YLAF SUMMER WORKS

NEWCASTLE Sunday 23 July 2-4pmMeet outside Pitcher and Piano, Newcastle Quayside (inside in wet weather)

‘Turned out nice, again’ A sensory walk along the Newcastle/Gateshead Quayside will be used to create a vivid word picture. Led by proudWORDS Coordinator Mary Lowe, an experienced teacher and author of short stories and of children’s book The Magic Patchwork. Suitable for lesbian, bi and trans women (MTF) interested in writing - beginners welcome.

In association with proudWORDS (www.proudwords.org) - book direct. Cost £3: cheques to proudWORDS, c/o Helix Arts, 1-4 Forth St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1

LONDON Saturday 29 July, 3-5pm at Spread the Word, 77 Lambeth Walk, London SE11 6DX

‘Women and Words’ A fun, practical, creative writing workshop for lesbian/bi/transsexual women. No previous writing experience necessary. Led by Aoife Mannix, an Irish writer and poet. Her first poetry collection, The Elephant in the Corner‚ was published by Tall Lighthouse (www.tall-lighthouse.co.uk) last year. She regularly performs and runs workshops around London. She performed at the York Lesbian Arts Festival 2005. She previously worked as the general manager of the Royal Court Young Writers Programme and as a script editor for the BBC’s New Writing Initiative and Holby City.

In association with Tall Lighthouse. Book through Libertas. 12 participants. £10 (no booking fee for this event)

BRIGHTON Wednesday 2 August 7-9pm at Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD

‘Women and Words’ Details as for London workshop above.

EXETER Saturday 5 August 3-5pm at Media Education Centre, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter EX4 3AJ

‘Women and Words’ Details as for London workshop above.

MANCHESTER September In association with Commonword. More details shortly.

In association with Commonword. More details shortly.

SHOW 2: featuring a rare mix of stories from Tell Tales Volumes 1, 2 & 3 -
Featured Readers: two writers from the new anthology, Tell Tales Volume III –
Aoife Mannix and Abby Ajayi – will be unleashed onto the world alongside two
ambassadors each from the previous anthologies: from Tell Tales I, Karen
McCarthy and Liam Gallimore-Wells; and from Tell Tales II, Sharmilla Chauhan and
Mark Rowe, for what promises to be an unforgettable experience. With Zak
Akhimien (DJ)

Date: Friday August 4, 2006
Venue: Soho Theatre Studio, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE (closest tube:
Tottenham Court Road)
Time: , 7.15pm
Door: £8.00 (full) / £5.00 (conc.)

TELL TALES @ SOHO THEATRE
Saturday July 15, 2006 at 3.45pm
Soho Theatre Studio, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE (nr. Tottenham Court Road)
£8/£5 (concs)
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Tell Tales - the short story experience devised by Courttia Newland and Nii Ayikwei Parkes - returns on July 15 2006 with the one where there’s free ice cream and grass frolics after the storytelling.

Following the bestselling* original Tell Tales anthology and tour, Tell Tales is proud to present the final live show celebrating the second volume of Tell Tales on July 15 2006, with an exclusive afternoon show at the Soho Theatre featuring emerging writers Emily Pedder, Nikesh Shukla, Gemma Weekes and Carol Sidney alongside veterans, Manzu Islam and the Booker-shortlisted Romesh Gunesekera.

The afternoon will also mark the official launch of Tell Tales Volume III; every member of the audience will be offered luxurious Loseley Diary Ice Cream in Honey & Ginger, Double Chocolate and Strawberries & Cream flavours as we head off to Soho Square to chill out in the sun. Tell Tales Volume III, edited by Julia Bell and Nii Ayikwei Parkes, is now available on amazon.

More info: http://www.telltales.co.uk
or email: showtime [at] telltales [dot] co [dot] uk
“live to tell the tale; tell the tale to live”