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  • WordWeavers at Trowbridge Museum – First Session

    WordWeavers at Trowbridge Museum – First Session

    For those who couldn’t make it…. A summary of what we did.  Confession: I stole the warm-up exercises from Vicki Feaver and Hugh Dunkerley who used them on a Creative Writing module at Chichester University in the early 1990s. First, a quick warm-up exercise: write, in two minutes, a list of possible uses for this object Then, write… Read more

  • WordWeavers – Creative Writing

    WordWeavers are writing workshops and classes run by Josephine Corcoran.  These are interactive, participatory workshops for anyone interested in reading and writing poetry and short fiction.  All materials, other than pens and notebooks, will be provided.  Sessions will centre on the reading and informal discussions of a wide range of, mainly, contemporary texts and a… Read more

  • Cristina Navazo-Eguía Newton Book Launch at Swindon Open Mic

    Cristina Navazo-Eguía Newton Book Launch at Swindon Open Mic

    This was a wonderful evening of poetry, storytelling and live music at Swindon Central Library organised and hosted by Hilda Sheehan and Matt Holland from Swindon Artswords and Michael Scott, Chair of BlueGate Poets.  The first half was an open-mic session and in the second half Cristina read from her book, Cry Wolf, which is… Read more

  • James Joyce visits Trowbridge Library

    James Joyce visits Trowbridge Library

    …….or, at least, his book of short stories, The Dubliners, did and this is just a quick post to say how much I enjoyed leading a Writing Short Stories workshop in Trowbridge Library last week.  The library has recently relocated into a refurbished County Hall and its new home is truly impressive.  I hope my… Read more

  • First of the month, end of the year…almost

    Back in July I wrote a post about the first six months of the year and my resolutions for the second half of 2012 which were to: Read widely, read critically, read for pleasure. Continue to write daily and submit regularly to competitions and for publication. Continue to gain experience as a tutor and workshop… Read more

  • Poetry Workshop with Martin Malone

    Poetry Workshop with Martin Malone

    Not another day must go by without me saying how much I enjoyed this recent workshop, another writing session organised by Hilda Sheehan who had recruited Martin Malone at the 11th hour to replace an unwell Carrie Etter (now, happily, recovered). Martin introduced himself by stating that what he wanted most when he signed up for a… Read more