Launched the second season last night with an episode devoted to some of the great flashes from the last series. It was all quite cathartic really, feeling like an ending and a beginning, a clearing of the way for the new stories that are coming.
While I have a healthy pile of submissions there is always room for more, so please keep the work coming in, details at the top of the page.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
New Season
I am happy to announce that Soundart Stories is back for a second season on Soundart Radio. As before, the show will go out every fortnight on a Tuesday evening, but at the earlier time of 7pm. This is good, because the Archers is usually rubbish on a Tuesday . . .
I have received a good haul of stories over the summer, but, as always, would welcome more, so please keep them coming in.
One thing that strikes me about the earlier time is the opportunity it provides to broadcast some stories suitable for a younger age group - so if this a a genre that interests you, pleae do not hesitate in submitting. Child and teen fiction might make an interesting topic to cover in the show in the same way we discussed flash fiction last season.
Anyway, looking forward to it immensely.
I have received a good haul of stories over the summer, but, as always, would welcome more, so please keep them coming in.
One thing that strikes me about the earlier time is the opportunity it provides to broadcast some stories suitable for a younger age group - so if this a a genre that interests you, pleae do not hesitate in submitting. Child and teen fiction might make an interesting topic to cover in the show in the same way we discussed flash fiction last season.
Anyway, looking forward to it immensely.
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Show #13 12 - 07 - 2011
The last show of the season, and packed, with stories form Anna Lunk, Michelle Heatley and Jennifer Moore.
I would like to make a further call for submissions for the autumn season. Obviously, the show feeds on your words, without which you would just be listening to me banging on in some sort of weird vanity show. Not that you would be listening, if that ever came to pass, so it would be a great boon to us all if I was able to gather up a few good armfuls of submissions over the summer from which to draw upon for the next set of shows, so please keep the stories coming in.
Riptide opportunity
a publishing opportunity that should interest many of you. Riptide is a highly regarded literary journal put out by Exeter University and it is currently accepting submissions for its next issue. Now the deadline is the end of this month, so you need to get your skates on, but what makes this particularly relevant, is that they are looking for Devon-themed stories, up to 5,000 words, and short Devon-based memoir pieces. This is a submissions guideline from their website:
Interpret ‘Devon’ as you wish – Devon past, present and future, Devon from the outside or the inside, its topography, its cities, towns, villages and people. Set your story in a real part of Devon or in your imagined version. We want to be surprised. As always we’re looking not for the obvious, but for the undercurrent.
Anyway, for more details look at the website on www.riptidejournal.co.uk
Well, that’s it for now. Thirteen shows, 31 stories from 18 authors covering so much territory and so many viewpoints. It has been a privilege to present them. I would also especially like to thank all our readers for the great effort and professionalism they have given the show, to Chris, Jan, Jonathan, Martin, Jenny, Dot, Veronica, Alan and, of course, Amanada.
I hope we will all be back in the Autumn, but, that will depend on your contributions, so keep them coming in.
Have a great summer
I would like to make a further call for submissions for the autumn season. Obviously, the show feeds on your words, without which you would just be listening to me banging on in some sort of weird vanity show. Not that you would be listening, if that ever came to pass, so it would be a great boon to us all if I was able to gather up a few good armfuls of submissions over the summer from which to draw upon for the next set of shows, so please keep the stories coming in.
Riptide opportunity
a publishing opportunity that should interest many of you. Riptide is a highly regarded literary journal put out by Exeter University and it is currently accepting submissions for its next issue. Now the deadline is the end of this month, so you need to get your skates on, but what makes this particularly relevant, is that they are looking for Devon-themed stories, up to 5,000 words, and short Devon-based memoir pieces. This is a submissions guideline from their website:
Interpret ‘Devon’ as you wish – Devon past, present and future, Devon from the outside or the inside, its topography, its cities, towns, villages and people. Set your story in a real part of Devon or in your imagined version. We want to be surprised. As always we’re looking not for the obvious, but for the undercurrent.
Anyway, for more details look at the website on www.riptidejournal.co.uk
Well, that’s it for now. Thirteen shows, 31 stories from 18 authors covering so much territory and so many viewpoints. It has been a privilege to present them. I would also especially like to thank all our readers for the great effort and professionalism they have given the show, to Chris, Jan, Jonathan, Martin, Jenny, Dot, Veronica, Alan and, of course, Amanada.
I hope we will all be back in the Autumn, but, that will depend on your contributions, so keep them coming in.
Have a great summer
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Collective Perspectives
Here is some more information on the Collective Perspectives project I mentioned in the last show. Well worth a visit.
SpinDrift Dance Company presents
Collective Perspectives Week
11th–16th July across the South Hams
• Forging connections between art forms •
• Facilitating creativity for local communities •
Photographers, dancers, musicians, print-makers and singers offer their interpretations of Dartmouth Harbour and Church of St Peter, Revelstoke, near Noss Mayo
Exhibition of all professional and schools work
11th–16th July • Kingsbridge Community College • 3.30–7pm • Free
Installation
Wednesday 13th July • Dartmouth Harbour • 5pm • Free
Performances of artists and local schools
Friday 15th July • Kingsbridge Community College • 6pm • £3
Performances of professional and community groups
Saturday 16th July • Church of St Peter the Poor Fisherman, Revelstoke
• near Noss Mayo • 6pm • Donations on the door
For more information, contact Suzie West at: suzie@spindriftdance.org.uk
SpinDrift Dance Company presents
Collective Perspectives Week
11th–16th July across the South Hams
• Forging connections between art forms •
• Facilitating creativity for local communities •
Photographers, dancers, musicians, print-makers and singers offer their interpretations of Dartmouth Harbour and Church of St Peter, Revelstoke, near Noss Mayo
Exhibition of all professional and schools work
11th–16th July • Kingsbridge Community College • 3.30–7pm • Free
Installation
Wednesday 13th July • Dartmouth Harbour • 5pm • Free
Performances of artists and local schools
Friday 15th July • Kingsbridge Community College • 6pm • £3
Performances of professional and community groups
Saturday 16th July • Church of St Peter the Poor Fisherman, Revelstoke
• near Noss Mayo • 6pm • Donations on the door
For more information, contact Suzie West at: suzie@spindriftdance.org.uk
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Show #12
Stories from Jane Sawyer and Hana Sklenkova
I mentioned a web-based short story competition that might be well worth considering- the deadline is September 15 and the word limit is a generous 5,000. Details can be found on the website www.theshortstory.net
Also, there is an opportunity to hear one of tonight's authors, Hana Sklenkova, reading some of her work as part of the Collective Perspectives Project, drawing inspiration from local sites to inform a variety of pieces and performances. Hana will be reading at Kingsbridge Community College on July 15/16.
One more show to go before the summer break but please keep the work coming in. It would be great to have a solid pool of stories to draw from for the autumn season.
I mentioned a web-based short story competition that might be well worth considering- the deadline is September 15 and the word limit is a generous 5,000. Details can be found on the website www.theshortstory.net
Also, there is an opportunity to hear one of tonight's authors, Hana Sklenkova, reading some of her work as part of the Collective Perspectives Project, drawing inspiration from local sites to inform a variety of pieces and performances. Hana will be reading at Kingsbridge Community College on July 15/16.
One more show to go before the summer break but please keep the work coming in. It would be great to have a solid pool of stories to draw from for the autumn season.
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Show #11
Stories from Dot Spink, Alan Brown and Carolyn Eddy.
Two of the stories were a product of a Soundart Radio workshop helping writers work with sound recording - there will be another one of these workshops in the Autumn so contact Soundart Radio if you are interested. (www.soundartradio.org.uk)
Also, details of the writing competition held by the Kingsbridge Oxfam bookshop can be found at www.addmysupport.to/oxfamkingsbridgebooks/
For more information on the Chudleigh Literary festival on Wednesday 13 July, which looks like being a great day, and includes a morning workshop with poet Chris Waters - who I can highly recommend - email huxbear_barton@btopenworld.com
For anyone interested in the book I recommended on the show - it is The Art of Writing Fiction, by Andrew Cowan - out in paperback now.
Two of the stories were a product of a Soundart Radio workshop helping writers work with sound recording - there will be another one of these workshops in the Autumn so contact Soundart Radio if you are interested. (www.soundartradio.org.uk)
Also, details of the writing competition held by the Kingsbridge Oxfam bookshop can be found at www.addmysupport.to/oxfamkingsbridgebooks/
For more information on the Chudleigh Literary festival on Wednesday 13 July, which looks like being a great day, and includes a morning workshop with poet Chris Waters - who I can highly recommend - email huxbear_barton@btopenworld.com
For anyone interested in the book I recommended on the show - it is The Art of Writing Fiction, by Andrew Cowan - out in paperback now.
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Show #10
A story-packed show tonight - two contrasting and powerful shorts from Anna Lunk and a trip back to wartime Dartmoor and a farmyard crisis in The Cowman by James Stevenson.
Now up on the listen again service.
Now up on the listen again service.
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