Timothy Spall drops anchor – in Derwent Water

Posted by Mick North in Events, News on February 23, 2012

Words by the Water are delighted to announce that actor Timothy Spall will be making an unscheduled appearance on stage at their festival at Theatre by the Lake. He’ll take part in the programmed event with his wife, Shane Spall, on Sunday 4 March at 6.30pm.

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All about marketing

Posted by Mick North in Courses, News, Opportunities on February 23, 2012

If you’re a writer or an event organiser and you want to brush up your marketing skills, our friends at Eden Arts have negotiated a discount for All About Audiences’ Introduction to Marketing workshop at Theatre by the Lake on Thursday 1 March.

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Mslexia short story writing workshops

Posted by Mick North in Competitions, Opportunities on February 22, 2012

Mslexia has a series of excellent writing exercises on its website, devised by Sarah Salway in support of the magazine’s short story competition, which closes on 19 March.

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Gained in translation

Posted by Mick North in Events, News on February 21, 2012

Keswick poet Christopher Pilling is rightly acclaimed for his translations of French poets and his ‘versions’ of the Latin poet, Catullus. Now he’s persuaded three other notable poet-translators to join him for a celebration of this difficult art at Keswick’s St Herbert Social Centre on 29 February. Read more>>

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The Weekly Poem #29

Posted by Mick North in New Writing, News, The Weekly Poem on February 19, 2012

No, I will not make your mother scramble
up onto the roof to fix the loose tiles …

In this week’s poem, Yorkshireman Terry Jones embraces cultural diversity and takes inspiration from a Lancastrian icon. Read The Mother-in-Law>>

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Words by the Water gets sporty

Posted by Mick North in Events, News on February 18, 2012

With the London Olympics just around the corner, three eminent sports writers will join the starting line-up to talk sport at next month’s Words by the Water Festival in Keswick.

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Tom Rawling remembered – BBC Countryfile

Posted by Mick North in News on February 18, 2012

On BBC One at 6.30pm this Sunday, Countryfile visits Ennerdale, in the far north west of the Lake District. As well as exploring the valley and looking at the work of the Wild Ennerdale Partnership, the programme features the poetry of Tom Rawling, a man whose life and work was shaped by Ennerdale but whose name was all but forgotten until recently. Read more>>

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The Weekly Poem #28

Posted by Mick North in New Writing, News, The Weekly Poem on February 11, 2012

Despite the cold snap, Carolyn Richardson’s sap is rising.

Read her poem, Winter is running out of time>>

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The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets 2012

Posted by Mick North in News, Opportunities on February 10, 2012

The Wordsworth Trust has taken over the administration of The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets, and will present the 2012 Awards in association with the British Library and the TLS.

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The Monthly Flash #03

Posted by Mick North in New Writing, News, The Monthly Fiction Flash on February 1, 2012

A white mountain range rose in the distance and against that backdrop the caribou moved on and on. Then they vanished. Fred craned his neck as far as he was able but only the brick terrace across the road now filled his field of vision …

Read Christine Howe’s story, Day of the Caribou>>

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The Weekly Poem #27

Posted by Mick North in New Writing, News, The Weekly Poem on February 1, 2012

Short and sharp, sweet and sour – South Lakeland’s former Poet Laureate Maggie Norton gets her ticket punched en route to Penrith in A Late Love Poem>>

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Words by the Water competition deadlines looming

Posted by Mick North in Competitions, News, Opportunities on February 1, 2012

You have until 10 February to send in your entries to two competitions being organised as part of the Words by the Water Festival of Words and Ideas in Keswick this March.

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Free festival tickets for young and enquiring minds

Posted by Mick North in Events, News, Opportunities on February 1, 2012

Young people will be able to attend the Words by the Water Festival of Words and Ideas in Keswick for free, thanks to a new bursary scheme. Anyone aged 17-25 can apply for a place, and successful applicants will be given tickets to see up to ten events of their choice.

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