Penned in the Margins
Encyclopedia
Penned in the Margins is an independent publisher and live literature producer. Based in London
, it specialises in contemporary poetry and spoken word, but operates across all artforms.
; London Lip and Visions of the City at the Bishopsgate Institute
; Salt Margins and Stress Fractures Performance Lectures at the Whitechapel Gallery
; UK tours of Generation Txt (Joe Dunthorne, Inua Ellams, Laura Forman, Abigail Oborne, Emma McGordon, James Wilkes), Found in Translation (Joe Dunthorne, Ross Sutherland, Tim Clare) and Kalagora by Siddhartha Bose; and a series of literary salons at Aubin & Wills. Penned in the Margins Director Tom Chivers
was Co-Director of London Word Festival from 2008 to 2011, and is also a writer.
Penned in the Margins has worked in partnership with a range of organisations in literature and the arts, including Arts Council England
, Poetry Society
, Poetry London
, Free Word Centre
, Resonance FM
, Jewish Book Week, London Borough of Ealing
, Writers’ Centre Norwich, Spread the Word and Salt Publishing
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, Michael Egan, SC Gordon, Sarah Hesketh, Tamsin Kendrick, Stephanie Leal, Melissa Lee-Houghton, Chris McCabe, Gemma Seltzer, Steve Spence, Rob Stanton, Ross Sutherland, George Ttoouli, James Wilkes.
They also published the anthologies Generation Txt and City State: New London Poetry; and the critical book Stress Fractures: Essays on Poetry, all edited by Tom Chivers
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London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, it specialises in contemporary poetry and spoken word, but operates across all artforms.
Background
Since 2004 Penned in the Margins has produced and commissioned a diverse range of events, projects and productions: sell-out music and poetry nights at The SpitzThe Spitz
The Spitz are an independent record label and music promoter. They started out in 1996 running a club in the East End of London, at 109 Commercial Street on the edge of the Old Spitalfields market...
; London Lip and Visions of the City at the Bishopsgate Institute
Bishopsgate Institute
Bishopsgate Institute is a cultural institute, located on Bishopsgate, in proximity of Liverpool Street station and Spitalfields market, London, England.Bishopsgate Institute was established in 1895...
; Salt Margins and Stress Fractures Performance Lectures at the Whitechapel Gallery
Whitechapel Gallery
The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery on the north side of Whitechapel High Street, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, it was founded in 1901 as one of the first publicly-funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in London, and it has a long...
; UK tours of Generation Txt (Joe Dunthorne, Inua Ellams, Laura Forman, Abigail Oborne, Emma McGordon, James Wilkes), Found in Translation (Joe Dunthorne, Ross Sutherland, Tim Clare) and Kalagora by Siddhartha Bose; and a series of literary salons at Aubin & Wills. Penned in the Margins Director Tom Chivers
Tom Chivers
Tom Chivers is a British poet, editor and live literature promoter.Born 1983 in South London, he was educated at Dulwich College and then at St Anne's College, Oxford University. He currently lives in East London....
was Co-Director of London Word Festival from 2008 to 2011, and is also a writer.
Penned in the Margins has worked in partnership with a range of organisations in literature and the arts, including Arts Council England
Arts Council England
Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
, Poetry Society
Poetry Society
The Poetry Society is a membership organisation, open to all, whose stated aim is "to promote the study, use and enjoyment of poetry".The Society was founded in London in February 1909 as the Poetry Recital Society, becoming the Poetry Society in 1912...
, Poetry London
Poetry London
Poetry London is a London-based literary periodical. As Poetry London: A Bi-Monthly of Modern Verse and Criticism it was founded by Tambimuttu and the first issue was dated January/February 1939.In a new form the magazine is still in print....
, Free Word Centre
Free Word Centre
The Free Word Centre is an international centre promoting literature, literacy and free expression, based in Farringdon, London. It is funded by the Arts council and its director is Rose Fenton. It opened in June 2009 and hosts ten resident organisations including ARTICLE 19, English PEN and Index...
, Resonance FM
Resonance FM
Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective .The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and over 300 volunteer technical and production staff.Until September 2007, ResonanceFM...
, Jewish Book Week, London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Ealing
The London Borough of Ealing is a borough in west London.-Location:The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London...
, Writers’ Centre Norwich, Spread the Word and Salt Publishing
Salt Publishing
Salt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics...
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Publishing
Penned in the Margins has published works by Simon Barraclough, Siddhartha Bose, David Caddy, Emily CritchleyEmily Critchley
Emily Critchley is an experimental writer and academic. She is the winner of the John Kinsella-Tracy Ryan prize for poetry and the Jane Martin Prize for Poetry .-Background:...
, Michael Egan, SC Gordon, Sarah Hesketh, Tamsin Kendrick, Stephanie Leal, Melissa Lee-Houghton, Chris McCabe, Gemma Seltzer, Steve Spence, Rob Stanton, Ross Sutherland, George Ttoouli, James Wilkes.
They also published the anthologies Generation Txt and City State: New London Poetry; and the critical book Stress Fractures: Essays on Poetry, all edited by Tom Chivers
Tom Chivers
Tom Chivers is a British poet, editor and live literature promoter.Born 1983 in South London, he was educated at Dulwich College and then at St Anne's College, Oxford University. He currently lives in East London....
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