Darlington for Culture (DfC) is about to stage the last in its open mic nights for authors and audiences at Darlington Arts Centre before they switch to their new home. The events, the next one of which is on Monday June 25, form part of the programme run at the centre by DfC, which is a Community Benefit Society, a type of co-operative.

Open mic nights are events where authors can take to the floor and read their material, anything from prose and poetry to screenwriting and theatre.…

Darlington for Culture (DfC) is supporting a night of gospel music and poetry to raise funds for Darlington Women’s Refuge.

Family Help, backed by DfC, will present the event in The Theatre at Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington, at 8pm on May 22. Tickets: £5 (£2.50 conc.) Tickets from 01325 364486 (office hours) or on the door.

Music will be provided by L. E.C Gospel Choir and poetry readings given by members of the Darlington-based Inkerman…

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Creative writing tutor John Dean has announced that he will be running his popular courses at the Friends’ Meeting House in Skinnergate, Darlington. The adult learning courses, previously staged at Darlington Arts Centre, deal with all aspects of creative writing, focusing primarily on prose, including short stories, novels and other forms of writing as well as occasional forays into the world of stage,…

Darlington for Culture will stage the next in its series of open mic nights for authors and audiences at Darlington Arts Centre on Monday April 30. The events form part of the programme run at the centre by DfC, which is a Community Benefit Society, a type of co-operative. Six open…

The group's second anthology of short stories, Christophe's Farewell and Other Stories, can be obtained, cost £4.95 plus postage and packing, available from http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/2173759/4a79a32f5cf205f6bfd37b6f1df30e33900a5ab0?

Certys, the company from North East England which runs the successful Global Short Story Competition, has entered the world of e-books on Amazon with the publication of four titles for Kindle, one of which has been penned by Inkerman Writer Roger Barnes. White Gold, a thriller by first-time author Roger, takes the reader into a world of intrigue and danger set amid the poachers of Africa and those trying to thwart their criminals efforts.…

What a success Branching Out was on Monday and Tuesday this week. Performed by Green Theatre and featuring original one-act plays by Inkerman Writers Pat Stewart, Sandra Spears and Bud Craig, Branching Out played to large and appreciative audiences at Darlington Arts Centre. The perfect example of what Darlington for Culture sets out to do, bringing together different groups and art forms in exciting new projects. Well done to all involved.

Dear Darlington for Culture supporter

You may well have heard the sad news that the Cabinet has now agreed to close our Arts Centre in July. The final decision will be made by all of Darlington's councillors in a…

Thursday 23rd February 7pm at Cockerton library

An evening of poetry & prose

The Inkerman Writers' are launching their new book entitled 'Christophe's Farewell & other stories' .…

The Inkerman Writers are delighted that Cockerton Library has been given a stay of execution. We will be showing our solidarity by staging the launch of our new anthology at the library on the evening of February 23. Now all we need is some similarly enlightened thinking from the council on the arts centre and things will be looking much more optimistic.

Congratulations Roger...... glad to see your work in print at last. Good luck with it... xx

Tickets are on sale for a world premiere in Darlington. The Darlington Green Theatre company has teamed up with three local writers to produce a night of specially-created one-act plays under the title Branching Out.

The authors, all members of Darlington-based Inkerman Writers, had their  plays selected for performance at Darlington Arts Centre as part of Darlington for Culture’s Winter programme. The performances will be on Monday and Tuesday, February 27^th & 28th at…

Darlington author Roger Barnes, part of Inkerman Writers, has had his first book published. Certys, the company from North East England which runs the successful Global Short Story Competition, has entered the world of e-books on Amazon with the publication of four titles for Kindle, one of which is White Gold by Roger. A thriller by the first-time author, it takes the reader into a world of intrigue and danger set amid…

The annual Northern Writers Awards have been announced.  See newwritingnorth.com .

We are launching our latest anthology, Christophe's Farewell and Other Stories, at Cockerton Library, in Darlington, which is threatened with closure due to cutbacks. It's our way of saying value this precious place. The event is on Thursday Feb 23 at 7pm. 

The group's second anthology of short stories, Christophe's Farewell and Other Stories, can be obtained, cost £4.95 plus postage and packing, available from http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/2173759/4a79a32f5cf205f6bfd37b6f1df30e33900a5ab0?

The Darlington Green Theatre company has teamed up with three local writers to produce a night of specially-created one-act plays. The authors, all members of Darlington-based Inkerman Writers, had their  plays selected for performance at Darlington Arts Centre as part of Darlington for Culture’s Winter programme. The performances will be on Monday  and Tuesday, February 27^th & 28th at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5.00 and £4.00 for concessions and can be obtained by calling 01325…

Darlington for Culture (DfC), which is campaigning to save Darlington Arts Centre, has announced that its successful open mic nights for authors will continue into 2012. The event form part of the programme run at the centre by DfC, which is a Community Benefit Society, a type of co-operative.

Three open mic nights have already been held this year and now DfC says that they will continue on the last Mondays of each month in early 2012 - January 30, February 27 and March 26.

Open mic…

Creative Writing & Research Workshops: Writing from History 

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After much deliberation I've taken the plunge, registered for the National Novel Writing Month challenge and got on with the writing.  My intention is to update the tale on my personal blog as I finish each chapter.  The idea is to complete the rough draft in 30 days so 'rough draft' it will be.  Chapter One is posted.

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'HAWK' - synopsis:

Phil McKenzie is an SAS soldier who disenchanted…