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Graveside Tales are publishing my story 'An Army Marches on it's Stomach' in their forthcoming anthology Fried: Fast Food, Slow Deaths. To find out more about the book, or to read teasers posted by fellow writers for their own stories, please visit their site.
The Poets and Storytellers Forum is an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with like-minded people, share your work and (hopefully) get some handy hints on how to improve it. It's like a Writer's Group for people who can't be bothered to leave the comfort of their own armchair. And one of the regulators of the forum is my friend Anna Stephens, author of the novel Calestar. Try and work out which name she's picked out for herself.
While The Magpie Trap may paint a pretty shabby picture of Leeds, writing for this online and printed magazine has helped me redress the balance. It's a snappy little number which can advise on everything from where to get the cheapest pint in Leeds to how you should address the locals.
BCB Radio is Bradford's Community Radio Station. Every four weeks, they broadcast a local arts programme called ACT Now, hosted by Joe Odgen. Why am I telling you this? Well, its important to get involved in your local arts scene... and because there is an interview with your very own A.J Kirby shortly to appear on their site.
Joe is one of the founders of the 4Words Media Group and runs hEar4Words is Yahoo Group, they are a poets, writers, playwrights, film makes, actors, artists, photographers and singer-song writers collective. Their aims is to promote the arts in West Yorkshire. He his author of three poetry books himself, 'Love Lost', 'Osmond Blues', 'Orrid Child' and recently came third in a short story competition with 'Outside Heaven.' He his also Writer/Director of three films 'They Came From Over there, a bit', 'Keys' and the 'ACT's - All Well That Ends Well promotional video for the BBC's Big Screen in Bradford's Centenary Square. Also an actor in 'Nice Jam' on the 'Big Screen'. Joe has been writing plays for a few years, in July 2005 as part of the Bradford Festival. Dangerous Diversion played at the Priestley.
Another writing community on t'internet. Sponsored by the Arts Council, you have the opportunity to review and rate another writers work- and they will reciprocate. On a monthly basis a TOP TEN is compiled, based upon reader scores.
