INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS SKYLAR J WYNTER

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS SKYLAR J WYNTER

Skylar J Wynter is an Australian author and poet living in the Perth Hills. She has performed in the National Slam Finals at the Sydney Opera House and has two published collections – ‘Pieces of Humanity’ and ‘SHINE’. We caught up with Skylar after she headlined at our virtual Fire&Dust poetry night, to ask a few questions…

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INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS STEVE POTTINGER

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS STEVE POTTINGER

Steve Pottinger is a poet, author, and workshop facilitator living in the Black Country. He is also one third of the Wolverhampton arts collective Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists. Steve’s seventh poetry collection ‘snapshots from the fall of home was published this year by Ignite Press’. He headlined at in February 2024 and HCE caught up with him after the gig, to ask a few questions…

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Writers’ Advice: How To Stay Motivated

Writers’ Advice: How To Stay Motivated

By Eve Volungeviciute and Emma Evans | So how do writers stay motivated to keep creating when the industry is so vicious? Read on, for effective tips from Emma and Eve to keep you motivated…

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INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS EDALIA DAY

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS EDALIA DAY

Edalia Day is a transgender spoken word artist, animator and theatre maker based in Norwich. She’s worked with UK theatres and her creations have featured at various film festivals around the world. We caught up with Edalia after she headlined at our virtual Fire&Dust event, to ask a few questions…

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INTERVIEW: FIRE&DUST MEETS NAYMA CHAMCHOUN

INTERVIEW: FIRE&DUST MEETS NAYMA CHAMCHOUN

Nayma Chamchoun is a British Moroccan self-taught writer and poet whose writing is influenced by her cultural duality. In October 2023, Nayma was the guest headliner at our virtual Fire&Dust poetry night. HCE caught up with her after the gig, to ask a few questions…

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INTERVIEW: FIRE&DUST MEETS MORGAN BIRCH

INTERVIEW: FIRE&DUST MEETS MORGAN BIRCH

Wolverhampton-based poet Morgan Birch is a multi-slam winner and also won the inaugural Wolverhampton Literary Festival poetry competition. In December 2023, Fire&Dust at The LTB was honoured to be her first headline gig.. We caught up with Morgan afterwards, to ask a few questions…

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Twelve Monsters of Christmas

Twelve Monsters of Christmas

By Eve Volungeviciute | In this ‘gods and monsters’ article, Eve takes on a whole army of mythological creatures from around the world – twelve festive malevolent entities! How many of these did you already know? And which ones will be visiting you this Christmas…?

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Gods and Monsters: Dragons

Gods and Monsters: Dragons

In this ‘gods and monsters’ article, Eve takes on a new mythological creature: the dragon! Join her as she takes a global tour of the origins, lore, modern day portrayals and surprisingly varied perceptions of these intriguing entities…

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INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS MERVYN SEIVWRIGHT

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS MERVYN SEIVWRIGHT

We invited Mervyn Seivwright to be the guest headliner at our virtual Fire&Dust poetry night for November 2023. Material from his new book ‘Stick, Hook, and a Pile of Yarn’ was well-received by the crowd, and we caught up with Mervyn after the gig, to ask a few questions…

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Cork-Coventry Twin Cities Poetry Exchange 2023 (Part Two)

Cork-Coventry Twin Cities Poetry Exchange 2023 (Part Two)

It’s that time again! Next week, for the second leg of the 2023 Coventry-Cork poetry exchange exchange, two talented poets – Rosalin Blue and Cathal Holden – will visit Coventry (UK) as representatives of Cork (Ireland). Read on for event details…

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