http://storyslamlive.net Story Slam Live is a unique platform for the creative writing community in London. Each event, is a story ‘SLAM’: a live showcase that provides a London wide arena for writers to present their writing, benchmark their work amongst their peers, share experiences, network and find out about the creative writing community in London. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:11:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://storyslamlive.net/2012/04/alchemy-music-playlist/ http://storyslamlive.net/2012/04/alchemy-music-playlist/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:16:45 +0000 rizomorph http://storyslamlive.net/?p=1966 http://storyslamlive.net/2012/04/alchemy-music-playlist/feed/ 0 Well it looks like StorySLAM:Live has firmly established itself at its new home at the Southbank Centre with another full house and some great stories, not least from the special guest Femi Martin. It also seems that people are actually tuning into the music. I’m even being chased by audience members to share it. So [...] http://storyslamlive.net/2012/04/catching-up-with-old-friends/ http://storyslamlive.net/2012/04/catching-up-with-old-friends/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:46:51 +0000 joanne http://storyslamlive.net/?p=1869 http://storyslamlive.net/2012/04/catching-up-with-old-friends/feed/ 0 Do you have a friend who you love to talk to? I do. The thing is, when we get on the phone to each other we always have so much to say.  It always takes at least an hour. I can honestly say I’ve never had a quick conversation with her. Even if we get [...] http://storyslamlive.net/2012/03/storyslamlivealchemy/ http://storyslamlive.net/2012/03/storyslamlivealchemy/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:07:51 +0000 joanne http://storyslamlive.net/?p=1860 http://storyslamlive.net/2012/03/storyslamlivealchemy/feed/ 0 We are now selling out at the SouthBank Centre. We're looking at a bigger space for the London Literature Festival and we'll let you know http://storyslamlive.net/2012/02/bingo-scenes-of-money-and-death/ http://storyslamlive.net/2012/02/bingo-scenes-of-money-and-death/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:27:53 +0000 joanne http://storyslamlive.net/?p=1801 http://storyslamlive.net/2012/02/bingo-scenes-of-money-and-death/feed/ 0 I went to see Bingo at the Young Vic last week which is not about Bingo at all. http://storyslamlive.net/2012/02/afterlife-sbc/ http://storyslamlive.net/2012/02/afterlife-sbc/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:36:55 +0000 joanne http://storyslamlive.net/?p=1772 http://storyslamlive.net/2012/02/afterlife-sbc/feed/ 1 Can’t believe it’s been over a week since StorySLAM:Live. It was the first event in our new home at The SouthBank Centre. We can’t help but feel proud to be there, it’s great for our writers to be sharing their work at such a prestegious venue. Thanks to Bea Colley for her tireless support. We sold [...] http://storyslamlive.net/2012/01/afterlife-music-playlist/ http://storyslamlive.net/2012/01/afterlife-music-playlist/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:58:18 +0000 rizomorph http://storyslamlive.net/?p=1664 http://storyslamlive.net/2012/01/afterlife-music-playlist/feed/ 0 In response to the many enquiries about the music played at StorySLAM:Live, you can now check out the playlist from the last event. http://storyslamlive.net/2012/01/judges-for-afterlife-announced/ http://storyslamlive.net/2012/01/judges-for-afterlife-announced/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:45:57 +0000 joanne http://storyslamlive.net/?p=1636 http://storyslamlive.net/2012/01/judges-for-afterlife-announced/feed/ 0 We are  delighted to welcome our judges for Wednesday’s StorySLAM:Live – “Afterlife“, Lisa Goll and Joelle Taylor. “I write because I do not know how not to. In some ways, the words write me. There is an art to writing for performance, to writing on air, and it is something that I am still actively working [...] http://storyslamlive.net/2012/01/prizes-for-january-storyslam-announced/ http://storyslamlive.net/2012/01/prizes-for-january-storyslam-announced/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:24:18 +0000 slamadmin http://storyslamlive.net/?p=1576 http://storyslamlive.net/2012/01/prizes-for-january-storyslam-announced/feed/ 0 We’re very pleased to be able to confirm the prizes for the “Afterlife” StorySLAM at the Southbank Centre on January 25th. Thanks to the generosity of Spread the Word and the Southbank Centre, “first” and “second” place winners will receive valuable support in the development of their writing from major literary figures. First prize is a [...] http://storyslamlive.net/2011/12/afterlife-and-the-southbank-centre/ http://storyslamlive.net/2011/12/afterlife-and-the-southbank-centre/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:48:42 +0000 joanne http://storyslamlive.net/?p=1492 http://storyslamlive.net/2011/12/afterlife-and-the-southbank-centre/feed/ 0 Photo by Yemisi Blake Hello All, It’s been a while since the last blog and indeed the last event. However, we have been busy making sure 2012 is a year to remember for StorySLAM:Live, so here goes with the latest news from London’s only live platform for emerging writers of short stories. We are delighted to announce that [...] http://storyslamlive.net/2011/07/youngers-and-elders/ http://storyslamlive.net/2011/07/youngers-and-elders/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 08:14:26 +0000 joanne http://storyslamlive.net/?p=1484 http://storyslamlive.net/2011/07/youngers-and-elders/feed/ 0 ‘And don’t forget, if you want a good laugh come to the Tower Bridge Care Centre’. Maybe not the words we expected to hear on our way out from the second visit to a residential care home in Southwark. But that is exactly what we did – had a good laugh. The evening was heartwarming. We [...]