Womanswrite Book Launch

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The launch of Womanswrite’s first collection was an enjoyable event, with some fine readings by contributors and guest appearances by Cathy Bolton (poet and director of Manchester Literary Festival) and Cath Staincliffe (her first novel Looking For Trouble was published by Crocus in 1994 and she’s gone on to write 13 more since then) both of whom attended Womanswrite way way way (is that too many ways?) back in the mists of time.

Thanks to Almira Holmes for all the hard work she put in, getting the collection off the ground.

Photos by Lesley Chalmers.

Secret Garden

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The Secret Garden was a film project delivered in partnership with MediaBox, Manchester Libraries, Contact Theatre and Manchester Youth Service. The project involved 30 young people and engaged them in every aspect of film making(script writing, casting, storyboarding, acting, directing, sound and editing).

The three short films produced were based on anonymous secrets which were posted into secret boxes located at the partner venues. Participants then selected some of the secrets and worked with scriptwriters on the project to produce a script, which was then professionally made with the assistance of and mentoring from professional film makers.

As a part of the project, there were several screening events which allowed the community to watch the films and to ask the participants about their experience on the project.