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SUMMARY:DISTANCE DIALOGUES 2: PUTTING TOGETHER A COLLECTION led by Laura Attridge
DESCRIPTION:Open to poets Squads 1-9.\nExploring all aspects of putting together a collection of your own poetry\, from initial idea to final sign-off. (NB The focus in this session will be more on the creative process than how to get your collection published.)\nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/distance-dialogues-2-putting-together-a-collection-led-by-laura-attridge/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200606T143000
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SUMMARY:STAGE TO SCREEN  (NO MONOLOGUES ALLOWED) led by Lydia Marchant
DESCRIPTION:Open to scriptwriters Squads 1-9. \nWhat makes Gavin and Stacey the funniest programme ever written*? Why does Normal People say it best when it says nothing at all? A workshop exploring all the things telly writing lets you do that play writing doesn’t (including affording to eat.) We’ll watch some TV clips\, do some challenges and have a go at taking a scene from stage to screen. \n*Arguably \nLydia Marchant is a Squad 8 grad. She’s part of the BBC’s Writers Academy\, writing episodes of Eastenders\, Casualty and Holby City. Her first full length play Mumsy\, commissioned by Hull Truck Theatre\, is in development with BBC Studios\, and she’s also working on a crime drama with Cuba Pictures. Her theatre work includes Paines Plough\, Hull Truck Theatre\, York Theatre Royal\, Derby Theatre\, Middle Child\, Silent Uproar and The Roaring Girls. She studied MA Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media at Central School of Speech and Drama and has taken part in writers programmes at Leeds Playhouse\, Soho Theatre\, National Theatre\, Royal Court and BFI. \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/stage-to-screen-no-monologues-allowed-led-by-lydia-marchant/
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE: POETRY COMMISSION TO STEVE
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URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/deadline-poetry-commission-to-steve/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200611T143000
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SUMMARY:THINK LIKE AN ARTIST ACT LIKE A PLUMBER with Steve Dearden
DESCRIPTION:Open to Squads 1-9. \nSo you are a great writer\, how do you get work? \nThis session will identify the tools and techniques for keeping yourself going as a creative\, while putting yourself out there to get freelance work that will pay the bills. You’ll get a toolkit\, or at least a list of practical things that you will be able to act on immediately. The session is based on Steve’s experience of both developing and employing writers and creatives. \nThis is a session based on a talk Steve has given to creative students at Leeds\, Liverpool John Moores and Newcastle Universities. It is suitable for any one just embarking\, or thinking of embarking\, on a freelance or mixed portfolio career. \n\nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/think-like-an-artist-act-like-a-plumber-with-steve-dearden/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200612T143000
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SUMMARY:DISTANCE DIALOGUES 3: THE ARTIST'S IDENTITY
DESCRIPTION:Open to all writers Squads 1-9.\nExploring the relationship between your identity as an artist and identity as a human being. What are the different ways this complex relationship can affect our artistic work and our everyday life?\nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/distance-dialogues-3-the-artists-identity/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200617T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200617T203000
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SUMMARY:NOT ABOUT NOW - A SHARING
DESCRIPTION:A donation from a benefactor made it possible for the Squad to commission poems from our poets mini-goals group. \nThey were asked to write two poems on any theme they wanted\, each was allocated a partner and they edited each other’s work. \nThis Zoom reading is the first sharing of that work. \nAll Squads are welcome to come and listen\, sign up here. You’ll be sent a link on the day.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/not-about-now-a-sharing/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200620T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200620T160000
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SUMMARY:Squad 10: North West Introductory Workshop
DESCRIPTION:INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP WITH EMMA & FRANCESCA \n  \nThese workshops will give you the chance to meet the Core Team. We will invite you to the ones in your region\, but if the date doesn’t suit and you can go to the other set\, that’s fine\, just let Steve know. \nThese will be on Zoom and will last two hours\, they will be writing games/exercises and\, only if you want to\, sharing. \nThe intention of them is to get to know the Core Team and people based near you.  \nWe will email you about these workshops later this week with a link to sign up for them on Eventbrite.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-10-north-west-introductory-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200626T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200626T163000
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SUMMARY:GETTING THERE with Emma Beverley
DESCRIPTION:OK\, what next? You have had some work published\, you have been doing some readings or shows or are thinking about how to get some. You are beginning to think of yourself as a professional writer\, or artist\, or think maybe you should start thinking of yourself as such. What are the next steps? \nEmma will help you set some short and long term aims for your professional and personal life\, then identify what steps you need to take to achieve them. It’s about working out what you want to do and what you have to do to get there. \nIf you signed up for this workshop before it was postponed due to lockdown please sign up again. \nSIGN UP HERE (SQ1-9) \nEmma is Co-Director at East Street Arts: an international arts organisation dedicated to supporting artists livelihoods. As an independent producer and programmer\, Emma presented artworks in a range of contexts including the Royal Court Theatre\, the British Council Showcase\, pubs\, clubs\, cafes and derelict storage units. \nShe was the founding producer for Selina Thompson Ltd\, Executive Producer for Eclipse Theatre Company\, and Co-Programmer with Leeds European Capital of Culture 2023.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/getting-there-with-emma-beverley/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200627T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200627T160000
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SUMMARY:Squad 10: Yorkshire & North East Introductory Workshop
DESCRIPTION:INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP WITH FRANCESCA & MALIKA \n  \nThese workshops will give you the chance to meet the Core Team. We will invite you to the ones in your region\, but if the date doesn’t suit and you can go to the other set\, that’s fine\, just let Steve know. \nThese will be on Zoom and will last two hours\, they will be writing games/exercises and\, only if you want to\, sharing. \nThe intention of them is to get to know the Core Team and people based near you.  \nWe will email you about these workshops later this week with a link to sign up for them on Eventbrite.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-10-yorkshire-north-east-introductory-workshop/
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