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Please note that this programme for International Women's Month may be subject to alteration and it is advisable to ring and check beforehand.
Thurs 5 Mar
OLYMPIC STORIES
Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (the World Literature Centre) and Tower Hamlets Community Housing bring various community groups together collecting stories from local women about their sporting experiences either as participants or spectators. Professional storytellers will tell stories to groups from different ethnic backgrounds on women and sport and encourage individual women to tell and share their stories on this subject. The stories will be recorded and translated into several languages eg. Somali, French, Polish, Bengali and English. The best stories will be part of a special presentation celebrating International Women's Day. Venue: THE IDEA STORE WHITECHAPEL, 321 Whitechapel Road, E1 1BU. 2pm-5pm. Adm: Free. Info: 07951 767998 / kendrouk@yahoo.co.uk
Thurs 5 - 7 Mar
BISHWO SHAHITTO KENDRO
Bishwo Shahitto Kendro are collaborating with Tower Hamlets Community Housing to bring you storytelling from a range of community groups. Professional storytellers will tell stories and invite individuals to share their stories. Venue: Idea Store, Whitechapel, 321 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BU. 2-5pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 364 1742/ kendrouk@yahoo.co.uk
Fri 6 Mar
WISEWORDS COMEDY NIGHT
Join Liz Bentley, Yara El-Sherbini, Cynthia Hamilton, Ria Lina and Danielle Ward, a remarkable line-up of talented female comics and poets celebrating comedy writing with a twist! Venue: WISEWORDS COMEDY NIGHT The Women's Library, Old Castle Street, E1 7NT. 7.30pm. Adm: £10, conc £8. Info: 0207 320 2222/ moreinfo@thewomenslibrary.ac.uk
Sat 7 Mar
MELANIE McGRATH - BOOK LAUNCH
Hopping is the brilliant sequel from the best selling author of 'Silvertown'. Melanie McGrath brings us back to the era between the 1920s and 1950s. Thoughtful, moving and beautifully rendered the story centers around Aunt Daisy, an endearing and enduring Eastender whose annual summer break in the country helped to shield her from life's difficult realities. Venue: EASTSIDE BOOKS, 166 Brick Lane, London, E1 6RU. 4.30pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 247 0216.
Thurs 12 Mar
EXILED WRITERS INK
Crossing Borders: Arab and Jewish Women Poets. An evening featuring four female poets; Palestinian poet Lina Abou Baker, Lynette Craig, daughter of Holocaust survivors Jennifer Langer and Jordanian poet Fathieh Saudi with her collection 'The Prophets' and other work. Venue: IDEA STORE, Whitechapel, 321 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BU. 6.30pm-8.30pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 364 1742/ kendrouk@yahoo.co.uk
Thurs 26 Mar
HOW TO APPROACH AN AGENT
MBA literary agent Laura Longrigg explains the dos and don'ts of approaching an agent for the first time, and outlines what an agent can do for you - and what they can't. Venue: EASTSIDE BOOKS, 166 Brick Lane, London, E1 6RU. 7pm. Adm: £10. Info: 0207 247 0216
JUNE
Thurs 25 Jun
LONDON METROPOLITAN WRITERS
An evening of readings from London-based writers who not only teach extensively but successfully publish their own creative work. Hear fiction from Sunny Singh and Carolyn Hart and poetry from Peter Wilson, Briar Wood and Sarah Law. Venue: THE WOMEN'S LIBRARY, London Metropolitan University, Old Castle St, London E1 7NT. 7pm. Info: 0207 320 2222/ moreinfo@thewomenslibrary.ac.uk
Please note that this programme for International Women's Month may be subject to alteration and it is advisable to ring and check beforehand.
