Essex Belongs To Us: some writing & workshop ideas

 (a) Try a warm-up exercise before you start. Write down three sentences that present three contrasting images of Essex  e.g. Continue reading →

Philip Terry re-writes Dante’s Inferno with an Essex focus

Which of your books has more of an Essex focus? Dante’s Inferno (Carcanet 2014) has an Essex focus, relocating Dante’s Continue reading →

‘It’s rich in culture, history and narratives says Southend writer Lee Rourke

Which of your books has more of an Essex focus? My novel ‘Vulgar Things’ is set in Canvey Island and Continue reading →

A feast of writing ideas: Radical 20th Century Essex

‘The Peculiar People’ 16 April to 2 July 2016 Focal Point Gallery, Southend Including artworks and archival material from Access Continue reading →

‘More to offer than just a few stereotypes’ says Pete May

   Which of your books has more of an Essex focus? Undoubtedly The Joy of Essex, which was inspired by Continue reading →

‘It’s what I know’: why writer Sylvia Kent loves writing about Essex

Which of your books has more of an Essex focus?  I would say that my book FOLKLORE OF ESSEX concentrates Continue reading →

Ken Worpole’s love of Essex’s coastal, post-industrial landscapes

Which of your books has more of an Essex focus? I have published two books about the Essex landscape, in Continue reading →

‘Essex has grown to be part of the fabric of my being’ says Essex writer Maggie Freeman

Which of your books has more of an Essex focus? My novel CYMBERIE is set in a semi-fictional Essex in Continue reading →