Arachne Press at Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival

We’re pleased to announce that we will be at Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival on Tuesday 17 May with a panel event based on Where We Find Ourselves: Poems and Stories of Maps and Mapping from UK Writers of the Global Majority.

Join us at Clapham Library for readings and a Q & A discussion with:

Ngoma Bishop

Marina Sánchez

Nikita Chadha

Farhana Khalique

Rick Dove

Emily Abdeni-Holman

L Kiew

The event is free, but ticketed.  Book your tickets here.

You will be able to buy a copy of Where We Find Ourselves at the event, or you can buy one from our webshop now.

Writing with your Ears – Words over Waltham Forest

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Join Cherry Potts, author and owner of Arachne Press to discover the power of live music ( provided by Jamie Doe and Jeremy Hopkin) to inspire plot, atmosphere and character development, writing alongside musicians, create your own work in response to the music.

Tuesday 12 November
6.30-8.30pm
North Chingford Library
The Green
Chingford
London E4 7EN

FREE – book your place: www.writingwithyourears.eventbrite.co.ukwriting with your ears flyer

Feedback from previous workshops

‘Writing with your Ears’ workshop.

Very, very informative – the time passed so quickly. I never realised before how music could have such an impact on writing.

No writing experience necessary. Bring your laptop or pens and paper and prepare to have fun.

More information about the WoWF festival

 

Cherry Potts has been a published writer for over 20 years. She trained in Neurolinguistic programming because it had that word Linguistic in it, and found that many of the concepts and exercises it used suit writing extremely well. She has worked as a trainer, business mentor/advisor and coach, as well as  in senior management in IT (A different life) A year ago she set up Arachne Press to publish emerging writers alongside providing workshops for writers to hone their skills with language in original and exciting ways.

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