Category Archives: Blog

City Writes Competition

Posted on 21/07/2017 by Rebeccadanks

My short story The Anniversary recently won the City Writes competition. So I was very excited (and a tiny bit scared!) to do a reading at a special event at City University London. I was in excellent company with fellow winners Katy Darby and … Continue reading →

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National Writers’ Conference 2017

Posted on 10/06/2017 by Rebeccadanks

This month I attended the National Writers’ Conference 2017 held in my home city of Birmingham. Emerging and established writers were welcomed to a day of panel discussions on subjects including digital writing, how to raise your profile, and writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Birmingham, Blog, Brum, Conference, Diversity, University of Birmingham, Writing | Tagged Andrew McMillan, Bramall Music Hall, Digital Writing, Diversity, Matt Windle, Nyanda Foday, Paven Virk, Poet Laureate, Working Class | Leave a comment

Greenwich Book Festival 2017

Posted on 27/05/2017 by Rebeccadanks

This year’s Greenwich Book Festival took place in the beautiful setting of the Old Royal Naval College and was accurately described as ‘intimate in scale, though grand in setting.’ Its diverse programme featured both famous and emerging writers from a wide range of mediums including memoirs, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Author Donatella di Pietrantonio

Posted on 07/04/2017 by Rebeccadanks

Having reviewed two books so far by Italian author Donatella di Pietrantonio (My Mother is a Riverand Bella Mia), her publishing house Calisi Press invited me to put some questions to her this week about her approach to writing. Read my interview with Donatella di Pietrantonio … Continue reading →

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Time Out London Blog

Posted on 26/03/2017 by Rebeccadanks

I’ve just joined the Time Out London Blog. My first full post will be out in April but for now I’ve made a small contribution to 22 brilliant places Londoners love in spring. See number 11. Looking forward to writing about … Continue reading →

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Short-listed Poem

Posted on 19/02/2017 by Rebeccadanks

My poem about my home city of Birmingham was short-listed recently for the Verve Poetry Prize 2017. I went along to the Verve Poetry Festival this weekend which aimed to ‘capture and celebrate the spirit of Birmingham and its creative, plucky, … Continue reading →

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Republic of Consciousness Prize

Posted on 13/01/2017 by Rebeccadanks

Four of the books I have reviewed (The Storyteller, Forbidden Line, Solar Bones, and The Empress and the Cake) were recently long-listed for the inaugural Republic of Consciousness Prize. I went along to the short-list announcement on Wednesday night and met … Continue reading →

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