At Last, Finally, and Etcetera: Write Now Sound Bytes!

Hello, everyone. I know it has been a bit longer than anticipated, but here's the link to listen to readings from the CCA post-Write Now evening on 3rd of June. You can hear:

--Valve Journal contributors Lynsey Cameron, Katrina Patrick, Gabriella Bennett, and Craig Lamont. Valve Literary Journal is now available from Waterstone's on Sauchiehall Street (Glasgow);

-- Rodge Glass reading from his as-yet-unpublished Bring Me the Head of Ryan Giggs (which has now become slightly more topical than Rodge intended it to be);

Jamie Jauncey, reading from Room 121, co-authored by John Simmons (26 founder, can often be found at http://www.thewriter.com/)

--David Kinloch, reading from Finger of A Frenchman and other works;

--Alexander (but really Sandy) Hutchison, reading and singing The Herring's Song;

-- J L Williams, reading from Condition of Fire;

--Sam Best (another of the Valvians);

and Helen FitzGerald, reading from her imminent arrival, The Donor.


http://soundcloud.com/writenow/sets

I had a fantastic time, and enjoyed The Herring Song just as much the second time around (Tristan has refused to let anyone see a picture or video of the dance he has choreographed to go with it).

We are now starting to plan for next year; any ideas and offers of help welcome.

After the Conference-y bit of Write Now is Over, There's More

Tah-Dah!
The evening lineup, ladies and gentlemen (and Rodge, Helen, who are seriously misbehaving on Twitter today...tsk tsk. We want this CLASSY, people!).

Kicking off will be Rodge Glass and his quartet of Valve-ians:
Lynsey Cameron
Gabriella Bennett
Katrina Patrick
Craig Lamont

We will have a short break, with a musical interlude courtesy of Jamie Jauncey, who'll be bringing the Birnam Quartet CD (he's the keyboard man) of the music of Burns. It is utterly gorgeous and heart-breaking, and will lead nicely into the poetry bit of the evening.
 The poets:
David Kinloch
JL Williams
Sandy Hutchison
(and, hopefully, Nick e Melville, if I can keep everyone to time...)

Another short break/trip down to the bar/more music, and then we'll have:

Jamie Jauncey
Samuel Best
and
Helen Fitzgerald.

I can't wait. See you at the CCA at 7, up in the club room.

Just About Time For Write Now

The Write Now Conference kicks off at 9 a.m. on 3/6/11 with coffee, tea, home baking I haven't started yet, and about 60 delegates. We are really, really pleased about the turnout and looking forward to seeing/meeting all of you on the day. We'll be trying to record some of the reading at the evening event at the CCA, so I'll hopefully have some Soundcloud sound bites to put on the home page http://flavors.me/writenow over the weekend. I'll be running a tight but informal ship at the evening event as we've a lot of folks to hear from, and I can't wait.

Write Now: Evening Event at CCA

On the 3rd of June, following the conference, we are having an evening of readings at the CCA in the Club Room. The event is free and unticketed, and the more people we can squeeze in the happier we'll be. J L Williams and, hopefully, Jamie Jauncey will also be reading. Craig Lamont of Valve Literary Journal has designed the poster and logo for us-- thanks, Craig!

Here's a map to the CCA; it is approximately 15 minutes' walk from Central Station, and is also an easy bus or Underground ride from the centre of Glasgow:

(Map courtesy of the CCA website, http://www.cca-glasgow.com/home ) 

Finding Us, Registering, Bribery, and the CCA

I've had an e-mail from someone to let me know that the link to register for the Write Now Conference on 3/6/11. is faulty. Please try this one:


http://tinyurl.com/5tslfjl


Registration is 10 pounds, which includes lunch/coffee/tea. As an additional incentive, there will also be home-made cake and biscuits**. Call it a bribe, call it blatant and unapologetic propaganda. I am unconcerned.


Our evening reading at the CCA kicks off at 7 in the Club Room, home of the Scottish Writers' Centre, with a recent addition to the lineup:  J L Williams. She was the Scottish Poetry Library Poet of the Month for March, and has recently published 'Condition of Fire'. 

** Some of them will technically be cookies.