SEPTEMBER
Tuesday 11 September - 8pm
25 YEARS OF THE PROGMORE PRESS
Komedia Studio Bar, Regent St, Brighton
£5/£4 (Friends of THE SOUTH £4/£3)
Clare Best was awarded a distinction in her MA in Creative Writing at the University of Sussex, which she completed in 2002. She is a poet, writer, university tutor (Open University, University of Kent, University of Brighton, University of Sussex) and creative writing facilitator. In 2004 she was the leader of the 'Tools for Writing' workshops for life prisoners at HMP Shepton Mallet and she is currently Writer in residence at Woodlands Organic Farm, funded by Arts Council England. Clare lives in Lewes.
Catherine Smith writes poetry, prose and drama and lives in Lewes. She teaches creative writing for the University of Sussex and regularly runs workshops in schools. She has also been a tutor for the Arvon Foundation. Her first collection The Butcher's Hands was published by Smith/Doorstop and her second Lip is due this autumn. In 2004 Catherine was selected as a Next Generation Poet. She recently retired as reviews editor of The Frogmore Papers.
Ros Barber was born in 1964 in Washington DC. After growing up in Colchester, she studied Biology at the University of Sussex and worked for some time as a computer programmer. She now lives in Brighton and is working on a doctorate in creative writing at the University of Sussex. Her collection How Things Are On Thursday was published by Anvil in 2004. Not The Usual Grasses Singing appeared from Four Shores in 2005.
Judith Kazantzis is a poet, novelist and printmaker. Her work has appeared internationally in anthologies and magazines over many years and she is a regular reader and workshop leader. Her latest novel is Of Love and Terror (Saqi) and her latest collection of poems is Just After Midnight (Enitharmon). Earlier this year she won a Chomondeley award for poetic distinction and achievement. She lives in Lewes.
John McCullough grew up in Watford and now lives in Brighton. In 2002 he won first prize in the Robin Lee Memorial Poetry Competition. In 2006 he completed his doctorate on the homoerotics of Renaissance friendship at the University of Sussex. His poems have appeared in anthologies such as Reactions and magazines like The Rialto. His collection Cloudfish is published by Pighog Press.
Rachel Playforth was born in Brighton and now lives in Seaford. Her poems have appeared in several magazines and anthologies, and she has been shortlisted for an Eric Gregory Award. A pamphlet, Three Voices (with Peter Easter and Ayala Kingsley), was published by the Frogmore Press in 2005.
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