For anyone who doesn’t know Bristol, Clifton is a village in the way that Greenwich (NYC) is a village. I mean depsite proximity to the wide open spaces of the Downs, it’s part of the city, but a part with a very specific and closely guarded identity: elegant buildings, boutique shops, arty vibes. Perched close…
Just Write Bristol will be at Clevedon Literary Festival, a Celebration of the Book, running two fabulous events. When: 2nd November 2024 Where: Princes Hall, Princes Road, Clevedon, BS21 7SZ 3.40 pm – 4.30 pm What makes a great crime novel? In this session, Psychologist Heather Reed and Journalist Jason Mann will examine the key…
‘Buried Letters’ appeared on BBC Radio Bristol between 7-10pm Fri 18 Aug 2023. It is is a short piece of award-winning creative writing based on Chloris Drabble
Thanks to Suzanne McConaghy for her thoughts on our recent Story Sunday event and her tips for reading online. I was delighted to be asked to submit a thousand words for ‘Story Sunday’ at the Bristol Festival of Literature. I started writing in a flurry of enthusiasm and found I’d produced something fairly bleak –…
We’re delighted to bring you recordings of all our wonderful readers at Story Sunday ‘The Great Escape’ in partnership with Bristol Literature Festival 2020. Introductions by Heather Child Kerry Postle reads ‘Are We There Yet?’ Jonathan Evans reads‘Love Hearts’ Suzanne McConaghy reads ‘Escape’ John Holland reads ‘The Most Beautiful Thing She Has Ever Seen’ Gail…
Yes, it’s official!We are proud to be offering two events in this year’s Bristol Literature Festival which runs from 10th to 25th October. Sadly it’s all on line but isn’t everything? The upside is that as long as you have an internet connection you can join from wherever you happen to be, in any part…
We’re back! Yes like most other people we’ve been quiet for a while, but we have been busy too. We’ve watered our gardens, we’ve baked our bread and zoomed from time to time but we’ve also changed things and done things, so welcome to our new name and web presence. No special reason, just time…
A book is for life! And the run up to Christmas is the perfect time to choose a few treasures either as gifts or just extra treats to see you through those dark winter days. On Saturday December 7th we’ll be joining Page 53, Tangent Books, Silverwood Books and many other local writing and publishing…
At last your submissions are in and our minds are made up – no mean feat! And so we can tell you the stories you’ll hear on October 20th are by: Dylan Spicer, Liz Clarke, Shirley Wright, Mary March, Mark Rutterford and our own Dawn Kelly and Jean Burnett, not forgetting a guest appearance bywriter…
In an exciting update to our Story Sunday ‘Tales of Our City’ event on October 20th we’re thrilled to announce that we – and you – will be joined for the evening by Bristol’s favourite writer and spoken word poet Lucy English. We’re sure that you have either met Lucy or know her work; from…