wordfringe 2008
1–29 May 2008
Week 3
Monday 12 May
7.30pm
Aberdeen Arts Centre
Shetland Night
An evening of words and music from Shetland
Tuesday 13 May
6.30pm
Aberdeen Central Library
All Said and Dunne
The welcome return of Alison Dunne
Tuesday 13 May
8.30pm
Enigma
Poetic Off Licence
2 Alis & a G stretch poetic licence to its limits by reading short stories too!
Cripes!
Wednesday 14 May
10.30am
Aberdeen Arts Centre
Exploring Narrative Voices
A workshop with Alison Flett
Wednesday 14 May
7pm
Tarts & Crafts, Balmedie
New York Dialogues and Island Blethers
Readings from new works by Alison Flett and Martin Walsh
Thursday 15 May
6.30pm
Books and Beans
Four Paris Poets
Jonathan Wonham, Michelle Noteboom, Joe Ross & Rufo Quintavalle
Thursday 15 May
8pm
Archaeolink, Oyne
Nick Hennessey
Special Guest Teller
Friday 16 May
7pm
Better Read Books, Ellon
Open Poetry Night
Open Mic without the Mic
Saturday 17 May
11am
Heugh Hotel, Stonehaven
Building a Character through Dialogue
in plays, novels, short stories — a workshop with Chris Hannan
Saturday 17 May
2pm
Heugh Hotel, Stonehaven
How to move your work forward
A workshop for playwrights new and experienced with Julie Ellen of Playwrights'
Studio, Scotland
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Poetic Off Licence
2 Alis & a G stretch poetic licence to its limits by reading short stories too!
Cripes!
Tuesday 13 May 2008
8.30pm – 10pm
Admission Free
2 Alis & a G, thinly disguised as themselves, perform separate sets of
their work, thus enabling the remaining two to talk loudly, heckle, drink, and,
in the case of the 2 Alis being offstage, sharpen their knitting needles. At the
end of the evening please feel free to buy/rent thousands of copies of our books
— What Young Ladies Are Interested In, April's Pish and Crustaceans
of the Heart. With Gerard Rochford in the G(uest) Spot.
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Alison Dunne lives in the East Midlands where she writes, co-ordinates literature
projects, wears lipstick and walks the dog. Her work has been published and broadcast
on Radio 4 and she has read her work at many venues including the Bloomsbury Theatre
and the Edinburgh Fringe. Her chapbook April's Fish from Koo Press was published
and launched at wordfringe in 2006.
See ivoryfishbone.wordpress.com
for more.
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Alison Flett was born and bred in Edinburgh but now lives in Orkney. She
has performed her work on television and radio and at readings throughout the country
and abroad. She recently won the Belmont prize for childrens poetry and was shortlisted
for the 2004 Scotsman/Orange short story award. Her collection of poetry Whit Lassyz
Ur Inty (Argyll Press, 2004) was shortlisted for the Saltire First Book of the
Year Award. Her story Here He Comes won the Hi-Arts short story
competition, 2007. She has just completed her first novel.
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Eddie Gibbons has three poetry books published by Thirsty Books, Edinburgh,
and two publications by Koo Press, Aberdeen. His latest book, What They Say About
You, to be published by Leamington Books, may or may not be available during
wordfringe. TV / Radio / Magazines / Millennium Dome / London / Poetry
Cafe / Bloomsbury Theatre / British Council Berlin / New York / Faber-Ottakars Judge
/ Poetry Postcard 1999 / SAC Poem of the Month / The Scotsman / Scotland on Sunday
/ Edinburgh Fringe / Stanza 2007 & all that jazz.
See scallyg.blogspot.com for further
illumination.
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