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** MAY MADNESS!! Spring Festival, Fri & Sat, May 14 & 15, 2010**
Second Light Network is a network of women poets, aged around 40 and upwards (but see Associate Membership), who are published or beginning to get published and who are serious about developing their work. The Network was founded by Dilys Wood in 1994. As organiser, she is assisted by Myra Schneider (Consultant), a very-part-time administrator, and a 9-member committee which supports the work of the organisation. We aim to promote the work of all women poets, and also to develop and promote the work of members, through publications, readings, one-day courses, residential workshops and festivals. The Network keeps in touch through e-mail Newsletters and a Noticeboard in ARTEMISpoetry, a twice yearly journal which includes reviews of books by women poets, including books and pamphlets by members, articles, information about workshops, courses and readings. ARTEMISpoetry also publishes the winning and commended poems from the Second Light Poetry Competition which is held annually. Members also receive the Launde Bag, a supplement of circa 24 pages of poetry arising from Second Light's residential workshop, traditionally held at Launde Abbey in Leicestershire. Second Light has published several anthologies in association with established poetry publishers and through its publishing wing, Second Light Publications. (Publications) The Membership numbers circa 300 and includes very well-known poets such as RV Bailey, Mimi Khalvati and Penelope Shuttle. We hold an annual 3-day conference, usually at Launde Abbey, an Elizabethan Manor House of historic significance, near Oakham in Leicestershire. The Manor House is surrounded by beautiful gardens, parkland and woodland (web-site). There are several workshops, readings and discussions and attendees are invited to bring along their books for sale. A 'Launde' competition is held and the winning poems and a selection of poems from attendees is published in the Launde Bag, and distributed (to members only) as a supplement to ARTEMISpoetry. In 2010, the venue is Holland House, Cropthorne, Worcs. Festivals: there are two annual festivals, in Spring and Autumn, usually held in London for ease of access. Normally taking place over 2 days, they comprise workshops and readings and provide an opportunity for members to meet and catch up on each other's news. All events are open to non-members. Members receive a 'priority booking' offer. Tutors: Past and forthcoming tutors at Launde Abbey and the festivals include Catherine Byron, Anne Cluysenaar, Kate Foley, Katherine Gallagher, Hilary Llewellyn-Williams, Mimi Khalvati, Esther Morgan, Pascale Petit, Myra Schneider, Pauline Stainer and Penelope Shuttle. Other Events: Readings and workshops are arranged throughout the year, across the UK. Second Light Network publications are highly regarded, often going into re-run, and launch readings are popular and usually very well attended. Advance booking is recommended! Other prominent poets who have worked with the organization include Anna Adams, Gillian Allnutt, Moniza Alvi, U.A. Fanthorpe, Elaine Feinstein, Judith Kazantzis, Hilary Llewellyn-Williams, Meg Peacocke, Caroline Price and Anne Stevenson. Please let us know if you want to be added to our e-mailing list. 2010 23 - 26 Mar: Holland House, Cropthorne, Worcs. Booking Form (pdf) Come and join us for a 3 day residential workshop with Myra Schneider and Penelope Shuttle at Holland House near Evesham, Worcestershire. Booking is open to women poets aged around 40 and above, with some experience of writing. Priority is given to Second Light members. Poetry courses start on Tuesday evening (evening meal provided) and go on to Friday lunchtime (lunch provided) and include writing excercises to stimulate your own writing, readings by facilitators and participants, discussions, free time for writing, workshops for feedback on your poems. The charge is £265 for a single room and £220 in a shared room. More about Holland House on the booking form and on their web-site. 14 & 15 May: MAY MADNESS!! Spring Festival Workshops with Katherine Gallagher, Pascale Petit & Myra Schneider Competition Adjudication event: Presentation by judge, Pauline Stainer, with readings from Pauline Stainer and the winners and commended & shortlisted poets. Readings: launch reading, Katherine Gallagher, from her new & selected collection, "Carnival's Edge" (Arc, 2010); plus readings from recent collections: Maria Jastrzebska, Lyn Moir, Caroline Natzler.
ARTEMISpoetryNoticeboard: Members are invited to send news items (information about events, successes, publications) for inclusion in e-notices and the Noticeboard section of ARTEMISpoetry. The deadline for ARTEMISpoetry is as for poetry and artwork. ARTEMISpoetry Send news items by e-mail to : Anne Stewart (preferred), or by post to Dilys Wood.
2007 FORWARD PRIZE SHORTLISTINGS...
CompetitionSecond Light Poetry Competition The deadline for the 2009 Second Light Poetry Competition has now passed and the poems are with this year's judge, Pauline Stainer.
ResultsJudge: Gillian Clarke Second Light now has its own web-site and full detail are posted there. The winning and other poems placed in the competitions are published in ARTEMISpoetry, a bi-annual journal of writing by women: poetry, articles, reviews and artwork. The 2008 winners: 1st prize: Eleanor Livingstone, Snow Hare;
Judge: Carole Satyamurti (link to Carole Satyamurti web-page) 1st Prize: Pat Borthwick Apple Pie 2nd Prize: Kate Foley Thrift 3rd Prize: Doreen Hinchliffe The Regular read the winning poems (pdf file) Commended: Anne Alexander (2 poems), Jill Dawson, Kate Foley, Jane McLaughlin, Mary MacRae, Denise McSheehy, Anne Stewart, Fiona Ritchie Walker Shortlisted: Astrid Van Baalen, Pat Borthwick, Elizabeth Burns, Tricia Corob, Rhiannon Cree, Clare Crossman, Marilyn Donovan, Doreen Hinchliffe, Maria Jastrzebska (2 poems), Doreen King (2 poems), Gill McEvoy, Shelley McAllister, Jane McLaughlin, Rosemary McLeish, Pat Marum, Margaret Speak, Zoe Williams Judge: Penelope Shuttle link to web-page Winning poem: Pam Hughes Seven Sisters joint 2nd Prize: Anne Ryland Snegurochka Margaret Speak The Photographer's Apprentice read the winning and second prize poems and Judge's report (pdf file) Full Membership is open to women aged over 40, with a concessionary rate available for those with limited means, and Associate Membership is open to women under 40. Members receive twice-yearly Newsletters, other regular information about Second Light events and publications, discount on publications, priority booking, opportunities for publication in Newsletters and anthologies. Associate Members (women under 40) receive the same benefits as members, excepting that full members have priority for publication and the chance to read at SLN events. Current rates: £20 full membership, £13 concessionary full membership (concessions: these are not age-related but are for those who receive benefit relating to low income or are on very low income and not claiming benefit), £13 associate membership. There are also special rates for renewal/join with a selection of books. Donations welcome. Apply to join or renew: Complete the Application (pdf) Organiser: Dilys Wood Consultant: Myra Schneider - web-site Donations welcome. Please send cheque payable to "Second Light" to Dilys Wood, Organiser, Second Light Network, 9 Greendale Close, London SE22 8TG. Links: SecondLightLive - the web-site of Second Light Network
Anna Adams Gillian Allnutt Moniza Alvi Catherine Byron Anne Cluysenaar UA Fanthorpe Elaine Feinstein Kate Foley Katherine Gallagher—(and Katherine on poetry p f ) Judith Kazantzis Mimi Khalvati Hilary Llewellyn-Williams Esther Morgan Meg Peacocke Pascale Petit Caroline Price Carole Satyamurti Myra Schneider (on poetry p f) Penelope Shuttle Pauline Stainer
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