Wednesday 30 October 2019
Blog: Life in a Greek Refugee Camp
Another of Dalston's regular writers, Yvonne Lloyd, is currently working at a refugee camp in Greece. She's been blogging about her experience, as well as bringing together poetry and quotes, here.
Trading Places published by Momaya Press
In further publication news, big congratulations to writing group regular Julie Balloo, whose story Garden Hope is included in a new anthology called Trading Places from Momaya Press. Find out more about Julie, her story, and how to get the book here.
Wednesday 23 October 2019
Take Away Tales in November
Many thanks to Hackney author Luan Goldie for coming along to chat about her brilliant debut novel Nightingale Point this week. If you've not read it, we recommend you do. Here it is at Harper Collins.
Next meeting of the writing group will be Tues 5 November, 6.00 - 7.30pm, at CLR James Library. For this session we thought we'd have a read-through of our Take Away Tales contributions. To recap: in November we're planning to create a display in the library where customers can take away flash fiction pieces by members of the group. The only stipulation is that each story must fit onto two sides of 1.5 spaced A4. Other than that, it's up to you...
Bring your story along on 5 November. Or, if you can't make it then, email it to Jon.
Next meeting of the writing group will be Tues 5 November, 6.00 - 7.30pm, at CLR James Library. For this session we thought we'd have a read-through of our Take Away Tales contributions. To recap: in November we're planning to create a display in the library where customers can take away flash fiction pieces by members of the group. The only stipulation is that each story must fit onto two sides of 1.5 spaced A4. Other than that, it's up to you...
Bring your story along on 5 November. Or, if you can't make it then, email it to Jon.
Royal Society of Literature Short Story Award
Writing group facilitator Jon (let's be honest, that's actually him typing this, having rather awkwardly adopted the third person) is surprised but delighted to be on the list for the Royal Society of Literature's V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize. If nothing else, the story is notable for having the longest title on the long-list. It's called 'Drawing In The Air: The Biro Art of Spencer Williams'. More here.
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Author Visit: Luan Goldie, Tues 22 Oct 2019
We're delighted to be welcoming Hackney author Luan Goldie to Dalston Writing Group on Tues 22 Oct, 6.00 to 7.30pm.
Luan won the prestigious Costa Short Story Award in 2017, and her debut novel Nightingale Point was published to wide acclaim earlier this year. Here's the Guardian's review. More on Luan from The Bookseller here.
Luan won the prestigious Costa Short Story Award in 2017, and her debut novel Nightingale Point was published to wide acclaim earlier this year. Here's the Guardian's review. More on Luan from The Bookseller here.
Wednesday 2 October 2019
Next Meeting: 8 October 2019
Next meeting will be Tues 8 October, 6pm in Hackney Archives.
We've been on a bit of a flash-fiction tip recently. So, inspired by the French Railway Service SNCF, where travellers can get one, two or three minute stories free from station vending machines, we thought we'd try replicating this in the library, and give the resulting stories away to customers. We're not quite sure yet how the vending machine aspect will work. But that's not important right now. Join us on Tues for a mighty micro-fiction session.
We've been on a bit of a flash-fiction tip recently. So, inspired by the French Railway Service SNCF, where travellers can get one, two or three minute stories free from station vending machines, we thought we'd try replicating this in the library, and give the resulting stories away to customers. We're not quite sure yet how the vending machine aspect will work. But that's not important right now. Join us on Tues for a mighty micro-fiction session.
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