ArtyParti

Poetry, novels, audio drama, mixed media storytelling, flash fiction, stand-up, and short story writing. The stars just so happened to align at our second Show & Tell back in December, in the creative cafe and clothing store ‘Port Independent’, that every attendee who shared their practice were working with creative writing and storytelling:

Poet and printmaker Hester Dowling shares two poetical pieces, inspired by real life moments that stuck with her - both whimsical, and heart-gripping.

With her self published book 'Stand Up Mam', author Kay Wilson drew from her own career as a stand-up comedienne when piecing together her novel.

Challenging himself to write a series of interconnected 101-word stories, Thomas Nixon shares eight short pieces that tackle an invention that would become humanity’s downfall.

Retelling the story of Eros and Psyche from Greek mythology, Benjamin Moore shares a draft of the opening section of an audio drama that he’s written and directed.

Multi-disciplinary artist Mim Robson challenged herself to a 100-Days of Storytelling project, turning scraps of paper and cut-up books into a series of short stories told inside matchboxes and tiny frames.

And feeling newly inspired to keep writing, Gerard Purvis tells a dark and subversive tale of the monsters in the shadows of your room, in a short story called ‘The Bad Man’.

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Jay Sykes
🎓 Lecturer in Audio, University of Sunderland🎙️ Audio Producer & Writer📻 Vessels of Memory: Glass Ships of Sunderland (Doc) William’s Castle (Drama), BBC Radio 4🎨 Podcast & Events for Creatives @ArtyParti.bsky.social🏳️‍🌈 Queer 🐈‍⬛🐈🐈 Cat-Dad

What is ArtyParti?

🎙️ Podcast | Events | Directory
🎉 Celebrating artists & creatives
📍 Based in #Sunderland, UK
🏁 Est. 2015, produced by @JaySykesMedia