New dates for Hidden Gems! From landmine-sniffing rats to the mysterious ‘red gene’. Since just before lockdown we’ve been sharing the most amazing facts we’ve uncovered while researching our books. From the exploits of famous Italian artists to the birth of photography, the Spanish civil war and some astonishing quantum physics, our audiences always learn…
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…
So with submissions open for Tales of Our City, here’s a blog post from Ali Bacon who has been looking for some visual inspiration. The tag line ‘no more suspension bridges…’ is taken from a project which began a year ago when Bristol photographer Colin Moody and community arts group the People’s Republic of Stokes…
Phew, we made it! As ever is was tres difficile to decide which stories to feature in our Story Sunday line-up but we got there in the end. We’re looking forward to some fabulous writing and reading so all we need now is you to come along and give them as big an audience as we…
We had a fantastic response to our call for submissions for next Sunday and are busy putting together a sizzle of solstices with a sprinkling of swimming pools just in case the heat gets to much. Check back in a couple of days for our final line-up and running order. Expect to see supernovae and…
While we rub our hands and gloat over a very tasty bag of submissions for our next event, here’s Gail’s snapshot of Stokes Croft Writers’ carefully managed assault on the genteel cobbles of Bath. It was a steamy hot summer night on the not-so-mean streets of Bath, when a motley crew of Bristol writers came…
Let us tell you a story Yes, as you may have heard our new and improved Sunday Night Stories get-together WILL take place on Nov 1st from 6 – 8 pm when you can snuggle up in the bar at Southbank Club Bedminster and let our members and guests make you shiver or smile with their spine-tingling…
We’ve spent most of the last year toiling away at our writing desks, but with September and that new term feeling upon us we’ve decided it’s time to get out and about again. Our aim is to meet more writers, help more writers, and, yes, find new audiences for our work. First of all we’re delighted to…
We may not have taken on any new group projects lately, but our members have been as busy as ever. Since last year Louise Gethin, has been proud to be involved in Vice and Virtue, an initiative exploring the history of Old Market with the book launch and exhibition happening on July 16th 2015 at Trinity…
We are thrilled to announce that preparations for the launch of Unchained have been finalised and even more delighted to reveal it will take place in the gorgeous surroundings of Bristol Reference Library. Less than two weeks to go and the excitement at BWW Towers is mounting! Join us for the launch If anyone out there hasn’t heard…