QUEER THE PAGE.SAT 19 JULY,1-3.QUEER VOICES:READING YR WORK IN PUBLIC.BY JEREMY

OUR REGULAR 4TH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH MOVES TO 3RD SATURDAY(one-off) as is Liverpool Pride on 4th saturday (16th July)

SAFER-SPACE LGBTQ (18+) Group for writers at ANY stage/any genre: beginners to advanced.
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*LGBTQ(18+) writers ONLY.*.

A MERSEYSIDE LGBTQ(18+) safer-space TRANS-AFFIRMATIVE GROUP
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With READING IN PUBLIC in mind, we have:

A PRACTICAL WORKSHOP, on 'READING YOUR WORK IN PUBLIC",led by Jeremy Dixon, one of our regular facilitators.

We have some public reading opportunities for our group coming up; but this is useful for ALL public performances of your work.

Queer Voices need to be heard and the aim of this workshop is help people read their work confidently in public.

In the first part Jeremy will guide participants through a range of different performing techniques, skills and suggestions.

in the second half people will have the opportunity to practice reading their work out loud in a safe space to a supportive audience (but no one has to read if they don’t want to!).

PREPARATION(necessary to take part in the workshop)

Please bring along a short piece of your writing (up to two minutes long and in any genre) suitable for reading aloud and that doesn’t have content that needs a trigger warning.( see later for list of our content/trigger-warning list)
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PRIVATE ROOM
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* PLEASE NOTE: it can be a bit nerve-wracking to attend a group for the first time; but we are very friendly:)
*The group is suitable/welcoming to LGBTQ(18+) people who have just come out/just arrived in the area(as well as regular attenders!)*
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VENUE:

QUAKER (FRIENDS') MEETING HOUSE),22 SCHOOL LANE,Liverpool L1 3BT.
Pls read directions section.

WE MEET BETWEEN 12.45 AND 1 PM, in the FOYER of the Friends Meeting House(entrance School Lane).

STEVE (Organiser,see profile pic)WILL BE IN THE FOYER TO GREET YOU:)

NB If you arrive after 1 pm , ask their Receptionist what room we are in, and knock on the door!
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£5 PER ATTENDEE: covers room rental cost;no profit is made;we are wholly unfunded.
*Payable to Steve at start of the event, preferably CASH.(but direct Bank transfer is fine too*
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OUR GROUP'S FEEDBACK MODEL:

CONSTRUCTIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL FEEDBACK.

so ENCOURAGEMENT; but ALSO, the way FORWARD for your peer writers, eg "you could DEVELOP a character /image further, perhaps"

YOU can also request the kind of feedback(or NO feedback) you want!

PLEASE REMEMBER ALL CRITIQUE/FEEDBACK IS SUBJECTIVE; and that writing is a very subjective and personal thing.
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OUR GROUP'S TRIGGER WARNING SUBJECTS:

ANY sexual or physical abuse.

LARGE amounts of violence generally

ANY references to suicide,including THOUGHTS of suicide(ideation)

ANY references to self-harm.
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FACILITIES

We can use one of the venue's kitchens(there is one on each floor;some rooms have one attached!)
Coffee(instant)/tea/milk(cows only) and sugar is also provided by our regulars:)
Venue kitchen has crockery cups cutlery.
U can bring take -out drinks and food.
If you want NON-cows milk, please bring ur own(there is a fridge)
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ACCESSIBILITY:

THE VENUE IS COMPLETELY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: lift 2 all floors, room for wheelchairs in all rooms
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LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING NEWCOMERS AND REGULARS:)