https://nitter.cf/t.co/6ZIVcrQFFj - leaving here end of Dec 2024. Writer: poetry, plays, interdisciplinary. LONG FIELD LOOP (Tapsalteerie 2024). She/her.
Fife via Glasgow
Joined January 2009
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Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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This Friday!
Your penultimate chance to join us at Forth Friday in @BookNookStir
I cannae wait to read and listen to
@sharpette’s much-praised poetry. And we’re building a fab open mic set of readers too!
thebooknookstirling.co.uk/Fo…
Pop me a message if you’d like to perform!
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The #SaltireBookAwards shortlist is out in just two weeks' time! Here's another look at our longlists in Fiction, Non-Fiction, First Book and Poetry. What titles do you hope to see on the shortlists? #SaltireBookAwards #booktok #bookawards #literaryawards #TheSaltireSociety
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1) Gaelic is not practically extinct.
2) No, they don’t.
3) Scots is recognised as a language.
4) It’s not a dialect of Middle English.
5) Over 1.5m people reported they can speak it in 2022.
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Culture Funding Crisis, Scotland:
This goes some way to show the level of stress Creative Scotland’s decision to close Open Project Funding for Individuals caused. Six months of work crammed into eleven days.
Now being paid for in burn out, by people who can’t afford to rest.
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An update from Scotland's Culture Minister on our Government's plans for a review of the infrastructure of grant giving in the arts along with an announcement of the reinstatement of short-term funding support.
Culture Update: Welcome confirmation that Scottish Government culture spending is increasing, including support for the Open Fund, Screen Scotland and youth music. Thanks to all culture campaigners and govt colleagues for supporting the sector. #culture
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🚨 Exclusive: Screen stars Alan Cumming & Sam Heughan are demanding a rethink on Scottish Government cuts which have led to the shutdown of Creative Scotland’s key fund for artists, describing its demise as “devastating” & “really tragic.” 🚨
scotsman.com/arts-and-cultur… @TheScotsman
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Just like that, the @creativescots Open Fund for Individuals is closed indefinitely and marginalised artists lose a major lifeline. Good time to bring back this quote from Carrie Hope Fletcher: "If you don’t think this is important then you shouldn’t be allowed to enjoy it."
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In light of the decision by Creative Scotland to close the Open Project Fund for Individuals this Friday, we have compiled the following document of support currently being offered to artists, alongside campaigns that have been set up. You can view it here:
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HOW THIS WORKS @ScotGovFM @culturescotgov @AngusRobertson Both #LoveBeyond by @rameshmeyyappan and #LoveTheSinner by @imogen_stirling started from the OPEN FUND FOR INDIVIDUALS. Both then had full scale productions @traversetheatre and @TronTheatre ... 1/6
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🚨 BREAKING: Emergency campaign launched to avert “cultural catastrophe” by ensuring Scottish Government reverses latest cuts & delivers its £100 commitment to new arts investment. 🚨
Full details & reaction: scotsman.com/arts-and-cultur… @TheScotsman @scotsman_arts @culturescotgov
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hosting the biggest arts festivals in the world while fucking over our own artists is the most depressingly Scottish thing ever
ALT Still from the “it’s shite being Scottish” scene in Trainspotting
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Disaster. For artists and organisations at the innovative end of things. For the organisations they fuel. For audiences. For culture in Scotland. For people who sacrifice so much for their belief in the importance of art in society.
🚨 Scotland’s culture crisis escalates as @CreativeScots shuts down vital multi-million pound fund for artists in wake of new @scotgov spending squeeze - despite promises of additional funding. 🚨
scotsman.com/arts-and-cultur… @culturescotgov @culturecounts @scotsman_arts @TheScotsman
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Hoping for a few more participants on my Writing Historical Fiction half-day workshop (Sat 22nd June, 9am-1pm, on Zoom). More details in thread. Any questions just let me know!
Retweets much appreciated!
#histfic #MedievalTwitter #amwriting #writingworkshop 🖋️
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Had a marvellous evening at Rebecca Sharp's (@sharpette) launch of her new collection LONG FIELD LOOP. Beautiful, thought-provoking poems, plus a wonderful poetry film made by Rebecca and @steveDsmart and an incredible musical piece by Rebecca and Alex South. An absolute treat.
LONG FIELD LOOP launches at @ByreTheatre St Andrews, 23 May - 6pm (UK). Join me in-person or online (both free, booking 👇) for readings + a performance with Alex South. @EthicsEnergy @CreativeScots
👉tinyurl.com/LFL-In-person
👉tinyurl.com/LFL-online
vimeo.com/923331249
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Join Rebecca Sharp (@sharpette) at #PerthArtGallery for a poetry writing workshop that pays homage to Perth poet William Soutar's experience of the world through his window and his intimate observations of the outside world. #CPKSoutar24
🎟️'s buff.ly/3vOmZHq
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Rebecca Sharp (@sharpette) will lead a poetry writing workshop at @perthartgallery, closing this year's festival. The workshop honours Soutar's observations of the world through his window.
Full details of the programme culturepk.org.uk/soutar24
🧵 7/7
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How Do We Talk About Knives at Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, Glasgow Friday 15 March Join co-editors co-editors Rebecca Sharp, Samina Chaudhry and Marcas Mac an Tuairneir & some of the writers @sharpette @Marcas_Mac @SaminaChaudhr12 @ScottishWriters glasgowwestend.co.uk/how-do-…
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Energy Cafe 📣
12pm GMT
Tue 20 Feb
In-Person at @univofstandrews & Online
Ife Okafor-Yarwood will discuss how prevailing approaches to global #EnergyTransitions on the West & Central African coast perpetuates patterns of colonialism.
Register Now 👇👇
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