Writing opportunity: new digital trail in Hastings
Do you live or work in Hastings or have a connection with the Trinity Triangle area? Would you like your writing to be part of an interactive digital trail in Hastings?
‘Borrowed Ground’ podcast released today
New Writing South is celebrating the release of Robin Pridy’s podcast for Historic England, following the publication of the free to download eBook High Street Tales. From hidden histories to local urban legends, eight contemporary writers across England have worked with their local communities to explore the everyday magic of high streets in Great Yarmouth, Hastings, Leicester, North Shields, Weston-super-Mare, …
Call-out for Hear Us Out 2021 activities
Hear Us Out is a participatory arts project run by New Writing South celebrating older LGBTQ+ people’s stories. Since its inception in 2018, Hear Us Out has worked with a community collective of LGBTQ+ volunteers to collect the funny, touching and celebratory real-life stories of older LGBTQ+ people across the South East of England. Working with a company of local …
Launched today: High Street Tales e-book and podcast
New Writing South is delighted to be working with the wonderful team behind High Street Tales, and especially proud to have commissioned Robin Pridy’s marvellous love story to Hastings – a town we too love and have been proud to be associated with for many years. So many people and organisations have come together to celebrate our …
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Hear Us Out starts today!
Join us online for a digital celebration of older LGBTQ+ lives and stories, 26-29 November 2020.
Within the Four Walls: Queer Lockdown Stories
We are very pleased to announce the launch of a new online series premiering on YouTube: ‘Within the Four Walls’: Queer Lockdown Stories, curated by Lesley Wood (New Writing South), Dr Vedrana Velickovic (University of Brighton) and Dr Sam Solomon (University of Sussex); each conversation is between four LGBTQ+ writers and students spanning different generations …
Writer Robin Pridy awarded commission for High Street Tales: Hastings
New Writing South is very pleased indeed to announce that the commission for High Street Tales: Hastings has been awarded to Robin Pridy. New Writing South Chief Executive Lesley Wood said: ‘Hastings is a wonderfully creative town providing sanctuary and inspiration for some very fine writers. Our judges had a difficult job selecting the right …
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A few questions with author Silvia Sbaraini
We’re accepting submissions to the TLC Free Read programme until 8 January 2021 – and while we’re open to submissions, we’re catching up with some of the talented Free Reads alumni who have gone on to publishing success. Silvia Sbaraini received a TLC Free Reads bursary through New Writing South back in 2012, for her …
High Street Tales: Hastings – short story commission
We’re looking for a socially engaged writer, experienced at working with local communities and arts and culture organisations, to write a short story as part of a nationwide project to celebrate the future of the local high street.
Hear us Out – Programme Announced
We’re delighted to announce that the Hear Us Out festival of online performances, readings and workshops, by, for and with the older LGBTQ+ community, will be held over the weekend of 26th – 29th November. Artistic Director Dinos Aristidou and the community cast have been rehearsing via Zoom with amazing results and we are eagerly anticipating the Hear …