Yet again the magic of StorySLAM:Live was in abundance at this event. The Silver Festival is Southwark’s annual Arts Festival aimed at older people – a packed programme of events that cater for everyone. We kicked off our programme with a writers workshop conducted by Charlie Dark. The audience were delighted by the stories, as were the judges , our regular panel of Emma Hewitt (Spread The Word) and Greg Mosse (SouthBank Centre) were joined by Sandra Agard (Southwark Libraries) who thought the standard of the stories was ‘amazing’.
Two of the entries were also participants in a workshop run by Charlie Dark – one piece, “Rotherhithe”, was entered by a 72 yr old who had not written creatively since she was at school!
If “Rotherhithe” was a 40s teenager’s gentle stroll through London, ‘Sweat Rice’ brought us a new take on the old saying “a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”. Congratulations to Janett Plummer for her joint winning entry. Congratulations to Hugh Jordan for “A Birthday Wish’, the other winner. “A Birthday Wish” is a chilling tale of what could happen in a future where older people are not valued. For those who didn’t get to hear these stories the first time, don’t worry we have a special StorySLAM:Live at the London Literature Festival with a chance to hear StorySLAM:Live winning entries again.
Just seeing the beaming smiles on peoples faces at the end of the evening is an absolute pleasure. Can’t wait for our next regular night at the Albany to discover more of London’s talent.
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