The Poetry Society has commissioned new pieces from MSt tutor Jane Draycott,  Raymond Antrobus, Malika Booker, Holly Corfield Carr,  Caleb Klaces and Richard Price, for the National Poetry Day show “Beginning to See the Light” at the Southbank Centre, London.

“From high noon to neon-lit midnight, from the hum of a strip light to the gleam of the moon, six spot-lit writers trace the course of light through the day in a series of newly commissioned poems. What’s illuminated, what stays in the shadows: follow the poets as they bring the day’s discoveries into the light.”

“Beginning to See the Light”, Thursday 8 October 2015, 7.30 – 9.00 pm

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(photograph by Lucinda Douglas Menzies, from exhibition site)

MSt tutor Roopa Farooki features in an an exhibition of portraits of South Asian writers by Lucinda Douglas Menzies  in Spitalfields from 7th-13th October at 6 Puma Court, E1 6QG.

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Dr Clare Morgan: (LMH and Kellogg College), novelist, literary critic and Director of the MSt in Creative Writing
Dr Angus Philips: (Exeter), author of The Future of the Book in the Digital Age and Director of Publishing Studies at Oxford Brookes
Caroline Wood: Agent and Director at the Felicity Bryan literary agency
Juliet Mabey: founder of Oneworld Publications

Venue: Edmond Safra, Said Business School
Date: Saturday 19 September
Timings: 11.45am-1pm Panel discussion and Q&A

Session description:

The gateway to publishing fiction has for centuries been guarded by a relatively small number of editors, publishers and magazine proprietors, leaving first-time writers to navigate the dos and don’ts of submission protocol in order to stand out among an ever-growing crowd. Now, with the emergence of self-publishing and digital platforms as legitimate vehicles for new works, what options are available to emerging writers? In this session, our panel of experts will discuss traditional as well as alternative means of getting published – and the best ways to improve your chances of finding the right publisher for your work.

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