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WRITER OF THE MONTH
Each month Writing East Midlands will feature a talented writer from the region. Leicester poet and playwright Carol Leeming’s dramatic monologue and Choreopoem, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Diva, premiers at the Curve Theatre in Leicester in June as part of the Cultural Olympiad 2012. Click here to read an interview with Carol about her writing.
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Projects
Alt.Fiction Weekend of Sci Fi, Fantasy & Horror
Posted 17th February 2012
14 & 15 April 2012 Hear from your favourite authors, learn about the world of…
SHAKE THE DUST AT THE LYRIC LOUNGE 2012
Posted 17th October 2011
Poet Coaches and Poet Shadows Wanted
Events
Kate Tempest and the Dead Poets
27th May 2012
John Berkavitch presents the ulimate spoken word double bill. Featuring the…
Opportunities
Three New Plays by East Midlands Writers
Posted on 22nd May 2012
Off the Fence Theatre Company promotes new writing by playwrights based in the East…
Blogs
Follow the participants in this year's Mentoring Scheme:
Richard: It just goes to show, you never can tell...
Posted on 21st May 2012 at 06:19
One of the aspects of writing (and being published) that has struck me a few times is that as a writer it’s difficult to know which stories will find an audience. When I’m...
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Check out our recommended writers' blogs:
Pippa Hennessy - Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Read about Pippa's experiences working with Mark Gwynne Jones and a group of inspiring Year 8 students from Springwell College, as part of Writing East Midlands' Write Here and...
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Mouthy Poets
The Mouthy Poets are a group of young people that don't just 'do poetry' they write, perform, market, coordinate and facilitate their own community events. Based at the...
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Diva
Documenting an artistic journey in creating a work for performance by a black woman multi -artist in England - poetry/spoken word, physical theatre music, digital still and moving...
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