Velvet-Club Connecting Lesbians & Bi-women around the World

A big hit at last years festival, Londons award-winning LGBT literary salon returns to Homotopia , showcasing the best in established and emerging queer literary talent. Described by The Huffington Post as The most exciting literary movement in London... crackling with energy, ideas, excitement Polari won LGBT Cultural Event of the Year in the Co-op Respect Loved By You Awards 2013. Hosted by Paul Burston and VG Lee with guest authors and performers. This year's guests include: Dianan Souhami Three times winner of the US Lambda Literary Award for best gay writing, Diana also won a Whitbread biography award and was shortlisted for the James Tait Black prize for biography. Her books about lesbians include Mrs Keppel and Her Daughter, Gluck: Her Biography, The Trials of Radclyffe Hall and Coconut Chaos Ellen Storm A medical doctor training in Paediatrics and Child Health in the north-west of England, Ellen has a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and an MSc in Public Health. She is currently completing an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Lancaster, and lives in Liverpool. Gerry Potter Gerry is an actor, director, poet and playwright and both creator and destroyer of the infamous gingham diva, Chloe Poems. Andrew McMillan Andrew is also a poet, his first collection Physical was published in July this year and is long-listed for The Guardian First Book prize and short-listed for the Forward Prize best debut collection. Andrew currently teaches creative writing at Liverpool John Moores University. Lively, funny and inspiring a gay-themed salon of interest to anyone remotely interested in literature, whatever their sexual bent Patrick Gale Always fun, always thought-provoking a guaranteed good night out Sarah Waters I love doing Polari a blend of audience sweetness, panache, cleverness and really good fun Ali Smith

Tickets : £ 10 | 7 Tickets

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