Speakeasy Manchester Is Back!
Speakeasy's back at 9pm on Saturday the 2nd June.
Yes - back, bigger & brighter, with poets, singers, musicians & DJs delivering tightass sets.
This Month we bring forth 4 your audible pleasure, a winner takes all,
pull no punches RamJamSlam. Strictly 4 da strong of heart and art.
& after all
the live stuff, you can bust your bootie like a quivering cutie to our sumptuous selector's
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30th May 2007
Everyword 2007 at the Liverpool Everyman
Open your mind this June with Everyword 2007. The Everyman’s annual festival of new writing is back with a week of workshops, seminars, readings and events to stimulate your mind and get the creative juices flowing. ...
30th May 2007
New Features!
Yes we've now got blogging and you can comments on poets and their work!
For poets who have their profiles on our showcase page you can now have your own 'blog' and you can add new entries to your own ...
30th May 2007
Competitions, Competitions, Competitions....
For those of you interested in poetry for the money - Read on..........
Poetry on the Lake 7th International Poetry Competition. Closing
Date:15-Jun-07
3 categories: Silver Wyvern 1st £300 + Silver W...
26th May 2007
SOAPBOX - Have Your Say!
On the Number 10 Downing Street website there is a petition that aims to stop the Chancellor using Arts and Heritage Lottery money to plug the funding gap in the 2012 Olympics. The Chancellor prop...
25th May 2007
Creative Support for Emerging Writers
If you are an ambitious, unpublished writer of Poetry, Fiction or Creative Non-fiction, New Writing Ventures is for you. In the competitive world of publishing it has a proven track record. Now in i...
25th May 2007
Win £500!
Essex Poetry Festival 7th Open Poetry Competition. First Prize £500, Second £200, Third £100
and 3 runner-up
prizes of £10 book tokens
Sole adjudicator Anne-Marie Fyfe.
Winning poems wi...
21st May 2007
White Chimney Magazine Launch
The launch party for the first issue of White Chimney Magazine is on Thursday
May 24th at the Groucho Club in London - see gig guide for full details.
White Chimney is a London based, literary public...
21st May 2007
Apple Picking Society Change of Date!
The Apple Picking Society event will not be held on the 22nd of May the next one will be on the 29th May instead and carry on fortnightly
there onwards.
It's Free and it's 8pm - so come and enjoy at...
21st May 2007
New York Sensation Coming To Runcorn on 24th May
TAYLOR MAC - a US phenomena not to to be missed! He's a flamboyant chameleon of words, music and socio-political tirades and is coming to The Brindley Studio, High Street, Runcorn in Cheshire at 7....
21st May 2007
Michael Horvitz in Liverpool on 23rd May
Michael Horovitz:seminal 60s poet and driving force behind "New Departures" publishing, the Poetry Olympics live performance events the length & breadth of the country, and the historic Wholly Com...
21st May 2007
Give Us Some Feedback Please
Here's your opportunity to give us feedback on what you think of Write Out Loud's web site. What you hate. What you like. What irritates. What delights. What you would like to see on the site and how...
21st May 2007
Creatures of the Intertidal Zone
Thursday 21st June 7:30pm, at the Norwegian C...
15th May 2007
Libertine Magazine Accepting Submissions Now
We aim to liberate language from the restrictive confines of stereotype making Libertine Magazine accessible & enjoya...
13th May 2007
Poems & Prose Wanted In Chorlton
To replace our usual poetry competition, this year we are inviting all budding poets to submit entries for our new Celebration of...
13th May 2007
Win £1k In The Troubadour Poetry Competition
Troubadour Poetry Prize is Judged By: Helen Dunmore & David Constantine - both judges will read all poems submitted.
1st prize £1000, 2nd £500, 3rd £250 plus 20 commendations @ £20 e...
13th May 2007
The Mouth of the Cave
11th May 2007
Launch Of Graham Buchan's New Collection
The launch of Write Out Loud's showcase poet Graham Buchan's full collection "there is violence in these vapours" will take place upstairs at The Old Crown pub, 33 New Oxford Street, London WC1A...
11th May 2007
Chloe Poems's Li'l Book O' Manchester
The launch of Chloe Poems's "Li'l Book O' Manchester" takes place at Britons Protection at 7.30pm on Thursday 10th May. Full details in the gig guide on this site.
Chloe Poems and special guests Martin...
7th May 2007
Frantica Event Cancelled For Summer!
Yes unfortunately this enjoyable Manchester night has come to an end - at least for the time being. Organiser Alabaster DePlume (pictured) says "A lot of our best musicians and contributors are going ...
5th May 2007
Citizen 32 launches new class issue as part of Manchester May Day celebrations
The Manchester-based poetry and arts magazine Citize...
3rd May 2007
Jordon McGlacken Wins BBC Slam Eliminator 1st May
Jordon McGlacken and Write Out Loud showcase poet Mark Mace Smith (pictured) were the winners at the slam held at the Contact Theatre, Manchester On Tuesday, 1st May, they go through to the North West...
2nd May 2007
Minotaur
Last month's poem of the month writer, Paul Taylor, has chosen this month's poem. He says, "I like the way that the poem, in discussing a labyrinth, draws the reader into one." Find out more about De...
1st May 2007
