Thursday December 6th 2012 7.00-9.00pm
Address
336 Old St, 2nd Floor, London, EC1V 9DR
Contact
+44 (0)20 7739 4055
direct@charliesmithlondon.com
www.charliesmithlondon.com
In conjunction with:
Dominic Shepherd
Jerusalem
Exhibition Dates
Friday November 23rd – Saturday December 22nd 2012
Gallery Hours
Wednesday–Saturday 11am–6pm
or by appointment
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The award-winning poet, art critic and novelist, Sue Hubbard, will be reading from and talking about the background to her acclaimed novel, Girl in White, based on the life of the early German Expressionist painter, Paula Modersohn-Becker (born in 1895) and her relationship with the celebrated poet Rainer Maria Rilke. This will be followed by a question and answer session led by the painter Dominic Shepherd, whose exhibition, Jerusalem will be showing in the gallery.
Fay Weldon has said of Girl in White that it is “a literary tour de force, you are the less for not reading it”.
John Berger has called it “a haunting novel.”
The work of Paula Modersohn-Becker is not much known in this country; though as a painter she was far ahead of her time and deserves a place alongside the likes of Gwen John and Frida Kahlo. Sue Hubbard has broadly followed the events of her life in order to give colour and texture to her singular existence, as well as place her against the background of her times in Germany where, after her death, her work was denounced as degenerate by the Nazis. Her intense relationship with the poet Rilke, whom she met in the artists’ colony of Worswede on the wild north German moors, her eventual marriage to the older academic painter Otto Modersohn, and her struggle to find a balance between being a painter, wife and mother are issues that many women can still relate to today. Paula died at the age of 31, from an embolism 6 weeks after giving birth to her daughter, Mathilde. It is through the eyes of a fictional Mathilde, a young violinist who finds herself pregnant by her Jewish musician lover and forced to flee Berlin in 1933, that we learn of Paula’s story.
Please contact gallery for further information (details above).
Sue Hubbard is an award-winning poet, novelist and freelance art critic. Twice winner of the London Writers competition and a Hawthornden Fellow she has published two collections of poetry: Everything Begins with the Skin, (Enitharmon) and Ghost Station, (Salt) and a limited edition of poems illustrated by Donald Teskey: The Idea of Islands (Occasional Press, Ireland). Her first novel, Depth of Field, was published by Dewi Lewis and her acclaimed short story collection, Rothko’s Red, by Salt. The Poetry Society’s only official Public Art poet, she was responsible for London’s largest public art poem at Waterloo. Awarded two prestigious residences to Yaddo, USA, she was also the recipient of a major Arts Council Literary Award for her novel, Girl in White, published by Cinnamon Press. Her poems have been broadcast on Radio 3 and 4.
Saturday 3rd November
From 10am
The Gate, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3JW
Tickets: £10.00 - £16.00
This
Saturday, Cardiff will play host to The Welsh Academy’s first ever
Writers’ Fair. Join us for a day full of informative and creative
sessions and the chance to meet fellow writers, industry professionals
and publishers from Wales.
Whether you are a published writer or have only just started on your
literary journey this is your chance to learn more about the industry
and to have your say on the real issues affecting writers today. From
the future of e-publishing and the art of self-promotion to genre
writing and international opportunities, The Welsh Academy’s Writers’
Fair has something for everyone.
Timetable
10am: Doors open
10.30am: Introduction to E-publishing and Digital Futures chaired by poet and professor at
Aberystwyth
University, Damian Walford Davies and featuring Claire Houguez, Editor
and Marketing officer at Parthian; Elwyn Jones, Director of The Welsh
Books Council and Alison John, Producer for Yello Brick, a brand new
media company who present playful narratives and events using digital
platforms. The panel will discuss ways in which the publishing sector is
evolving and expanding through the use of technology, and how writers
can use this in their work.
11.30am: Choice of two simultaneous events…
- Genre Writing with science fiction author Jasper Fforde and crime novelist Belinda Bauer.
OR
-
Marwolaeth y Siop Lyfrau (The Death of the Book Shop - Welsh Language
Event) a panel discussion about the future of the book shop in Wales
with Elwyn Jones, Eirian James, Gareth F Williams, and chaired by Catrin
Beard.
12.30 - 2pm: Break for lunch and networking
2pm: Choice of two simultaneous events…
-
International Opportunities for Writers with Nia Davies from Welsh
Literature Exchange and 2012 Wales Book of the Year winning author Jon
Gower, who has spent time writing abroad.
OR
- Wicipedia Cymraeg (Welsh Wikipedia - Welsh Language Event) with
Carl Morris from Hacio’r Iaith and the author Robin Llwyd ab Owain.
3pm: The Art of Self-Promotion / Y Grefft o Hunan-hyrwyddo (bilingual
event) with author and arts critic Jasper Rees, social media consultant
Emma Meese and poet Osian Rhys Jones. Join our panel for an insight into
how writers can use the internet and social media as effective tools
for self-promotion.
4pm: Choice of two simultaneous events…
- A Novel Pitch - Our
panel, featuring Jasper Rees and producer/director and writer Angela
Graham will be offering invaluable advice on how to pitch your creative
ideas, in person or in writing, to a publisher or agent.
OR
- Golygu Creadigol – y Gyfrinach Fawr (Welsh Language Event) – An
insight to creative editing and its importance for the success of the
Welsh novel with panellists Bethan Mair Hughes, Alun Jones and Tony
Bianchi.
5pm: Readings from eminent Welsh authors Christine James and Jon Gower.
6pm: Members Only Forum with drinks - This hour-long session is an
opportunity for Full Members and Fellows to share their thoughts on The
Welsh Academy and to find out more about Literature Wales' on-going
drive to revitalise the Society for Writers in Wales.
Tickets
- Day ticket (entry to all sessions, 10am – 6pm) with lunch: £16.00 / £14.00 Members & Associates of The Welsh
Academy.
- Day ticket (entry to all sessions, 10am – 6pm)
without lunch: £12.00 / £10.00 Members & Associates of The Welsh
Academy.
For more information and to book tickets, contact Literature Wales on: 029 2047 2266.
Source: Literature Wales
