We are very lucky to have so many creative events happening in and around Darlington but don’t forget this one!
Our regular open mic welcomes Chitra Kumari who is launching the British edition of her collection of short stories.
There will also be plenty of time for anyone else who wants to come and share their work or come along and listen to the range of talented writers in the local area!
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Portrait of the Poet as an Ornamental Hermit - my poem published in the brilliant Mugwort Magazine. Had such fun writing this. Hope you enjoy reading it.
A date for your creative diary!
Stop Write Hear open mic is back with the spotlight on Chitra Kumari who will be reading from her new collection of stories, Crossing The Boundaries.
There will also be time for you to read from your own work if you wish to an appreciative and friendly audience.
Thursday 7th May at 6:15pm
£3 entry
Friends Meeting House, Skinnergate, Darlington
As part of Local History Month at Darlington Libraries Ann @grallyc and I will each be delivering an hour long writing workshop centred around buildings and businesses of Darlington.
Why not come and join us?
We will be using the historical resources in the Centre for Local Studies to generate ideas which you will be able to develop beyond the workshop.
Ann will focus on poetry and my workshop will be on prose.
Saturday 9th May 10-12noon
£3 to include both workshops.
Please book via eventbrite or directly with staff at the local studies centre, central library.
@darlingtonlibrary
What a fabulous evening we’ve had at the launch of our second issue of @swhmagazine_ !!
So many wonderful stories and poems from a wide variety of writers across Darlington and the local area. There is a wealth of talent in our town and beyond!
You can still order a copy of the magazine for £3 per copy by emailing [email protected]
There will also be copies in @darlingtonlibrary soon.
Huge thanks to the writers and readers for your continued support for the open mic and the magazine. We couldn’t do either without your work!
Issue 3 will open in a few weeks’ time - more details to follow!
It’s nearly time for our monthly open mic but this one is special!
We will be launching the river-themed issue 2 of our magazine and we’re delighted to welcome so many of our contributors to the open mic. So why not come along and find out all about it?
Thursday 2nd April
6:15pm-8:15pm
Friends Meeting House
Everyone is welcome!
Darlington
It’s not long until our 2nd issue is launched at our next open mic 2nd April and we are very excited to share the wonderful work inspired by the theme Rivers.
If you are a contributor you will receive a free copy at the open mic or, if you can’t attend the event, we will post it to you.
If you want an additional copy or have one to read the poems, stories and creative non-fiction that will be featured, we are taking pre-orders for £3 per copy.
Please get in touch via our email [email protected]
