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Prestwich Book Festival 2012

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Prestwich Book Festival: the UK’s newest micro literary book festival

Full details here:
http://www.prestwichbookfestival.net/
The festival will highlight the wealth of literary talent on the north side of Manchester, in Lancashire and beyond. The line up includes:
17 May 2012 at The Church Inn:  a host of bloggers and new writing talent  – including the very lovely Claire Massey, Kate Feld, Ben Judge, Aaron Gow and Sarah Clare Conlon.

30 May and 17th June 2012 at Aumbry: Emma Jane Unsworth, reading , while the restaurant’s chefs serve up a meal based on food in her debut novel Hungry, the Stars and Everything (sadly, both these Aumbry events are sold out)

17th June 2012 at the Church Inn, Prestwich: Glastonbury 2011 poet-in-residence Longfella (aka Tony Walsh) and friends storming 
31 May 2012 at teashop Time for Tea: debut novelist Alexandra Singer reading (see Alexandra’s amazing story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-17113133
 23 May 2012 at Prestwich Library: Sherry Ashworth and Gill James (both young adult writers)
7 June 2012 at new craft store Ellie Magpie: a creative writing workshop, led by me Ebba Brooks
Also see:
Twitter: @PBF12
Facebook: Prestwich Book Festival
Blog: http://jennywrenandbellawilfer.blogspot.co.uk/
 
Ebba Brooks is  happy to chat about any of this  – 07526 397604

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The Late Lancashire Witches: a reading

Friday, May 11th, 2012

We are very pleased to announce that the Early Modern Reading Group - in preparation for the staged reading of The Late Lancashire Witches at Lancaster Castle on 17th August – will conduct a preliminary reading of the play at The Borough, Dalton Square on the 16th and 21st May 2012.

Here’s a map of the pub location if you’re not familiar with it:

http://www.theboroughlancaster.co.uk/contact.html

 The Borough function room is provisionally booked from 7-9pm so there will be plenty of opportunity to eat and drink either before or after the reading.  The only thing that might change is if the pub gets a paid booking, so please email Ellie  Rycroft at  e.rycroft@lancaster.ac.uk on the day to double check in case there’s a change of venue. 

 Organisers would really like to get the wider Lancaster community involved with this play – it does after all depict this area and its inhabitants 400 years ago – so please tell anyone that you think might be interested in taking part, that they are more than welcome to attend.

It is a fabulous play.  If you want to take part in the reading then please print it off from this link and bring it with you on the 16th:

 http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/brome/viewTranscripts.jsp?play=LW&type=MOD&act=1 

 Thanks, and hope to see you there!

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Preston Guild Writing Courses

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

Preston Guild Writing Courses

They Eat Culture are running three writing courses with the WEA to respond to the themes of their Guild literature project, Preston Three20: Preston Past, Present and Future.

The work produced will contribute to an archive of Preston writing from the Guild 2012. The courses are divided into past, present and future and are all open to any level and any style of writer.

Preston Past – Tuesdays 8th, 15th & 22nd May, 6- 9.30pm, free for those on specified benefit or £31 for the full 10hr course.
Preston Present – Tuesdays 3rd, 10th & 17th July, 6-9.30pm, free for those on specified benefit or £31 for the full 10hr course.
Preston Future – Tuesdays 31st July, 7th & 14th August, 6-9.30pm, free for those on specified benefit or £31 for the full 10hr course.

To book a place on any of the courses, email nathalie@theyeatculture.org , tel: 01772 499 207.

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Script4Stage – Writer & Director Development Scheme with Bursaries – Deadline 16 April

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Writer & Director Development Scheme – Deadline April 16th 2012

Script4Stage is seeking writers & directors for a pilot initiative, which will develop and showcase scripts as well as teaching a new actor involved method of developing future plays.

The initiative will be run by Wyllie Longmore and Conor McKee in conjunction with The Lowry, Greater Manchester; The Dukes, Lancaster; and They Eat Culture/The Continental, Preston, and is funded by Arts Council England.

Writers will receive 2 days workshopping and one-to-one mentoring from the development team behind the sell out successes of Thrasher (The Royal Exchange Theatre & national tour) and Burnt (Contact Theatre & national tour), followed by sharings and Q&A sessions involving the public and industry experts on 24th, 25th and 31st May.

Directors will work with the development team and prepare the scripts for sharing under the mentoring of Wyllie Longmore (www.wyllielongmore.co.uk)

For details of how to apply plus terms and conditions, please see www.script4stage.com

Applications must be received by 12 noon on Monday 16th April.

A bursary will be available to applicants selected for the initiative, with one off workshop opportunities and concessionary tickets to the sharings available to other applicants.

For more details of how to apply plus terms and conditions, please see www.script4stage.com

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Preston Guild Writing Courses

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Preston Guild Writing Courses

They Eat Culture are running three writing courses with the WEA to respond to the themes of their Guild literature project, Preston Three20: Preston Past, Present and Future.

The work produced will contribute to an archive of Preston writing from the Guild 2012. The courses are divided into past, present and future and are all open to any level and any style of writer.

Preston Past – Tuesdays 8th, 15th & 22nd May, 6- 9.30pm, free for those on specified benefit or £31 for the full 10hr course.
Preston Present – Tuesdays 3rd, 10th & 17th July, 6-9.30pm, free for those on specified benefit or £31 for the full 10hr course.
Preston Future – Tuesdays 31st July, 7th & 14th August, 6-9.30pm, free for those on specified benefit or £31 for the full 10hr course.

To book a place on any of the courses, email nathalie@theyeatculture.org, tel: 01772 499 207.

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