Some Girls’ Mothers book trailer and tour
Some Girls’ Mothers
Publishers Route have been creating a new trailer for the current tour of the book Some Girls’ Mothers, which features creative non fiction by six fabulous women including myself. The book explores the theme of mothers and daughters and has been going down a storm at gigs all over the country. You can get a flavour of the performance by watching this:
Let me know what you think! The book is also now available in audio version from the Route website. The stories are read by the authors featured in the book including myself. Hearing it really brings it to life and recording the material was quite an emotional experience for us all, bringing back the highs and lows of our relationships with our mothers, or with our daughters.
We are in the middle of a live performance tour at present. If you are in Hebden Bridge on the 1st August please come and see us at the Town Hall, George St - 5pm. Tickets are £3 on the door. Myself and Suzanne Batty are also on the radio on the 12th July - BBC citzen manchester. It will be available via iplayer so I will post up some details.
Ty Newydd rules!
I have recently come back from working at Ty Newydd with a fantastic poet called Mike Jenkins. We were working with pupils from the Newport area of South Wales and they all came up with some cracking writing. I have decided Ty Newydd is one of my favourite places in the world. I even managed to get some writing of my own done - mostly on the theme of hospitals after my spell in Huddersfield Royal earlier in the year. I am going back to Ty Newydd as part of a NAWE retreat in June, when all the flowers will be out and I look forward to writing and beachcoming. It feels easier being away from home, the tv, emails and being a mum to get work done, but I would not change the latter either. My theme for this year is to create more of a sense of balance.
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About
Anne Caldwell is a poet and literature consultant. She works for NAWE and the Open University, Bolton University and runs workshops in schools and community settings.
Contact Tel. 07818 052108
email a.caldwell@nawe.co.uk
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