Our next Contextual virtual poetry reading event is tomorrow, Thursday 26th October @ 19:30 UK-time. Our readers will be: Pratibha Castle - who will be reading from her new collection Miniskirts in The Wasteland plus Lizzie Ballagher Ann Pelletier-Topping David Punter Jane Turner It should be a great hour! If you would like an invitation [...]
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Draft Cover for “New Contexts: 6”
I have great pleasure in previewing the draft cover for the next volume in our Anthology series, New Contexts. New Contexts: 6 will publish around the end of February, 2024. The submission window is open until the end of December, and you can find details by clicking here. New Contexts: 5 New Contexts: 4 New [...]
Should I use Eventbrite?
I'm thinking of using Eventbrite for Contextual virtual poetry reading event ticket management. I'm sure having access to tickets/Zoom links automated rather than the current very manual process I employ would benefit not only me but attendees too... The only question is whether it's worth the modest cost or not. Mind you, it would also [...]
Contextual: 21 – two weeks today!
For our next Contextual virtual poetry reading event (Thursday 26th October @ 19:30 UK-time) our readers will be: Pratibha Castle - who will be reading from her new collection Miniskirts in The Wasteland plus Lizzie Ballagher Ann Pelletier-Topping David Punter Jane Turner It should be a great hour! If you would like an invitation to [...]
Contextual: 21 – Our Readers
For our next Contextual virtual poetry reading event (Thursday 26th October @ 19:30 UK-time) our readers will be: Pratibha Castle - who will be reading from her new collection Miniskirts in The Wasteland plus Lizzie Ballagher Ann Pelletier-Topping David Punter Jane Turner Already looking forward to it! If you would like an invitation to the [...]
Contextual: 20 – Back with a Bang!
What a splendid hour we had at yesterday's twentieth Contextual virtual poetry reading event. We had thirty-one attendees including our splendid readers: Kate Swann, Thomas Larner, Jenna Plewes, Patty Cannon, Penny McCarthy, Janet Philo, Greta Ross, Caroline Matusiak, Charlotte Wilson, Zanna Beswick, Di Hills, Gillie Robic, Stephen Poole, Annemarie Cooper, Angela Ellis, Jonty Pennington-Twist, Carmina [...]
Contextual: 20 – Tomorrow!
Our next Contextual virtual poetry reading event is tomorrow, Thursday 28th September @ 19:30 UK-time, and our readers will be: Kate Swann, Thomas Larner, Jenna Plewes, Patty Cannon, Penny McCarthy, Janet Philo, Greta Ross, Alison Hramiak, Caroline Matusiak, Charlotte Wilson, Zanna Beswick, Di Hills, Gillie Robic, Stephen Poole, Annemarie Cooper, Angela Ellis, Jonty Pennington-Twist. Our [...]
Contextual: 20 – Next Thursday!
For our next Contextual virtual poetry reading event (Thursday 28th September @ 19:30 UK-time) our readers will be: Kate Swann, Thomas Larner, Jenna Plewes, Sangita Kansal (tbc), Patty Cannon, Penny McCarthy, Janet Philo, Greta Ross, Alison Hramiak, Caroline Matusiak, Charlotte Wilson, Zanna Beswick, Di Hills, Gillie Robic, Stephen Poole, Annemarie Cooper, Angela Ellis, Jonty Pennington-Twist. [...]
Contextual: 20 – Our Readers
For our next Contextual virtual poetry reading event (Thursday 28th September @ 19:30 UK-time) our readers will be: Kate Swann, Thomas Larner, Jenna Plewes, Sangita Kansal (tbc), Patty Cannon, Penny McCarthy, Janet Philo, Greta Ross, Alison Hramiak, Caroline Matusiak, Charlotte Wilson, Zanna Beswick, Di Hills, Gillie Robic, Stephen Poole, Annemarie Cooper, Angela Ellis, Jonty Pennington-Twist. [...]
New Contexts: 6 – submission window news
The submission window for the sixth edition of our New Contexts poetry and short prose anthologies will open on 1st October and run until 31st December. New Contexts: 6 will publish by the end of March 2024. Once again entries will be managed via Submittable (it simplifies administration so much!), and so for New Contexts: [...]
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