Monthly Archives: February 2012

Speech Project

Posted on February 26, 2012 by danholloway

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) image from OCM events We love anything that blurs the lines between spoken word and music, so we are very excited about this event, rought to … Continue reading →

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Filtered Light complete

Posted on February 20, 2012 by danholloway

(We have a Facebook page now – do come and “like” us and say hi) Last autumn we introduced Heikki Hietala’s fabuous Filtered Light. Well, now there’s a fully juiced-up bumper edition that you can load for your Kindle or … Continue reading →

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(in)xclusion

Posted on February 17, 2012 by danholloway

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) On Monday we told you about Alex Herod’s amazing project as part of the arts project (in)xclusion, taking place for 24 hours from 6pm on February … Continue reading →

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London Teenage Poetry Slam Exchange Needs You!

Posted on February 16, 2012 by danholloway

We very rarely support fundraising at eight cuts, not because we’re mean but because we’re both broke and absolutely hate the idea of having to get behind some things and not others, but this is an exception. I’ll let the … Continue reading →

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At the Edge of the World

Posted on February 15, 2012 by danholloway

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) For the best part of two years I’ve avidly followed Elizabeth Baines‘ superb Fiction Bitch blog, which takes a highly intelligent look at just about all … Continue reading →

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Written on the Body

Posted on February 13, 2012 by danholloway

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) Alex Herod is the deputy editor of the amazing website For Books’ Sake. She’s also an incredibly talented writer/artist as those of you at our Manchester … Continue reading →

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SHE’S SO JACKED

Posted on February 9, 2012 by danholloway

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) Anyone who was at our Three Minute Theatre gig will almost certainly have Sian S Rathore’s remarkable performance still ringing in their ears. I can’t remember … Continue reading →

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The Choice is Yours

Posted on February 7, 2012 by danholloway

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) Wouldn’t you just know it. You wait forever for an exciting interactive novel to come along, and two arrive in your inbox at once. It’s something … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Valley of the Trolls Revisited

Posted on February 6, 2012 by danholloway

I rarely talk about “issues” here. Mental health sometimes, but that’s it. I’m putting my head above the parapet again though. Last year, in the wake of Not the Booker, I wrote at great length for the fabulous people at … Continue reading →

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Anna Percy

Posted on February 3, 2012 by danholloway

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) I met Anna Percy at last week’s show in Afflecks. Of all the acts I heard, her poems were the ones that felt closest to what … Continue reading →

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