What's New in January

11 January 2022

News and Opportunities for Writers and Writing

STOP TRYING TO BE FANTASTIC BY MOLLY NAYLOR
MAST Mayflower Studios | Friday 28 January 7.45pm

Stop Trying to be Fantastic is a story about suffering, saviour-complex, self-acceptance, and a magpie who refuses to quit. From award-winning writer/performer Molly Naylor (Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think Of You, Sky One’s After Hours) comes this lyrical and funny spoken-word show that explores what we owe to each other and what we owe to ourselves.

‘Naylor writes with a poet’s ear for rhythm and timing, and delivers with a stand-up’s comic timing’ – Irish Times

The trailer is available to watch here and tickets can be purchased through the MAST Mayflower Studios website.

LEAD FACILITATOR APPOINTMENTS
Welcome Ella & Rohan!

Poet and artist Ella Frears will be taking the reins of SO:Write Women this term.

SO:Write Women is a supportive online group for women to develop skills and confidence in creative writing, inspiring new writing through workshop prompts, reading choices, and life experiences.

Ella is an experienced facilitator, recently completing a writing residency at John Hansard Gallery culminating in her chapbook 'I Am the Mother Cat' published in 2021 by RoughTradeBooks.

Tickets for SO:WriteWomen are available here, and you can learn more about Ella here.

Theatre maker Rohan Gotobed is the new lead facilitator of Lighthouse Young Writers, as of January 2022.

Lighthouse Young Writers sees young people aged 11-14 and 15-18 get to explore a wide range of writing activities and art-forms, from script-writing through to performance poetry, short storytelling and creative non-fiction.

Rohan has spent the last year as Trainee Director at the Unicorn Theatre, working with a multitude of talented artists.

Learn more about Lighthouse Young Writers by visiting the blog, and Rohan Gotobed here.

REGULAR OFFERS RETURN FOR 2022

ArtfulScribe's regular writing groups return this month for a new term. Please browse our events page to see what's coming up next in the region and online, and find the full list of our returning offers below:

Hampshire (MAST Mayflower Studios):
Mayflower Junior Writers (age 7-10)
Mayflower Young Writers (age 11-14)
Crows Nest Creative Writers (age 15-18)

Dorset (Lighthouse Poole):
Lighthouse Young Writers (age 11-14)
Lighthouse Young Writers (age 15-18)

Online:

MAST Collective (age 19-25)

After School Club (age 11-18)

Junior Writers Club (age 7-10)

SO:Write Women (details)
Writing for Wellbeing Intro (details)

Writing for Wellbeing Advanced (details)

OPPORTUNITIES

ORWELL YOUTH PRIZE 2022

TRANSMEDIA WORKSHOP

The Orwell Youth Prize 2022 is now open for entries, encouraging young people in years 8-13 to look afresh at the way the climate crisis and the environment is discussed and reported today. What is missing from the conversation? And if you had the power, what changes would you make? Personalised feedback is offered to all entrants who enter by Friday 22nd April 2022. The final deadline is Friday 3rd June 2022. Find out more here.

A practical, collaborative workshop taking place on Saturday 26th February from 10am - 5pm in Portsmouth, for writers interested in exploring new and emerging
forms of storytelling. It marks the first step in a journey which will culminate with a large-scale immersive audio-visual arts installation in Portsmouth Cathedral in November 2022. Details can be found by clicking here.

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