This Tuesday – April 14th – I’m reading, at Fictions of Every Kind in Leeds, along with writer Zoe Lambert, and there’s also an open mic. It goes without saying I would love to see you there if you can make it.
Organiser of this non-profit, literary & artistic social, author Sarah Bradley, says: ‘Fictions of Every Kind is a quarterly DIY writers’ night based in Leeds. It has been running for 2 years now and is run by a small group of writers, including myself. Our aim is to provide support and encouragement to anyone involved in the lonely act of writing.’
The theme of the evening is ‘relativity,’ (I had to think hard about that one! But I’ve written a story especially for the evening which goes back to my prison days). I’ve really enjoyed doing it and it’s made me a think a lot about the importance of reading our work aloud to see how it’s working.
I’ve written about this in my weekly newsletter for writers -which you can sign up for on the right or HERE. The list continues to grow, so we are quite a community now, and I’m just writing newsletter 118!
Here is what Fictions of Every Kind have to say about the event
‘Fictions Of Every Kind: Relativity Tuesday April 14th, Wharf Chambers, 23-25 Wharf Street, Leeds (£3 in, 7:30 start)
Boy oh boy, oh Wowzers Trousers, Oh E=MC2, do we have an event for you!
Our April event is themed “relativity”. Whether this means to you warring parents, the passage of time, or the relativeness of things, you can be sure our two invited speakers have a couple of interesting things to say about it. (This even will be hosted by Claire, Jenna, and Sarah.)
Our two invited speakers are:
ZOE LAMBERT Zoe is a short story writer and almost novelist. Her collection, the War Tour, was published in 2012, and her stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. Her latest is Beta-Life, by Comma Press. She is currently working on her novel, That Quiet Longing, and she lectures at the University of Lancaster. www.zoelambert.com
AVRIL JOY was born in Somerset, the setting for her first novel, The Sweet Track. Her short fiction has appeared in literary magazines and anthologies, including Victoria Hislop’s, The Story: Love, Loss and the Lives of Women: 100 Great Short Stories. She has been shortlisted for a number of prizes including The Bridport, The Manchester Prize for Fiction, and in 2012 she won the inaugural Costa Short Story Aware. Her collection of stories, Millie and Bird, Tales of Paradise, is published in 2015 by Iron Press.’
So, I’m really looking forward to Tuesday, tried out my story on my partner this morning and he gave it the thumbs up so that helps and my daughter lives in Leeds so I’m looking forward to seeing her too.
See you there…
