http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:35:06 +0000 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:35:06 +0000 60 en All rights reserved feeds@soundcloud.com (SoundCloud Feeds) Portsmouth Writers showcases the work of new and established writers from the city of Portsmouth, UK. The Podcast features work of all styles, read by the writers themselves. To find out more about 'Portsmouth, Home of Great Writing' visit our Tumblr or d Portsmouth Writers showc… Home of Great Writing feeds@soundcloud.com Home of Great Writing no http://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000012066898-enbtea-original.jpg?5ffe3cd http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88403311 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:35:06 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-44 00:11:28 Home of Great Writing no William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which these podcasts are extracted. William has acted in the longest play in the world, written for The Times, and played cricket for Brazil. His plays have appeared on radio and stage. He writes for magazines about language, music and futurology, and plays accordion with chansonnier Philip Jeays. For much more information on William go to http://www.william-sutton.co.uk. William Sutton is a nove… William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which the tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88403112 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:32:30 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-43 00:17:02 Home of Great Writing no Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly. Richard has been involved in local poetry organisation Tongues & Grooves since 2007. He helped with the selection of poems for the Portsmouth anthology and has organised and hosted a ‘Poetry of Exile’ evening. Richard Williams was bor… Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly. Richa tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88402954 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:29:56 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-42 00:16:39 Home of Great Writing no Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITV’s The Bill, articles for national newspapers and magazines, and once inadvertently won a national poetry award while helping a friend to cheat at her GCSE in English. Matt has taught English in Egypt, worked as a hypnotist, saved a blindwoman from drowning in a river, occasionally dresses up as a World War 2 RAF officer, has never eaten blueberries and does not have a television. One of the items in that list is a lie. Matt moved on to the island of Portsmouth in 2003 and no longer regards it with mistrust, but with real love and affection. He is writing a collection of stories all based around Portsmouth, several of which have been published on Amazon. His paperback “The Three Belles Star In We’ll Meet Again” is a vintage/supernatural tale of haunting set around Portsmouth. Asked about his religious beliefs, he will inform you that Portsmouth is the best place in the world to live. That is not a lie. For more information about Matt Wingett and his work go to: http://www.lifeisamazing.co.uk/about-me/ Matt Wingett was born in… Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITV tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88402657 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:25:33 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-41 00:16:02 Home of Great Writing no Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regular writer and co-editor for Womens Views on News, she is currently writing her first novel. Her writing has been featured in a number of publications over the years, including Vagina Magazine, ‘The Feminist Seventies’ (Raw Nerve Press) and Children and Young People Now. She will soon be published in a book of travel writing on Malaysia, ‘Sini Sana: Travels in Malaysia’. These podcasts are based on a series of articles - 'Being Peace in Israel and Palestine' - about her experiences in Israel and Palestine as part of a unique and inspiring project called ‘Being Peace’, run by the equally unique and inspiring organisation Sanghaseva. Sarah accompanied Sanghaseva on their latest Being Peace retreat, a highly structured yet incredibly flexible journey through the conflict that takes in a wide range of viewpoints, including Palestinian villagers and farmers, Israeli Defence Force soldiers, former Palestinian resistance fighters, Jewish settlers, Israeli residents and just a small number of the many people from a diverse range of organisations working for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. You can also follow Sarah on Twitter @Cheversar. Sarah Cheverton is a fem… Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regula tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88402197 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:18:30 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-40 00:08:19 Home of Great Writing no Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around the City. Portsmouth-born Mick Coo… Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around the tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88401937 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:15:54 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-39 00:17:17 Home of Great Writing no Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the Philippines. Tom’s writing has appeared in The Daily Telegraph and The London Magazine among many others. Since 2005, he has co-edited and contributed to 3 anthologies of hitchhiking stories that have sold 20,000 copies worldwide. The first, No Such Thing as a Free Ride? was serialized in The Times and named The Observer’s Travel Book of the Month. Tom won the Daily Telegraph’s ‘Just Back’ travel writing prize in 2011. Tom is now pursuing PhD studies at Goldsmiths College and teaches creative writing and journalism at the University of Portsmouth. He has also lectured at the Universities of Liverpool and Malaysia. He is currently working on With Daisy in Manila, a memoir of his time surviving a Third World megacity with his then partner and four year old stepdaughter. You can find out more about Tom at tomgsykes.wordpress.com. Tom Sykes was born in Po… Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the Philipp tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88401373 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:09:07 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-38 00:23:00 Home of Great Writing no Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone. She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. Dee is the author of Without Alice, My Dream of You, My Mini Midwife and Realand (book 1 of The Portal Series for children). When not otherwise occupied, Dee can be found chatting to people on Twitter and Facebook, and adding photos on Pintrest. Dee is a registered midwifery lecturer, teaching midwifery two days per week, and a registered public health practitioner, working three days per week for her local Public Health Department. At the age of 40, she was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger syndrome, in addition to dyslexia and dyspraxia (which definitely explains a lot of things including why she can’t read a tube map). Find out more about DJ Kirkby at http://djkirkby.co.uk. Dee lives in the South o… Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone. She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. D tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88400767 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:01:35 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-37 00:14:43 Home of Great Writing no William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which these podcasts are extracted. William has acted in the longest play in the world, written for The Times, and played cricket for Brazil. His plays have appeared on radio and stage. He writes for magazines about language, music and futurology, and plays accordion with chansonnier Philip Jeays. For much more information on William go to http://www.william-sutton.co.uk. William Sutton is a nove… William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which the tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88400619 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:59:27 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-36 00:08:17 Home of Great Writing no Charlotte Comley has had non-fiction work published in The Green Parent, Yours, Take a Break, Grow It and The Motion Online. She placed Highly Commended in The Winchester’s Writing Conference and has also won first place in the Darwin Evolutions Sci-Fi competition. Charlotte was a script writer and editor on Express FM Conway Street. One of her stories was taken up by The White Rabbit Theatre Group and performed in Winchester. Charlotte run a writers group called The Writers@Lovedean and each year publishes an anthology to showcase the writers’ work. She blogs regularly at http://aimingforapublishingdeal.blogspot.co.uk. Charlotte Comley has had… Charlotte Comley has had non-fiction work published in The Green Parent, Yours, Take a Break, Grow It and The Motion Online. She placed Highly Commended in The Winchester’s Writing Conference and has also won first place in the Darwin Evolutions Sci-Fi co tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/88400179 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:53:25 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-35 00:11:40 Home of Great Writing no Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly. Richard has been involved in local poetry organisation Tongues & Grooves since 2007. He helped with the selection of poems for the Portsmouth anthology and has organised and hosted a ‘Poetry of Exile’ evening. Richard Williams was bor… Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly. Richa tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/87075149 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:56:44 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-34 00:15:58 Home of Great Writing no Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITV’s The Bill, articles for national newspapers and magazines, and once inadvertently won a national poetry award while helping a friend to cheat at her GCSE in English. Matt has taught English in Egypt, worked as a hypnotist, saved a blindwoman from drowning in a river, occasionally dresses up as a World War 2 RAF officer, has never eaten blueberries and does not have a television. One of the items in that list is a lie. Matt moved on to the island of Portsmouth in 2003 and no longer regards it with mistrust, but with real love and affection. He is writing a collection of stories all based around Portsmouth, several of which have been published on Amazon. His paperback “The Three Belles Star In We’ll Meet Again” is a vintage/supernatural tale of haunting set around Portsmouth. Asked about his religious beliefs, he will inform you that Portsmouth is the best place in the world to live. That is not a lie. For more information about Matt Wingett and his work go to: http://www.lifeisamazing.co.uk/about-me/ Matt Wingett was born in… Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITV tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/87074953 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:53:57 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-33 00:14:37 Home of Great Writing no Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regular writer and co-editor for Womens Views on News, she is currently writing her first novel. Her writing has been featured in a number of publications over the years, including Vagina Magazine, ‘The Feminist Seventies’ (Raw Nerve Press) and Children and Young People Now. She will soon be published in a book of travel writing on Malaysia, ‘Sini Sana: Travels in Malaysia’. These podcasts are based on a series of articles - 'Being Peace in Israel and Palestine' - about her experiences in Israel and Palestine as part of a unique and inspiring project called ‘Being Peace’, run by the equally unique and inspiring organisation Sanghaseva. Sarah accompanied Sanghaseva on their latest Being Peace retreat, a highly structured yet incredibly flexible journey through the conflict that takes in a wide range of viewpoints, including Palestinian villagers and farmers, Israeli Defence Force soldiers, former Palestinian resistance fighters, Jewish settlers, Israeli residents and just a small number of the many people from a diverse range of organisations working for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. You can also follow Sarah on Twitter @Cheversar. Sarah Cheverton is a fem… Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regula tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/86016478 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:45:30 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-32 00:12:22 Home of Great Writing no Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around the City. Portsmouth-born Mick Coo… Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around the tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/86016273 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:41:48 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-31 00:11:13 Home of Great Writing no Lynne Blackwood began writing full-time in April 2012 after an illness obliged her to give up professional activity. She lived twenty-five years in France and obtained the equivalent of a PGCE in International Development and Humanitarian Aid. She worked as a consultant on projects with schools, hospitals and refugee women in the Republic of Georgia after the fall of the Soviet Union, then was a community project development consultant in the UK, working with women asylum seekers and ethnic minorities. Lynne’s writing is drawn from personal life experiences and stories from cultures and people she has been privileged to meet and listen to. She is herself, of Anglo-Indian descent and this heritage plays a strong part in her writing. The short story, ‘Remember Me’ won the May 2012 Style of Wight competition; her poem, ’14-18 Trench Boys’ received a commendation and took 10th place at the 2012 Winchesters Writers Conference; her poem, ‘November Song’ was longlisted at 26th place in Chapter One’s National Competition. She is currently writing short stories for an anthology and two novels: ‘Rings of Chalk’ is a crime thriller set in the Republic of Georgia. ‘Catopsis’ is magical realism and set in Paris. Lynne Blackwood began wr… Lynne Blackwood began writing full-time in April 2012 after an illness obliged her to give up professional activity. She lived twenty-five years in France and obtained the equivalent of a PGCE in International Development and Humanitarian Aid. She worked tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/84978508 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:56:07 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-30 00:10:05 Home of Great Writing no Maggie Sawkins is founder member and organiser of Tongues&Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Portsmouth. Her poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, have been translated into German, and broadcast on Romanian National Radio. She has two collections, Charcot’s Pet (Flarestack Publishing) and The Zig Zag Woman (Two Ravens Press). Maggie is a tutor for The Poetry School and facilitates creative writing workshops in community and healthcare settings. For the past 18 years Maggie has taught students with specific learning difficulties at South Downs College. Her poems have been described as ‘finely wrought thorns that make their way to the brain with slow release damage.’ She holds an MA with distinction in Creative Writing. http://hookedonwords.wordpress.com/ Maggie Sawkins is founde… Maggie Sawkins is founder member and organiser of Tongues&Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Portsmouth. Her poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, have been translated into German, and broadcast on Romanian National Radio. She has tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/84388820 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:39:00 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-29 00:13:16 Home of Great Writing no Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the Philippines. Tom’s writing has appeared in The Daily Telegraph and The London Magazine among many others. Since 2005, he has co-edited and contributed to 3 anthologies of hitchhiking stories that have sold 20,000 copies worldwide. The first, No Such Thing as a Free Ride? was serialized in The Times and named The Observer’s Travel Book of the Month. Tom won the Daily Telegraph’s ‘Just Back’ travel writing prize in 2011. Tom is now pursuing PhD studies at Goldsmiths College and teaches creative writing and journalism at the University of Portsmouth. He has also lectured at the Universities of Liverpool and Malaysia. He is currently working on With Daisy in Manila, a memoir of his time surviving a Third World megacity with his then partner and four year old stepdaughter. You can find out more about Tom at tomgsykes.wordpress.com. Tom Sykes was born in Po… Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the Philipp tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/82891840 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:10:08 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-28 00:16:26 Home of Great Writing no Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone. She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. Dee is the author of Without Alice, My Dream of You, My Mini Midwife and Realand (book 1 of The Portal Series for children). When not otherwise occupied, Dee can be found chatting to people on Twitter and Facebook, and adding photos on Pintrest. Dee is a registered midwifery lecturer, teaching midwifery two days per week, and a registered public health practitioner, working three days per week for her local Public Health Department. At the age of 40, she was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger syndrome, in addition to dyslexia and dyspraxia (which definitely explains a lot of things including why she can’t read a tube map). Find out more about DJ Kirkby at http://djkirkby.co.uk. Dee lives in the South o… Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone. She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. D tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/81742965 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:00:07 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-27 00:14:10 Home of Great Writing no William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which these podcasts are extracted. William has acted in the longest play in the world, written for The Times, and played cricket for Brazil. His plays have appeared on radio and stage. He writes for magazines about language, music and futurology, and plays accordion with chansonnier Philip Jeays. For much more information on William go to http://www.william-sutton.co.uk. William Sutton is a nove… William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which the tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/80763394 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:16:45 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-26 00:07:53 Home of Great Writing no Charlotte Comley has had non-fiction work published in The Green Parent, Yours, Take a Break, Grow It and The Motion Online. She placed Highly Commended in The Winchester’s Writing Conference and has also won first place in the Darwin Evolutions Sci-Fi competition. Charlotte was a script writer and editor on Express FM Conway Street. One of her stories was taken up by The White Rabbit Theatre Group and performed in Winchester. Charlotte run a writers group called The Writers@Lovedean and each year publishes an anthology to showcase the writers’ work. She blogs regularly at http://aimingforapublishingdeal.blogspot.co.uk. Charlotte Comley has had… Charlotte Comley has had non-fiction work published in The Green Parent, Yours, Take a Break, Grow It and The Motion Online. She placed Highly Commended in The Winchester’s Writing Conference and has also won first place in the Darwin Evolutions Sci-Fi co tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/80762562 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:09:42 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-25 00:15:37 Home of Great Writing no Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly. Richard has been involved in local poetry organisation Tongues & Grooves since 2007. He helped with the selection of poems for the Portsmouth anthology and has organised and hosted a ‘Poetry of Exile’ evening. Richard Williams was bor… Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly. Richa tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/78896720 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:56:03 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-24 00:15:56 Home of Great Writing no Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITV’s The Bill, articles for national newspapers and magazines, and once inadvertently won a national poetry award while helping a friend to cheat at her GCSE in English. Matt has taught English in Egypt, worked as a hypnotist, saved a blindwoman from drowning in a river, occasionally dresses up as a World War 2 RAF officer, has never eaten blueberries and does not have a television. One of the items in that list is a lie. Matt moved on to the island of Portsmouth in 2003 and no longer regards it with mistrust, but with real love and affection. He is writing a collection of stories all based around Portsmouth, several of which have been published on Amazon. His paperback “The Three Belles Star In We’ll Meet Again” is a vintage/supernatural tale of haunting set around Portsmouth. Asked about his religious beliefs, he will inform you that Portsmouth is the best place in the world to live. That is not a lie. For more information about Matt Wingett and his work go to: http://www.lifeisamazing.co.uk/about-me/ Matt Wingett was born in… Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITV tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/77769992 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:16:14 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-23 00:14:03 Home of Great Writing no Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regular writer and co-editor for Womens Views on News, she is currently writing her first novel. Her writing has been featured in a number of publications over the years, including Vagina Magazine, ‘The Feminist Seventies’ (Raw Nerve Press) and Children and Young People Now. She will soon be published in a book of travel writing on Malaysia, ‘Sini Sana: Travels in Malaysia’. These podcasts are based on a series of articles - 'Being Peace in Israel and Palestine' - about her experiences in Israel and Palestine as part of a unique and inspiring project called ‘Being Peace’, run by the equally unique and inspiring organisation Sanghaseva. Sarah accompanied Sanghaseva on their latest Being Peace retreat, a highly structured yet incredibly flexible journey through the conflict that takes in a wide range of viewpoints, including Palestinian villagers and farmers, Israeli Defence Force soldiers, former Palestinian resistance fighters, Jewish settlers, Israeli residents and just a small number of the many people from a diverse range of organisations working for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. You can also follow Sarah on Twitter @Cheversar. Sarah Cheverton is a fem… Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regula tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/76796830 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:27:42 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-22 00:10:32 Home of Great Writing no Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around the City. He has dabbled in song writing and has written a musical about the life of John Pounds. Over the last 25 years has been involved with several local writing groups, currently at Writers@Lovedean. He has plan to release an anthology of his writings, over those years, in the near future. Visit http://www.michaelcooper.org.uk for more information. Portsmouth-born Mick Coo… Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around the tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/75813604 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:16:47 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-21 00:28:13 Home of Great Writing no Lynne Blackwood began writing full-time in April 2012 after an illness obliged her to give up professional activity. She lived twenty-five years in France and obtained the equivalent of a PGCE in International Development and Humanitarian Aid. She worked as a consultant on projects with schools, hospitals and refugee women in the Republic of Georgia after the fall of the Soviet Union, then was a community project development consultant in the UK, working with women asylum seekers and ethnic minorities. Lynne’s writing is drawn from personal life experiences and stories from cultures and people she has been privileged to meet and listen to. She is herself, of Anglo-Indian descent and this heritage plays a strong part in her writing. The short story, ‘Remember Me’ won the May 2012 Style of Wight competition; her poem, ’14-18 Trench Boys’ received a commendation and took 10th place at the 2012 Winchesters Writers Conference; her poem, ‘November Song’ was longlisted at 26th place in Chapter One’s National Competition. She is currently writing short stories for an anthology and two novels: ‘Rings of Chalk’ is a crime thriller set in the Republic of Georgia. ‘Catopsis’ is magical realism and set in Paris. This podcast presents the opening chapters of this novel. Lynne Blackwood began wr… Lynne Blackwood began writing full-time in April 2012 after an illness obliged her to give up professional activity. She lived twenty-five years in France and obtained the equivalent of a PGCE in International Development and Humanitarian Aid. She worked tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/74890781 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:54:50 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-20 00:13:25 Home of Great Writing no Maggie Sawkins is founder member and organiser of Tongues&Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Portsmouth. Her poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, have been translated into German, and broadcast on Romanian National Radio. She has two collections, Charcot’s Pet (Flarestack Publishing) and The Zig Zag Woman (Two Ravens Press). Maggie is a tutor for The Poetry School and facilitates creative writing workshops in community and healthcare settings. For the past 18 years Maggie has taught students with specific learning difficulties at South Downs College. Her poems have been described as ‘finely wrought thorns that make their way to the brain with slow release damage.’ She holds an MA with distinction in Creative Writing. http://hookedonwords.wordpress.com/ Maggie Sawkins is founde… Maggie Sawkins is founder member and organiser of Tongues&Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Portsmouth. Her poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, have been translated into German, and broadcast on Romanian National Radio. She has tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/73965333 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:55:25 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-19 00:13:36 Home of Great Writing no Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the Philippines. Tom’s writing has appeared in The Daily Telegraph and The London Magazine among many others. Since 2005, he has co-edited and contributed to 3 anthologies of hitchhiking stories that have sold 20,000 copies worldwide. The first, No Such Thing as a Free Ride? was serialized in The Times and named The Observer’s Travel Book of the Month. Tom won the Daily Telegraph’s ‘Just Back’ travel writing prize in 2011. Tom is now pursuing PhD studies at Goldsmiths College and teaches creative writing and journalism at the University of Portsmouth. He has also lectured at the Universities of Liverpool and Malaysia. He is currently working on With Daisy in Manila, a memoir of his time surviving a Third World megacity with his then partner and four year old stepdaughter. You can find out more about Tom at tomgsykes.wordpress.com. Tom Sykes was born in Po… Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the Philipp tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/73147146 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:21:22 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-18 00:13:47 Home of Great Writing no Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone. She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. Dee is the author of Without Alice, My Dream of You, My Mini Midwife and Realand (book 1 of The Portal Series for children). When not otherwise occupied, Dee can be found chatting to people on Twitter and Facebook, and adding photos on Pintrest. Dee is a registered midwifery lecturer, teaching midwifery two days per week, and a registered public health practitioner, working three days per week for her local Public Health Department. At the age of 40, she was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger syndrome, in addition to dyslexia and dyspraxia (which definitely explains a lot of things including why she can’t read a tube map). Find out more about DJ Kirkby at http://djkirkby.co.uk. Dee lives in the South o… Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone. She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. D tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/71550371 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:57:53 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-17 00:10:23 Home of Great Writing no Tom Harris is a writer of Young Adult fiction whose tales of adventure and fantasy are always laced with a twist of humour, horror and suspense. His first novel, a YA fairy tale, adventure-fantasy, 'The Amber Room' is now available on Amazon Kindle and Smashwords eBook formats and featured in the third Portsmouth Writers Podcast. The follow-up to this will be entitled The Amber Antidote and be released in 2013. This podcast features the first 2 chapters from Tom's as-yet unpublished second book, 'Jackie Jones'. Visit http://tomdharris.wordpress.com for more information. Tom Harris is a writer o… Tom Harris is a writer of Young Adult fiction whose tales of adventure and fantasy are always laced with a twist of humour, horror and suspense. His first novel, a YA fairy tale, adventure-fantasy, 'The Amber Room' is now available on Amazon Kindle and tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/70813131 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:52:06 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-16 00:16:19 Home of Great Writing no Sam Cox was born in Stratford, site of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, and is the Portsmouth Poet Laureate. A former deputy head at Charter Academy, Sam still teaches three days a week in Essex, spending the rest of her week back in Portsmouth. Mostly a performance poet, Sam considers her work as theatre pieces, often including percussion and other music in a performance. Sam Cox was born in Stra… Sam Cox was born in Stratford, site of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, and is the Portsmouth Poet Laureate. A former deputy head at Charter Academy, Sam still teaches three days a week in Essex, spending the rest of her week back in Portsmouth. Mostly a tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/70812802 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:46:13 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-15 00:10:33 Home of Great Writing no William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which these podcasts are extracted. William has acted in the longest play in the world, written for The Times, and played cricket for Brazil. His plays have appeared on radio and stage. He writes for magazines about language, music and futurology, and plays accordion with chansonnier Philip Jeays. For much more information on William go to http://www.william-sutton.co.uk. William Sutton is a nove… William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which the tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/68882220 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:24:54 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-14 00:04:03 Home of Great Writing no Charlotte Comley has had non-fiction work published in The Green Parent, Yours, Take a Break, Grow It and The Motion Online. She placed Highly Commended in The Winchester’s Writing Conference and has also won first place in the Darwin Evolutions Sci-Fi competition. Charlotte was a script writer and editor on Express FM Conway Street. One of her stories was taken up by The White Rabbit Theatre Group and performed in Winchester. Charlotte run a writers group called The Writers@Lovedean and each year publishes an anthology to showcase the writers’ work. She blogs regularly at http://aimingforapublishingdeal.blogspot.co.uk. Charlotte Comley has had… Charlotte Comley has had non-fiction work published in The Green Parent, Yours, Take a Break, Grow It and The Motion Online. She placed Highly Commended in The Winchester’s Writing Conference and has also won first place in the Darwin Evolutions Sci-Fi co tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/67997178 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:13:29 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-13 00:13:24 Home of Great Writing no Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly. Richard has been involved in local poetry organisation Tongues & Grooves since 2007. He helped with the selection of poems for the Portsmouth anthology and has organised and hosted a ‘Poetry of Exile’ evening. Richard Williams was bor… Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly. Richa tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/67098147 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:10:30 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-12 00:10:03 Home of Great Writing no Joanne Mallon writes in her spare time, with dreams of writing full-time. She runs around after her young family, and try’s (unsuccessfully) to be a good cook. She longs to be organised and on-time, but is lucky enough to have good friends and good family who keep life very busy. You can find her day-to-day musings at www.magnoliasoul.wordpress.com. Joanne Mallon writes in … Joanne Mallon writes in her spare time, with dreams of writing full-time. She runs around after her young family, and try’s (unsuccessfully) to be a good cook. She longs to be organised and on-time, but is lucky enough to have good friends and good family tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/66199455 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:34:44 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-11 00:16:35 Home of Great Writing no Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITV’s The Bill, articles for national newspapers and magazines, and once inadvertently won a national poetry award while helping a friend to cheat at her GCSE in English. Matt has taught English in Egypt, worked as a hypnotist, saved a blindwoman from drowning in a river, occasionally dresses up as a World War 2 RAF officer, has never eaten blueberries and does not have a television. One of the items in that list is a lie. Matt moved on to the island of Portsmouth in 2003 and no longer regards it with mistrust, but with real love and affection. He is writing a collection of stories all based around Portsmouth, several of which have been published on Amazon. His paperback “The Three Belles Star In We’ll Meet Again” is a vintage/supernatural tale of haunting set around Portsmouth. Asked about his religious beliefs, he will inform you that Portsmouth is the best place in the world to live. That is not a lie. For more information about Matt Wingett and his work go to: http://www.lifeisamazing.co.uk/about-me/ Matt Wingett was born in… Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITV tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/65196947 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:26:05 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-10 00:12:39 Home of Great Writing no Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regular writer and co-editor for Womens Views on News, she is currently writing her first novel. Her writing has been featured in a number of publications over the years, including Vagina Magazine, ‘The Feminist Seventies’ (Raw Nerve Press) and Children and Young People Now. She will soon be published in a book of travel writing on Malaysia, ‘Sini Sana: Travels in Malaysia’. These podcasts are based on a series of articles - 'Being Peace in Israel and Palestine' - about her experiences in Israel and Palestine as part of a unique and inspiring project called ‘Being Peace’, run by the equally unique and inspiring organisation Sanghaseva. Sarah accompanied Sanghaseva on their latest Being Peace retreat, a highly structured yet incredibly flexible journey through the conflict that takes in a wide range of viewpoints, including Palestinian villagers and farmers, Israeli Defence Force soldiers, former Palestinian resistance fighters, Jewish settlers, Israeli residents and just a small number of the many people from a diverse range of organisations working for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. You can also follow Sarah on Twitter @Cheversar. Sarah Cheverton is a fem… Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regula tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/64469400 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:54:21 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-9 00:12:23 Home of Great Writing no Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around the City. He has dabbled in song writing and has written a musical about the life of John Pounds. Over the last 25 years has been involved with several local writing groups, currently at Writers@Lovedean. He has plan to release an anthology of his writings, over those years, in the near future. Visit http://www.michaelcooper.org.uk for more information. Portsmouth-born Mick Coo… Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around the tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/63487412 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:14:29 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-8 00:11:13 Home of Great Writing no Lynne Blackwood began writing full-time in April 2012 after an illness obliged her to give up professional activity. She lived twenty-five years in France and obtained the equivalent of a PGCE in International Development and Humanitarian Aid. She worked as a consultant on projects with schools, hospitals and refugee women in the Republic of Georgia after the fall of the Soviet Union, then was a community project development consultant in the UK, working with women asylum seekers and ethnic minorities. Lynne’s writing is drawn from personal life experiences and stories from cultures and people she has been privileged to meet and listen to. She is herself, of Anglo-Indian descent and this heritage plays a strong part in her writing. The short story, ‘Remember Me’ won the May 2012 Style of Wight competition; her poem, ’14-18 Trench Boys’ received a commendation and took 10th place at the 2012 Winchesters Writers Conference; her poem, ‘November Song’ was longlisted at 26th place in Chapter One’s National Competition. She is currently writing short stories for an anthology and two novels: ‘Catopsis’ is magical realism and set in Paris. ‘Rings of Chalk’ is a crime thriller set in the Republic of Georgia. Lynne Blackwood began wr… Lynne Blackwood began writing full-time in April 2012 after an illness obliged her to give up professional activity. She lived twenty-five years in France and obtained the equivalent of a PGCE in International Development and Humanitarian Aid. She worked tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/62641536 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:33:28 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-7 00:11:22 Home of Great Writing no Catherine King was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and write books about the hardships of that area during the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century. Before Catherine became a full time author she had an academic career in the south of England and maintains contacts there. A search for her roots - her father, grandfather and great-grandfather all worked with coal, steel or iron - and an interest in local industrial history provide inspiration for her stories. Catherine reads from 'The Lost and Found Girl', the story of a mother and her daughter and how they overcome the difficulties that their different lives present. To find out more about Catherine King visit http://www.catherineking.info. Catherine King was born … Catherine King was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and write books about the hardships of that area during the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century. Before Catherine became a full time author she had an academic career in the south of Englan tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/61798858 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:40:09 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-5 00:13:36 Home of Great Writing no Maggie Sawkins is founder member and organiser of Tongues&Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Portsmouth. Her poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, have been translated into German, and broadcast on Romanian National Radio. She has two collections, Charcot’s Pet (Flarestack Publishing) and The Zig Zag Woman (Two Ravens Press). Maggie is a tutor for The Poetry School and facilitates creative writing workshops in community and healthcare settings. For the past 18 years Maggie has taught students with specific learning difficulties at South Downs College. Her poems have been described as ‘finely wrought thorns that make their way to the brain with slow release damage.’ She holds an MA with distinction in Creative Writing. http://hookedonwords.wordpress.com/ Maggie Sawkins is founde… Maggie Sawkins is founder member and organiser of Tongues&Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Portsmouth. Her poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, have been translated into German, and broadcast on Romanian National Radio. She has tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/60985695 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:31:12 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-4-1 00:17:16 Home of Great Writing no Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the Philippines. Tom’s writing has appeared in The Daily Telegraph and The London Magazine among many others. Since 2005, he has co-edited and contributed to 3 anthologies of hitchhiking stories that have sold 20,000 copies worldwide. The first, No Such Thing as a Free Ride? was serialized in The Times and named The Observer’s Travel Book of the Month. Tom won the Daily Telegraph’s ‘Just Back’ travel writing prize in 2011. Tom is now pursuing PhD studies at Goldsmiths College and teaches creative writing and journalism at the University of Portsmouth. He has also lectured at the Universities of Liverpool and Malaysia. He is currently working on With Daisy in Manila, a memoir of his time surviving a Third World megacity with his then partner and four year old stepdaughter. You can find out more about Tom at http://tomgsykes.wordpress.com. Tom Sykes was born in Po… Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the Philipp tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/58532037 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:42:41 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-4 00:16:18 Home of Great Writing no D.J. Kirkby is the author of 'Without Alice', 'My Dream of You', 'My Mini Midwife' (October 2012), 'Realand' (Book 1 of The Portal Series for 8 – 12 year olds, due November 2012) and 'Special Deliveries', which is currently with her agent. Growing up in the wilds of the Canadian West Coast, she went on to become a registered midwife, teaching midwifery two days per week and working three days per week for her local Public Health department. At the age of 40, she was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger syndrome, in addition to dyslexia and dyspraxia. D.J. Kirkby is also the Writer-in-Residence for Portsmouth Libraries. You can find out more about her by visiting http://djkirkby.co.uk/. D.J. Kirkby is the autho… D.J. Kirkby is the author of 'Without Alice', 'My Dream of You', 'My Mini Midwife' (October 2012), 'Realand' (Book 1 of The Portal Series for 8 – 12 year olds, due November 2012) and 'Special Deliveries', which is currently with her agent. Growing up in tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/57843978 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:19:11 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-3 00:22:26 Home of Great Writing no Tom Harris is a writer of Young Adult fiction whose tales of adventure and fantasy are always laced with a twist of humour, horror and suspense. His first novel, a YA fairy tale, adventure-fantasy, The Amber Room is now available on Amazon Kindle and Smashwords eBook formats. This podcast features chapters 1 to 5 of the book. The follow-up to this will be entitled The Amber Antidote and be released in 2013. His second book – 'Jackie Jones' – will be out before the end of 2012. Subscribe to the Portsmouth Writers Podcast as the first 2 chapters of Jackie Jones will feature at a later date. Visit http://tomdharris.wordpress.com for more information. Tom Harris is a writer o… Tom Harris is a writer of Young Adult fiction whose tales of adventure and fantasy are always laced with a twist of humour, horror and suspense. His first novel, a YA fairy tale, adventure-fantasy, The Amber Room is now available on Amazon Kindle and Sm tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/56917547 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:47:17 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-2 00:14:05 Home of Great Writing no Portsmouth born and bred, Joe McQuilken attended King Richard's School in Paulsgrove and Havant College, where alongside studying he helped to run fortnightly poetry classes. He is keen to use his position as Portsmouth's Young Poet Laureate to help spread the word of poetry. Joe has already performed at Camp Bestival in Dorset and the Wychwood Festival in Gloucestershire as well as at schools and other events around Portsmouth itself. Portsmouth born and bred… Portsmouth born and bred, Joe McQuilken attended King Richard's School in Paulsgrove and Havant College, where alongside studying he helped to run fortnightly poetry classes. He is keen to use his position as Portsmouth's Young Poet Laureate to help sprea tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/56139641 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:08:56 +0000 http://soundcloud.com/portsmouth-writers/portsmouth-writers-podcast-1 00:17:56 Home of Great Writing no Sam Cox was born in Stratford, site of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, and is the second Portsmouth Poet Laureate. A former deputy head at Charter Academy, Sam still teaches three days a week in Essex, spending the rest of her week back in Portsmouth. Mostly a performance poet, Sam considers her work as theatre pieces, often including percussion and other music in a performance. Sam Cox was born in Stra… Sam Cox was born in Stratford, site of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, and is the second Portsmouth Poet Laureate. A former deputy head at Charter Academy, Sam still teaches three days a week in Essex, spending the rest of her week back in Portsmouth. Mo