S&C‘s Paul Valentine finds much to appreciate in Portsmouth poet Sue Spier’s new book of haikus. Like many, I have tried haiku and then left its comforting warmth. But I have a tremendous respect both [… read more ]
As part of Portsmouth BookFest 2020, several S&C regulars plus guests from out of town will discuss their travel-inspired poems, novels, articles and reportage – and how you can use your own experiences to create [… read more ]
When you’ve nothing left to lose, what else can you give? Access Denied by David E. Gates is a deeply personal and heart-wrenching account of a man who becomes a father only to discover several [… read more ]
Alec Laverty wrote this creative non-fiction short story after participating in a local writing project called Portsmouth, City of Stories, part of a wider 2 year festival of festival of stories, creative writing, storytelling and [… read more ]
Publishing, writing and reading in Portsmouth have been boosted this year with a new funding award for storytelling at Central Library, the inclusion of a new literacy focus at Victorious Festival, and the launch of [… read more ]
Local poet, actor and spoken word performer Vin Adams will be appearing at A Word In Your Ear, a Labour Party fundraising event at 7.15pm on Thursday 27th September at the Hunter Gatherer café, Albert [… read more ]
S&C regular and admired local poet Richard Williams will be launching his new collection, Landings, at the Square Tower, Old Portsmouth on Thursday 20th September at 7.30pm. S&C poetry editor and Ted Hughes Prize winner [… read more ]
In association with Star & Crescent and the University of Portsmouth’s Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries, Portsmouth Bookfest 2018 will be holding a fascinating and informative Publishing Weekend on 17-18th February for local writers [… read more ]
Following recent news that Portsmouth Blackwell’s is under threat, local writer Will Sutton explains the huge difference the team there have made to his own career and to the wider writing community in the city. [… read more ]
S&C presents a story by local author Fletch Mallory, part of a collection that make up his recently released novel Stranded Foxes, inter-linked stories that jump through history and speak through a myriad of voices, [… read more ]
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