Category Archives: Spoken word

NFFD – Edinburgh Event: submissions open

National Flash Fiction Day 2013 – Sub­­missions Blind Poetics, Illicit Ink, Inky Fingers and Writers’ Bloc have come together to celebrate the UK’s second National Flash Fiction Day. The Scottish event will take place on Saturday 22nd June 2013 in … Continue reading

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R.A Martens Wins Literary Death Match

Many congratulations to the fabulous R A Martens for triumphing at Literary Death Match in Edinburgh on Tuesday. R A, who was representing Illicit Ink, burst through the opening heats with her story The Women of Venus, which she’d previously … Continue reading

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Websites, events, podcasts and chapbooks

Illicit Ink HQ will be bustling over the next few months. Alongside planning our July event (real name undecided, code name ‘espionage’), we’ve got a few other projects in the works : A new podcast series.  Called Tales from the … Continue reading

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The Gutenberg Boys

Posted by Babs Melville We caught up with Ian Boyter to find out more about The Gutenberg Boys, a storytelling stage show taking place at Dreghorn Loan Hall on Saturday 14th April. First, can you tell us a bit about … Continue reading

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Writing tales to read aloud

By Matt Nadelhaft Performing at spoken word and storytelling events can be daunting. There’s a lot to get over and remember. Stifle those nerves (have a drink… but don’t get drunk, God no). Is your fly undone? Watch out for … Continue reading

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