Metal

Literature LAB

Metal is hosting a week long Culture LAB for creative writers.
The LAB is designed to provide a peer-to-peer environment for an intensive period of development of your writing practice.  It will include input from invited speakers (respected fiction writers);  one-to-one advice from our facilitator for the week;  support from the Metal creative team;  time and space to write and develop specific aspects of a current project; working and social time with peers for discussion and exchange of ideas and practice.
Opportunity to link to Metal’s Literature Festival – Shorelines
There is an added opportunity for participants to work towards being part of Shorelines, Metal’s Literature Festival of the Sea that will take place in Autumn 2013.  We would encourage applicants to consider how their work might fit into this theme of the sea with a view to either beginning a new piece of writing or developing an existing text for inclusion in the festival programme in 2013.
There are eight places available on the LAB, awarded by application and selection.  There is no charge for participation.  The LAB is funded through Metal’s grant from Arts Council England (ACE).
Accommodation
We want to encourage a wide pool of applications from across the Eastern Region.  We have two places on the LAB that come with free accommodation (within Chalkwell Hall) - if you would like to apply for one of these places, please address this in your written application.
Metal also has a list of reasonably priced, good B&B’s for those who would like to apply for the opportunity but who are able to meet the cost of accommodation themselves.
Benefits to writers:-
• Focussed time for development of current and/or new writing ideas / project
• Being in a peer environment – amongst other writers
• Opportunity to exchange ideas, share work and feed your writing practice through encountering the experience of others
• Input from inspiring speakers
Criteria for Application:-
• This LAB is for as yet unpublished writers who work within the genre of fiction.  (having published articles / short stories in journals etc is fine).
• Proven commitment to writing over at least 5 years.  This could include a bibliography of unpublished works; relevant education qualifications / courses attended; competition entries or awards.
• A strong, current project (or early idea for a project) that would benefit from a focussed week working on it.
• Living and/or working within the Eastern Region as defined by Arts Council England – see www.artscouncil.org.uk - includes Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex.  We will also accept applications from East London Boroughs of Havering, Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge, Newham, Waltham Forest, Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
How to Apply:-
• Complete the application form (below)
• Please write 500 words on how you would use the LAB to develop a specific project – please tell us how you might link to the Shorelines Festival; your literary aspirations; and significant achievements to date.
• An extract of existing writing – up to 500 words
• Attach a CV (optional)
Deadline for Submission:-
Friday 14 September 2012
Applicants will hear if their application has been successful or not by Friday 21 September 2012
Criteria for Selection:-
Metal’s senior artistic team will select successful applicant based on how applicants meet the criteria outlined above.
The LAB – full details
Dates:  Monday 15 October – Friday 19 October 2012
Times:  10am – 5.30pm daily (with an evening event on Tues 16 Oct)
Venue:  Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend-on-Sea SS0 8NB
- A shared lunch will be provided every day
- Metal will host a dinner for participants at Chalkwell Hall on Tuesday 16 October at 7pm
- A guide schedule for the week is outlined below
Morning Lunch Afternoon Evening
Mon 15 Oct Introductions:  all participants read an extract of writing Shared Lunch Guest Speaker
Tues 16 Oct 2 x Guest Speakers Shared Lunch Free to work individually Dinner at Chalkwell Hall
Wed 17 Oct Free to work individually Shared Lunch Free to work individually
Thurs 18 Oct Free to work individually Shared Lunch Plenary Session: - checking in with Metal staff and facilitators.
Optional Practical Session:  Coaching on how to read work aloud.
Fri 19 Oct Free to work individually Shared Lunch Show and Tell:
Opportunity to share work developed throughout the week to a small, invited audience.

Metal Culture LAB:  on writing Fiction.

Application form

Metal is hosting a week long Culture LAB for creative writers.

The LAB is designed to provide a peer-to-peer environment for an intensive period of development of your writing practice.  It will include input from invited speakers (respected fiction writers);  one-to-one advice from our facilitator for the week;  support from the Metal creative team;  time and space to write and develop specific aspects of a current project; working and social time with peers for discussion and exchange of ideas and practice.

Opportunity to link to Metal’s Literature Festival – Shorelines

There is an added opportunity for participants to work towards being part of Shorelines, Metal’s Literature Festival of the Sea that will take place in Autumn 2013.  We would encourage applicants to consider how their work might fit into this theme of the sea with a view to either beginning a new piece of writing or developing an existing text for inclusion in the festival programme in 2013.

There are eight places available on the LAB, awarded by application and selection.  There is no charge for participation.  The LAB is funded through Metal’s grant from Arts Council England (ACE).

Accommodation

We want to encourage a wide pool of applications from across the Eastern Region.  We have two places on the LAB that come with free accommodation (within Chalkwell Hall) - if you would like to apply for one of these places, please address this in your written application.

Metal also has a list of reasonably priced, good B&B’s for those who would like to apply for the opportunity but who are able to meet the cost of accommodation themselves.

Benefits to writers:-

• Focussed time for development of current and/or new writing ideas / project

• Being in a peer environment – amongst other writers

• Opportunity to exchange ideas, share work and feed your writing practice through encountering the experience of others

• Input from inspiring speakers

Criteria for Application:-

• This LAB is for as yet unpublished writers who work within the genre of fiction.  (having published articles / short stories in journals etc is fine).

• Proven commitment to writing over at least 5 years.  This could include a bibliography of unpublished works; relevant education qualifications / courses attended; competition entries or awards.

• A strong, current project (or early idea for a project) that would benefit from a focussed week working on it.

• Living and/or working within the Eastern Region as defined by Arts Council England – see www.artscouncil.org.uk - includes Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex.  We will also accept applications from East London Boroughs of Havering, Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge, Newham, Waltham Forest, Hackney and Tower Hamlets.

 

How to Apply:-

• Complete the application form (below)

• Please write 500 words on how you would use the LAB to develop a specific project – please tell us how you might link to the Shorelines Festival; your literary aspirations; and significant achievements to date.

• An extract of existing writing – up to 500 words

• Attach a CV (optional)

Deadline for Submission:-

Friday 14 September 2012

Applicants will hear if their application has been successful or not by Friday 21 September 2012

Criteria for Selection:-

Metal’s senior artistic team will select successful applicant based on how applicants meet the criteria outlined above.

 

The LAB – full details

Dates: Monday 15 October – Friday 19 October 2012

Times: 10am – 5.30pm daily (with an evening event on Tues 16 Oct)

Venue: Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend-on-Sea SS0 8NB

-A shared lunch will be provided every day
- Metal will host a dinner for participants at Chalkwell Hall on Tuesday 16 October at 7pm
- A guide schedule for the week is outlined below

 

Mon 15 Oct

Morning: Introductions: all participants read an extract of writing

Lunch: Shared Lunch

Afternoon: Guest Speaker

 

Tue 16 Oct

Morning: 2 x Guest Speakers

Lunch: Shared Lunch

Afternoon: Free to work individually

Evening: Dinner at Chalkwell Hall

 

Wed 17 Oct

Morning: Free to work individually

Lunch: Shared Lunch

Afternoon: Free to work individually

 

Thu 18 Oct

Morning: Free to work individually

Lunch: Shared Lunch

Afternoon: Plenary Session: Checking in with Metal staff and facilitators.

Optional Practical Session: Coaching on how to read work aloud.

 

Fri 19 Oct

Morning: Free to work individually

Lunch: Shared Lunch

Afternoon: Show and Tell: Opportunity to share work developed throughout the week to a small, invited audience.

 

To participate in the Literature LAB, please apply below:

Written by Colette Bailey 03 August 2012

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