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2004:Saturday 28th August @ 3.00pm - Great Portland Street tube stationGLW outdoors summer party - we meet outside Great Portland Street tube station to head towards Regents Park. It's a "picnic" kind of thing so you are welcome to bring along food, drinks, blankets, etc. as well as reading material "to enjoy" (as opposed to "to discuss").Monday 21st June @ 20.00 - The Trobadour, Trobadour Cafe, 265 Old Brompton Rd, SW5 (tube: Earls Court)Launch of the 28th Issue of Magma magazine - Group member Ernesto and others read from their contributions.
Tuesday 23rd March @ 20.00 - The Drill Hall, 16 Chenies Street, London WC1E 7EXQueer Storytelling Festival - with contributions from various authors associated with the Gay London Writers.Also in April, May, June & July. See more details here.
Friday 20th February@ 20.15Reading of long poem "Sahara" - by its author, group member Adrian Brown, in his house in Chelsea.
2003:Monday 3rd November @ "Gay's the Word" bookstore, 66 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1ABGLW Public Reading - to celebrate the Group's 10th Anniversary.followed by:See a record of the event: here (photos, etc.).
Viva Cabaret on Wed 5 Nov, 11pm-3.30am @ Gossips, 69 Dean St. W1 (entrance in Meard St.) - with some group members reading and spinning the records.Sunday 31st August @ 20.00-00.00 - Upstairs at The Garage, Holloway Road, London N1 (Highbury & Islington tube)Spare Change Books feat - an evening of spoken word railing against, among other things, the occupation of Palestine and the US-sponsored ethnic cleansing of the Holy Land. Group member Hugh Mulhall reads together with other writers & artists (e.g. Jeremy Hardy).Saturday 23rd August @ 1.00-1.15pm - Regent's Park tube station (Bakerloo line)GLW outdoors summer party - we meet outside Regent's Park tube station (Bakerloo line) to head towards Regents Park. It's a "picnic" kind of thing so you are welcome to bring along food, drinks, blankets, etc. as well as reading material "to enjoy" (as opposed to "to discuss").Saturday 16th August @ 2.00pm-onwards @ Warwick's (Angel/Islington)Garden party - to honour Jeremy's **th birthday. See some snaps taken at the party here.Friday 27th June @ 19.45 (also on Sat & Sun) - camden people's theatre, 58-60 Hampstead Road, London NW1 (Warren St / Euston / Euston Sq tube)TOTAL WRITING LONDON - a festival of poetry, music and performance ... and all points in between - group member Ernesto performs on Friday - more details here.Saturday 7th June @ 11.00pm-ish (open 9pm-2am). The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, opposite Vauxhall Stn.DUCKIE -Group member Ernesto will be making a fool of himself, I mean..., performing a short slot at The Avant Garde Performance Art NiteClub for Homosexual Ladies & Gentlemen in South London. The main bill is Varla Jean Merman. See details here.Saturday 10th May @ 11.00pm onwards. Contact Theatre, Oxford Road, ManchesterSLAMCHESTER - Group member Ernesto performs at this poetry/cabaret nigh, part of QueerUpNorth's 3-day bender. See details here.Thursday 6th February @ 9.00pm onwards. The Sussex pub, 107 Culford Road, N1 (near Angel and Highbury & Islington tube stns.)The Klinker - Group member Ernesto performs at this twice-a-week-ly experimental club, London's best kept secret" (with poetry, film, rock, improvisation, experimental music, pop and painting). See details here.Monday 3rd February @ 8.00pm onwards. The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, London (Covent Garden Tube)Launch party for the latest issue of The Wolf Poetry magazine. Group member Roy and others read from their contributions.Saturday 25th January from 6.00pm to 10.00pm. The Smugglers Tavern, 28 Warren Street, London W1 (Warren Street tube stn.)Deep Space - BDSM related art show with sculpture, conceptual art, video, life-drawing, etchings etc. by various artists, including "graphically enhanced poems" by GLW member Ernesto Sarezale. More details hereSunday 13rd January @ about 8.30pm. Subterrania, just off Portobello Road on Acklam Road, W11 (Ladbroke Grove tube)Sub:Sunday:Mellout - Poetry performance by GLW member Ernesto Sarezale (among other acts). See more details here.
2002:Friday 20th December @ 7.30pm. At Jeremy's (Earls Court tube)Special Christmas Gathering - Nibbles, parodies, ghost stories, singing and general mayhem.Thursday 19th December @ 7.30pm. Poetry cafe, 22 Betterton St., WC2 (Covent garden tube).Poetry and Music - Group member David Menzies reads - with John Gibbens, David Miller and the Mind Shop.Sundays: 27th October- 8th December @ 7.30pm. Gay's the Word bookshop, 66 Marchmont Street, WC1 (Russell Square tube)Seven Sundays at Seven - A series of readings by gay authors organised by Shaun Levin. On the 24th of November, GLW member Peter McGraith reads. See more details here.Monday 18th November @ 7.30pm. Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, WC2, Covent Garden"Lean 2" - new queer poetry open mike, which takes over from Homophone.Sunday 3rd November @ about 6pm. Subterrania, just off Portobello Road on Acklam Road, W11 (Ladbroke Grove tube)
See: http://www.geocities.com/londonlean2/Sub:Sunday:Mellout - Poetry performance by GLW member Ernesto Sarezale (among other acts). See more details here.Monday 16th September @ 7.30pm. Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, WC2, Covent Garden"Homophone" - queer poets open mike hosted by GLW members - see Homophone.Saturday 14th September @ 2.30pm - Regent's Park tube station (Bakerloo line)NOTE CORRECTED DETAILS! - GLW late summer party (outdoors if it doesn't rain) - we'll meet outside Regent's Park tube station (Bakerloo line) to head towards Regents Park. It'll be a "picnic" kind of thing so you are welcome to bring along food, drinks, blankets, etc.Sunday 8th September @ 3pm - Eros, PicadillyLiterary tour - Jeremy Trafford will be leading us on a walk through literary London. We will be looking and learning about some of the haunts of Oscar Wilde, Max Beerbohm, Chas Dickens and, no doubt Jeremy Trafford himself etc etc. Not to be missed.Saturday 20th July , Great Portland Street tube stationSpecial Summer Gathering (outdoors if it doesn't rain) - we'll meet outside Great Portland Street tube station to head towards Regents Park. It'll be a "picnic" kind of thing so you are welcome to bring along food, drinks, blankets, etc.Monday 15th July @ 7.30pm. Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, WC2, Covent Garden"Homophone" - queer poets open mike hosted by GLW members - see Homophone.Monday 20th May @ 7.30pm. Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, WC2, Covent Garden"Homophone" - A night of queer open mike poetry with the Gay London Writers. Click here to see online flier.Sunday 17th March @ time tbc (evening). Location in London tbc soonCLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF THE EVENT.
"Please Fuck Me" - Poetry/spoken word night organised as part of the QUEERUPTION IV festival. Members of the GLW group will be reading as well as other readers/performers plus open mic/floor spots. More info at: http://www.queeruption.com/CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF THE EVENT.Saturday 23rd February @ 9.00p.m-1.00a.m. Chats Palace, 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, Hackney, London E92001:Studio 23 - organised by "The Last Great Taboo" - Another "Multi-media" poetry performance by group member Ernesto Sarezale (amongst other acts). More info at: http://www.lastgreattaboo.com/pages/gigs.html
Saturday 1st December @ 7.30p.m-1.00a.m. Chats Palace, 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, Hackney, London E9'Flaming queers' faery tale night - organised by Queeruption. "Multi-media" poetry performance by group member Ernesto Sarezale (amongst other acts). More info at: http://www.queeruption.com/queeruption/meeting.htm
Wednesday 14th November @ 6.30 p.m. Borders Bookshop, 120 Charing Cross Road, LondonP-P Hartnett will be reading from his new novel Sixteen. Also readings from The Gay Times Book of Short Stories: The Next Wave. Call: 020 7379 8877 to book your free tickets.Tuesday 6th November - Borders Bookshop, Churchill Square, Brighton @ 7pmReadings by Gay and Lesbian Authors as part of Glamfest: Group member David Watkins reads from The Gay Times Book of Short Stories: The Next Wave. Tel. 01273 73 11 22 to book your free tickets.26th October - Birkbeck College, Malet St, London - 6-8pm
http://www.glamfest.org/html/literature1.htmGay's the word: talk to writers about their work: David Watkins (a member of our group) reads and discusses his short story in The Gay Times Book of Short Stories: The Next Wave. Unfortunately it clashes with the group's regular meeting (at the usual venue, 7.30pm).Neil Ludwick's play shortlistedSTEAM by group member Neil Ludwick has been shortlisted in the Play Section of the London Writers' Competition.25th SeptemberJeremy Trafford's novel 'Ophelia' was launched at a bookstore in Earls Court. You can find more information about Jeremy and his novel here.14th SeptemberRegular meeting at our usual Earls Court venue.Public reading by David Menzies (a member of the group) - As part of the "Crossing the Line" series, 7.30pm, £5/3, Poetry Cafe, Covent Garden. More details at: http://www.poetrysoc.com/cafe/sep2001.htm1st September @ 3pm, Great Portland Street tube station2000:Special Summer Gathering (outdoors if it doesn't rain) - we'll meet outside Great Portland Street tube station to head towards the English Gardens at Regents Park. It'll be a "picnic" kind of thing so you are welcome to bring along food & drinks.15th May @ "Gay's the Word" bookstore
66 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1ABPublic reading by members of the group - to celebrate the "official" launch of the website. See Press Release19th January @ a member's homeRegular meeting.5th January @ a member's homeRegular meeting.15th December @ a member's home:Christmas Party - bring drinks and/or food.19th October - Waterstones Picadilly, London - 7.30pmLaunch of The Gay Times Book of Short Stories - Stephen Lucas (member of Gay London Writers) reads.24th October - Waterstones, Liverpool - 7.30pmReading for the launch of The Gay Times Book of Short Stories - Graig Metphert (alter ego of Peter McGraith, a member of Gay London Writers) reads.26th October - Waterstones, High Street, Birmingham - 7.30pmReading for the launch of The Gay Times Book of Short Stories - Peter Slater (founding member of Gay London Writers) reads.31st October - Waterstones, Manchester - 7.30pmReading for the launch of The Gay Times Book of Short Stories - Graig Metphert (alter ego of Peter McGraith, a member of Gay London Writers) reads.9th November - Borders Books, Glasgow - 7.30pmReading for the launch of The Gay Times Book of Short Stories - Peter McGraith (member of Gay London Writers) reads.
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