Last month I entered a competition for first chapters in the Liverpool based literary festival, Writing on The Wall. I gave it a go for the experience of reading my own work aloud, which as I experienced is much more nerve-wracking than reading someone else’s. You also get to read in front of a panelContinue reading “WoW! A Finalist.”
Author Archives: Nicola Williams
Paris…In My Heart
A few days spent in Paris just strengthens the admiration I have for the place. It’s beautiful and full of life. Below are a few photos… I even found a Cormorant… they get everywhere! Take me back! N.
New Publication
Along with a few of my fellow MA colleagues, a couple of my poems have been included in the first issue of Subtext Anthology. This is edited by fellow John Moores students and contains some brilliant prose, poetry, and articles from new and promising writers. It is available to download on Amazon Kindle, either onContinue reading “New Publication”
Originally posted on The Reader Online:
The Reader Organisation is calling for a new language to talk about mental health, with senior health professionals, readers and writers discussing the idea in the opening session of our annual conference, ‘Shared Reading for Healthy Communities’ at the British Library on 16th May 2013. Our Get Into Reading…
Allowed to be Aloud
Reading, as we all know, is usually a silent and personal activity, and the only time we read aloud is say for a presentation or reading to children, or to a group. So why don’t we ever read aloud to ourselves whilst curled up alone with a book? I mean, say you’re on the trainContinue reading “Allowed to be Aloud”
Originally posted on The Reader Online:
Following a successful year-long pilot, a county-wide network of Get Into Reading groups is currently being rolled out across Devon libraries as part of a pioneering scheme to improve memory and mental wellbeing through shared reading. Devon County Council were so impressed by the pilot groups in Tiverton and…
True Enough Indeed.
Oh the life of a writer… N.
Literally… A Book Shop
Literally… A Book Shop For any fellow Merseyside writers or readers needing resources for research or simply just interested in finding little gems of literature, then pop in to Literally… a new book shop (yes that’s right, an actual new shop) and have a looksie at all they have to offer. Places like this are few and far betweenContinue reading “Literally… A Book Shop”
Poem Of The Day
Big thanks to Poetry24 for publishing one of my poems for today’s feature. click on the image above to have a gander at their website. They take submissions surrounding recent news items therefore keeping us in touch with current goings-on and using them for our writing. N.
Current Resource
Working my way through this novel about Liverpool’s buildings before and during WW2. Thanks to fellow writer Rick Rowe-Davies for the recommendation! Find his website here http://rickrowedavies.wordpress.com Come back soon and visit the Reading page for a review and if and how it has helped me with Cormorano. N.
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