A Son of the Rock

WHAT: Live readings of original fiction

WHO: Writers’ Bloc spoken-word performance group

WHERE: Owl & Lion, 15 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2HS

WHEN: 8:00-€“10:00 p.m., Wednesday 1 October 2008

HOW MUCH: £6.00 (£4.00 concessions)

URL: http://www.writers-bloc.org.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/blocspace

Is a picture really worth a thousand words? Are six-word stories worth illustrating? Find out at Print Factory, when you will hear tales inspired by postcards, and see pictures inspired by short stories and micro-fiction.

What does that little old lady have in her handbag beside all those stamps? Is there anything beyond the ends of the earth? Who would want to write “glad you’re not here” in blood on an unsigned postcard?

Writers’ Bloc, Edinburgh’s premier spoken-word performance group, performs at Owl & Lion in conjunction with the gallery’s new exhibition of cutting-edge postcard art. The price of the ticket includes a drink and a limited-edition print. Owl & Lion will also be launching their new handmade books at the event.

Authors appearing at Print Factory will include: Jack Deighton, Morag Edward, Andrew C. Ferguson, Gavin Inglis, Stefan Pearson, Hannu Rajaniemi and Andrew J. Wilson.

Notes for editors
Over the past seven years, Writers’ Bloc has established itself as a force to be reckoned with on the Edinburgh spoken-word performance scene. The group consists of published novelists and poets, whilst other members have placed stories in magazines and anthologies as diverse as Nova Scotia: New Scottish Speculative Fiction, Year’s Best Horror Stories, Scottish Book Collector, Interzone, Pinball Player, West Coast Magazine, Markings, Grunt And Groan: The New Anthology of Sex at Work, and of course, Postcards from Hell.

“This was genuinely daring stuff … irreverent, surprising and provocative.” — Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday

For more information:

E-mail: embassy@writers-bloc.org.uk, or

press@owlandliongallery.com