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Writing with The Canterbury Tales is the first phase of a three year
project to inspire people, through BBC drama and entertainment programmes,
to discover and develop their creative talents.
A large selection of submitted stories will be published on the BBCi
site and five will then be chosen to be developed and produced for
Radio 4’s Afternoon Readings slot to be read by members of the cast.
Some stories will also be featured on BBC local radio stations.
As part of the initiative twelve creative writing events are being
held across the country during September and October.
In the Midlands, the writing event takes place at the Birmingham Rep
Theatre in Broad Street on Saturday 4 October at 11am.
It will be chaired by BBC WM’s Adrian Goldberg and he’ll be joined
by Olivia Hetreed, one of the script writers for the BBC series Canterbury
Tales, and local author Mike Thomas.
New talent
Adrian Goldberg, says: "Chaucer’s classic tales are full of life and
mirror the issues and ideas of present day society.
"We want people to be inspired by these films and encouraged
to develop their creative writing skills by having a go at writing
their own stories about life in contemporary Britain.
"We’re lucky to have Olivia joining us at the Birmingham event
too - a talented writer, she’LL be able to pass on some top tips to
everyone there."
Tickets for the event are free but early booking is advisable.
Tickets are available from the Rep on 0121 236 4455 (minicom 0121
245 2025).
The competition is open to all writing beginners over 16 who have
never been published or had work broadcast on the BBC. |
