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- On University, Publishing, and Performing Poetry: In Conversation with Sharron Green
Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast!
IT'S FESTIVAL WEEK! To celebrate, we thought we would end this season with the first podcast we ever recorded, back in February 2023. Stay tuned until the end of a surprise reading!
Our last guest is the wonderful Sharron Green, who will talk to us about her university experience, her publishing journey, and performing her poems to an audience. She will then give us a surprise reading of some of her poems!
Sharron describes herself as a 'poet of a certain age' whose writing blends nostalgia, comments on modern life and odes to nature. She enjoys experimenting with rhymes and poetic forms. She's been writing rhyming poetry since she was a child, with a lot of encouragement, especially from her Granny, and also family and friends. Pam Ayres with her witty verses and delivery has been a role model to her, along with Carol Ann Duffy, Wendy Cope and more recently Brian Bilston and Luke Wright.
She studied modern languages and enjoyed a fulfilling and exciting career as an international qualitative market researcher for many years. She moved to Guildford when her son was three in 2003.
After becoming an Empty Nester in 2018 the time seemed right to pursue her hobby, and she was buoyed by creative writing classes with Ruth Brandt and the infectious enthusiasm of fellow students. Since June 2019 she has posted poems on Instagram
and Facebook as @rhymes_n_roses and she's very grateful for the support of the vibrant poetry community and inspired by the wonderful poems and many challenges there. In August 2019 she was involved in a motorway car crash which she was lucky to survive. It spurred her on to self-publish a booklet of her favourite poems ‘Introducing Rhymes_n_Roses’ and she was proud to give Pam Ayres a copy at the Cheltenham Literary Festival.In 2020 her Covid-19 and lockdown inspired poems were accepted for international anthologies. That September she embarked on an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Surrey and in December ‘Viral Odes’ a chapbook of pandemic poetry was published with the help of Ink Gladiators Press.
Having completed the MA, in January 2022 she started an Advanced Poetry Course at City Lit London with Ella Frears
and in September she joined an online Poetry Masterclass run by poet and author Helen Cox. She has submitted pieces written on the courses to poetry competitions. She enjoys performing at local open mics – especially in person – and have been to Write out Loud at the Woking Lightbox; Poetry Performance (a Richmond based group); and 1000 Monkeys which is now held online. Last August she started hosting a monthly open mic ‘Poetryand Pizza’ at the Solar Sisters café in Guildford which has attracted great poets – some reading their work for the first time.She and two local poet friends, Heather Moulson and Trisha Broomfield, are also keen to run Poetry Party workshops to introduce poetry forms and talk poetry at the Solar Sisters café
Instagram, Facebook
& Twitter: @rhymes_n_rosesWebsite: https://rhymesnroses.com
The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!
TICKETS AVAILABLE HEREWebsite: https://surreynewwritersfest.com/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialSNWFest
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LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/surrey-new-writers-festival
We hope you enjoy this episode!
44 min - On "Pains Hill", Being a Journalist and Self-Publishing: In Conversation with Margaret Buntrock
Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast!
Today we welcome Margaret Buntrock, who will talk to us about her previous career as a journalist, and how that led her to writing and self-publishing her debut novel Pains Hill. Margaret will be part of our Paths to Publication panel, so make sure to snatch a ticket today! TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
Website: https://www.margaretbuntrock.com/
The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!
Tickets: Now available here!
Website: https://surreynewwritersfest.com/
Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/officialsurreynwfest/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialSNWFest
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialsurreynewwritersfestival
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/surrey-new-writers-festival
We hope you enjoy this episode!
49 min - On Self-Publishing and Making a Living as an Author: In Conversation with Melissa Addey
Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast!
Today we welcome Melissa Addey, who will talk to us about the self-publishing world, as well as giving us tips on how to make a living as an author! She will tell us more about her publishing journey in our Paths to Publication Panel, so do make sure to snatch a ticket! Melissa will also run a workshop on "How to Make a Living as an Author", so if you want to kickstart your writing career, grab your ticket now! Spaces for the workshop are LIMITED and are ticketed separately. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
Melissa Addey spent fifteen years in business, first as a project manager for new product development, then mentoring over 500 entrepreneurs through innovation programmes. She has an MA in Innovation in Business. In 2015 she became a fulltime self-published author and has since written and published 16 books, primarily historical fiction, for which she has won the inaugural Novel London award and twice been picked for Editor’s Choice by the Historical Novel Society. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Surrey and was the Leverhulme Writer in Residence at the British Library, where she continues to run monthly workshops. She has successfully applied for £75,000 in grants at different stages of her writing career, including for travel, her PhD, creating public art and the writing residency. Melissa focuses a lot of her talks and workshops on authors making a living and taking an entrepreneurial approach to their writing careers. She campaigns with the Alliance of Independent Authors for ethics and excellence in self-publishing.
Read more about her and download a free novella at www.MelissaAddey.com
Buy her books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Melissa-Addey/e/B00WO6DU0A
The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!
Tickets: Now available here!
Website: https://surreynewwritersfest.com/
Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/officialsurreynwfest/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialSNWFest
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialsurreynewwritersfestival
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/surrey-new-writers-festival
We hope you enjoy this episode!
52 min - In Conversation with Leon Lynn
Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast!
Today we welcome Leon Lynn, who will chat to us about interactive writing and its application to all other writing genres! He is also run a workshop on this topic on the 27th May - make sure you don't miss out! TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
Leon Lynn is a writer and narrative designer from north Hampshire, best known for his writing in the D.I.C.E-nominated digitisation of the smash-hit board game Gloomhaven. Raised and experienced in Guildford’s gaming industry, Leon crafts stories that—whether interactive or not—prompt the audience’s participation. He is currently a game story writer at Kwalee, a world-class mobile game publisher, and has held several interactive writing talks—including at his alma mater, the University of Surrey. Leon is also a founding member of Word Tonic, a digital community for Gen Z copywriters worldwide. His firstLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leon-paul-lynn/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeonLynn16
Website: https://leonlynn.com/leonlynn/
The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!
Tickets: Now available here!
Website: https://surreynewwritersfest.com/
Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/officialsurreynwfest/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialSNWFest
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialsurreynewwritersfestival
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/surrey-new-writers-festival
We hope you enjoy this episode!
50 min - In Conversation with Jane Hennigan
Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast!
Today we welcome Jane Hennigan, who will chat to us about her publishing journey, her novel Moths (available to purchase here) and the sequel Toxxic, as well as her previous career! She will go deeper into her publishing story on our Paths to Publication panel, so do make sure to snatch a ticket! TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
Author Jane Hennigan is a traditionally published and self-published novelist. Her best-known work is the dystopian post-apocalyptic thriller, Moths which was released in March 2023 by Angry Robot Books. Originally successfully self-published, the novel is set in a post-apocalyptic version of Surrey and explores male violence against women, homo-normativity, and gynocracy through the lens of a main character in her 70s. Its sequel, Toxxic, is due out in March 2024 and deals with toxicity towards shifting gender norms. Jane was born in Aldershot and lived in Farnham in Surrey for most of her life. She worked as an English and philosophy teacher until recently, when she moved to the south coast and started writing full-time. In 2021, Jane graduated from the University of Surrey with an MA in Creative Writing.
Instagram: @janehenniganwrites
Twitter: @jane_the_pain
Website: www.janehennigan.com
Buy Moths: https://angryrobotbooks.com/books/moths/
The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!
Tickets: Now available here!
Website: https://surreynewwritersfest.com/
Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/officialsurreynwfest/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialSNWFest
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialsurreynewwritersfestival
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/surrey-new-writers-festival
We hope you enjoy this episode!
45 min - In Conversation with Bee Isaac
Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the first-ever, brand-new Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast!
In this bonus episode, we'll discuss how Bee's career in the emergency services affects her writing, as well as time management and many more helpful tips to turn you into the best writer you ca be!
The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. Grab your ticket HERE!
Website: https://surreynewwritersfest.com/
Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/officialsurreynwfest/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialSNWFest
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialsurreynewwritersfestival
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/surrey-new-writers-festival
We hope you enjoy this episode, and see you on the 27th May!
26 min - In Conversation with Annum Salman
Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast!
Today we welcome Annum Salman, who will discuss her publishing experience and self-promotion! She is also holding a workshop and will take part in our Writing for Performance Panel, so keep an eye out for tickets!
Annum Salman is a spoken word poet and published Author hailing from Pakistan. After completing her MA in Creative Writing from University of Surrey in 2018 she went onto self-publish her debut poetry book ‘Sense Me’ in the UK in 2019. Annum performs poetry on stages and has had featured shows all across Pakistan and the UK, with notable ones being for Nottingham Poetry festival, That’s What She Said, Lightbox Literary Festival, Karachi Literature Festival, and TEDX women Lahore. Annum is also a workshop instructor, running her poetry workshops ‘Poetry Stops’ for the past 3 years in both countries. Her workshops explore emotions, senses and encourage vulnerability, allowing new and experienced writers to create moving material. She has also delivered workshops with The British Council.
Find her on:
Instagram: @writeroholic https://www.instagram.com/writeroholic/
Twitter: @annumsalman https://twitter.com/AnnumSalman
Youtube: Annum Salman https://www.youtube.com/@ZAMforever3/featured
Buy her book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sense-Me-Annum-Salman/dp/1728383129
The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. Tickets will be on sale soon, so do make sure to follow us on social media for the latest info!
Website: https://surreynewwritersfest.com/
Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/officialsurreynwfest/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialSNWFest
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialsurreynewwritersfestival
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/surrey-new-writers-festival
We hope you enjoy this episode!
35 min - In Conversation with Chloe Markey and Dr Anthony Baker
Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the first-ever, brand-new Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast!
In this episode, we'll discuss Chloe's podcast writing career and how Dr Baker's previous career influences his writing, as well as plenty more helpful tips to drive your own career forward!
The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. Tickets will be on sale soon, so do make sure to follow us on social media for the latest info!
Website: https://surreynewwritersfest.com/
Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/officialsurreynwfest/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialSNWFest
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialsurreynewwritersfestival
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/surrey-new-writers-festival
We hope you enjoy this episode!
59 min - In Conversation with Alex J Comley and Sharmishta Chahande
Welcome to Surrey Writes, the first-ever, brand-new Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast!
In this episode, we'll discuss Alex's copywriting career and Sharmishta's journalism experience, as well as a whole lot of helpful tips to drive your own career forward!
The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. Tickets will be on sale soon, so do make sure to follow us on social media for the latest info!
Website: https://surreynewwritersfest.com/
Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/officialsurreynwfest/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialSNWFest
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialsurreynewwritersfestival
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/surrey-new-writers-festival
We hope you enjoy this episode!
58 min
About Surrey Writes
From the publisher's feed
Welcome to Surrey Writes, the first ever Surrey New Writers Festival podcast!
In this season, we will talk to accomplished and emerging writers, as well as current students of University of Surrey, about their writing process and career!