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A few questions with author Silvia Sbaraini
We’re accepting submissions to the TLC Free Read programme until 8 January 2021 – and while we’re open to submissions, we’re catching up with some
High Street Tales: Hastings – short story commission
We’re looking for a socially engaged writer, experienced at working with local communities and arts and culture organisations, to write a short story as part of a nationwide project to celebrate the future of the local high street.
Hear us Out – Programme Announced
We’re delighted to announce that the Hear Us Out festival of online performances, readings and workshops, by, for and with the older LGBTQ+ community, will be held
A few questions with author Daisy Pearce
As we prepare to open up the TLC Free Read submission window on 5th October, we’re catching up with some of the writers who have
Farewell to our home in North Laine…
Dear friends, Last week we made the difficult decision to vacate our offices in Jew Street and seek new premises in Brighton. We have loved
Hear us Out: an update from Dinos Aristidou, Artistic Director
We entered this strange and challenging time just at the point in the project when we were about to starting preparing our 6 satellite performances…
Alinah Azadeh introduces ‘We See You Now’ – A Vision of Radical Hope
Alinah Azadeh introduces her audio work, ‘We See You Now’ and discusses her writing journey, from visual artist to novelist – and the intersections between identity, writing practice and well-being.
The Coast is Queer at the Big Book Weekend, 10 May
Join us online on Sunday 10 May, 4.00-4.45PM for a Coast is Queer online special at the Big Book Weekend – with Juno Dawson and Patrick Ness, hosted by Katherine Webber.
Stretching the Muscles: The Inkwell with Vanessa Gebbie
In this edition of The Inkwell, Vanessa Gebbie shares her tips for stretching the writing muscles… Hi all, I hope you had fun with the
The Inkwell, a new blog series with Vanessa Gebbie
In the first of a new blog series, The Inkwell, Vanessa Gebbie shares her warm-up exercise ‘Word Cricket’ to keep your writing mind in motion during lockdown.
Update from Dinos Aristidou, Artistic Director for Hear Us Out
Finding ourselves in this strange and unsettling time has naturally meant that we’ve had to rethink our wonderful project and to try as best we can to carry on with the activity and rethink what our final performance might be.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – UPDATE (2 April)
An update from New Writing South on our response to Covid-19.
Georgina Aboud: a few thoughts on writing
In this article, the sixth in a series with SPOTLIGHT authors, Georgina Aboud shares her thoughts on writing.
The New Writing South Statement 2020
Welcoming Kit de Waal to Brighton Festival for the New Writing South Statement 2020!
Interview with SPOTLIGHT author Tara Gould
In this interview, the fifth in a series of interviews with SPOTLIGHT authors, we speak to tara Gould, whose story The Haunting of Strawberry Water is published by Myriad Editions.
New Writing South Best New Play Award 2020
New Writing South, in partnership with Brighton Fringe, runs the Best New Play Award. This award is presented to a playwright in recognition of an
Interview with SPOTLIGHT author Sarah Windebank
In this interview, the fourth in a series of interviews with SPOTLIGHT authors, we speak to Sarah Windebank, whose collection Memories of a Swedish Grandmother is published by Myriad Editions.
Interview with SPOTLIGHT author Ana Tewson-Bozic
In this interview, the third in a series of interviews with SPOTLIGHT authors, we speak to Ana Tewson-Bozic, whose story Crumbs is published by Myriad Editions.
Interview with SPOTLIGHT author Jacqueline Haskell
In this interview, the second in a series of interviews with SPOTLIGHT authors, we speak to Jacqueline Haskell, whose poetry collection Stroking Cerberus is published by Myriad Editions.
Interview with SPOTLIGHT author Elizabeth Ridout
In this interview, the first in a new series on SPOTLIGHT authors, we speak to Elizabeth Ridout, whose poetry collection Summon is published by Myriad Editions.
Celebrating our 2019
It’s been quite the year for New Writing South’s Celebrating our Stories project. Led by Artistic Director Dinos Aristidou and supported by Arts Council England and The Baring Foundation’s Celebrating Age initiative, we have been collecting the stories of older LGBTQ+ people throughout 2019 to turn into a brand new verbatim theatre festival Hear Us Out in 2020.
OUR YEAR IN REVIEW!
As the end of the decade approaches and we roll into the 2020s, we’re looking back at a big year of development for New Writing
Call for performers – Celebrating our Stories: Hear us Out
Looking for LGBTQ+ community performers – any age and no previous experience required!
Call out: A New Working Class Writers’ Collective
Do you want to join a working class writers’s collective in the South-East to share, showcase, celebrate and support writing by people from working class
LGBTQ+ writers wanted for Celebrating our Stories!
We have now reached the stage of the project where we are looking for LGBTQ+ writers to respond to the stories we have collected in a series of writing workshops taking place in Brighton and Hastings.
The Coast is Queer finds its first financial supporter for 2020
We’ve been very moved by the level of support for the Coast is Queer in 2019, and we’re already making plans for next year. Establishing financial