William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which the
Apr 18, 2013•11 min
Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly. Richa
Apr 18, 2013•17 min
Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITV
Apr 18, 2013•17 min
Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regula
Apr 18, 2013•16 min
Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around the
Apr 18, 2013•8 min
Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the Philipp
Apr 18, 2013•17 min
Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone. She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. D
Apr 18, 2013•23 min
William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which the
Apr 18, 2013•15 min
Charlotte Comley has had non-fiction work published in The Green Parent, Yours, Take a Break, Grow It and The Motion Online. She placed Highly Commended in The Winchester’s Writing Conference and has also won first place in the Darwin Evolutions Sci-Fi co
Apr 18, 2013•8 min
Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly. Richa
Apr 18, 2013•12 min
Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITV
Apr 09, 2013•16 min
Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regula
Apr 09, 2013•15 min
Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around the
Apr 02, 2013•12 min
Lynne Blackwood began writing full-time in April 2012 after an illness obliged her to give up professional activity. She lived twenty-five years in France and obtained the equivalent of a PGCE in International Development and Humanitarian Aid. She worked
Apr 02, 2013•11 min
Maggie Sawkins is founder member and organiser of Tongues&Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Portsmouth. Her poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, have been translated into German, and broadcast on Romanian National Radio. She has
Mar 26, 2013•10 min
Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the Philipp
Mar 22, 2013•13 min
Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone. She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. D
Mar 12, 2013•16 min
William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which the
Mar 04, 2013•14 min
Charlotte Comley has had non-fiction work published in The Green Parent, Yours, Take a Break, Grow It and The Motion Online. She placed Highly Commended in The Winchester’s Writing Conference and has also won first place in the Darwin Evolutions Sci-Fi co
Feb 25, 2013•8 min
Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly. Richa
Feb 25, 2013•16 min
Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITV
Feb 12, 2013•16 min
Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regula
Feb 04, 2013•14 min
Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around the
Jan 28, 2013•11 min
Lynne Blackwood began writing full-time in April 2012 after an illness obliged her to give up professional activity. She lived twenty-five years in France and obtained the equivalent of a PGCE in International Development and Humanitarian Aid. She worked
Jan 21, 2013•28 min
Maggie Sawkins is founder member and organiser of Tongues&Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Portsmouth. Her poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, have been translated into German, and broadcast on Romanian National Radio. She has
Jan 14, 2013•13 min
Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the Philipp
Jan 07, 2013•14 min
Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone. She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. D
Dec 31, 2012•14 min
Tom Harris is a writer of Young Adult fiction whose tales of adventure and fantasy are always laced with a twist of humour, horror and suspense. His first novel, a YA fairy tale, adventure-fantasy, 'The Amber Room' is now available on Amazon Kindle and
Dec 17, 2012•10 min
Sam Cox was born in Stratford, site of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, and is the Portsmouth Poet Laureate. A former deputy head at Charter Academy, Sam still teaches three days a week in Essex, spending the rest of her week back in Portsmouth. Mostly a
Dec 11, 2012•16 min
William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which the
Dec 11, 2012•11 min