Submitted by Susan Cartwright-Smith from Carlisle Writers’ Group and Carlisle Writers’ Press
Carlisle Writers’ Group and Carlisle Writers’ Press are producing a pamphlet celebrating Cumbria’s 50th anniversary this month, The Outline of Memory – A Celebration of Cumbria.
The pamphlet sees the writers and poets within the group showcasing different areas, travelling around the county, presenting different ways to view, and to communicate their memories, impressions, and emotions.
From the briskness of a senryu, to a full short story, via articles, memoir, free verse and rhyme, the anthology is a good travel companion from the beaches at Silecroft, to the mosses of Drumburgh, on an Osprey’s wingtip through the central Lakes, alongside the flooded Eden, through the building blocks of our Viking and Roman past, and the standing stones of our Celtic heritage, to the vestiges of Hadrian’s Wall. All whispered on the Helm Wind.
Carlisle Writers’ Group meet twice a month to craft and hone their writing through feedback, challenges and crit clinics. They are lucky to have such rich inspiration around them, and to have a supportive circle to encourage the creative flow.
They have hosted writing workshops: for Carlisle One World Centre as part of a Welcome to our City day in Carlisle; with local schools for National Poetry Day; at Carlisle’s Historic Quarter Art Festival; as part of the Hadrian 1900 festival; and had performance poet John Hegley give a writing workshop which was open to the general public.
Upcoming events include: Author Q&A with Charles Stross, March 18th, Author Q&A with M.W.Craven May 2nd, and the release of another anthology later in the year.
