Mark Done

The Last Chapter videos

Here are all the videos from Fiction Night courtesy of Alice Doar who was our lovely photographer for the evening. We would also like to thank the Nottingham Writers’ Studio for letting us use their event space for our final venue.

Enjoy!

Also thank you to Kristina Adams for her video!

Restless Minds: The Last Chapter photos part 2

Here are the photos from the second part of the Last Chapter. Thank you again to Alice Doar for taking the photos and thank you to Kristina Adams for also proving a few photos 🙂

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Videos will be uploaded over the coming days 🙂

Black Balloon Anthology Launch

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Don’t forget that it’s Black Balloon Anthology official launch tonight!

You can RSVP on Facebook 🙂

You will also find Restless Minds contributors Marie Peach-Geraghty, Mark Done, Siân Liddle and Paul Adey published in this years’ NTU MA anthology. So if you’re looking to read new material by any of these authors you can find it in Black Balloon 🙂

Books cost £5 🙂

The Last Chapter has arrived!

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The final chapter for Restless Minds commences tonight with readings from Andrew Taylor and Rory Waterman, as well as from special guests Black Balloon anthology. Entry is free and there are no tickets needed to get in to the Nottingham Writers’ Studio. Doors will be open from 6:30pm with readings starting from 7pm.

The last copy of Restless Minds will also be available for purchase.

Tonights readers include:

Lauren C. Terry, Kristina Adams, Peter Newman, Marie Peach-Geraghty, Mark Done, Kristian Elliott, Katy Gearing, Paul Adey, Elvire Roberts.

Andrew Taylor & Rory Waterman join us one last time

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Local poets Rory Waterman and Andrew Taylor join the Restless Minds crew one last time in an evening to celebrate the anthology’s success and catch up with what our contributors are doing now.

Rory Waterman introducing us.

Our other wonderful readers confirmed so far are:

Lauren C. Terry, Kristina Adams, Peter Newman, Marie Peach-Geraghty, Mark Done, Kristian Elliott, Katy Gearing, Paul Adey, Elvire Roberts. More to be announced!

Leicester Shindig! Photos

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Last Monday night’s Shindig! played host to poet and Litmus magazine founder Dorothy Lehane, and poet, critic and editor Andrew Duncan. Restless Minds contributors: Mark Done, Clare Stevens and Lauren C. Terry headlined the Shindig! reading various poems and short stories from the anthology.

Here are some photos from the night courtesy of Adam Wallis, Lauren C. Terry and Clare Stevens:

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Mark Done introducing Restless Minds

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Mark reading his poem ‘Canal’

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Mark also read his poem ‘Manor Street’

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Clare Stevens read an extract from her short story, ‘The Last Taboo’

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Clare Stevens

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Lauren C. Terry reading her poem ‘Priority’

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Lauren also read during the open mic slot

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Lauren C. Terry

The entire Restless Minds team would like to thank Nine Arches Press, the Centre for New Writing, Crystal Clear Creators and especially Jonathan Taylor, for giving us a platform to promote Restless Minds.

There are still copies of Restless Minds available for purchase, you can contact us via email or on our social media if you’re interested in buying any copies. Five Leaves still have some in stock! Stay tuned for future events *subtle wink*

Two days until the Shindig

Don’t forget we’ll be in Leicester on the 19th for Nine Arches Press, Crystal Clear Creators and the Centre for New Writing’s Leicester Shindig!

Clare, Lauren and Mark will be reading a selection of writing from the anthology, and you don’t want to miss out on readings by Dorothy Lehane and Andrew Duncan.

Copies of Restless Minds will be available for £5.

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The Leicester Shindig!

Here is our first event of 2015!

Nine Arches Press, Crystal Clear Creators and the Centre for New Writing have invited us to read at their January 19th Leicester Shindig! We can confirm that Mark Done, Clare Stevens and Lauren C. Terry will be reading. Copies of Restless Minds will be on sale for £5.

It’s free entry for all, so if you’re coming along why not sign up for the Open Mic on the door?

The other Special Guest Writers reading on the night are Dorothy Lehane and Andrew Duncan. You can read their bios below:

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Group Photos

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Here are some more photos from the end of launch night, featuring (almost) all the contributors. All photos are courtesy of Mark James.

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Rory Waterman admiring the anthology

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Rory talking about how awesome we all are

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Rory inviting all contributors on stage

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Stage fright?

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Most of the group

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From left to right: Kristina Adams, Kristian Elliott, Silvia M. Lopez, Liza Krejci, Marie Peach-Geraghty, Ben Field, David Corbett, Paul Adey, Drew Cross. Hidden behind Ben Field: Nick Jowett, Mark Done, Lauren C. Terry.

Check out our other launch night photos here.