It’s a busy day: just sent the files for Math Jones‘ The Knotsman to the printer, and confirmed the launch: Wednesday 10th April 7.30 at Nell of Old Drury (this link is quite flakey you might find their Facebook page easier) 29 Catherine Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5JS
just TAKEN DELIVERY of Noon… (launch(es) still being tied down, but expect Aberdeen London and possibly Cork)
and tomorrow is the launch in Wales, of Jeremy Dixon‘s In Retail.
It’s Twelfth Night, the official end to the festive season, so to mark the occasion here are all the videos from the London session of the Solstice Shorts Festival
Ian Kennedy & Sarah Lloyd, Herald the Noon
Precarious, by Michelle Penn
Still No Name by Marika Josef
High Noon by Marka Rifat read by Carrie Cohen
Noon Son by Alison Lock read by Grace Cookey-Gam
A Vampire at Noon by Patience Mackarness read by Marika Josef
Ian Grosz An Autumn Noon, read by Michelle Penn
Ian Kennedy & Sarah Lloyd Green Broom
Toast Crumbs by Karen Boissonneault-Gauthier read by Marika Joseph
Arthur Streeton Advises his Students by Mandy Macdonald, read by Michelle Penn
I am Not Beautiful at Noon by Elinor Brooks read by Grace Cookey-Gam
Under the L by Liam Hogan read by Carrie Cohen
Mad Dogs and Englishmen by Laila Sumpton read by Grace Cookey-Gam
These poems and stories, and those performed at our other venues will be published on March 21st 2019, in the book, NOON which you can preorder now
The evil lurgy hath struck! the entire cast of our Cork event have been struck down with a midwinter ague – even the camera person. So they aren’t going to be able to perform, and the CORK event is cancelled. Deeply disappointing.
EVERYWHERE ELSE IS HAPPENING. Get thee to Blackwells Aberdeen, Summerhall Gallery Cafe Edinburgh, The Old Firestation Carlisle, The Ucheldre Centre Holyhead (Ynys Mon), or The Bakehouse Theatre Blackheath (London) in good time for Noon and celebrate the living daylights out of the Solstice, because we’re starting on the dot, and you don’t want to be late, because, you know, the sun might decide to stay away after all…
Ian Kennedy &Sarah Lloyd sing Cold Time (from Longest Night)
Katerina Watson reads Threshold from Dusk
Cherry Potts reads an extract from The Midwinter Wife from Longest Night
Join us at Noon this Friday for all-new Solstice material in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Carlisle, Ynys Mon, Cork and London (Blackheath)
If you can’t join us in person at NOON, you can watch one of the events on line in real time, or catch it later.
All uploads are to Facebook.
Ynys Mon: https://www.facebook.com/ucheldre.holyhead/
Carlisle: https://www.facebook.com/tolivarmedia/
Aberdeen: https://www.facebook.com/intuitivemusicaberdeen/
Edinburgh https://www.facebook.com/Old-Creaky-Table-992474250952054/
London (Blackheath) https://www.facebook.com/SolsticeShorts2014/
Cork are not live streaming, but we will share their recorded video later.
On Thursday 13th December, you are invited to City Writes Autumn 2018, at The Northampton Suite, City University, Northampton Square, EC1V 0HB
Arachne Press’ Cherry Potts and Katerina Watson will be reading their respective Solstice Shorts stories, The Midwinter Wife from Longest Night, and Threshold from Dusk. We will be supported by Ian Kennedy & Sarah Lloyd singing Cold Time from Longest Night, and there will be readings from the winners of this term’s writing contest, Meera Betab, Angelita Bradney, Kate Henderson and Debz Hobbs-Wyatt.
Ness Owen lives on the island of Ynys Mon where she writes plays, poetry and stories in between lecturing and farming. Her work has appeared in various journals including Poetry Wales, Red Poets, I, S & T, The Fat Damsel, Culture Matters and in four anthologies published by Arachne Press, Three Drops Press, Here and Now project and Mother’s Milk Books. Her bi-lingual poetry collection Mamiaith is due out next year from Arachne Press
Short plays produced:
The Footpath – Ucheldre Rep – The Ucheldre Centre, Holyhead
Keep Moving – Suitcase Community Theatre – Clwyd Theatr Cymru
Goodbye My Love – Scriptslam Sherman Cymru, Cardiff
Shut Up – Dirty Protest – The Bar in Galeri, Caernarfon
Saviour’s Day – Dirty Protest – Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
Ness’s poem Left at the Cenotaph is in An Outbreak of Peace
Rebecca will be reading an extract from the story at the Manchester Launch THIS FRIDAY 6.30 at Blackwells. free tickets here.
Lily Peters was born and raised in south-east London and Normandy. After studying French and Spanish at Durham University she moved to Newcastle and became a secondary school teacher of modern foreign languages. Despite only recently completing her MEd, Lily is about to embark on a MA in Creative Writing.
Lily’s story for An Outbreak of Peace is The Spider Plant by my Bed
Lily will be reading an extract from the story at the Manchester Launch THIS FRIDAY 6.30 at Blackwells. free tickets here.
Rebecca Skipwith is an editor and charity worker, currently working with people with learning difficulties and survivors of violence. She practised writing with Literary Kitchen and has written stories that have been longlisted by the New Writer and performed by Liars’ League.
Rebecca’s story for An Outbreak of Peace is Surplus Women
Rebecca will be reading an extract from the story at the Manchester Launch THIS FRIDAY 6.30 at Blackwells. free tickets here.
Poet Valerie Bence reads her poem Light at the launch of An Outbreak of Peace, an anthology of stories and poems in response to the end of WWI
Next launch event Blackwells Manchester 30th November
