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5 April 2006
• Salon des Mots: Thursday 13 April
• This Month in the Life of Versal
• Spring Workshops are Launched!
• ALF Returns
• News From the House
• Calls for Writers
• Lit Event Roundup
NEWS
A special treat at this month's Salon des Mots: we're working with Poezie Circus to send waves of poetry through the streets of Utrecht that will be felt for weeks to come. The pace of Poezie Circus mixed with the world of des Mots — this will be a night not to miss.
Salon des Mots presents C. Buddingh Prize-winner Liesbeth Lagemaat (to be seen this June at Poetry International), Liberian storyteller Bright Omansa Richards accompanied by sound artist Jan Schellink, Leon Dekker, and music from Signe Tollefsen.
Thursday, 13 April at 8pm — the meters begin.
On Monday, 3 April, Versal Four was handed over to our new printer, Pantheon Drukkers. Between now and 7 May — when Versal Four is officially released at the season finale of The Open Stanza — Pantheon Drukkers will keep Versal safe & sound...and get it on the page.
Versal Four will include new writing from Robert Bohm, Helen Degen Cohen, Rob McClure Smith, Joseph Radke, Daphne Rock, Aleida Rodríguez, Chad Simpson, Jay Snodgrass, and Mark Terrill. Versal Four also features contemporary Uruguayan poetry translated from the Spanish by Uruguayan poet Laura L. Chalar and is the first edition to include a wide range of fiction alongside the poetry. Many local writers are also presented, including Jennifer Arcuni (USA), Claudia Daventry (UK), Robert Glick (USA), Heidi Hellmuth (USA), Bernice McNaulty (UK), and Joel H. Vega (Philippines).
Versal Four will on sale at the Release Party for a special release price. For more information about the Release, go here...
The Writing Workshops Spring program is off to a roaring start! Registrations for the regular program are now closed and the courses are well into their second weeks.
If you'd like to jumpstart your writing life, check out a new workshop on offer, which we're organizing as part of this year's Amsterdam Literary Festival: Matthew Curlewis will be leading a workshop called 'How to be a Live Writer'. Visit the ALF site for details and to register.
Also coming soon: poetry workshops!
This year's Amsterdam Literary Festival is nothing short of stunning.
Award-winning and list-topping writers Sarah Waters, David Mitchell, and Kate Adie are headlining the program — and that's not even half of it!
ALF is also pleased to present Mervyn Peake's son, Sebastian Peake, who will be talking about the work of his late father, author of the Gormenghast trilogy and illustrator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and other children's books.
There's a growing lineup of workshops on offer, such as Matthew Curlewis' 'How to be a Live Writer', and a panel on publishing.
ALF will close this amazing program on Sunday, 21 May with US poet Joanna Klink, who will be visiting all the way from the University of Montana, which houses one of the US's premier MFA programs.
Megan has just had three poems accepted by British publication Tears in the Fence (that's 'tear' as in 'rip', not 'crying'). These pieces will be included in Fence 44, due out late summer 2006.
CALLS FOR WRITERS
New to
town? Want to meet other writers? Been here for ages, but miss the company
of people who habitually make references to Keats? Not that we don't often
slip into chat about the latest films...It's conversation, after all. And
that is The Speakeasy.
Join local writers at the cozy English Bookshop in Amsterdam's Jordaan for
chat and company on Thursday, 27 April from 7pm-8:30pm (NB: the date change!). Afterwards, join
everyone for drinks & pool at a nearby bar. Questions? Email
info@wordsinhere.com.
Write alone...with others. Weekly writing sessions at Espresso Corner Baton
to work. Espresso Corner Baton's ambience offers an opportunity to focus on
writing among others doing the same. Great coffee is an added bonus. Bring
your laptop or notebook. 10-12 every Tuesday at Espresso Corner Baton,
Herengracht 82, Amsterdam. For more information, email info@wordsinhere.com. More info...
Pantun Writing — Storyteller Henk van Faassen will lead a workshop in the traditional Malaysian oral folk poetry called Pantun. Thursday 13 April at 8pm. Email for info and to reserve: sahand@sahebdivani.net
Stories to Solutions — If you are looking to transform your personal or working life or find solutions to problems or characters you're struggling with: let your story be your guide. www.devonreid.com
Tupelo Press Poetry Contest — for First Books of Poetry. Judge: David St. John. This year, for the first time, open to all poets writing in the English language regardless of location or citizenship. Deadline: 15 April 2006. www.tupelopress.org
Call for Submissions — for an international, multi-cultural anthology of literary criticism, critical essays, poetry, fiction, visual art, literary nonfiction, and creative writings on HIV/AIDS. Edited by Randall Horton (Versal Four contributor) and Michael Hunder. For submission guidelines, email
hivaidsanthology@gmail.com. Deadline: 15 May 2006.
LIT EVENT ROUNDUP
Friday 7 April, 8pm
Cultural Center Mezrab, Amsterdam
Every first Friday of the month, head down to Mezrab (2e Laurierdwarsstraat 50) for a night of stories told in the old tradition by some of Amsterdam's best bards. With drumming and Iranian song, this night is truly inspiring.
Thursday 13 April, 8pm
Café de Leugen, Utrecht
wordsinhere's maiden venture into Utrecht continues! In a city bursting at the seams with literary life, Salon des Mots sprinkles on that international touch. Click here for more info about Salon des Mots...
Saturday 22 April, 9pm
Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
CrimeJazz is a literary crossover program in which different styles of spoken word are interwoven with hip hop and other related music genres. This month: Scallymatic Orchestra, Jeffrey Spalburg, Robin Block, Senna, and Carl Hancock Rux (US). More info...
Wednesday 26 April, 8pm
Odeon, Amsterdam
James Salter is the author of the novels Solo Faces, Light Years, A Sport and a Pastime, The Arm of Flesh (revised as Cassada), and The Hunters; the memoirs Gods of Tin and Burning the Days; and the collection Dusk and Other Stories, which won the 1989 PEN/Faulkner Award. Presented by The John Adams Institute. More info... And don't forget that there are some regularly occurring open mics and other events around the country. More info...
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