Spread the Word Tricks of the Trade Brochure 2003 2004

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WELCOME TRICKS O F T HE TRADE - DIARY

W el c om e to T R I C K S O F T H E T R A D E , o u rautumn/winter programme, a ser ies ofliterature events which explore di f ferenttypes o f writingThere are wo rkshops for people at all stages: Complete Beginnersis for those of you who have little or no exp erience of writing but arekeen to get started; Resident is for experienced writers wh o haveworked on writer- in-residence schemes or would l ike to f ind outabout residency opportunities. W e also have two courses a imed atyounger writers: The Furnace, a blazin' performance poetry infernoand Muso Journo a practical introduction to music journalism.A number of exciting developments have taken place at Spread theW o r d recently, including the m ove to new prem ises. W e are nowbased on Lambeth W alk, not far f rom the South Bank and Water looStation (see m ap at the back of broc hure). We have a ded icatedworkshop space which is already enabling us to offer a widernumber o f opportunities to you, including our new writing group:Tricks of the Trade. Spread the W ord's staff team has alsoexpanded and we welcome Jenneba Jalloh as Education Officerand Nick Murza as A dm inistrator.Education initiatives this season include an oral history projectfocusing on the lives of m en who arrived in London's LadbrokeG r o v e from W est Africa and the W est Indies in the late 1940s; thereis also an after school creative writing project with fifteen youngpeople from Brent's Looked After Children's Unit.Turn to the back o f the broc hure to f ind out m ore about Spread theWord's other initiatives such as The Literature List.Y o u may notice that un-tongue-tied, a semi-staged reading f romtwo highly acclaimed poets and their poet-translators l isted in ourspring/summ er brochure, features again this seas on. W e aredelighted to be able to reschedule th is event fo l lowing itsunfortunate cancellation due to c ircumstances beyond ou r control.W e hope yo u enjoy Tricks of the Trade.Emma HewettJenneba JallohNick MurzaJoshua Sofaer

77 Lambeth W a l k LONDON SE11 6D XT 020 7735 3111 F 020 7735 [email protected]

1 T h e Furnace12 September -12 D e c e m b e rB A G

2 Tricks of the Trade24 Se pte mb e r - 3 D e c e m b e rSpread the Word

3 Travel Writing27 & 28 Se pte mb e rFulham Library

4 un-tongue-t ied30 Se pte mb e rIC A

5 W riter's Block1 1 , 1 2 , 1 8 & 1 9 Oc to b e rClapham Library

6 Real People22 OctoberWillesden Green Library

7 Personal Political22 Octo b e rWillesden G r e e n Library

8 Muso Joumo 2 7 , 2 9 & 3 1 October

R a w Material9 O n e Letter

1 No ve mb e rMount Pleasant Sorting OfficeRoyal Mail

10 Haiku & Origami1 5 No ve mb e rDaiwa Foundation

11 Resident4 De ce mb e rSpread the Word

12 First Line9 , 1 0 & 11 JanuaryPoetry Studio

13 Sci-fi & Fantasy17 & 24 JanuaryP e c k h a m Library

14 Complete Beginners2 4 , 2 5 January & 2 1 FebruaryT a b e r n a c l e

C o u r s e

W r i t i n g G r o u p

W o r k s h o p

Live L i tera ture

C o u r s e

W o r k s h o p

L i v e Li tera ture

W o r k s h o p

L ive Li tera ture

W o r k s h o p

R e a d i n g s & Di scuss i on

W o r k s h o p

W o r k s h o p

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PARTNERSHIP WITH APPLES & SNAKES

THE FURNACE

A blazin' performance poetry inferno fo r 16-25 year oldsThis seve n session course o ffers participants the opportunity to gain athorough training in performance poetry. Working with an experiencedwriter an d performance poet yo u will learn different approaches toperforming poetry, how to develop y our own unique voice and style,and be encouraged to produce new material for presentation.G u e s t tutors will jo in two o f the workshops to offer extra guidance,inspiration an d first hand advice on performing and, following eachworkshop participants wil l attend an Apples & Snakes show.Participants will have the opportunity to showcase their work at thePerformance Event o n De ce mb e r 12 .This is a brilliant opportunity to get your performance poetry skillsblazin' hot - it's designed to make yo u burn!Tutor. Aoife MannixA o i f e Mannix is a poet, novelist and playwright. She was born inStockholm of Irish parents and grew up in Dublin and New York.S h e has been living in London for the past eight years. He r f irstbook o f poetry, T h e T r i c k o f F o r e i g n W o r d s , w a s published b y TallLighthouse in 2002 and she is currently writing he r first novel fo rXpress. She has written for BBC Radio 4 and worked as the generalmanager o f t h e R o y a l Court Y o u n g Writers Programme. S h e h a sextensive experience of running workshops for young people, mostrecently with Apples & Snakes o n t h e W r i te r s O n T h e Storm tour.Apples & Snakes, England's leading organiser of performancepoetry, wa s established in 1982 as a platform fo r poetry whichwould b e popular, relevant, cross-cultural an d accessible to thewidest po ssible range of people. It aim s to stretch the boundaries ofpoetry in performance and education and give voice to challenginga n d diverse poets. It also strives to present poetry in a live anddynamic context in a variety of places across England in order tointroduce poetry to new audiences.

F r i d a y s : 1 2 S e p t e m b e r ; 2 6 S e p t e m b e r , 1 0 O c t o b e r ;2 4 O c t o b e r ; 7 N o v e m b e r ; 2 1 N o v e m b e r ; 5 D e c e m b e r6.30 - 8 . 3 0p m ( w o r k s h o p )9 - 11pm ( A p p l e s & S n a k e s s h o w )T h e B o o k s h o p , B A G , L a v e n d e r H i l l , L o n d o n S W 1 11 0P l a c e s f o r th is course a r e restr icted t o t h o s e a b l e s h o w t o ar e a l c o m m i tm e n t to a t tend ing a ll s e v e n s e s s i o n s a n d a des i reto deve lop the i r pe r fo rman ce poe t ry sk i l lsT O A P P L Y F O R A P L A C E P L E A S E C O N T A C T S P R E A D T H E W O R DB E F O R E 5 S E P T E M B E R

P E R F O R M A N C E E V E N TF r i d a y 12 Decemb er a t 9pmB A C , L a v e n d e r H i l l S W 1 1W ith readings and performances from participants onT h e Furnace course.Admission is free bu t tickets must be booked in advancethrough BAC box office on 020 7223 2223

TRICKS OF THE TRADE

Spread the Wo rd's Writ ing Group

Spread the Word 's ne w writing group offers experienced writers theopportunity to read and give critical feedback o n each other'sfiction. The aim is for writers to advance their work to its finalstages of developme nt in a supportive and friendly group. Regularattendance is essential.Facilitator: Shaun LevinShaun Levin is a writer and workshop leader. Hi s novella, S e v e nS w e e t T h i n g s , wa s published in the summer . His short storiesappear in over thirty international anthologies and journals, mostrecently in Modem Sou th A f r ican Sho r t S to r ies a n d T h e G a y T i m e sB o o k of Shor t S tor ies. He has taught creative writing at SouthT h a m e s Col lege a n d Morley College, a n d h a s r u n workshops inv e n u e s as diverse as a restaurant, a zoo, a cem etery, and TheNational Gallery. H e l e d Centerprise Literature Dev elopme ntProject's highly success ful workshop How t o M a k e a Living as aW r i t e r in London .

W e d n e s d a y s : 2 4 S e p t e m b e r ; 8 October ; 2 2 O c t o b e r ;5 N o v e m b e r ; 1 9 N o v e m b e r ; 3 D e c e m b e r7-9pmS p r e a d th e W o r d , 7 7 L a m b e t h W a l k , L o n d o n S E 1 120/10 concess ionT h i s i s a n advanced c r i t i ca l workshop a n d n o t a n o p e n e n t r yg r o u pT O E N Q U I R E A B O U T H O W T O JO I N P L E A S E C O N T A C T S P R E A DT H E W O R D


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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH W O R D W I D E A ND W E S T W O R D S

TRAVEL

Exploring writing about travelWhat d o e s it mean to write about a place when you are just avisitor? What are the boundaries between travel journalism an dtravel writing?Travel writing is an increasingly popular genre, which canencompass techniques m ore commonly assoc iated with writingf ict ion, serious non-fiction an d even poetry. This two day intensiveworkshop wil l give writers the opportunity to think about thedemands an d opportunities of writing travel literature. For thepurposes of the workshop the techniques of travel literature wil l b eapplied to more familiar landscapes. W e wil l also consider how ourperceptions change when we leav e familiar places and enterunfamiliar ones.A n introduction to the genre wil l be fo l lowed by exam ples o fdifferent kinds o f travel writing an d dedicated exercises which willask participants to consider a variety of approaches to travelwriting. Th e afternoon sessions wil l be spent in assisted writing,where participants wil l have the opportunity to get direct feedbacko n their work.Tutor: Jean McNeilJean McNeil is originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, and has l ivedin London since 1991. She has spent long periods in Latin America,f irst as a journalist in Brazil, then as the author of the R o u g h G u i d eto C o s t a Rica a n d a contributor t o t h e R o u g h G u i d e to C e n t r a lA m e r ic a . He r works of fiction are H un t i ng Dow n H o m e 1996, Nightsin a F o r e i g n C o u n t r y 2001, an d Pr ivate V i e w 2002. She is interestedin theme s of travel, m em ory and exile. She currently works as afreelance reviewer and travel writer, and is a publisher of booksabout Latin A m erica and the Caribbean.

S a t u r d a y 2 7 S e p t e m b e r ; S u n d a y 2 8 S e p t e m b e r10 .30am - 4.30pmFu lha m L i b r a r y , 5 9 8 Fu lha m R o a d , L o n d o n S W 6 3 5 / 2 0 c o n c e s s i o n sB O O K T H R O U G H S PR E A D T H E W O R D

I PARTNERSHIP WITH TH E ICA

un-tongue-tied

In this semi-staged reading two highly acclaimed poets, on ewriting in Persian and the other in Russian, both sharing th espoken Azeri language and cultural h eritage, perform togetherfo r th e first t ime with their English poet-translatorsAzerbaijan wa s divided in two at the end of the Russo-Persian wa rin 1828. Born either side of the A r a z R i v e r and the border betweenIran an d what was the U S S R , these tw o young women no w findthemselves outside the land of their birth, in London, writing in theirmother tongue an d also working with poets here to see their worktranslated into English.T h e s e poets deal with the grand themes of love, anguish, home anddisplacement with a tender strength that at once pays homage totheir poetic traditions and at the same t ime is totally fresh.Poets: Negar Hasan-Zadeh, Ziba KarbassiP o e t Translators: Richard McKane, Stephen WattsDramaturg: Caroline BergvallCaroline Bergvall is a poet and a performanceartist. Her books include Ecla t (1996) and G o a nAtom: Do l l (200^ and she also publishes onthe net. She has collaborated on a number ofperformances and installations, most recentlyat the South London Gallery, Septem ber 2002.S h e is Associate Research Fellow at DartingtonC o l l e g e of Arts and has hosted festivals andseminars concerned with bilingualism an dcross-media fo rms o f writing. She has recentlyedited the P e r f o r m a n c e R esea rch issue onT r a n s l a t i o n s (Summer 2002).Negar Hasan -Zadeh wa s born in 1975 in Bakuin what was the U S S R Republic of Azerbaijan. Shepublished her f i rst collection of poetry in Russian in2000 and in 2001 became the youngest member ofAzerbaijan Union o f Writers. H e r book O n th e W i n g s O v e r th eH o r i z o n (which has been translated into English by RichardM c K a n e ) was awarded the National Public P r i z e as the bestpoetry book of 2001 by the National Academ y of Azerbaijan.H e r latest Russian collection Tw o S u n s wa s published in March2003. Her poems have been published in Russia, Germ any,Australia and the UK.Ziba Karbassi was born in Tabriz, northwestern Iran. She and herfamily w ere force d to leave their country in the mid-1980's an dcame to Britain as political refugees. In exile sh e quickly becamerecognised as one of the forem ost young Iranian poets. For f ivey e a r s she has been the youngest member of the Iranian Write rsAss ociation in Exile. Her four books (in Persian) are S c o r p io n U n d e rT h e Pil low (1996), W i t h A Brok en S t a r In M y H ear t (1998), T h e S e aW i l l D r o w n (1999) & J izzz (2002). S he has read and been translatedinternationally and is a me m ber of Iranian PEN.Richard McKane is a poet, translator and interpreter. He hastranslated over twelve poetry books from Russian which include


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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BLACK INC IN PARTNERSHIP W I TH B LA C K I NC

REA L PEOPLE PERSONAL POLITICAL

Persona l sto ries - developing n o n f iction(Please not e t ha t t h i s w orkshop i s fo r w om en on l y )This afternoon workshop for women focuses on ways to go aboutwriting real l ife stories an d exp lor ing the potential impact on thesubject, author and reader, in terms of personal and socialempowerment .This is a part icipat ive event in which those involved will be asked tothink about a real l ife story - o f their o w n o r som eone they know -wh y they would want to tell i t, ho w they would tell it and what theythink the reader might gain from it.Participants will be taken through a process from concept ion o fnon-fict ion writing to actual publicat ion; including finding a subject ,researching, interviewing and structuring the story.Facilitator: Joan BlaneyJoan Blaney CBE wa s born in Kingston, Jamaica and has beenliving in England since she was a child. She is the author of H i d d e nL igh t s : O r d i n a r y W o m e n , E x t r a o r d i n a r y L i ves and co-author of F r o mK i tchen S i n k T o B o a r d r o o m T a b l e with Professor Richard S c a s e ,published by BlackAmber this autumn. Joan is also a D irector ofTh e Scarman Trust which prov ide s peop le with the opportunity theyneed to develop their talents, encouraging individuals to contributetheir skills an d ideas into building healthy communit ies fo r all.Pl ease not e : P ar t i c i pan t s a re encouraged t o s t ick a r o u n d t o h e a rJ o a n B l a n e y a n d Jan i s F K e a r n e y in conve rsa t i on l a t e r i n t he day(see fo l low ing l is t ing) .

W e d n e s d a y 2 2 O c t o b e r2 p m - 5.30 pmW i l l e s d e n G r e e n L i b r a r y , 95 H i g h R o a d , L o n d o n N W WF R E EB O O K T H R O U G H S P R E A D T H E W O R D

Personal s tories, political imperatives - talk a n d discussion

O n either side of the Atlantic, Joan Blaney and Janis F. Kearneyare both publishing non-f iction accounts o f real life stor ies as a wayof engaging social and political dialogue. These s tor ies doc um entthe lives of others as a source of inspirat ion for all of us.Kearney's own journey, f rom the cot ton f ie lds o f the Arkansas de l tato the W hite H ouse in W ashington, is m irrored by B laney 's accountsof women who have made the journey, in her own words, f romkitchen sink to boardroom table. This is where the personal trulyb e co me s political.In this conversat ion chaired by Kadi ja George, Blaney and Kearneywil l introduce their respect ive projects, read excerpts an d discusstheir approach to writing non-fict ion. There wil l be an opportunityfor quest ions and discuss ion.Readings and discuss ion from: Joan Blaney an d Janis F. KearneyChair: Kadi ja G eorgeJoan Blaney CBE was born in K ingston, Jamaica and has beenliving in England since she was a child. She is the author of H i d d e nL ights : O r d i n a r y W o m e n , E x t r a o r d i n a r y L i ves an d co-author of F r o mKi tchen S i n k T o B o a r d r o o m T a b l e with Professor Richard Scase,pub li shed by B lackAm ber this autumn. Joan is also a Director ofThe Scarm an Trust which prov ides peop le with the opportunity theyneed to deve lop their ta lents , encourag ing indiv iduals to cont r ibutetheir skills an d ideas into building healthy communit ies fo r all.Kadi ja George is a literary activist an d publisher o f S a b l e L i tM a g .S h e also edi ts books, which include I C 3 : T h e P e n g u i n B o o k o f N ewB l ack W r i ti n g in Br i ta in with Courtt ia Newland. S he teaches creat ivewriting an d memoir wr i t ing to young peop le an d adults fromres ident ia l creat ive wri ting courses to fest ivals , such as The Arv onFoundation and Spit L i t women's l iterature fest ival. K adija is apubl ished and b roadcast poet and short s tory writer and hasrece ived several awards for he r work in the Creat ive Arts .

Janis F. Kearn ey was b orn in Arkansas, US A and now lives inChicago. She was personal diarist to President Clinton, a job thatentai led chronicl ing the Cl inton pres ide ncy on a day to d ay bas is .Janis is a W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow and Chancellor's Lecturer forC h i c a g o City Col leges and is currently writing F r o m H o p e to H a r l e m ,a book that chronicles Cl inton's l i fe long involvement in Amer ica ' shis tor ical race problems. H e r b o o k Cot t on F ie l d o f Dreams is ame mo ir which cent res around her chi ldhood . This is her f irst visit toLondon.

W e d n e s d a y 2 2 O c t o b e r7 .30 pmW i ll e s d e n G r e e n L i b r a r y , 95 H i g h R o a d , L o n d o n N W 1 0F R E EA l l w e l c o m eB O O K T H R O U G H S P R E A D T H E W O R D


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IN ASSOC IATION WITH RAW MATERIAL

MUSO JOURNOIN A S S O CI ATIO N W ITH B O RDE RS CH A RI NG CRO S S RO A D,A W A R D S FOR ALL, BB C LOND ON AND HERITAGE R O Y A L MAIL

A practical introduction to music journalism fo r 15-18 yearoldsY o u buy the m agazines and listen to the radio and yo u're be ginningto think that maybe you can do better than them . Who? Musicjournalists, that's who.Find out what it means to be a music journalist, how you can earnyour living as one and get started in the business on this practicalthree day course. You will learn the fundamentals of being a writer,what the di f ferences are between writ ing for magazines and radioand what you should be reading to help you achieve success. Thecourse also offers the exciting opportunity to spend a day at theB B C ' s new digital radio station, Radio 1Xtra and go to a l ive gig andreview a DJ set.Outline of the course:S e s s i o n 1Session 2Sess ion 3Session 4

Nuts & Bolts of music journal ismD a y at Radio 1X traLive gigWrite up the review

Tutor: AcydeAcyde is a freelance journalist who has written fo r St ra igh t N oC h a s e r , T h e T e l e g r a p h a n d L o w d o w n magazines. H e is also a D Jand consultant for me mbe rs of London 's HipHop com muni ty andworks actively as part of the London based, worldwide aff i l iatedBlacktronica crew, a loose collective of artists, musicians, DJs,writers an d photographers pushing forward ne w possibilities fo rBlack art and music. He is currently writing pilot scripts for MTVand contributing to T he F a d e r an d Sp inem agaz ine .com - an onlineHipHop magazine.

M o n d a y 2 7 O c t o b e r : 1 2 - 5 p mW e d n e s d a y 29 O c t o b e r : 1 0 . 3 0 - 5 p mW e d n e s d a y 2 9 O c t o b e r : 7p m o n w a r d sFr iday 3 1 O c t o b e r : 1 2 - 5 p mP l e a s e n o t e : th e c o u r s e t a k e s p l a c e d u r i n g L a m b e t h s c h o o l sR a w M a t e r i a l, M u s i c a n d M e d i a C e n t r e , 2 R o b s a r t S t r e e t ,L o n d o n S W 9 5B O O K T H R O U G H S P R E A D T H E W O R DP L A C E S A R E S T R I C T L Y L I M I T E D

ONE LETTER

O n e Letter is Spread the Word's letter writing com petition incollaboration with th e artists FrenchMottershead which wa slaunched in April and closed for entries on 1 July 2003The response has been great, with over f ive hundred entries.T h e judges, Patricia Brewerton, Rebecca French, RoddyL u m s d e n , Andrew Mottershead an d Leone Ross have bee n hardat work. The winners and the highly commended entrants will readtheir letters at a showcase to mark the end of the competi t ion inthe Mount Pleasant postal sort ing off ice.A s well as hearing some of the letters entered to the competit ionthere will be an introduction to the Royal Mail archive an dcol lections which is stored at Mount Pleasant, a shor t filmscreening and a chance to hear how the artistsFrenchMottershead are collaborating with the o verall winner ofthe competi t ion to make a 'mai l artwork'.Listen out for the winning letter on Word for W ord this autumnon BBC London. To read the winning entries go to the Wordstoreonline at:www.spreadtheword.org.ukWord fo r Word i s the p lace to be ev ery Sunday evening from 5pmwith Dotun A debayo on BBC London 94.9FM i f you en joy thewritten and spoken word. From best sel l ing authors to performancepoetry, lyrics to reviews - whether yo u read orwrite - don't lift apage without us !

S a t u r d a y 1 N o v e m b e r3 . 3 0 - 5 p mS e a r c h R o o m , H e r i t a g e R o y a l M a i l , f r e e l i n g H o u s e ,P h o e n i x P l a c e , M o u n t P l e a s a n t , L o n d o n W C 1 XF R E E ( a d v a n c e b o o k i n g n e c e s s a r y a s p l a c e s a re s t r i c t l y li m i t e d )B O O K T H R O U G H S P R E A D T H E W O R D


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IN ASSOCIATIO THE DAIWA FOUNDATION

HAIKU AND O R IGA MI

A n introduction to making haiku an d origami

Long conversationsbes ide blooming ir ises -joys o f life on the roadB a s h oHaiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry that consists of 3lines o f 5 , 7 and 5 syl lables. Origami is the art of paper folding.Through readings, group discussion, a ginko - a haiku walk - a n dlive demonstrations, this one-day workshop will introduceparticipants to the art of making haiku and origami and show howthe two can be combined to create visually striking objects.Participants are welcome to br ing haiku poe ms they have alreadywritten for feedback as wel l as paper they would l ike to use tocreate or igami ob jects.Spread the W ord will provide al l art materials whe re nece ssary.Tutors: Paul Conn eally and Miki MiyaraPaul Conneally is a haiku poet, artist and Education & RegionalDirector of the World Haiku Club. Hi s haikai poetry is publ ishedwidely throughout the wo rld and his work has been translated intoJapanese, French, a n d Croatian. H e i s editor o f t h e W o r l d Ha ikuR e v i e w ' H a i b u n Sect ion' and was Director of the First Global HaikuTournament last year. He has a particular interest in wo rking withJapanese prints an d running haiku workshops that involveinteraction with Ukiyo-e (wo odb locks). He was haiku poe t inresident at Bristol Museum and Art G al lery in 2001 .Miki Miyara is a fine artist currently studying for her MA inSculpture at Wimb ledon S chool of Art. Her most representativeworks to date are airy instal lations of f lowing landscapes made o fpaper which she creates using a tradit ional technique of or igam i. InM ay this year she was commissioned by The Pump House G a l l e r yin London to c reate a fantasy g arden of f lora and fauna and she iscurrently explor ing landscapes in other forms such as computeranimation.

S a t u r d a y 1 5 N o v e m b e r1 0 am - 5p mD a i w a F o u n d a t i o n , J a p a n H o u s e , 1 3 /1 4 C o r n w a l l T e r r a c e ,L o n d o n N W 115/8 c o n c e s s i o nB O O K T H R O U G H SP R E A D T H E W O R D

RESIDENT

Writers residencies - readings a n d discussionA i m e d at expe rienced writers who have dev elope d writing onresidency schemes, or for those who would l ike to do so in thefuture, this open discussion and selection of readings gatherstogether six writers who have bee n working in a diverse range ofsettings including a hotel, a tattoo parlour, a m edical school,Universities and the Transport Museum.This event aims to understand ho w residencies work at themoment an d what writers want f rom residency programmes in thefuture. How do you go about getting a residency? What are they goo d for? What are the different kinds o f benefi ts for the writer and the

host? H o w d o residencies di f fer from bursaries?There will be a chance to hear writing dev elope d on residencyschemes, an opportunity to share your experiences and to put yourquestions to the panel.T h e event will also see the launch o f Arts Counci l o f England'sW r it e r s in Res idence G u ide l ines fo r London an d f ree copies will beavailable.

Readings an d discussion f rom: Patience Agbabi, RukhsanaAhmad , Caro l Clewlow, Abe Gibson, Aamer Hussain and RoddyLumsdenPatience Agbabi is a poet respe cted for her l ively pe rformance sand innovative publications. In 1999 she was in-house poet at Th eP o e t r y C a f e and Flamin' E ight, a tattoo , pie rcing and clothing studioin North London. Both residenc ies were part of the Poetry Society'sP o e t r y Places Scheme. In 2001 she was poet-in-residence at theSchools of H umanities and Healthcare at Ox ford Brookes University.S h e lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Cardiff and iscurrently working on her third col lection, B o d y Language .Rukhsana Ahm ad is an award winning writer, playwright andtranslator. She has written and adapted p lays for the stage and forth e BBC. H e r f irst novel, T h e H o p e C h e s t , w a s wel l received a n dsh e is currently working on a second , F o r A l l My S i n s , and a stageplay, The Man who re fused to be God . Rukhsana has been writer inresidence at the Cleve land W riting P roject, London Borough ofHarrow, and also with Newcastle Multilingual W rit ing Re sidency.S h e is currently a Royal Literary Fellow at Q u e e n Mary, University ofLondon.Carol Clewlow is a novelist who has worked as a writer with agenetics research institute, a m edical school , Orange, Com monP u r p o s e the business leadership organisation and Nexus whichruns the Tyneside Metro. She is currently artist in residence fo rOperating Theatre which brings together writers, members of theperforming arts and the medical profession to produce dramafor teaching purposes. Her four nove ls include the bes t-sel ling


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A W o m a n ' s G u i d e to A d u l t e r y a n d th e Whitbread-shortl isted Keep ingt h e Fai th .Abe Gibson is a London-born poet, storyteller an d ful lt imecaretaker with Hackney Counci l. H e i s th e winner o f T h e V o i c e P o e to f th e Y e a r A w a r d e d per formed at the Cheltenham LiteraryFestival in 2002. He has been writer in residence at Feltham Y o u n gO f f e n d e r s Institution. Abe was a m e m b e r of the Brothaman PoetryC o l l e c t i v e a n d h i s poetry col lection V i o l e n t l y T e n d e r h a s recentlyb e e n republished. Performing at Word for Word last year, he wasspotted by a representative from the London Museum of Transportwhere he has bee n writer in residence for the last year.Aamer Hussain was born in Karachi in 1955. He moved to Londonin the 1970s. He has publ ished three volumes of stor ies; Mirror toth e S u n , T h i s O t h e r Sal t , a n d most recently th e highly acc laime dT u r q u o i s e . Aamer Hussein has taught at many universities, and wasthe Southern Arts Postcolonial Writing Fellow at SouthamptonUniversity in Spring 2000. He is due to take up a Royal LiteraryFund Fellowship this autumn at Imperial C ol lege, where he will beWriter in Residence in the Department of Civil Engineering.Roddy Lumsden is a writer and puzzle com piler. His f irst bookY e a h Y e a h Y e a h w a s shortlisted fo r seve ral prizes. H is secondcol lection T h e B o o k o f L o v e w a s a P B S Choice a n d shortlisted fo rth e 2000 T S Eliot Prize a n d John Llewellyn R h y s Prize. A s'poet-in-residence ' to the m usic industry he co-wrote T heM e s s a g e . H is third collection R o d d y L u m s d e n is D e a d w a spublished in 2001 . He recently completed a residency at the S tA n d r e w s B a y s p a a n d golf resort with a n e w pamphlet T h e Bubb leB r i d e . H e i s currently working o n V i t a m i n Q , a book o f trivia a n dreference.

T h u r s d a y 4 D e c e m b e r7 . 3 0 p mS p r e a d th e W o r d , 77 L a m b e t h W a l k , L o n d o n S E 1 1F R E E ( a d v a n c e b o o k i n g n e c e s s a r y a s p l a c e s a re s t r i c t ly l i m i t e d )BOOK THROUGH SPREAD THE WORD

FIRST LINE

This course, aimed at people who have recently begun writingpoetry or wou ld like to start, offers participants the chance toge t a thorough grounding in the essentialsTaking as a starting point poetry that inspires you, the tutor willl o o k at ways to develop your own poetry including how to mastertechnique and form and focus on ways to redraft your work.Through group discussion and practical exercises participants willa l s o be e ncouraged to think about how their own ex perience s canb e used to make their poe ms o riginal and striking. The ways inwhich poems have a l i fe of their own after being written, either inperformance or publication, will also be explored . Should either ofthese routes appeal to you, advice will be given on how best topresent your work.Tutor: Paul FarleyPaul Farley wa s born in Liverpool and studied at the ChelseaS c h o o l o f Art. H is f irst collection, T h e B o y f rom th e C h e m i s t is H e r eto S e e Y o u , w o n a Forward Prize a n d t h e Somerset MaughamA w a r d . H e w a s named Sunday Times Y o u n g Writer o f t h e Y e a r in1999, and was writer-in-residence at The W ordsw orth Trust inG r a s m e r e f rom 20 00-200 2, be fore taking up a lectureship atLancaster University. H is sec ond col lec tion with Picador, T h e I c eA g e , w a s a Poetry Book Society C h o i c e a n d w o n t h e 2002W hitbread Poetry Award. He also writes for radio.

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IN A S S O CI A TI O N WITH S O UTH W A RK L IB RA RIE S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TABERNACLE

SCI-FI AND FANTASY COMPLETE BEGINNERS

A n introduction to science fiction an d fantasy writingS c i e n c e f iction and fantasy are compe lling g enres of l iterature.F r o m J . R . R . Tolkein's Lord o f t h e R i n g s to Will iam Gibson'sN e u r o m a n c e r V n e genre is rich in otherworldly and enthrallingstories. But how to get started writing in this genre? Beginning withan overv iew, this two day workshop wil l exp lore the di f ferencebetween types of SF and fantasy and offer helpful 'do's an d don't 's 'o n characterisation, plot and sce ne setting. Sugge stions on how totake your writing further and get published wil l also be looked ata s well as the c urrent state of SF and fantasy publishing in the UKand abroad. There wil l be the opportunity fo r group discussion andwriting exe rcises and information given on activities related towriting SF and fantasy such as conventions and o nline writ inggroups.Suitable for al l enthusiasts of S F and fantasy with som e creat ivewriting experience.Tutor: Liz WilliamsLiz Williams is the daughter of a stage magician and a gothicnovelist, and currently l ives near Brighton seafront. S he received aP h D in Phi losophy of S cience from Camb r idge Univers i ty and hersubsequent career has ranged from reading tarot cards on theP a l a c e Pier to teaching in central Asia. Her short stories have beenpublished in As imov 's I n t e r z o n e a n d V i s i o n a r y T o n g u e a n d s h e i sco-edi tor o f t h e recent anthology Fabu lous B r igh ton . T h e Po isonM a s t e r , Liz's third science f iction novel, was published byMacMillan earlier this year.

S a t u r d a y 17 & S a t u r d a y 2 4 J a n u a r y1 0 . 3 0 a m - 4.30pmT h e P o d , P e c k h a m L i b r a r y , 1 2 2 P e c k h a m H i l l S t r e e t ,L o n d o n S E 1 5 3 0 /1 5 c o n c e s s i o nB O O K T H R O U G H S P R E A D T H E W O R D

Writ ing from scratchIf you have always had the itch to write but never known where tostart then this is the course fo r you.A i m e d at complete beginners, this introductory writ ing course willacquaint participants with creative writing techniques,concentrating on imagery, sensual description and word play.Emphasis will be on p roviding a fun and sup portive learningenv i ronment in which to begin writing poetry and prose, withguided exercises throughout.B y the e nd of the course participants will have com pleted at leastfour p ieces o f work an d have initiated further pieces to developoutside of the workshop.A fol low up session one month after the initial workshop weekendwil l give participants the opportunity to re-evaluate the writing theyhave made and to discuss each others work.Begin th e N e w Y e a r with a resolution - start writ ing!Tutor: Judith BryanJudith Bryan won the 1997 Saga for her first novel, Bernard an dth e C l o t h M o n k e y . Her short f iction has been anthologised inW r it in g W o m e n , A f r o b e a t , G a s and A i r a n d Sab le . H e r poems haveb e e n published in I C 3 : T h e P e n g u i n B o o k o f N e w B lack W r it in g inB r i t a i n . In 1999 she rece ived a London Arts B oard Award for hers e c o n d novel- in-progress, and the fol lowing year a Betty TraskAwa rd. She has taught creative writing and given readings of herwork at venues across the U.K. and in the U.S.A. Judith recentlyf inished he r second novel , The B l u f f . She is working on her third.

S a tu rd a y J a n u a ry 2 4 & S u n d a y J a n u a ry 2 51 0 . 3 0 a m - 4.30pmFol low u p s e s s i o n :S a tu r d a y F e b r u a r y 2 12 p m - 4.30pmT h e B l u e R o o m , T a b e r n a c l e , F o w l s S q u a r e , L o n d o n W 1 1 4 0 / 2 0 c o n c e s s i o n sB O O K T H R O U G H T H E T A B E R N A C L E O N L Y O N 0 2 0 7 5 6 5 7 8 0 0


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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH OTHER SPREAD THE W O R DINITIATIVES

ALL SAINTS A ND SINNERSA ll Saints and Sinners is a social history project focusing on thel ives o f m en who arrived in London's Ladbroke G r o v e f ro m W e s tAfr ica and the West Indies in the late 1940s. Spread the Word , inpartnership with the Tabernacle and the contributors, will produce abooklet and CD Rom of interviews, testimonies and photographs tob e launched in March at the Tabernacle. Th e project will alsoi n v o l v e l inks with local schools.Supported by the P e a b o d y Trust and Kensington and Che lseaCommunity Education.AFTER SCHOOL PROJECTIn September , Spread the W o r d will work with the rapper Breis an da group of 12-13 year olds on an after scho ol creative writingproject. This is a pi lot project that we h o p e to extend in 2004.Supported by Brent Looked After Chi ldren's Unit.HOSPITAL PROJECTIn January 2004, in conjunction with Brent Em ergency C a r e andDiagnostic Ce ntre, Spread the W o r d will run a series of poetryworkshops on the theme o f memoir , to take place in the renal wardof the C entral Middlesex Hospital in Harlesden.Supp orted b y North and Wes t London hosp ital NHS Trust.

THE LITERATURE LISTThe Literature List is an email listings mail base with a focus on theLondon scene. You can post your listings (ie. workshops, literatureevents, reading groups, seminars an d competi t ions).Spread the W o r d administers the list which is used by individualsand arts organisations as a tool to promote their events.F o r more information on the list, and how to join, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theliteraturelistW E S T W O R D SSpread the Word is pleased to announce its association withW E S T W O R D S , a new literature development project fo r North W estLondon. W E S T W O R D S has an exciting range of literature activity fo ryo u to get involved with, including creative writing workshops,readers groups an d l ive events. Th e project has its o wn magazine'Newspeak' which l ists local opportunit ies an d publishes the workof local writers. W E S T W O R D S also encompasses Hammersmi th &Fulham's literature festival Wordwide and the Harrow Words LiveLiterature Festival.F o r more information go to www.brandnewwriters.com or phone:0 2 0 8 4 2 4 1 0 7 6 .


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