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1 April 2004
• Versal Two: How to Prepare
• The Open Stanza: April Edition
• Calls for Writers
• April Literary Picks
TIPS FOR THE VERSAL READER
Versal Two is almost here.
Getting impatient? Here are some tips on what you can do while you
wait:
1) Put 19 April in your agendas and plan
on being at the Winston at 8pm that night. The one of a kind Versal
not only knows what it means to be a literary mag. Versal
also knows how to party. Meet Versal's makers, its writers,
its funky design guy. Buy Versal (for a special discounted
price!) and boogie with Winston's own DJ Zash. Did we mention it's
free?
2) Check your inbox or www.wordsinhere.com
to get the first word on Versal's arrival from the printer
in Prague.
3) Set up a PayPal account or try to remember
your password. New this year: Versal will be sold on our
site via PayPal, making it easier than ever for you to purchase
Versal, wherever you are!
4) Tell your friends. Versal's future
depends on its readers. Without people who actually read the magazine,
what would be the point?
One more quick note about the party:
The Versal Two Release Party on the 19th is open to the public,
anyone can come. If possible, let us know that you're coming, just
to help us with the planning (for what? you ask...free things?)
at versaltwo@wordsinhere.com
— but an RSVP is not required to show up. See you there!
For more info on the party and the magazine chock-full
of lines you wish you'd thought of, click
here!
NEWS
So wordsinhere basically has you
covered for April poetry plans. Thursday 8 April is the next Stanza,
Amsterdam's best poetry night. Don't make us miss you! Come on down!
This month we're proud to present:
London-based visiting poet Patricia
Foster. Her insightful, emotive poetry and short stories have
enchanted audiences throughout London and abroad.
wordsinhere's own Jane Monk.
Jane's taken a break from her new novel to work some poetry up on
stage for us, and we promise: she will make you laugh.
Dutch poet ACG Vianen. Part of De
Residentie and up-and-coming on the Dutch scene, Vianen's linear
experiments are bound to catch your ears.
Music from Trio Indigo, an Amsterdam
jazz-combo, and the returning, super-funky DJ Iron Melon.
It's Thursday, 8 April. Come at 8pm to hang
with the tunes; the metrics start at 9. Entrance: 5 euros. Location:
Volta, Houtmankade 336, Amsterdam. More
info...
CALLS FOR WRITERS
This is the UK’s first national women’s
poetry competition. First prize £1,000; second prize £500;
third prize £250. Five runners-up will each win £25.
The best 25 poems will be published in the summer issue of Mslexia.
The entry fee is £5 per person for up to five poems of any
length on any subject. We regret we cannot consider submissions
without the entry fee. For full details please see the competition
rules email postbag@mslexia.demon.co.uk
Closing date: 31 May 2004.
The Poetry Discussion Group continues.
Bring your poems and talk poetry with other writers. From 7:30pm
to 9:30pm every three weeks. Email Robin Winckel at winckelc@euronet.nl
to register and for more information.
Finding your material: how to write
authentically. Saturday & Sunday, April 17 and 18. Taught
by Lisa Friedman.
For more information
on these workshops and for a listing of more, click
here.
APRIL EVENTS WE'RE GOING TO ATTEND
Thursday 8 April, 8pm
Volta, Amsterdam
Get it off the page. Includes performances
from Patricia Foster, Jane Monk, ACG Vianen, and more. Music from
Trio Indigo and returning DJ Iron Melon. Entrance: 5 euros. For
more information visit our
Stanza pages. •
Monday 19 April, 8pm
Winston International, Amsterdam
wordsinhere and Spoken Beats present
the Versal Two Release Party. Versal is the only international
literary print magazine in the Netherlands and tonight it celebrates
its second edition. Live music from Rina and DJ Zash, performances
from Versal's local contributors, fun prizes, and all-around
party. Stay late for the Winston's Spoken Beats open mic. For more
information visit our
Versal pages. Entrance: free. •
Friday 23 April, 8:30pm
Paradiso, Amsterdam
Performances and open mic for poets, lyricists,
and wordsmiths. Entrance: 7.50 euros. •
Events listed with a • are known to be accessible
to an English-language audience. If you visit a show which does
not have a • on our list but does include multi-lingual performances,
please let us know.
For the full list of April Events and for a listing
of regular shows, click
here.
ABOUT THIS LIST AND ADDRESS REMOVAL
This list provides news and information
about the wordsinhere community and its projects, as well
as a listing of this month's choice events in and around the Netherlands.
How do you get an event on the newsletter AND on the site? Email
it to us: calendar@wordsinhere.com.
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