Poetry
STAR POems: Southsea, 1985
At 2 a.m. I saw her – She hung her body like meat in the entrance to the pier – that pleasure palace. She’s haloed by a streetlamp opposite Peggy Sue’s. She takes my [… read more ]
Portsmouth writing scene
Culture
The First Subaquatic Steampunk Weekend
1500 people attended the first ever Subaquatic Steampunk weekend in Gosport an event that looks set to get bigger every year. Helen Salsbury was invited to perform a subaquatic tale at this event as a [… read more ]
Fiction
One Day in Fratton: David Eamey
Earlier this year, our Editor in Chief Sarah Cheverton judged entries to the Fratton Big Local writing competition, One Day in Fratton. Over 3 weeks, we are publishing the winners and runners up. In our [… read more ]
Fiction
Portsmouth Writers’ Season: Fletch Mallory
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 ]
Reviews
Portsmouth’s New Writing Retreat: Fruitful or Fruitless?
Writers’ HQ launched their new writers’ retreat in Portsmouth at the end of July, and S&C’s Emily Priest went along with her developing novel to put it to the test. Writer’s HQ (WHQ) are the new kids on [… read more ]
Fiction
Portsmouth Writers’ Season: Tom Harris
S&C presents an excerpt from Portsmouth author Tom Harris‘ new novel, The Amber Moon, Part 1: Of Shadows & Dragons, the third book in his Wings, Wands and Weird Worlds series for young adults. The [… read more ]
Fiction
Plimsolls
By Richard Salsbury. Shame you couldn’t make it. Yeah, I’m not usually into that sort of thing either, but don’t you ever wonder what happened to everyone? Teachers are a lot greyer, like you’d expect. [… read more ]
Events
New Portsmouth Writers’ Retreat Offers ‘Anti-Procrastination Butt-Kick’
With one week to go before the launch of a new writers’ retreat programme for Portsmouth writers, freelance writer and organiser Poppy O’Neill gives us a whistlestop tour of the Writers’ HQ Writing Retreat. On [… read more ]
Events
Press and Social Media Masterclass for Writers
S&C are delighted to partner with Portsmouth Writers’ Hub, the University of Portsmouth, and New Writing South to offer a masterclass in being published and promoting yourself as a writer, at the University of Portsmouth [… read more ]