Attention WORD CLUBBERS! On Friday 28th October we have three rising stars
of the poetry scene co-headlining at WORD CLUB and they're all having their
Leeds launches of their respective debuts pamphlet/collections just for you
lot! Yes, we have Vicky Foster, Dan Whitaker and Matt Nicholson. For those who
caught their sets at this year's Poetry at the Parsonage, you'll remember just
how good they are and I for one can't wait! If you love poetry, gert thesens to
this! Further info about these fine young things will be posted at the end of
the week.
We'll also be selling tickets for our Fox, Dunn, Cherriman & Weir WORD
CLUB SPECIAL on Friday 25th November (from 7.30 pm) and tickets are
going sharpish! Tickets are £8 at the next two WORD CLUBS (your last chance to
buy one at this price) or you can buy one via paypal at www.markconnors.co.uk
to make sure you get a ticket. There is a £2 book fee via paypal though.
WORD CLUB’s
inaugural new spoken word night, ANYTHING
PROSE, kicks off at 7.30 pm on Friday 18th November at The
Chemic Tavern, Leeds. A poetry free zone, ANYTHING PROSE will feature three
headline writers each month or every other month (depending on the success of
the pilot) and there will be an open mic where other writers will have four
minute slots to showcase their own prose work.
Our co-headliners for
our inaugural bash are all published by a local publisher, Armley Press, who also publish me, Mark Connors, your host for the evening.
M. W. Leeming,
known as Wayne, is an an ex-criminal defence lawyer. He has been writing since
early teens, and has self-published several works of fiction and non-fiction,
ranging from short-stories, novellas, and a book examining the problems faced
by renters. Justice is Served,
published by Armley Press in 2016, was inspired by his experience working in
criminal defence, and by experiences he himself suffered, although he denies
any allegation that he stalks the night time streets with a leather gimp mask.
He is currently working on a sequel to Justice is Served, and a book concerning
an unpleasant bailiff - in which the themes of mental health and forgiveness
are explored.
K. D. Thomas, aka Kathy, lives in
Worcester where she wastes her time with the imaginary characters she writes
about and whom she tends to prefer to real people. In real life Kathy was a
cardiac specialist nurse but had to give that up because it turns out working
knees help. For now, until she is recognised as being a literary genius, she
writes, makes jewellery and up-cycles furniture for craft fairs. Every cloud
eh?! So far she has written ten novels and three screenplays and been published
twice including Fogbow and Glory with
Armley Press in April of this year and just had a short story accepted for a
cancer research anthology. She has just started the research for her 11th
novel. She would love for you to buy her book and leave stellar feedback.
Pretty please?
From Birkenhead, but
currently residing in the East Midlands, Nathan
O'Hagan is the author of 'The World Is (Not) A Cold Dead Place' and the
short fiction collection 'Purge'. 'The World Is (Not) A Cold Dead
Place' was described as 'funny, violent, shitty, moving' by James Brown
(Loaded, GQ, Sabotage Times) and as a 'great debut' by Russ Litten (author of
'Swear Down' and 'Kingdom'). Nathan was described as 'author very talented
writer by Kevin Sampson (author of 'Awaydays' and 'The Killing Pool'). His
second novel is due out in February 2017.
The first rule of WORD CLUB is: Everyone talks about WORD CLUB.
So SPREAD THE WORD!
The Chemic Tavern, 9
Johnson Street, Leeds. LS6 2NG
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