LAMPlist 988 january 01

 

Hello Lampers

Happy New Year! Hope you’re still enjoying a creatively festive break for those of you that believe that Christmas does indeed last 12 days – only 5 more to go!
If you’ve been twiddling your thumbs waiting for the year to begin, there’s plenty of info to get you going again.
All the creative best for the year ahead.

Anwen

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LAMPlist 988 January 01

1. Job Opp: black actors for NW tour

2. Not New Year’s Eve: unique event

3. Performance Opp: next season at the drum

4. Development Opp: black and asian poets

5. Competition Opp: poetry kit capital of culture

6. PANDA: weekly newsletter

7. MLT: monthly newsletter

8. Poetry Library: monthly newsletter

9. Poetry Kit: monthly newsletter

10. Poetry Cafe: monthly newsletter

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1. Job Opp: black actors for NW tour

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Subject: Paid tour – black actors sought
From: “Anonymous” <artsjobs@listmail.artsfb.org.uk>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:57:43 +0000
X-Message-Number: 3

‘Dream of an African Child’ by Robin Graham, directed by Toria Banks
Greenhouse Northwest and The Ugly Tree are looking for 4 black actors (2m 2f)
for a tour in the Northwest region. The play is set in rural Ghana, and tells
the story of a sixteen year old boy’s return to confront his family who sold
him eight years before. The tour will include schools performances for 15 and
16 year olds, as well as public performances at venues including the Bolton
Octagon and Manchester Museum.
Rehearsals start, in central Manchester, on Monday 18th February. The show has
a running time of approximately 40 minutes, and will be rehearsed over
ten days. The show opens on Thursday 28th, at the Bolton Octagon, and tour
dates run until Wednesday 19th March. The fee for the rehearsal and performance
period (4 weeks and 2 days) is �1100. Travel to performance venues (but not to
rehearsals) will be paid for by the company, and a daily payment will be made
whenever there are two performances on a single day.
We cannot pay for accommodation, so a Manchester base is an obvious advantage.
However, we may be able to accommodate one or two performers in our own homes,
so please get in touch if that may be a help. Please note that an accurate West
African accent (or at very least, a proven ear for accents) is an absolute
necessity. Musical skills are an advantage but not essential.
We are looking to cast the following:
Peter (16) – the youngest son in a large family, Peter was sold at eight
years old to work for a fisherman on the lake upriver. He returns to confront
his parents. Please note we are looking for a trained, professional actor with
a young playing age.
Mary (18)- Peter’s sister. Mary sells fish on the river ferry, and does what
her father tells her. It was because of what Mary told her parents about the
young Peter’s behaviour that he was sold. Please note we are looking for a
trained, professional actor with a young playing age.
Mother (mid-late 40s) – Works hard, selling fish at market. Is excited when
Peter comes home, and hopes that the past can be forgotten.
Father (50s) – Cannot admit to any past mistakes, or that Peter was not being
justly punished. Is broken by the strength of his son’s anger.
The play was written by Robin Graham of Greenhouse Northwest, after spending a
lot of time in Ghana. It is a straightforward, strongly told family drama, and
is not TIE in style. It should be robust, and realistic and powerful and will
repay careful rehearsal. If you are interested in auditioning please send a
CV and photo to the director, Toria Banks, at toriabanks@hotmail.com.
Auditions will be held in Manchester, on Sunday 27th and Monday 28th January.
If you are available for the show, but unable to attend on these days please
let us know, and we will do what we can.

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2. Not New Year’s Eve: unique event

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NOT PART OF NEW YEARS EVE

3pm till 11pm Saturday 12th January at The Dancehouse, Oxford Rd, Manchester

Start ‘08 on a cultural high with a festival of Manchester’s newest and brightest talents featuring;

Theatre

AstaTheatre

No Attitude

Being Sebastien

Shangri La

Jamie Scott

Performance Poetry

Richard Barrett

24 Hour Arty People

Paul Knight

Stephanie Portersmith

Stand Up

Jason Cooke

Mel Moon

Paul Hand

Sir Richard Swan

Bryan Lacey

Comedy Sportz

Fiona Abernethy

Burlesque

Glitter Kittens

Music

Pleasure Drenching Improvers

Kinetic Fallacy

Lazy Browns

Star Fighter Pilot

Bleeding Hands

Belle of Le Bois & Semi Precious Gents

Samson & Delilah

Ragz

Tom Kerswill

Shakey Jakes

Fublic Dick

Puppetry

Ragamuffin Theatre – Pillow-man

Dance

The Spokes

30 artists in 2 spaces under one roof for only £7 (£5 concs)

Not Part Of NYE is the first warm up event for 2009’s Not Part Of Festival, Manchester’s most inclusive arts festival and showcases work from artists involved with last summers Not Part Of Manchester International Festival ( www.notmanchesterinternationalfestival.co.uk) and from artists who will be involved with future Not Part Of Festivals.

The Not Part Of Team

07856 977 329

www.notpartof.org

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3. Performance Opp: next season at the drum

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

SUMMER / AUTUMN SEASON 2008 PROGRAMME

February – April 2008

The Drum Arts Centre is seeking new productions and performances for its Summer (May / June / July) and Autumn (September / October / November / December) 2008 seasons, We would be interested in hearing from artists, promoters, production companies, musicians and performers, who have product or tours that they would like to submit for consideration for this period.

Please note: The Drum is dedicated to developing and promoting contemporary art and culture of British African, Asian and Caribbean communities. The Drum’s mission is to lead and facilitate the development, celebration, performance and exhibition of the diversity of Black arts and cultures for the benefit of all.

All submissions/proposals need to be received by Friday 18^th January 2008 to be considered for summer season. Proposals must include the following supporting information:

· Name, contact details of company or artist(s)

· Biographic details of artist(s) and company

· Synopsis of the piece / gig

· Running Time

· High quality colour and, if available, black + white images (min 300 dpi at 10cm square, ideally a file size of 1MB or over. )

· Press clippings of previous shows/events (if available)

· Tour Schedule (if applicable)

· Any product, CDs, books, tapes, web links etc

· Any special information to be included

This is not a formal application process, so please contact us with any concerns or queries. Please address all submissions / proposals to Pippa Frith, Programme Coordinator at p.frith@the-drum.org.uk or send them to The Drum, 144 Potters Lane , Aston, Birmingham , B6 4UU . Tel: 0121 333 2425

Pippa Frith

Programme Coordinator

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The Drum | 144 Potters Lane | Aston | Birmingham | B6 4UU

Direct Email: p.frith@the-drum.org.uk

Direct Line: 0121 333 2425

Box Office: 0121 333 2400 / 2444

Fax: 0121 333 2440

Website: www.the-drum.org.uk

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4. Development Opp: black and asian poets

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Please see below for information about an exciting new national development programme for Black and Asian poets, run by Spread the Word.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at nathalie@spreadtheword.org.uk if you have any questions and do pass the information on to others who might be
interested.

Apologies for any cross postings. Please do not reply to this email.

Best wishes,

Nathalie Teitler
Project Manager
The Complete Works
Nathalie@spreadtheword.org.uk
0207 735 3616

The Complete Works

A national two year development programme for advanced Black and Asian poets

Are you a Black or Asian poet at the stage where you are committed to producing your first full-length collection?
Would you benefit from a tailored programme of support and career development?

For two years you will have an individually assigned poet-mentor offering you intensive critical feedback on your writing. You will also have access to a professional development programme including seven full days of seminars, critical reading sessions, meet-the-editor events and career support and advice.

Peer support throughout the project will be encouraged and supported.
Each year will feature a residential week of writing at Arvon for the group.

The Complete Works will culminate in a final anthology and showcase event.

To apply:
Send two copies of fifteen poems along with a covering letter outlining why you would like to join the programme and how you might benefit from it at this particular stage in your writing career.
Your poems should be typed (12 point) and double spaced.
Please do NOT write your name on your sheets of poetry.
Please mark your envelope The Complete Works and send it to:
Spread the Word,
77 Lambeth Walk,
London SE11 6DX.

Closing date for applications: Friday 21 March
Number of places: 10
There is a fee for the programme that will be payable over two years*. If you would like more information or to discuss The Complete Works, please contact Nathalie Teitler at nathalie@spreadtheword.org.uk or see www.spreadthword.org.uk

 

*Dear Colleague,
The fee for the Complete Works is £800 for waged, £400 for unwaged payable
over two years. There are also two full bursaries available.
Please contact me if you have any further questions.
Best wishes
Nathalie Teitler
Project Manager
The Complete Works
Spread the Word

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5. Competition Opp: poetry kit capital of culture

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POETRY KIT WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OUR READERS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE BEST FOR 2008

 

 

To celebrate Liverpool as European Capital of Culture in 2008

 

THE POETRY KIT – Poetry Competition.

 

This is a poetry competition with a difference. First of all, the prize is publication on the front page of Poetry Kit where it will be seen by the 10 thousand visitors we have each day, ther ewill also be a few other goodies to show our thanks, but no cash prize.. Secondly although there is no set fee to enter, there is a catch;

 

Over the next two years the Liverpool Methodist Youth Exchange programme will be organising an exchange of young people with the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands in the West Indies. This is an ideal opportunity for a group of young people to learn about each others cultures and to be involved in community projects. In 2008 a group from Merseyside will be spending a month in the West Indies living with families and working on projects. In 2009 the same young people will host a visit to Merseyside of a group from the West Indies. To do this we need to raise a considerable amount of money. So the entry fee is a donation of money to the “Liverpool Methodist Youth Exchange”. It can be as little or as much as you want or can afford.

 

Entries to our competition should be accompanied by a cheque made payable to “Liverpool Methodist Youth Exchange” and we will pass it on to them. Alternatively you can send a donation directly to them at T.Halls, Liverpool Methodist Youth Exchange, 72 Vaughan Road, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH45 1LP. If you wish to enter by email you can, to info@poetrykit.org but let us know that you have made a donation to the Exchange. We are also looking for prizes that you may like to donate, books CD’s, DVD’s, anything really, and we will be giving those as prizes in this and other competitions and also using them later in the year for a poetry sale, raffle or lucky dip, again to raise money for the Exchange. So please help.

 

Now the competition; There will be six competitions over the year, each one of two months duration. Anyone making a donation will be eligible to enter each subsequent competition, although you can make a donations each time you enter or even if you don’t. At the end of twelve months all of the winners and runners up will be considered for a special edition of our on-line magazine, Transparent Words.

 

Poems can be of any length or subject. The closing date for the competition is 31st January 2008. When the winner will be chosen and put onto the front page of Poetry Kit.

 

Entries should be sent to

 

Poetry Kit Competition

50 Princesway

Wallasey

Merseyside

CH45 4PR

U.K.

 

or may be submitted by email to info@poetrykit.org

 

Donations of items as prizes as explained above can be sent to the same address. The competition will be judged by the editors at Poetry Kit. The editors decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

 

Jim Bennett

 

 

 

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6. PANDA: weekly newsletter

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PANDA NETWORK NEWSLETTER Friday 21st December 2007 Hello PANDA people, A slightly fuzzy-headed, yet festive welcome to the final PANDA Network Newsletter of 2007. I think that my initial plan to send this mailout on Wednesday before the Christmas Social would probably have been a wise decision, as for some reason I am struggling to focus on thinking and stuff today – I’ve no idea why? Hindsight is a wonderful thing eh. The good thing about my foolishness is that you guys get a pre-holiday bonanza of news, opps and ents PLUS all the gossip from the PANDA Glitter Ball last night… Well, a winter-wonderful evening was had by all. There were fabulous glittery and sequined ensembles aplenty and not just on the girls. Special mention goes to ex-Pandette Louise Platt whose stunning outfit added glamour to her otherwise frankly awful impression of a Martian during the Quizmas Quiz. A much more impressive performance was delivered by the members of the delightfully monikered, ‘Our Snowballs Are Filled With Christmas Spirit’, who performed a hilarious rap which included a verse about this very Newsletter. Woo hoo, fame at last! Team ‘Balls went on to become overall winners of the Quizmas Quiz, snatching the victory from Deckchair in the dramatic tie-breaker finale. Anyone who bigs up the PANDA Network Newsletter is a worthy winner in my eyes! A special prize was also presented to the beautiful Yusra Warsama, who unbeknownst to her had signed up as PANDA’s 300th member that very afternoon! Yes, that’s right, we have cracked the 300 member barrier, just three months after the re-launch in October. What a fantastic early Christmas present for PANDA! It’s a great feeling knowing that we are going forward into 2008 and into a new era of PANDA with such a brilliant group of proactive and enthusiastic members supporting us and each other. Well done all you! Your first PANDA Network Newsletter of 2008 will be dropping into your inboxes on Friday 11th January. Until then, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Team PANDA! Rachel Rachel ‘the Christmas elf’ Morton Network Manager PANDA (Performing Arts Network & Development Agency) Contact, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA 0161 274 0626 rachel@panda-arts.org.uk www.panda-arts.org.uk Company Reg No 5039377 The opportunities and events listed on the PANDA Website and in the PANDA Network Newsletter are for information only. While every effort is made to monitor content PANDA do not accept any responsibility for errors or omissions made due to editing, or for content which any member may consider inappropriate. News Next Stage Symposium Posted on 21/12/2007 PANDA and Northern Edge present Next Stage, a free residential symposium for performing artists who have been working freelance or with an independent performing arts company for a minimum of two years. Participants must be based in the North of England. Find out more So You Want to Be… Resource Launches Posted on 21/12/2007 PANDA are pleased to announce the launch of ‘So You Want To Be…’, a new resource for people starting out in the arts sector. Find out more Appeal to Save Queer Up North from Arts Council Cuts Posted on 19/12/2007 queerupnorth are launching an appeal to encourage Arts Council England to reconsider their decision to cut their funding, and continue supporting queerupnorth. Find out more Opportunities Poet Laureate of the Peak Arts in the Peak, Derbyshire. Deadline: Friday 18th January 2008. Interviews: Not specified. Contract: 2 years. Peak poets are being invited to celebrate the dramatic landscape of the Peak District in a new competition. The first Poet Laureate of the Peak, Alec Rapkin, has completed two years as the… Find out more Arts Development Officer Vacancy Lancashire County Council. Deadline: Friday 28th December 2007. Interviews: w/c Monday 21st January 2008. Contract: Not specified. LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ARTS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE ARTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Grade SO1 £23,749 – £25,320 plus Essential car user allowance Lancashire County Council is rated an ‘Excellent’ authority and has gained the CPA… Find out more Community Artists from All Disciplines Required Cheshire’s Year of Gardens 08. Deadline: Friday 25th January 2008. Interviews: Not specified. Contract: Not specified. Community Artists from all disciplines are required in 5 Boroughs in Cheshire, to help local communities celebrate Cheshire’s Year of Gardens 08. Artists should contact individual Boroughs for project briefs. Total artist’s fee… Find out more Creative Project Manager Urbis, Manchester. Deadline: Friday 21st December 2007. Interviews: Not specified. Contract: 6 months maternity cover. Creative Project Manager Salary: £ 18,000 To work with all departments at Urbis whilst leading on the delivery of designated exhibitions and projects to a high standard and within agreed budgets, whilst adhering to… Find out more Creative Web Developers Required CIDS, Manchester. Deadline: Wednesday 2nd January 2008. Interviews: Not specified. Contract: Freelance. CIDS is building two new websites and wants to hear from exciting web design / development companies. If you have experience of producing beautiful, creative, technologically advanced, fully content managed websites, we would love to hear from… Find out more Actors Required for Storytelling Project Carmen Walton and Oldham Coliseum Theatre. Deadline: Friday 21st December 2007. Auditions: Not specified. Contract: Voluntary, January 2008. The Horse’s Quilt By Carmen Walton Storytelling and performance are combined to present the Victorian tales contained in a quilt that has been used to keep a horse warm. Characters Roya… Find out more Production Managers Required Futuresonic and FutureEverything, Manchester. Deadline: Monday 14th January 2008. Interviews: Not specified. Contract: Not specified. Futuresonic & FutureEverything are looking for experienced production/technical managers for Futuresonic Urban Festival of Art, Music and Ideas and related commissions and projects. You will be highly motivated and organised, have technical expertise, strong… Find out more Project Managers Required Futuresonic and FutureEverything, Manchester. Deadline: Monday 14th January 2008. Interviews: Not specified. Contract: Not specified. Futuresonic & FutureEverything are looking for experienced Project Managers for Futuresonic Urban Festival of Art, Music and Ideas and related projects. You will be a highly motivated and organised individual with strong financial management… Find out more Festival Assistant Work Placement Vacancy moves08, Manchester. Deadline: ASAP! Interviews: Not specified. Contract: Voluntary part time work placement, January – April 2008. Job description Festival Assistant Work Placement moves08 22-26 April 2008 in Manchester and the North West Time commitment: 2 half-days/week; full-time during the festival Contract starts: 02 January 2008 Contract ends: 16… Find out more Two Freelance Theatre Facilitators Required Collective Encounters, Liverpool. Collective Encounters seeks Young Refugee and Asylum Seeker (YRAS) Theatre Facilitator Collective Encounters seeks a freelance Youth Theatre facilitator to recruit, develop, lead and direct its exciting new young refugee and asylum seeker theatre group from January 2008 – September 2008. The successful applicant will have… Find out more Call for People Aged 16 – 23 for Pop Band / Reality TV Project Deadline: Not specified. A major new pop band / reality tv project requires people aged between 16-23 for two new groups. Filming & development will include media training, acting, singing and dancing classes for 12 months from february 2008. You need to have loads of personality, energy, charisma, ambition…. Find out more The Loop: Series 4, Episode 2 “In pursuit of hearts and minds” – People at the centre of your creative world Date: Wednesday 23rd January 2008, 6.00pm – 9.00pm Venue: CUBE, Portland Street, Manchester, M1 6FB Cost: £20 In this first Loop session of 2008, our host Warren Bramley will be in conversation with two… Find out more Free Seminar on Volunteers and the Law Volunteering Manchester. Date: Tuesday 5th Feburary 2008. Venue: Manchester (tbc). Cost: Free. For voluntary organisations working with volunteers, legal issues are becoming increasingly complex and this free evening seminar has been designed to provide an introduction to the subject. It will be a whistle-stop tour through the current major… Find out more Creative Business Start Up Programme Focal Point: Start. Dates: 2008. Venue: tbc. Cost: Free. Are you ready to launch your creative business? Focal Point: Start can help. Who wants to be out there selling, worrying about finances or developing a business plan when there’s important creating to be done? You do. Because if you… Find out more Deputy Customer Services Manager Vacancy Coliseum Theatre, Oldham. Deadline: Friday 11th January 2008. Interviews: w/c Monday 21st January 2008. Contract: Average 34 hours per week. Coliseum Theatre is one of the leading producing theatres in Greater Manchester. It has a rapidly expanding and ambitious programme of high quality theatre, as well as a pioneering… Find out more Finance Assistant Vacancy Coliseum Theatre, Oldham. Deadline: Friday 11th January 2008. Interviews: w/c Monday 21st January 2008. Contract: 30 – 35 hours per week. Coliseum Theatre is one of the leading producing theatres in Greater Manchester. It has a rapidly expanding and ambitious programme of high quality theatre, as well as a… Find out more Call for Plays from Publishing Co-operative New Theatre Publications. Deadline: Not specified. New Theatre Publications is a publishing company that is owned and managed by writers. The Playwrights’ Co-operative is a not-for-profit organisation whose aims are to cut out the middle-men and profit-makers from the world of theatre publishing and give individual playwrights the opportunity… Find out more Fellowship for Artists / Writers in Antarctica The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Arts Council England. Deadline: Saturday 1st March 2008. Interviews: Not specified. Contract: November 2008 – March 2009. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Arts Council England are pleased to announce a unique opportunity available to Artists and Writers across the art forms. Two… Find out more Travel Bursaries to Attend The Darkside in Bristol New Work Network. Deadline: Thursday 3rd January 2008. Interviews: Not specified. Event date: Sunday 13th January 2008. Final Round of New Work Network (NWN) travel bursaries available to attend The Darkside in Bristol. The Darkside is a series of regular social events run by The Spaghetti Club (Arnolfini’s Associate… Find out more Dance Development Artist Vacancy Cheshire Dance, Cheshire. Deadline: Friday 25th January 2008. Interviews: Thursday 7th February 2008. Contract: Full time, 11 months. Cheshire Dance offers an exciting opportunity to cover maternity leave: Dance Development Artist for Crewe & Nantwich Borough £17,600 full-time, pro-rata. Maternity Cover – 11 months Fixed Term contract We are… Find out more Script Supervisor Required for Feature Film Act of Grace, Liverpool. Deadline: Not specified. Interviews: Not specified. Contract: Freelance. Script Supervisor sought to work on a micro budget feature, Act of Grace. The shoot will take place from January 7th until February 2nd in Liverpool. Act of Grace is directed by Noreen Kershaw, and is written… Find out more Call for Submissions from NW Musicians / Bands Manchester Jazz Festival 2008. Deadline: Friday 1st February 2008. Auditions: Not specified. Event dates: Saturday 19th – Saturday 26th July 2008. Submissions are being invited from north west musicians and bands wishing to submit material for inclusion in the 2008 festival. The mjf programme, which will run from 19… Find out more Call for Nominations for Playwrighting Award 17th Meyer-Whitworth Award. Deadline: Thursday 28th February 2008. We are delighted to announce details of the 17th Meyer-Whitworth Award, funded by the Royal National Theatre Foundation and managed by the Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland in association with the UK Playwrights Network. With a prize fund of £10,000, the Meyer-Whitworth Award… Find out more Administrator, External Relations and Development Vacancy Arts Council England, Manchester. Deadline: Thursday 17th January 2008. Interviews: Not specified. Contract: Full time, permanent. Reference: NW078 Location: North West, Manchester Contract: Permanent Hours: Full Time Salary: £14,790 per year plus attractive benefits This is an extremely exciting time for the arts in the northwest and we are… Find out more Events The Lift’s Christmas Party at Glossop Town Hall, High Street West, Glossop Starts: 22/12/2007, 20:15 Ends: 23/12/2007, 00:00 Hello, we look forward to seeing you at our Christmas Party featuring: Max Pashm and DJ Stan £10 in advance, £12 on the door Bring your own drinks http://www.liftglobal.com/Calendar/calendar.html View event Levantes Dance Theatre present Gin & Satsumas at Contact, Oxford Road, Manchester Starts: 09/01/2008, 20:00 Ends: 10/01/2008, 21:30 Levantes Dance Theatre present the trio “Gin & Satsumas” “Without a doubt one of the most intelligent, entertaining and generous works I’ve ever seen. I can only hope that Levantes Dance Theatre’s strong artistic handwriting will continue enriching and challenging the British arts scene. We need more artists like this.” (Silke Arnold, Creative Projects Manager East London Dance) Bethanie and Eleni submerge us in a world, which glorifies normality and sends the imagination loopy. “Gin & Satsumas” is the story of gin and a lot of satsumas. Artistic Direction: Eleni Edipidi Choreography: Eleni Edipidi, Bethanie Harrison Performers: Eleni Edipidi, Bethanie Harrison, Wayne Summerbell Costume Designer: Ellan Parry Multimedia: Gopan Iyadurai Stage Manager: Kleoniki Edipidi Tickets: 5 pounds Concessions: 3 pounds To book tickets: Box office: 0161 274 0600 website: http://www.contact-theatre.org View event

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7. MLF: monthly newsletter

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December 2008 MLF Newsletter SEASONS GREETINGS   In This Issue How to make blogging a new year’s resolution to keep. Quick Links MLF website Festival Blog Manchester Lit List MDDA Manchizzle Mancubist Zahid Hussain Peter Kalu Our Funders & Sponsors   Greetings! Welcome to the new MLF newsletter, which we hope will make it easier for you to manage the way you receive information about our events by email or post.   As the end of the year approaches, you are probably thinking about New Year resolutions. As well as the usual do more exercise and read more books, you might want to add become a blog star to your list? So far, the winners of last year’s Manchester Blog Awards have netted two book deals and a Guardian column! (Check the Manchizzle blog for more details.) If you fancy following in their footsteps, then sign up for our free workshop for bloggers asap: So You Wanna be a Blogstar? With Kate Feld of The Manchizzle and the Manchester Blog Awards, and Chris Horkan of Mancubist 1 – 3 pm Saturday, January 19 2008 at Manchester Digital Development Agency, Portland Street, Manchester Free After a huge demand for our blogging workshops during this year’s Manchester Literature Festival, we’ve decided to hold another one for those people who may have missed out in October. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll look at the elements that go into successful blogs, and discuss the finer points of style, design, focus, and attracting readers. We’ll also take you through the applications and add-ons that can make your blog function more professionally. This workshop is aimed at those who are already familiar with the basics of blogging but want to progress to the next level. Wireless will beavailable on site for laptops, or workstations can be provided – please specify your needs when booking. Limited to ten places. Book by calling the Manchester Literature Festival office on 0161 236 5725, or by emailing admin@manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk This event is being supported by Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA). MDDA offer a number of services to small organisations based in Manchester to help them make better use of the web, including podcasting workshops, web site planning workshops, technology audits, and more. Contact Martine Tommis or Alan Holding to see what support MDDA can provide to your organisation. More inforamtion available on the MDDA website. For directions to the venue please visit: www.manchesterdda.com/directions/. Also in the New Year, local authors/publishers, Zahid Hussain and Peter Kalu will be running Get into Writing workshops at Whalley Range and Levenshulme High Schools and Xaverian College, providing local students with an opportunity to learn about career opportunities in the publishing industry and be inspired by the real life experience of local role models. These workshops are being programmed with the generous support of Davis Blank Furniss solicitors and Arts & Business. We hope to bring you news of more exciting projects in the lead up to next year’s Manchester Literature Festival, which will take place from 16th – 26th October 2008. In the meantime you can keep up to date with all the great literary activities happening at Manchester libraries via the newly launch blog site The Manchester Lit List.   Wishing you a great festive season! Cathy Bolton, Director Manchester Literature Festival You have received this email because at some point you have asked to receive more information about the literature or poetry festivals. If this email has arrived in error, please either reply to let us know, or unsubscribe yourself using the links provided.

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8. Poetry Library: monthly newsletter

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Latest Competitions:
Wigtown Poetry Competition 2007/08 | Closing Date: 25-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/competitions/?id=427
Norwich Writers’ Circle 2008 Open Poetry Competition | Closing Date: 19-Feb-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/competitions/?id=421
Pitshanger Poets 2008 Competition | Closing Date: 28-Feb-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/competitions/?id=423
Roundyhouse Annual Poetry Competition | Closing Date: 31-Mar-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/competitions/?id=420
Templar Poetry Pamphlet & Collection Competition 2008 | Closing Date: 30-Apr-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/competitions/?id=424

New Magazines:
Vortex: University of Winchester Student Magazine
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/magazines/magazines/?id=450
Vomit in the Mainstream
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/magazines/magazines/?id=449
Chimaera, The
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/magazines/emagazines/?id=448
Cluster
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/magazines/magazines/?id=447

New Events:
LONDON SE1: More Poetry | 03-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2132
Portsmouth: Tongues and Grooves Free Poetry Workshop! | 05-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2081
PORTSMOUTH: Worlds of Colour | 05-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/writingpoetry/?id=2164
LONDON NW5: Torriano Poets | 06-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2133
LONDON WC2: Exiled Lit Café | 07-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2134
SCOTLAND: First Monday at the Lizard | 07-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2135
LONDON WC1N: Writing Poetry: Begginners’ Workshop | 07-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/writingpoetry/?id=2144
CAMBRIDGE: CB1 Poetry | 08-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=1770
CAMBRIDGE: Cambridge CB1 Poetry | 08-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2136
LONDON WC1: The Poetry Shack Readings | 08-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2148
LONDON NW1: An Evening for the Themersons | 09-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/poetryappreciation/?id=2125
LONDON WC2: Loose Muse | 09-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2152
LONDON WC2: Writing Poetry: An Introduction | 10-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/writingpoetry/?id=2143
LONDON WC1X: INSIDE OUT: DISSECTING THE POEM | 11-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/writingpoetry/?id=2145
LONDON WC1H: The T S Eliot Prize Readings at the UCL Bloomsbury Theatre | 13-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2092
LONDON NW5: Torriano Poets | 13-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2137
EXETER: Andy Brown Book Launch | 15-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2090
HAVANT: Tongues and Grooves Roadshow | 15-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=2165

New Exhibitions:
Sam Winston: volume | 15-Oct-07 to 13-Jan-08
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/exhibitions/current/?id=14

kind regards,
The Poetry Library
info@poetrylibrary.org.uk

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9. Poetry Kit: monthly newsletter

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THE POETRY KIT NEWSLETTER – JANUARY 2008

THE NEWSLETTER IS ATTACHED – ALL OUR OUTGOING MAIL IS CHECKED AND CERTIFIED BY AVG BEFORE IT IS SENT OUT. HOWEVER YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE AN UP TO DATE VIRUS CHECK ON YOU COMPUTER. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OPENING THE ATTACHMENT PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND AN AMENDED VERSION IN THE BODY OF AN EMAIL.

AS AN ADDED EXTRA THIS MONTH WE HAVE ATTACHED THE LATEST EDITION OF OUR EZINE CAUGHT IN THE NET #38

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THE POETRY KIT NEWSLETTER – JANUARY 2008
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Jim Bennett can be found on My Space http://myspace.com/merseypoet

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THE TED SLADE AWARD

This years recipient of the Ted Slade award is Connie Pickard, who has organised events at Morden Tower in Newcastle since 1964. You can see the excellent site for Morden Tower and read something of the long history of the venue at http://www.mordentower.org/

Connie has been informed today so please feel free to contact her if you would like to pass on your congrats. I am also pleased to say that I have reached an arrangement with the University of Liverpool to display the glass trophy that we have obtained and which, when the new plinth for it is ready, will carry the names of recipients of the award.

If you would like to know more about the award go to http://www.poetrykit.org/tsa.htm.

The Official Citation

Each year at Poetry Kit we have a nomination and voting process to make a number of awards. The most important one as far as we are concerned is to make a good choice for the Ted Slade Award. Ted Slade was the founder of the Poetry Kit and the award is a recognition of others who like him gave freely of their time and energy in order to help preserve a platform for poetry at the grass roots in the UK or to develop an audience for it.

I am incredibly honoured to tell you that the award this year has been awarded to Connie Pickard for her tireless work in providing a platform for poetry.

The award will be listed on the front page of Poetry Kit Website where it will be seen by our 10 thousand plus visitors each day and the recipients name will be inscribed on the trophy which will be on permanent public display.

You can find out more about the award at http://www.poetrykit.org/tsa.htm.

The recipients of this award are;

2005

Sally Evans

(Poetry Scotland)

2006

Gerald England

(New Hope Int.)

2007

Michael Horovitz

(Poetry Olympics)

2008

Connie Pickard

(Morden Tower)

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Poetry Kit Bookshop through Amazon.

Poetry Kit website is expensive to run and we have never taken paid advertising. Some of our income comes from small commissions obtained from Amazon when people purchase items through the links on our bookshop pages (these are at the moment in £ Sterling and $US.)

So if you are intending to purchase goods through Amazon doing so through the links at http://www.poetrykit.org/howto.htm

could be a big help to us. All goods purchased through any of the links on the Bookshop pages will generate a small amount of commission for us, it does not have to be books.

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CALLING ALL MERSEYSIDE POETS

Emma Jackson at The Merseyside and Wirral Poetry Project is looking for North West Poets, particularly those with strong links to Liverpool, either through residence, family or who regularly perform in the City. She is building a web site where she hopes to record all the poets who are writing in the area as Liverpool becomes European Capital of Culture. The website will list also list events, venues and websites which will give an overall picture of the strength of poetry in Liverpool in 2008

http://www.poetrykit.org/liv/index.htm

At the moment the site is being developed with the help of Poetry Kit, (www.poetrykit.org) which is one of the worlds busiest poetry sites on the internet, and which is based on the Wirral.

All poets are invited to email Emma at emma.jackson@linuxmail.org Emma, who is the site co-coordinator, is developing the website as part of her degree course in Community Arts.

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This newsletter may be distributed freely provided that no charge is made,
and information about its origin remains intact.
Please direct all news and queries to info@poetrykit.org

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Managing Editor Jim Bennett – jimbennett11@btinternet.com
Website – http://www.poetrykit.org/jim/index.htm
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The Poetry Kit Newsletter, distributed by e-mail on the 1st of every
month, provides news from the poetry world, and competition deadlines for
the coming months. Fuller details of these and much more can be seen by
visiting The Poetry Kit website at http://www.poetrykit.org/

* To subscribe, send an e-mail to jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk with the following
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Please direct all news and queries to listings@poetrykit.org

Jim

 

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10. Poetry Cafe: monthly newsletter

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Dear Poetry Cafe member and poetry lovers,

 

Merry Xmas from the Poetry Society! The latest news:

 

- January events at the Poetry Cafe. Please note that the Cafe will be closed from 22 December for the annual Christmas break and we reopen on 5 January 2008.

- Eavan Boland will be delivering our Annual Lecture on 31 January 2008. Eavan’s The Emigrant Irish is the featured Poem of the Month on our homepage.

 

- Jack Mapange, Brian Patten and Frieda Hughes will be the judges for the 2008 National Poetry Competition. We’ll let you know the opening date for the Competition as soon as possible next year.

 

- Teachers as Writers: Poetryclass INSET session for Key Stage 2 and 3 teachers. Monday 4 February 2008.

 

- Read the 2007 Ofsted Report on the teaching of poetry in schools.

 

Best wishes and Merry Xmas!

Paul

Paul McGrane | Membership Manager | The Poetry Society | Tel 020 7420 9881

Join the Poetry Society: www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/membership/

View or promote your poetry events, organisations, poems and more: www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/landmarks/

Help with your poetry: www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/info/prescription/

Meet Poetry Society members in your area: www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/membership/stanzas/

Promoting the study, use and enjoyment of poetry

 

If you no longer wish to receive these emails please contact me on info@poetrysociety.org.uk

 

 

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Anwen Lewis

Founder Director
LiveAMP
www.myspace.com/liveamp

+44 (0) 161 224 7602
+44 (0) 7889 16 15 14

LiveAMP is a new network and platform for the creators and appreciators of Live Art, Music and Poetry. Showcase work includes Doin’ Moon, first toured in June 2007.

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