Five is the magic number!

5 is the magic numberThis evening I will be making my first pitch for volunteers. It will be at Poetry in the Pub (hopefully) for poets to drop in their chapbooks to the co-operative. After much deliberation I’ve decided five is the magic number. It’s a very workable and easy number to keep in your head. Every writer who is interested in helping at the co-operative is invited to 63 Stewart Avenue, Hamilton this Saturday, 20th April between 10am and 1pm to have a chat, view Sarah Birch from Inner Vista’s wonderful historical images and to drop in up to five copies of each of their editions they would like to sell through Starving in a Garret.

I’m really looking forward to meeting other writers and historians! The poet Jennifer Compton kindly donated one of her poetry books to me last weekend and the sale of this book will go into our kitty along with the very small commission charge of 5% for books sold through Starving in a Garret. I am hoping we can get some sales rolling in and build up our kitty for a a drinks night.

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A Beginning

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This is the very first post for Starving in A Garret. This project is only in planning stages and needs a location for a workspace and sanctuary but excitingly there are a number of options open. Hoping to speak to several people soon and I have lots of plans in the pipeline! For now what is ahead are lots of ideas being thrown about, phone calls, talks and meetings. Exciting stuff!

Stay tuned! Hopefully it won’t be long until Newcastle can have a collaborative space where authors’ books, photographs and reproductions of historical images are sold. Where writers and historians can meet and chat. Tea or coffee anyone? Take a seat? What are you working on now? Volunteers are needed. Anyone that is interested in being involved please contact me below or at lakelady2282 at hotmail.com

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