The Poetry Society Celebrating our centenary

Leeds & Bradford
Contact: Bruce Barnes (01274 223665 or bruce.poetbradford AT blueyonder.co.uk)

* About Bradford Poetry Workshop. A critical and constructive workshop for writers and fans of poetry. Bradford Poetry Workshop meets monthly, on the fourth Monday of the month at 8.30p.m @ the New Beehive, Westgate Bradford BD1. Bring along at least half a dozen copies of your poem for constructive criticism or just sit in and listen and comment. On other Mondays same time, same place, Beehive Poets either have readarounds or guest readers. More details from bruce.poetbradford AT blueyonder.co.uk or tel 01274 223665.

* Saturday writing workshops in delightful Hebden Bridge: 6, 13, 20 March from 10am till 3.30pm with a half hour for lunch (with utterly delicious homemade bread and soup). 

The sessions are run through the WEA, so please book (by 31st Jan at the latest) with Linda Croft on 01706 818 103 or email her at lcroft at wea.org.uk. The WEA have various concessions for various categories of people, and all four sessions - ie 20 hours of vibrant teaching and real hands-on learning! - is only £60 even if you have to pay full whack. 

The sessions are tailored to exactly what you want to cover, but ideas to start with are: Plot development; How to make writing a real part of your daily life; Writing from personal development; Writing in different styles.

In the last 4 sessions we covered: Writing on location; Character development; Writing dialogue; and How to edit - this doesn't, of course, mean that these won't be referred to (frequently!) again, and I am quite happy to run refreshers on any of these, and also tailor sessions to meet particular needs of the student group.

 * The Leeds Salon is to host a debate on the removal of Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Education for Leisure' from the school curriculum. The speakers will be George Szirtes, Ronan McDonald, Andrew McMillan and Michele Ledda; and the debate will be chaired by Wes Brown. Wednesday 10 March 2010, 6:15pm (for a 6:30 start) to 8:30pm. Conference Room 1, The Carriageworks, Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD. Places are limited, so please contact the Leeds Salon directly if you are planning to attend. http://leedssalon.org.uk/forthcoming-events.html

 * Leeds Trinity University College on Wednesday, 10 March, for the Writers’ Festival. Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5HD. Tel: 01132837126. Email: s.simpson at leedstrinity.ac.uk

* Debjani Chatterjee - Poetry Workshops - FREE - At Kala Sangam, St Peter’s House, Bradford

Saturday 6th March 2pm-4:30pm: Poetry workshop inspired by the theme of mothers and sisters.Her readings and workshops are inspirational and not to be missed. Tel: 01274 303340
Email: bryony at kalasangam.org
Web: www.kalasangam.org

* Grey Hen Poetry Competition is for women over 60. Poems up to 40 lines on any theme. Judges: Ann Alexander and Penelope Shuttle. Prizes: £100, £75, £25. Entry Fee £3.00 per poem, £10 for 4. Winning poems will be posted on the website. Entries must be accompanied by form available at www.ghreyhenpress.com or write to: Grey Hen Press, PO Box 450, Keighley, W Yorks BD22 9BG. Closing date 30th April 2010.

* 2010 Huddersfield Literature Festival Programme. Wednesday the 10th March 2010 until Sunday 14th March 2010. This year's festival includes creative events such as the film adaptation workshop, album-in-a-day workshop and a one off appearance from Alexei Sayle.

Tickets can be booked through the Lawrence Batley Theatre on 01484 430528.

Twitter: Under 'HuddsLitFest'

*  The Albert Poets: Thursday 11th March 2010 at 8pm at the Albert Hotel (next to Huddersfield Library). Admission free, everyone welcome! Reading this month are Lynn Alderson, Zetta Bear, Philip Beverley and Carola Luther. albertpoets at live.co.uk

* Writer in Residence Position at The Hosking Houses Trust. Deadline: Monday 12th April 2010

The Hosking Houses Trust was registered as a charity in 1999, with the aim of founding residential fellowships for older women writers and (eventually) artists and composers of achievement and merit. Fund raising was initiated and our first property, Church Cottage (suitable for writers) was acquired by the Trust in 2001.

We are therefore now seeking to appoint one or more writers for the year and the closing date is 12th April, interviews to be held on 19th April 2010. We offer-
- Between two months and one year's residence in Church Cottage, Clifford Chambers with all the bills paid-
- Bursary of £750pcm, or £9,000 per annum-

Applications are open to any woman over the age of forty, who writes in English, has the legal right to be in the UK and who has a contract for publication or performance of original work on any subject whatsoever. For further details contact:

Sarah Hosking Founder/secretary
33, The Square
Clifford Chambers
Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 8HT
Telephone 01789 262924
e-mail: sarahhosking at btinternet.com
website: www.hoskinghouses.co.uk

 

North Yorkshire & East & Riding  
Contact: Paul Stanley (01262 673 559 or 07508 735 064 or battleforge AT btinternet.com)

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