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24.11.2016 - Chorlton Book Festival, Manchester
The Flapjack Press Open Mic Poetry Night
Chorlton Library, Manchester Road, Manchester M21 9PN
featuring Rosie Garland
Thursday 7.00pm
Free event
The wonderful Flapjack Press are bringing their famous open mic night to Chorlton Book Festival.
Hosted by Tony Curry and featuring the very special guest poet Rosie Garland!
To reserve your open mic slot please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Chorlton Book Festival returns for its 12th year with more events and authors than ever before. All Events are free and at Chorlton Library unless stated. For those events where booking is required, please call Chorlton Library on 0161 227 3700.
http://www.chorltonbookfestival.co.uk/
24.5.2016 - Word Jam at Chorlton Arts Festival
Word Jam Open Mic poetry and music
A special event in association with Chorlton Arts Festival
Tues 24 May
Tea Hive,
53 Manchester Rd,
Chorlton, Manchester M21 9PW.
7.30pm (doors 7pm), £5/£3.
A semaphore exploding mind flow, hosted by Tony Curry with special guests Captain of the Lost Waves and Rosie Garland.
Captain of the Lost Waves is a singer-songwriter whose effervescent tales of mirth, myth and wonder have received 5-star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Rosie Garland is a writer and performer, also well known as her alter-ego Rosie Lugosi the Vampire Queen. She is the author of five poetry collections, two novels, and is a winner of the DaDa Award for Performance Artist of the Year.
Please contact host This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to reserve your open mic spot.
http://www.chorltonartsfestival.com/
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Sept 2021 - ‘My Body Is Not Yours’ e-anthology
Written on Monday, 04 October 2021 15:23
International Translation Day 2021
Honoured to have my poem ‘Something in the Water’ translated into Sorani in ‘My Body Is Not Yours’, an e-anthology of translated poetry launched by Manchester and Slemani Cities of Literature.
It’s a real honour to be with so many inspiring writers linking Manchester & Slemani!“International Translation Day (30th September) sees the publication of an e-anthology of poetry in translation from two cities: Manchester in Northern England and Slemani in the Kurdistan province in Northern Iraq.
“The more we see others, the more clearly we can see ourselves and that’s what the impossible act of translation offers us: a glimpse out of our language, land, and moment, a way to see a wider world, a way to help our own world hold more, a way to see ourselves grow.”
– Alana Marie Levinson-LaBrosse, Kashkul, American University in SlemaniSince March 2020, a team of translators supported by academics and the offices of Manchester and Slemani UNESCO Cities of Literature have been busy translating historical and contemporary poetry from English into Kurdish Sorani and vice versa. For the vast majority of the poets included, this anthology marks the first time they have been translated into Kurdish or English.”
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July 2021 - 'What Girls Do in the Dark' shortlisted for Polari Prize 2021
Written on Sunday, 01 August 2021 10:02
Thrilled to announce that ‘What Girls Do in the Dark’, my poetry collection with Nine Arches Press, has been shortlisted for the Polari Prize 2021, the UK’s only literary award for LGBTQ+ literature.
It’s a huge honour!
The Polari Prize 2021 shortlist:
• Dragman - Steven Appleby (Vintage)
• The Air Year - Caroline Bird (Carcanet)
• The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle - Neil Blackmore (Windmill)
• What Girls Do in the Dark - Rosie Garland (Nine Arches Press)
• The Ministry of Guidance - Golnoosh Nour (Muswell Press)
• No Modernism Without Lesbians - Diana Souhami (Head of Zeus)Author, Polari Prize founder and Chair of Judges, Paul Burston said: “ This year’s shortlists are our most diverse ever, with a wide variety of writers working across different genres to explore the intersections between sexuality, gender, race, class, religion and more. These 12 remarkable books include tales of resilience and celebration, love and pride, exploring the LGBTQ+ experience with emotional honesty, humour, passion and joy.”
https://fmcm.co.uk/news/polari-prize-2021-shortlists-announced
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24th June 2021 - Polari Prize longlist announced
Written on Monday, 19 July 2021 15:19
Thrilled to be nominated for The Polari Prize 2021, for 'What Girls Do in the Dark'.
And such a stellar list, too!
The Polari Prize 2021 Longlists
Now in its tenth year, the Polari Prize is the UK’s first and largest LGBTQ+ book award. Established to promote writing that explores the LGBTQ+ experience, Polari also focuses on amplifying diverse voices through a series of literary events, including the regularly touring Polari Salon.https://www.waterstones.com/category/cultural-highlights/book-awards/the-polari-prize
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June 2021 & onwards - Festival of Libraries Tours & Trails
Written on Saturday, 19 June 2021 13:44
Thrilled to be your guide for online, Behind the scenes video tours of Manchester's 5 Heritage Libraries!
For the Festival of Libraries - 9-13 June 2021 - but available anytime, ONLINE - click the link below.
All ages welcome, Free"Join Manchester writer Rosie Garland as she guides you through the libraries of Manchester, going behind the scenes with intimate tours and lots of fun along the way.
Or perhaps you’d rather get outside and enjoy the summer sunshine by taking our self-guided walking tours? Whether you’re a Manchester libraries aficionado or you’ve never ventured inside any of them before, you will learn something fascinating!We’ve got extra special tours with novelist and poet Rosie Garland available to view right here. Featuring our heritage libraries: Central Library, Chetham’s Library, John Rylands Library and Research Institute, The Portico Library plus the brand new Manchester Poetry Library (part of Manchester Metropolitan University) which we know you’re keen to see before it opens to the public later this year!"
https://www.manchestercityofliterature.com/event/tours-and-trails-with-rosie-garland/
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May 2021 - Wigleaf Top 50 longlist
Written on Saturday, 05 June 2021 10:09
Wigleaf top 50 longlist 2021
A lovely surprise – my story ‘Waiting for time to catch up’ is on the Wigleaf Top 50 longlist!
Thank you New Flash Fiction Review for publishing it, and big thanks to Shome Dasgupta, Molly Gaudrey & all the amazing readers at Wigleaf for their love for and dedication to very short fiction.
https://wigleaf.com
Read the story here - http://newflashfiction.com/rosy-garland/
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