| opportunity for South Asian women poets and writers
'Mehfil' is a project for any woman with an interest in creating poetry but no prior experience in this area. It is a unique community arts initiative which will attempt to capture the stories of 20 South Asian women, of any age, and of varying backgrounds, through the unique language of South Asian poetry. This project is being set up under the aegis of 'Migrations' the World Music Festival and Outreach programme at St. Georges Concert Hall in Bristol, and will be hosted by Silai for Skills.
Participants will be taken through a series of workshops with a creative facilitator Shagufta Iqbal. The workshops will take place at Silai for Skills in a bilingual setting, and will be divided into poetry writing and development sessions. Workshops will also include the opportunity to work with Theatrical Director Sita Calvert-Ennals. Project Management: Anita Kumar Mackenzie For further information please email Anita McKenzie at A.Mackenzie@stgeorgesbristol.co.uk or
Shagufta Iqbal at Shaguftakiqbal@yahoo.co.uk
Poetry School Online Poetry Classes The Poetry School is now offering online courses with the usual mixture of inspiration, technical advice and feedback from expert tutors... they're taught over the web, in the comfort of your own home. Here are the online courses they've got coming up next term... Reading and Writing Ideas from Caribbean Poetry with Dorothea Smartt. A superb course to increase the breadth of your poetry, open to all levels of writer. Dorothea is an excellently informed tutor, with a wealth of new writers to introduce you to. Translation with Paul Batchelor - one for intermediate to advanced writers. Shake up your writerly habits through exposure to poets of other languages. No bilingualism required - Paul (who is a recent winner of the Stephen Spender translation prize) will guide you through the translation process step by step. There'll be plenty of training when you enrol in an online course - if you can email, you'll have no problem taking part. Visit: www.poetryschool.com for full details
National Railway Competition - Deadline 31st January
The National Railway Museum (NRM) in York is offering the chance for budding Railway Poets to have their work preserved in the National Collection.
To enter, submit a railway-related poem in person to the Search Engine desk, online at www.nrm.org.uk/poetrycomp or by post to Poetry competition, Search Engine, National Railway Museum, Leeman Road York, YO26 4XJ.
Closing date is 31 January 2011.
Visit www.nrm.org.uk for full competition T&Cs and further information.
Winning Words - Inspiring poetry for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Winning Words is asking people to nominate inspiring poetry which will encourage athletes taking part in the 2012 Games, as well as future generations. Until Thursday 6 January 2011, people can nominate inspiring poetry representing the values of the Olympic Games: respect, fair play, excellence, friendship and of the Paralympic Games: courage, determination, inspiration and equality, via the Winning Words website: www.winningwordspoetry.com A Can of Words
Writer Lawrence Pettener will evaluate your manuscripts and coach you in all sorts of writing. He also offers ghost-writing, editing, copy writing, business names, proofreading services and more.
www.acanofwords.eu
info@acanofwords.eu Tel: 07881 838812The Lightship International Poetry Prize
Judge: Jackie Kay Prize: £1,000
Deadline: 30 June 2011 Entry fee: £8.00
For previously unpublished poems up to 200 words.
Open competition. One poem per entry fee. No restriction on the number of entries. Full details on website: www.lightshippublishing.co.uk
Spoken/Written Bulletin SW website
Spoken/Written Bulletin SW covers the entire southwest region and contains a wealth of
information about all things live and literary. Sign up now!
www.cartwheels-collective.co.uk/Spoken_Written_Bulletin.html
Professional Development Surgeries
Poetry Can offers free professional development surgeries for poets in the region.
These will be available on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
To book a surgery call Colin Brown, Director of Poetry Can,
on: (0117) 933 0900
Poetry Can address
The Poetry Can
12 Great George Street,
Bristol,BS1 5RH
Tel: (0117) 933 0900 website: www.poetrycan.co.uk
e: info@poetrycan.co.uk
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