Out Word
Open Pen and a local writing group present ‘Out Word’
Live readings, spoken word, literary comedy and a microfiction competition, hosted by N Quentin Woolf.
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This year’s story is the exciting tale of Dick Whittington, the poor boy who comes to London, to make his fortune from streets reputedly paved with gold. His initial disappointments climax in his leaving the city with his cat, but his journey northwards is halted by the Bow Bells calling to him, “Turn again, Dick Whittington”. His adventures are many, and his success is crowned by his being Lord Mayor of London not once – not twice – but THREE times.
Richmond upon Thames Literature Festival
Now in its’ 21st year, the Richmond Literature Festival is a calendar highlight for the borough and beyond. Many of this years’ festival events are set among prestigious heritage locations including galleries, arts centres and universities across the borough.
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Richmond Literature
Christmas is on 11th December this year
Marie Benton, leader of the Choir With No Name says:
“Dear Choir with No Name devotee
CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!
Apologies for the slightly early over-excitement, but we’d love you to join us for our Christmas party as we once more fill the beautiful Union Chapel in Islington, North London, on Tuesday 11th December.
It will be the debut performance of the Choir with No Name South London (who are JUST about to launch, and who will have had only 5 rehearsals!), and they’ll join forces with our Birmingham and North London choirs, as well as a host of other choirs in the chapel’s very beautiful gallery. And to top it all off, we’ve got support from the brilliant City Shanty Band, who are described by the Daily Mail as a “hackney-based a cappella group” which, in their words, “is wrong because we’ve got an accordion and a drum — silly fascists.” They sing a mix of original songs and traditional sea shanties but about, um, the city. We’ve gigged with them before and had a really brilliant time, and we absolutely know you will too.
SO CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS!!
As usual we’re offering free tickets to hostel residents, so if you work for a homeless service just contact our brand new Operations Manager, Emma Broomfield, if you’d like to reserve some. She’s available at emma@choirwithnoname.org or on 020 7202 6637.
We sold out super-quick last year so don’t forget to book early!
We really hope to see you at the Union Chapel. We can’t tell you how excited we are. It’s gonna be sooooo Christmassy.
Lots of love
All of us at the Choir with No Name”
Anonymous Johnson
A Lecture by Professor Robert Folkenflik
Monday 29 October, 7pm (doors open at 6.15pm)
Johnson wrote to the printer of Rasselas, “I will not print my name, but expect it to be known.” In this lecture, Professor Folkenflik will explore Johnson and his anonymity: most of Johnson’s works were published anonymously even after the success of his great Dictionary. We hope to uncover why.
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Dr Johnson’s House
For more information and booking details:
http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/literature-spoken-word
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“Played in Britain has a reputation for thoroughness and insight… editor Simon Inglis deserves credit for the clarity of his vision.”
-John Burnett, Folk Life: Journal of Ethnological Studies
Find out more about Played in Britain, their books and their authors
Sentinel Literature Festival 2011
3 evenings of poetry, fiction, lectures, discussions, music and fun designed to ENTERTAIN & INSPIRE.
Sentinel Literature Festival is a biennial event run by Sentinel Poetry Movement. First held in December 2009, the festival now runs every other October.
The participants and events at the festival have been carefully chosen and structured to excite and engage both writers and fans of literature.
The mix of readings, storytelling, performances, lectures, talks, presentation of papers, and interactive sessions means that guests at our festival will not only enjoy fine literature, but will also share ideas, and gain insight into the amazing processes that produce the literary gems that define our time.
2011 Highlights
► Readings, performances, lectures and talks by writers and musicians including Nengi Ilagha, author of Mantids, Derek Sellen, author of The Arch and its Shadow, Amanda Sington-Williams, author of The Eloquence of Desire, Osita Okagbue, author of Culture and Identity in African and Caribbean Theatre, Andy Willoughby, author of Tough, Miles Cain, author of The Border,
Tinashe Mushakavanhu, editor of Sentinel Literary Quarterly, Terence Frisby, author of Kisses on a Postcard, Monica Clarke, author of They call me Hottentot Venus, Peter Olorunisomo (a.k.a Pete Godismo), author of A Snake in the King’s Palace, Christie Watson, author of Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, Graham Burchell, author of Vermeer’s Corner, N. Quentin Woolf, author of The Writer’s Notebook, and “Tequila Secrets” writer Adura Ojo.
► Introduction & launching of new books including the Sentinel Annual Literature Anthology edited by Unoma Azuah, Nnorom Azuonye and Amanda Sington-Williams, and The Border by Miles Cain.
Sentinel Literature Festival 2011
Pearson Lecture Theatre (North East Entrance)
University College London
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
Thursday 27th & Friday 28th October 2011
7:00pm – 10:30pm
Sunday 30th October 2011
4:30pm – 8:00pm
Host/Festival Director
Nnorom Azuonye
Tel: 07812 755 751
Email: nnorom.azuonye@sentinelpoetry.org.uk
Website: http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/literaturefestival/
zoe jenny at eastside bookshop
Zoe’s first novel The Pollen Room (1997) won her global critical acclaim and is the all-time best selling debut novel by a Swiss author. The novel has been translated into 27 languages since publication. Zoe has published numerous best-selling titles, including The Call of The Conch Shell (2000), A Fast Life (2002), and The Portrait (2007).
The Sky is Changing (published by Legend Press in May 2010) is Zoe’s first novel written in English – seeing her become one of first best-selling authors to write and publish novels in different languages in original form. Zoe Jenny was born in Basel, Switzerland, in 1974. After years of traveling and living in New York and Berlin, she has now settled in London.
Zoe will be discussing her new novel, talking about the difficulties facing new authors and how to get published.
Date: October 7th
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Eastside Bookshop, 166 Brick Lane.
Read more at: http://www.zoejenny.com
on self-publishing and storming amazon
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24th August 2010
“I have several books and websites bookmarked on self-publishing, so I was hoping that N Quentin Woolf’s workshops on Though the workshop lasted two hours, I could have stayed all night. The evening felt more like a cosy chat with a friend rather than a workshop, helped by the small group of attendees and the atmospheric location. I left inspired enough to re-visit my self-publishing books previously gathering dust on my bookshelf. I look forward to attending more of N Quentin Woolf’s workshops, and I suggest anyone thinking of self-publishing sign-up quickly for the next ones. I assure you, you will not be disappointed.” I look forward to attending more of your events. Ola Fagbohun of DiverseTraveller.com
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storming amazon a beginners guide by kyle wallace
Kyle Wallace, author of Dial M for Mascara, was on fine form again this week as he returned to Tiffinbites to talk about Storming Amazon. One week previously, he’d been discussing the ins and outs of self-publishing; working on the presumption that his audience now had the published book in hand Kyle this week led them step-by-step through the Amazon jungle, highlighting the many opportunities there are to make your book a success. But this makes it sound rather more mundane that it actually was. In a previous life, Kyle was a magician, and it’s easy to see how years of thinking wee outside the box informed his approach to the sales and distribution of books. Indeed, listening to Kyle unveil the process he used was exactly like watching a magic trick be explained, and his approach was carefully thought out dynamite-effective and simple. Now, I couldn’t promise that his method would work for everybody, but, rather than simply make assertions, Kyle did talk attendees through the reasons behind each stage of choices so that they could customise the idea.
The evening was full of valuable stuff; it made one properly consider a number of Amazonian features that can all too easily be taken for granted. Put it like this; if in the future I were planning to self-publish a new book onto Amazon, I would most definitely follow the steps outlined by Kyle, with every confidence that they would make my book sell more copies, achieve a high exposure, and generally improve my life.
We’re hoping to make the transcripts of this week’s talk, and last week’s available for sale. If you’re interested in these, and would like notification when they’re ready, please drop us an email at kyle@nquentinwoolf.co.uk
self-publishing a beginners guide by kyle wallace
On Thursday August 12th, it was my pleasure to host the first of two talks given by the author Kyle Wallace about the ins and outs of self-publishing. Thanks to the generosity of those lovely people at our venue Tiffinbites, we were poppadom happy as Kyle launched into an engaging, honest and fuss-free explanation of how to take your book from final draft to bookshelf. As we know, those in the literary world are not always renowned for their stage presence, however, as an ex-magician and stand-up comic, Kyle had no problem holding his own. Kyle used the lessons learnt the hard way when he self-published his debut novel Dial M for Mascara, to deliver an engaging, thoughtful and extremely informative hour and a half of information gems and insider advice. From page layout to pricing, spine design to Amazon-readiness, Kyle was generous with his knowledge and flagged up a great many potential pitfalls for the newcomer to self publishing.
As attendees discovered, there is a great deal more to self-publishing than one might imagine. Throughout the talk, Kyle kept one eye firmly on the bottom line, offering great tips (all field-tested) on how to bring down suppliers’ prices, how to think through your cover design, and even how to sell copies of your book using the dedication’s page. Along with the factsheet of shortcuts for obtaining ISBN numbers and registering your book correctly, Kyle addressed those perplexing matters such as how to ensure that your book is properly registered with National Libraries, and how the colour of your cover can cost you more in postage. Feedback from the evening was very positive and we’re looking forward to Thursday the 19th of August when Kyle’s subject will be how to crack that massive, yet daunting, sales portal: Amazon.
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