DECEMBER
MEANINGFUL WORDS
DECEMBER 4
BRIGHTON POETRY & BOOK FESTIVAL
Proudly supported by Remy Martin
Readings, workshops, talks and discussions
Open House 146 Springfield Road Brighton and other venues
£6/£4 concs (Festival & workshop prices may vary)
11 am - 1pm Ciaran O'Driscoll Memoir Workshop
In his lyrical, affecting, and at times darkly comical memoir of his childhood, 'A Runner Among Falling Leaves', Ciaran O'Driscoll eloquently examines his troubled relationship with his father, whose bullying and mental abuse have affected him profoundly throughout his life.
The task the author has undertaken is to give voice to the voiceless: to express the unnerving pent-up emotions he was unable to show as a child. '... at the heart of the book is a deeply affecting, traumatic relationship between father and son. His writing is terrifying and like no other memoir I have read.' Thomas Kilroy
The overall purpose of the workshop is to raise awareness in readers and writers of the viability of the memoir as a literary form, and to encourage those who feel they have stories to tell.
2-3.45 pm Jane Draycott Workshop
Develop your own work with one of today's virtuoso poets
4 pm Jane Draycott Reading
After a brilliant reading in 2003 we've invited Jane back to read from her new collection 'The Night Tree' (Carcanet/Oxford 2004) and present some of her sound work. Jane has recently created sound montages with London's working watermen.
Other collaborative work includes audio-montages with Elizabeth James for Radio 3, LBC and the web, and the Online/Offline Project 2004 for trAce Online Writing Department at Nottingham Trent University. There'll be an opportunity for questions and discussion.
7.30 pm Pullitzer Prize winning novelist Richard Ford at The Dome, Brighton
Associated event kindly facilitated by The Dome, Brighton SPECIAL OFFER When you ring THE DOME Box Office (01273 709709) to book please make sure you mention the password SOUTHERN DRIFT and you'll receive tickets at £2 off the normal price.
Please note that this offer only applies to phone or counter bookings and not online. The discount isn't available on tickets already purchased and can't be combined with other offers. This tour has been organised by OSCAR, and is sponsored by Arts Council England, Random House and Pirandello.
BOOKING
Call 01273 242850 or 07810 272791 to book tickets for events or reserve your place on workshops, or email with the event or workshop of your choice in the subject line. For readings, tickets will also be available on the door.
READING EVENTS
All readings £6/£4 concs [Except the Irish Night all £3]
Festival Do-It-All Pass £40 or £35 concs (workshops and other special events are extra and must be booked individually)
WORKSHOP PLACES
All workshops £12/£10 concs limited to max 16 participants
To sign up as a member click here or call 07810 272791 and leave a message.
With many thanks to our major local supporters Avard Estate Agents, Blue Planet Internet, Feist Hedgethorne Chartered Accountants, Southern Paper and Waterloo Press, and to all our other supporters including; CODESIGN, Curious Design, Messenger Brand Communications, Savience Studenthealth.co.uk, Terrier TV, Pighog Press, Digaprint & The Print House, Hove. |
There will be special offers for members
of our new membership scheme THE SOUTH.ALN. - the active literature network.
To sign up as a member click here or call 07810 272791 and leave a message.
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS ONLY FOR FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH
Through our new scheme THE SOUTH.ALN. - the active literature network, friends of THE SOUTH will receive £1 off the price of any event plus other special offers set out below. These are only available to friends of THE SOUTH.ALN.
MOUTH CABARET - Open Wide All Event Pass £35 (or £25 concs)
For all 7 evening events (workshops and other special events are extra and must be booked individually)
MEANINGUL WORDS - Festival Do-It-All Pass £40 (or £35 concs)
For all 7 events (workshops and other special events are extra and must be booked individually)
THE SOUTH's Magnifgicent Combo Pass £60 (or £50 concs)
For all MOUTH CABARET & MEANINGFUL WORDS festival events (workshops and other special events are extra and must be booked individually)
For more information and to sign up as a friend DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION FORM (.pdf) or call 07810 272791.
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