‘Behind The Mic’ is a monthly showcase of bright new female talents in music, comedy, poetry and performance which started in May 2006 at The Glass Bar. They had an enforced break over the Summer due to the venue’s closure, but are delighted that the venue is open again and Behind The Mic relaunches on Sept 21st.

Behind The Mic at The Glass Bar, West Lodge, 190 Euston Road, London NW1 2EF. 8.30pm. £5. 020-7387-6184

September 21st and then every first Friday of the month.

Hosted by musician / comedian Rosie Wilby (finalist Funny Women 2006. ‘Her stage presence exudes warmth’ The List)

Guests for Friday 21st Sept are:

Al Start, Roxy Rawson, Aoife Mannix, Joanne Lau, Marianne Hyatt

WORD! October

October 3rd. 8-11pm (7.30pm if you want to perform), Bambu Bar, Welford Road, Leicester.

This October is a big one for the Leicester WORD! with National Poetry Day, Leicester Ladyfest and World Mental Health Day, all falling within the same month.

Come and see Aoife Mannix get the jump on Ladyfest, while Rob Gee (poet and reformed psychiatric nurse) compeers his heart out for World Mental Health Day. With the night continuing to bring the you the best in all that is spoken, needless to say we’ll be bigging it up for the Poetry Day too. So…that’s three for the price of one, we’ll throw in a raffle and entrance is still FREE!!!

Praise for booked act, Aoife Mannix:

‘Lyrical and admirably free of clutter, Aoife’s poems make a direct appeal to the emotions. This is a poet with a fresh, clear voice.’ Maurice Riordan

For more info on other festival related events, this October supported by WORD! check the immaculate myspace: www.myspace.co/wordleicester

Sun 16 September
Pulp Net & Finfest 1pm-7pm, free
The Story Tent, FinFest, Finsbury Park (near the park cafe & pond), London N4.

Pulp Net have got together with Finfest to bring a one-day litfest to Finsbury Park, taking in story readings, interviews and workshops from some of the area’s finest writers. Catherine Johnson, Heidi James, Marek Kazmierski, Shaun Levin, Alison Macleod, Lane Ashfeldt, Nigel Nicholson, Matt Thorne, Nick Johnstone, Nimer Rashed, Aoife Mannix, and Nikesh Shukla. Plus, books to buy from independent presses Serpents Tail, Apis Books, Legend Press; books to swap, bookcrossing style, and music in the park, offering something to all age groups.