London Events

FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS & EVENTS:

All writing workshops take place in the Community Room, 2nd Floor, Wood Green library on a Saturday morning from 11am-1pm

January 23rd - Writing workshop, facilitator Fahad Enam Rahman

Feb 6th - Writing workshop, facilitated by Sarah Verrinder

Thurs 18 Feb - The Funeral of Richard Tyrone Jones, 7.30pm, Whitechapel Art Gallery.

In February 2010, Richard Tyrone Jones, host of ‘Utter!’ Spoken word, will turn 30. Therefore, please join us for his funeral on February 18th.

His passing will be commemorated by poetry readings, eulogies and hymns from his celebrity poet friends including Paul Birtill and others yet to be informed of his sad demise.

Mourners are encouraged to send flowers rather than giving money to charity.

‘Attend’ at http://bit.ly/rtjdead

February 20th - Writing Workshop - Diane Morrison

Thurs March 18th - ‘Utter!’ Novelists at Cross Kings,  w. Joe Dunthorne,  & Stewart Home
PAID GIG CONTEST: Megan Bradbury, Abi Palmer, tba

Sat Apr 24th - All day ‘Utter!’ spoken word fest. CONTINGENT ON ARTS
COUNCIL FUNDING

Thurs May 20th - ‘Utter!’ Sexuality - Sophia Blackwell, Catherine Brogan, others (TBC)

June 17th - Utter! Bedlam, Cross Kings, contingent on ACE funding

June 26/27 - MisGuided tour of Holloway Road / Edinburgh prep

July - Nothing at Cross Kings, as I’ll hopefully be doing MisGuided
tour of Camden (TBC) / Edinburgh prep - probably a one-man show preview
at Whitechapel

August - Nothing at Cross Kings, as we’ll be doing Edinburgh festival: Utter! Plus my one-human show

Thurs 16th Sept - ‘Utter!’ Transglobal at Cross Kings (TBC)

Thurs 21st Oct - ‘Utter!’ Music special / Yo! ‘Utter!’ Raps at Cross Kings (TBC)

Thurs 18th Nov - ‘Utter!’ Paid Gig final 2010 at Cross Kings

WRITING WORKSHOPS - if you fancy running one, please drop us a line at the email address below. Usually, we like you to have attended a couple of sessions, so you can get the cut of our jibs, before we let you loose on running one, but that aside, there are no rules.

Bit.ly url for Facebook group -
http://bit.ly/utter

LAST YEAR’S EVENTS:

10 October - Writing Workshop - Richard Tyrone Jones. ‘Attend’ the Facebook event: http://bit.ly/oct10rtj 11am- 1pm, in the 2nd floor Community Room at Wood Green Library. Your first session is free, after which it’s £2/ £4 unwaged/ waged.

Thurs 15th Oct: Utter! Evolution. Robin Ince, Baba Brinkman, Niall O’Sullivan, Kelley Swain, Charlie Dupre. Paid Gig contest (Ajar mic): Michelle Madsen, Alan Wolfson, Ashna Sarkar, Fran Isherwood.
Cross Kings, York Way, King’s Cross, £5 before 7.30pm, £10 after. ‘Attend’ the Facebook event: http://bit.ly/utterevol

Thurs Oct 22nd - Utter! Prime Numbers, Whitechapel Art Gallery, FREE
25 top poets deliver poems on the first 25 prime numbers; the aim being to create a perfect poem that, in form or in concept, can only be divided by one and itself.
Richard Tyrone Jones-2, Rob Auton-3, Hannah Lowe - 5, Anna Mae Selby -7, Nathan Penlington-11, Chris Bateson-13, David Floyd-17, Jon Stone-19, Niall O’Sullivan-23, Niall Spooner-Harvey-29, Chrissy Williams-31, Gareth Lewis-37, Amy Key-41, Rebecca Camus-43, James McKay-47, Roddy Lumsden-53, Harry Baker-59, John Citizen-61, Matthew Saxton-67, John Anstiss-71, Nigel Pollitt-73, Betsy de Lotbiniere -79, Kirsten Irving-83, Abi Palmer-89, Charlotte Young-97.

FREE/whip-round for booze for the artists.
Tube: Aldgate East. ‘Attend’ the Facebook event: http://bit.ly/utterprimes

24 October - Writing Workshop - Sarah Verrinder. 11am- 1pm, in the 2nd floor Community Room at Wood Green Library. Your first session is free, after which it’s £2/ £4 unwaged/ waged.

7th November - Writing Workshop- Facilitator tba

Thurs 12th November 2009 19:00 UTTER! FILM @ The Whitechapel Art Gallery - Open mic special: read two pieces, one of which must be on film, don’t worry if you can’t write one, we’ll have lots of film poems available, sign up 6.30pm - 7.30pm showtime. Winner wins a special prize & a place in the Ajar Mic final.

Special Film buff guests: Simon Barraclough & So You think you’re funny winner Rich Sandling.
Whitechapel Art Gallery, Aldgate East, Free/whip round.
http://bit.ly/utterfilm

Thurs 19th November: ‘Utter!’ Paid Gig Contest (Ajar Mic) final;
‘Attend’ this event: http://bit.ly/ajar09
Anna Mae-Selby, Rob Auton, James Acaster, and the winners of Utter! Cats (Catherine Brogan), Utter! Ed preview (Charlie Dupre), Utter!’s got talent (Laura Hainey), Utter! Weirdness (James McKay), Utter! evolution and Utter! Film.
…plus very special guest SALENA GODDEN. You vote for who wins £100 and the chance to compere their own Utter! and run a writing workshop for us in 2010.
Cross Kings, York Way, King’s Cross, £5 before 7.30pm, £10 after.

21 November - Writing Workshop - Leora Ronel. 11am- 1pm, in the 2nd floor Community Room at Wood Green Library. Your first session is free, after which it’s £2/ £4 unwaged/ waged.

5 December - Writing Workshop - Facilitator tba