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Based in the Midlands? 📍 Marking Stoke-on-Trent's centenary, author Lisa Blower is inspiring young people to get writing ✍️ This half-term, don’t miss out on the free young person's writing workshop, with a chance to be a published author👇#ACEsupported ACE Midlands

And the winner is... Lisa Blower for her incredible short story "Blessing in Burslem"! Judges said "A piece of writing that offers the reader more and more each time you read it" Congrats Lisa! 👏 #ALCSAwards

And the winner is… 🥁 🥁 🥁 Congratulations to Lisa Blower, winner of the 2025 V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize! Previously unpublished, ‘Blessing in Burslem’ will feature in the upcoming issue of the RSL Review, our annual magazine which will be released next month.

Congratulations Lisa Blower on winning the V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize for her story 'Blessing in Burslem' alcs.co.uk/news/lisa-blow…

The Miner Birds by award-winning local writer Lisa Blower heads to the stage next week on Thu 6 March at 2.15 and 7.30. Inspired by the experiences of the North Staffs Miners' Wives Association Group, three actors breathe life into their story through song, poetry reading

Have you got your ticket yet? The Miner Birds New Vic Theatre Thursday March 6th 👇👇👇 newvictheatre.org.uk/productions/th… Institute of Social Inclusion Keele English and Creative Writing Stoke-on-Trent Centenary #miningcommunity #locallit #miners #internationalwomensday

Still a bit giddy has to be said... 😁 ALCS Royal Society of Literature Keele English and Creative Writing

Tomorrow 👇👇 New Vic Theatre New Vic Borderlines Institute of Social Inclusion Kristin

📷 Stoke-on-Trent writer Dr Lisa Blower has revealed that she still loves to read Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory saying: "It's the ultimate child's paradise conjured up by a golden ticket imagination that made me want to create worlds of my own.” World Book Day UK 📚

Absolutely fabulous, well done! It was really enjoyable, informative, and a wonderful way of remembering the important role of women during the miners’strikes and all they have done since! Wonderful acting too 👍

A huge thank you to New Vic Theatre for letting The Miner Birds fly onto the main stage to a full house. We had a ball & these 3 were flipping amazing 👇 Thank you to everyone who came to see us too 😘

If you didn't get to see The Miner Birds New Vic Theatre last week, then head to Keele in Town to see this amazing 12image exhibition curated by Kevin Hayes that tells their story. Keele English and Creative Writing Institute of Social Inclusion Stoke-on-Trent Centenary #minerswives

We're hosting a Poetry Busk for #worldpoetryday & would love you to read, perform or just enjoy with our fabulous hosts 👇👇 email [email protected] for a slot. Keele University 🐿️ Arts Council England SoT Libraries Stoke-on-Trent Centenary Stoke Creates New Vic Borderlines

Love poetry? Live in Stoke-on-Trent? Fancy reading alongside the city's laureates? Then join us for The Poetry Busk 21.03.25 12-4pm [email protected] for bookings Thank you Keele Alumni Stoke-on-Trent Centenary Stoke Creates StokeonTrentLive SoT Libraries Keele English and Creative Writing

Back in SoT Libraries with 3 free writing workshops for 11-16yos with Alex Foulkes 🌙. Booking now open. Details below. Please spread the word. #100books100years Stoke-on-Trent Centenary Stoke Creates Keele English and Creative Writing Arts Council England ACE Midlands New Vic Theatre

14 years of work. Publishing is not easy. I care about every word they've robbed. #metabookthieves

Miner Birds Celebration Day. 10.04.25. Keele in Town. Workshop. Archive discussion & Rose Hunter talking to Mike Jackson with Amy Parker performing last scene of the play. All free. Link below. keele.ac.uk/society/keelei… New Vic Theatre New Vic Borderlines Keele

Listen to Lisa Blower's new short story 'Flash Annie' on BBC Radio 4 this Friday! A meeting at a supermarket cheese counter sparks memories of loss, and perhaps an answer to an old ghost story... bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Flash Annie. New story on BBC Radio 4 This Friday. Read by the fabulous #Amy Parker. 👇👇 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…