It’s Tomorrow! Join Us At Our Next North-West Writers’ Meet & Greet
Writer? Blogger? Journalist? Publication? Join us, Creative Tourist, Corridor8 and friends for our next meet and greet!
We’ve long been of the mind that there’s strength in numbers. That having friends — rather than competitors — makes for more fruitful working than not. So when, over a cup of tea at our office in Liverpool last year, we talked to editor Susie Stubbs of top culture site Creative Tourist about running joint contributor meetings, it made perfect sense. And that’s precisely what we’ve been doing!
Our popular socials — attended and supported by NW publications like Corridor 8, Tusk Journal, Lowdown, Manchester Wire, The Skinny and Northern Soul — have previously been in Liverpool and Manchester. This time we’re coming to Preston; a place with a strong, emerging community of writers, plus great cultural projects being pioneered by the likes of Blaze, The Two Hats and Preston Is My Paris. Preston also happens to house The Double Negative’s fourth biggest readership.
“The meet and greets have so far been a brilliant way to meet new contributors, find out what’s happening in writing and, for us, they really do help support the online writing community in the region”, says our collaborator Susie. “It’s not just about Manchester, or Liverpool — it’s about the whole of the North-West. Preston is a city we’ve worked in and love — we can’t wait to meet some of the writers based there.”
This meet and greet — kindly hosted by Lancashire City Council, Culture On A Shoestring and the Harris Museum and Art Gallery – is, as always, totally informal and open to all, whether you already write for North-West publications or are just thinking about it. There’s the chance to find out more specifically about us, the kinds of things we do and don’t publish (we’re all quite different publications), how we work with writers, and an opportunity to talk about any ideas you have. You’ll also hear about key projects, events and funding opportunities to get involved in.
It’s all part of our plan to foster the writing community in the North. To support those whose chosen career or hobby of choice is, by its very nature, quite an isolating and lonely activity. So alongside finding out about local publications, this meet and greet is also a chance for you to network with loads of like-minded people (and over free drinks, too). And surely that’s something we all, as writers and bloggers, appreciate now and again.
Laura Robertson (Editor)
Interested? Book your FREE place now!
NW Writers Meet and Greet, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Market Square, Preston PR1 2PP. Wednesday 17th September 2014, 6pm-9pm, free, booking required.
Complimentary drinks will be provided, courtesy of our kind hosts!
Image: Harris Museum, ‘Harris Flights’ intervention, Preston
