writing Archives - Blackpool Social Club

05 Oct

Poetic License: Showcasing the work of local poets

Blackpool Social Club1 CommentLiterature & Spoken WordBlackpool, blackpool arts scene, heritage, literature, poet, poetry, writers, writing

To celebrate National Poetry Day, Blackpool Social Club launches Poetic License, a new series to bring you poetry about Blackpool and written by Blackpool poets It's National Poetry Day today, 5th October, and to mark the occasion BSC is bringing you some of the poetry that sprung from a place-inspired poetry writing workshop. As part of the Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) Cultural Programme, in July this year local writers came together at the new home of the community arts organisation Aunty Social on Topping Street, seeking their poetic muse in a workshop hosted by local writer and published author, Linda…

01 Aug

Blackpool nature writers showcased this Wednesday

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsEnvironment and Nature, Literature & Spoken Wordauthor, book, books, environment, literature, nature, writers, writing

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Litfest’s New Writing Northwest has given emerging talent the opportunity to work with established writers over the spring and summer. There were four strands including Poetry, Fiction and Translation. The final one, Nature & Environment Writing, comes to a conclusion with a free reading this Wednesday featuring two authors with a Blackpool connection. Michelle Allwood was born in the resort, before moving to London. After working for the BBC, she is now at the BFI. She is dyslexic and neuro-diverse, and holds a BA and MA in Literature & Creative Writing. She is currently planning a PhD, focussing on…

11 May

Sky Writes Blackpool: Take your work from page to screen

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsLiterature & Spoken Word, Local Newscreative writing, television, writers, writing

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sky Writes is a new project from Sky Studios and New Writing North that is making steps towards diversifying the pool of television writers in the UK - and it's coming to Blackpool. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Sky Writes is a new talent development programme which seeks to identify and nurture television writers from under-represented groups who are based in the North of England. They're inviting anyone interested in developing their writing to apply a our free 6 session Sky Writes course, also led by writer in residence Carrie Mitchell and programme producer Chandan Shergill which will run from June-October 2021.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text] There will be six…

06 Aug

The Rise of an Author: An Interview with Nathan Parker

Blackpool Social Club1 CommentLiterature & Spoken Wordauthor, story, writing, written word

Following the success of his first two novels The Disappearance of Timothy Dawson and The Rise of the Chemist, Abby McClaughlan speaks to Nathan Parker about writing, his upcoming projects and how he hopes to engage our local youth in all things literary in Blackpool. Q. Tell me more about yourself and how you decided to pursue a writing career A. As a kid, I always had a fondness for writing at school. I always liked reading, but there was a void of reading in my teenage years. I had lots going on, confidence issues, and I probably should have been reading…

23 Mar

Wordpool’s New Festival of Written Word

Melanie Whitehead0 CommentsLiterature & Spoken Wordauthors, best sellers, crime, literature, susan lewis, writers, writing

Blackpool’s popular literature festival Wordpool is welcoming a new addition to its programme: Festival of Written Word. Wordpool has traditionally run in July, but this new instalment will be running from Wednesday 29-Friday 31 March. Part of three new mini-festivals, the event has been organised to expand Wordpool’s events schedule. Following a £70,000 grant in 2016 from Arts Council England, organisers Blackpool Council’s Arts and Library Services have already had great success with last July’s Young Adult Fiction Festival and a Festival of Poetry & Performance in October. This month’s festival will see a range of internationally renowned and emerging writers sharing…