaust, with an emphasis
on translation, in this workshop from Jean Boase-Beier. You don’t
need to be fluent in another language, just have an interest in
poetry and translation.
Workshop
Information
Email ldc.holocaust@uea.ac.uk to book
your place.
Find out more about Translating
the Poetry of the Holocaust.
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TLC Free
Reads - Coming Soon
Our free manuscript reading service, in collaboration
with The Literary Consultancy, will be
open for entries in October. Find out more about the scheme and keep an eye on
October's e-news for full details.
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Escalator
Literature Writing Competition - Update
Escalator Literature won’t be
opening in the Autumn as in past years – instead it’ll launch in
2014, in a slightly different incarnation to previous years. As
always, keep an eye on our enews for more updates.
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Events &
Networking
Join us in
October when we'll be celebrating Black History Month with
performance poets John Agard and Jean 'Binta' Breeze. We also have the
launch of UEA Live (more below), and our monthly get-together, The
Salon.
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WCN and Norfolk Black History Month
present John Agard and Jean 'Binta' Breeze
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Fri 11th
Oct, 7.30pm, £7/£5 conc, Café Bar Marzano
If you've seen
John Agard or Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze perform, then you'll know how good
this will be. If you haven't, then this is a must for your senses. Both
writers are known for their powerful, playful poetry and we can
guarantee you'll be kept on the edge of your seat.
Event
Information | Book Your
Ticket
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UEA Live is a new clubbish night from
UEA featuring talented writers who are all graduates or students of
their Creative Writing courses. A chance to hear some great writing and
to mingle and make merry.
24th October, Sam Riviere, 7.15pm, Cafe
Bar Marzano, Norwich, Free.
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Tues 1 October, 7pm, Norwich Arts
Centre
Have you discovered The Salon yet?
It's free and made for friendly, literary networking as well as an
opportunity to hear great work. This month we celebrate new
publications by poets Roger Robinson and Helen Mort, both
well-respected favourites loved by readers and fellow poets alike. We
look forward to seeing you there.
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EDP- Jarrold
East Anglian Book Awards 2013
November 6th, 6.30pm, Open, Bank Plain
Tickets are
now on sale for this year’s awards ceremony, a celebration of our
region’s literature which will see six category winners announced, one
of which will also be named as the overall East Anglian Book of the
Year – bringing its author a £1000 prize. Tickets are £20, including a glass of
wine on arrival and a 2 course sit down fork buffet. View this year's shortlisted books.
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The Latest from WCN
Writers' Centre Norwich is Hiring
We’re looking
for a Development Manager and a Programme Manager, so if you have lots
of experience, and plenty of enthusiasm (or know somebody who does)
then we’d love to hear from you. Get all the juicy details on our Job Vacancies page.
Congratulations to the 2012 Escalator Literature Winners
After a year
of professional development, mentorship, support from their peers and
lots of hard work, our ten talented genre fiction writers are
almost finished with the Escalator Literature programme. They’ll be
celebrating their achievements along with an audience of agents and
publishers at Foyles in October. You can read extracts
from their work and find out more
about Escalator online.
Summer Reads
After a great
summer of reading, events and book clubs, our Summer
Reads programme has come to an end. If you missed our events
with authors
Sarah Hall and Jon McGregor or poet
Kei Miller you can listen to recordings on SoundCloud.
And, of course, it's never too late to read the books. If you only
have a minute to spare, watch Emma Healey’s six
second Summer Reads videos.
Down the Rabbit Hole and Beyond
We welcomed
Summer Reads 2012 author Juan Pablo Villalobos and his translator
Rosalind Harvey to Norwich to celebrate the launch of his new book, Quesadillas.
Rachel Ward blogged
about the event.
Find us on IdeasTap
We have a
new home on IdeasTap - an arts charity for young,
creative people - as a partner organisation. Come and say hello.
26 for Norwich
26
for Norwich took 26 historic Norwich writers, paired
these figures with members of the writers’
group 26 and UEA students and asked both the students
and professional writers to compose a piece in response to the historic
writer they’d been paired with. Visit the 26
for Norwich website to read their work, and find out more
about the project in this blog
from Sara Sheridan.
The Volunteer-Led Reading and Writing Programme
Roxanne
Matthews blogs
on new community project, the Volunteer-Led Reading and
Writing Programme.
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Other News
The University
of East Anglia has two
fellowships open for applications.
To celebrate
UEA’s 50th anniversary, every writer appearing at the University of East Anglia Literary Festival this
autumn has studied at UEA. Writers include Rose Tremain, Naomi
Alderman, Andrew Cowan, David Almond, Charlie Higson, Anne Enright,
Adam Foulds, John Boyne, Andrew Miller, Tracy Chevalier, Glenn
Patterson, Ian McEwan and Sir Paul Nurse.
The Wordsworth
Trust are looking for a Poet
in Residence.
The 2014 Commonwealth
Short Story Prize will open on the 1st of October.
The Words
and Women writing competition is open.
Wymondham
Words Festival will be taking place from the 21st-28th September.
Renowned
poet Felix Dennis will be at the Playhouse Theatre,
Norwich on the 7th October.
The University
of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education offers
short and part-time courses to adult learners from all over the
world, including literature and creative writing courses.
The
Aldeburgh Poetry Festival celebrates its 25th Anniversary
with brilliant international poets in 56 events. Taking place on the
8-10th November, it promises to be the ultimate poetry
weekend. Box Office : 01728 687100 or book
online.
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