Norwich Out Write
Norwich Pride is thrilled to announce the launch of a new creative writing group, Norwich Out Write - NOW!
NOW is a workshop by and for LGBT writers based in Norfolk. Initially, there are two groups -- one for poetry and one for fiction -- and these groups are meeting monthly to discuss literature and writing, to do writing exercises, and to critique and support the participants' craft.
NOW Poetry
Vince Laws leads a monthly poetry group, based in central Norwich, which first met on Wednesday 14 April. Meetings are usually in the early evening, say 7pm, and are on every 2nd Wednesday in the month. Vince is a poet and artist, interested in written, visual and performance poetry. He can be contacted at vincelaws@gmail.com.
NOW Fiction
The NOW fiction workshop first met on 22 April at 7 pm at UEA. Workshops are lead by B.J. Epstein. B.J. writes fiction, essays, and journalism, and is a translator and editor as well as a lecturer in literature and translation at UEA.
The next Norwich Out Write Fiction Workshop is on 10 June at 7pm in Arts room 01.03 at UEA. The workshop after this will be 8 July, same time and place. Contact the lovely BJ Epstein for more info: B.Epstein@uea.ac.uk or 01603 591349.
NOW - and the future
In time, NOW may develop other groups such as life-writing, writing for children, etc. The intention is for NOW to be largely peer-led and utilise the knowledge within the groups. NOW may lead to readings, performances, anthologies, or wherever you want it to.
Who can join NOW?
Anyone who subscribes to Norwich Pride's core intention of making Norwich a safe place for everyone. How much will NOW cost? The idea is to cover the costs of the venues etc., so everyone will chip in a couple of quid as required. Can you join both? Yes, you can!
To join, please email B.J. and/or Vince with your name, which group you'd like to join, any particular areas of interest or expertise, any access issues, and we'll go from there… only don't hang about, do it - NOW! We look forward to seeing you!
