330
Downloads
2
Episodes
Hey there, fellow writers! Are you ready to join a community of creative writers from all over the world? Then look no further than Write Club Open Mic, the podcast series that’s all about showcasing new writing and helping each other to grow. Hosted by multi-award-winning poet, teacher, author, and rap battler, Mark Grist, and recorded at Backland Studios in Oundle by Chris Barn. Each month we’ll share helpful tips and ideas to improve your writing alongside new work from writers around the world. Why not grab a pen and some paper, have a listen & then write your own piece for the series? We’d love to hear what you come up with. Submissions: Words@WriteClubOpenMic.com Write Club Facebook Page: https://tinyurl.com/WriteClubFB This podcast series was made possible thanks to public funding from Arts Council England.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Welcome to Write Club Open Mic!
Episode 1 is all about introductions.
You'll be introduced to our host, Mark Grist & Chris Barn, our sound producer at Backland Studios.
You'll also get to hear five aspiring writers' takes on the theme of 'introductions'.
Writers featured:
Ann Atkins
Maire Stevens
Andy Aspen
Mel Bradley
Leanne Moden
--Useful links--
Fire & Dust: https://tinyurl.com/phcn4fch
To listen to Mel's podcast 'For The Love of Mary': https://houseofmel.podbean.com/
Details of Leanne's Writing workshop:
https://tinyurl.com/leanneworkshop
Submissions: Send (ideally) audio or text to words@writeclubopenmic.com.
The next theme we're taking submissions for is 'I'm getting too old for this s**t!'
This podcast was made possible thanks to public funding from Arts Council England.
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
In this episode of Write Club Open Mic, hosted by Mark Grist with sound production by Chris Barn, we're here to help you set ambitious yet achievable targets as a writer.
Join us as we talk about success, failure & the importance of the occasional milkshake. Throughout this episode we'll also guide you towards creating three meaningful & helpful targets for your own work.
This episode features stories and poems from five writers as they explore what 'Taking your Shot' means to them.
You can sign up for MArk's writing workshop 'Maximum Power' on 7th June 2023 here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maximum-power-how-to-energise-the-crowd-tickets-635826493157
Tim Clare (04.46)
Tim's newest book 'Coward: Why we get anxious and what we can do about it' is now out in paperback. You can get a copy here.
Link to Death of a Thousand Cuts here.
Link to Tim's free Couch to 50k course here.
Scott Coe (13.13)
Loz Ansty (22.47)
You can find Loz's pamphlet 'Orange from Grey' on sale here.
Georgia Preece: (32.15)
We'd highly recommend checking out to Georgia's TedX talk here.
Kiran Wade (43.33)
Why not share your targets and/or writing submissions with us at words@writeclubopenmic.com?
We'd love to hear what you've got & would love to hear new writing that relates to the theme of 'Maximum Power'.