Writing Squad News: Autumn Draws In
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We have been messing about in boats with Canal Connections and young lads wanting to get into the construction industry through Kirkstall Forge's Forging Future's scheme. More here.
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Jenny O'Sullivan reached the final of the Man Up! Drag King competition, performing as Ding Frisby. Find out more here.
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Aoife Inman was longlisted for the 2021 Brick Lane Bookshop short story prize. Read on here.
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Kayleigh Jayshree's poem 'ON BEING GHOSTED BY A FAMOUS MUSICIAN' was Ink, Sweat & Tears pick of the month. Find out more here.
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Karishma Sangtani's poem 'Rattle' was shortlisted for the 2021 Aurora Prize for Writing. Read on here.
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Helen Bowell was longlisted for the 2021 Winchester Poetry Prize. Read more here.
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PRODUCTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
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As part of Ripples of Hope Festival, a group of Squad 10 poets worked with Jay Bernard to write in response to Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The finished poems were shared by Ripples of Hope and in a new edition of PUSH, which can be read online. Find out more here.
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Earlier this year, Simon Armitage and the T.S. Eliot foundation offered their support to the Squad in commissioning a poetry anthology called Not About Now. The poets worked in pairs, editing each others work, the finished anthology was printed as a calling card for the poets and the Squad, and can be read online for free.
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Jay Mitra was commissioned by Humber Mouth Literature Festival to write a spoken word poem titled 'A Love Letter to Hull.' Find out more and watch the poem here.
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Chloe Elliott has written 'In the Beginning' - an episode of the Bedtime Stories for the End of the World podcast. Listen in here.
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Pearl Andrews-Horrigan has been commissioned by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School to write a 30 minute short film to showcase the next cohort of acting grads. Find out more here.
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Billie Collins wrote an episode of the Tales from Malory Towers podcast for BBC Sounds. Listen in here.
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The Styx is a new film opera from Katie Byford, supported by the Squad, PTSD UK and the Medusa Collective. Find out more here.
And you can help support the project by donating to the crowd-funder here.
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Laura Attridge will be directing Silla at the 2022 Leeds Opera Festival. Find out more, and pre-book here.
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Saba Sams' debut collection of short stories, Send Nudes, will be published by Bloomsbury in January 2022. Find out more and pre-order here.
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Katie Walters' debut poetry collection My Body is a Resource I am Willing to Expend is to be published by Burning Eye Books in May 2022. Read more here.
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Both Dominic Leonard and Sarah Fletcher's work can be found in Broken Sleep Books' Legitimate Snacks anthology. Find out more here.
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Francesca Pidgeon (Dilettante) was selected for Sage Gateshead's Summer Studios - a week long residency for musicians and artists to develop their practice. Read more here.
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May Sumbwanyambe is one of the writers delivering classes for Bijli Productions' new writing programme. Find out more here.
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Shehla Ali has launched a new business to raise awareness for FND - Functional Neurological Disorder. Find out more here.
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Jack Hart's new single 'I Know It' was released on Spotify. Tune in here.
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Several Squad writers are leading courses and workshops for notable organisations. Find out more here.
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