Writing and Publishing
Afrika Eye Film Festival 08
The Afrika Eye Film Festival 08 has started!! Running throughout Black History Month and beyond, the Afrika Eye Film Festival…
On Being Listed: achievement, awards and literary accolades
In the wake of this year’s Man Booker prize, won by first-time novelist, Aravind Adiga, we investigate what it is…
2008 London Film Festival- Part I
The London Film Festival, for all of its attributes, is a logistical nightmare. And this year it was harder than…
Can creative writing be taught?
How, then, can universities hope to teach a skill that is seemingly so subjective and abstract? Many are cynical about…
The Alternative Guide to London’s Frieze Week
London is preparing for a flood of thousands of artbods pouring into London for Frieze. But there are many other…
Heat up your autumn nights: Top 10 MUST SEE shows this autumn
This season we are truly spoilt for choice when it comes to great theatre. What’s worth seeing? Which shows should…
London Bubble’s Urban Dreams: Daring to dream again after the fall.
With their latest theatre project, Urban Dreams, just finished the London Bubble’s artistic director Jonathan Petherbridge tells how they’re bouncing…
Expertise needs effort: the write experience takes time
As a new writer you expect to face challenges in your work – too many characters, the voices aren’t authentic…
Paul Newman: In Memoriam
Pushing and pulling...pummeling and kneading until the flesh is ready...is ripe. And only then did the body rise from a…
BOOK REVIEW: Wife in the North (Judith O’Reilly)
I like to be upbeat and praising wherever I can, whether it’s art, dance, opera or any form of creativity…