WE didn't have any books to give away on World Book Night but that wasn't going to stop us celebrating the event. And very kindly, Carlisle author Brindley Hallam Dennis - also known as Mike Smith (pictured) - came to give us a talk on all things 'booky'. A year ago he started Litcaff at Merienda's cafe in Carlisle (it meets on the third Wednesday of each month) and we can only hope that he has lit another literary flame with his meeting at Florence. Brindley introduced us to the literary landscape of Cumbria - and some of the famous and less famous writers he has come across. The likes of HE Bates, Vivien Jones and AE Coppard were discussed during the two-hour event at Florence Mine, Egremont as well as advice on writing and getting published. It whetted our appetite for having a go ourselves. Mike is a teacher and we're hoping it will be possible to set up a creative writing course with him at Florence. And the seed of a "Litmine" was planted with regular meetings for those who want to write or just enjoy good writing. Watch this space!
LINKS:
BHDandme - Brindley's blog
Pewter Rose Press - where you can buy Brindley's books
Litcaff - the Carlisle literary meet-up
New Writing North - an essential website for writers
Liars League London
Florence Mine
Last Writes - a micro site devoted to the exhibition
Liars League London
Florence Mine
Last Writes - a micro site devoted to the exhibition
Hi Alan
ReplyDeletethat sounded a really interesting event - sorry that I missed it. Your link to New Writing North is a useful one, but don't forget out own New Writing Cumbria: www.newwritingcumbria.org.uk
all best wishes
Ian
Thanks for that Ian - I'll make sure I include that link in future posts.
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