tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69522129014315358452024-03-13T13:46:12.525-07:00Word DogsWord Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215706274208566052noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952212901431535845.post-7976090329032725542009-12-04T11:43:00.000-08:002009-12-04T12:27:47.112-08:00Word Dogs Xmas Cracker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uQih5g9XAtw/Sxlwp1qgWdI/AAAAAAAAAB4/dWrcsl00pdw/s1600-h/dogs+xmas2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uQih5g9XAtw/Sxlwp1qgWdI/AAAAAAAAAB4/dWrcsl00pdw/s200/dogs+xmas2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411480291344669138" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,Verdana,sans-serif;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Don't be lonely this Xmas!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uQih5g9XAtw/SxlnfjvPbbI/AAAAAAAAABo/bUWeJg61htQ/s1600-h/worddogs+Xmas2.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 20px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" ><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Come and have a sniff of Word Dog!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;" ><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Tuesday 22nd December. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;" ><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Word Dogs have the bone730pm.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;" ><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">At FRESSH - Cochrane </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Street, just off George Square, Glasgow.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span>Word Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215706274208566052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952212901431535845.post-52549250662509411022009-09-24T10:15:00.000-07:002009-09-24T10:25:04.205-07:00Word Dogs Line Up for the Merchant City Festival<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div>Line up for the FREE Merchant City Festival performance is:</div><div>Hal Duncan </div><div>Mark Harding</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size:13px;"> W Colkitto</span></div><div>Michael S Collins</div><div>Rich Mosses</div><div><br /></div></span>Word Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215706274208566052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952212901431535845.post-79637462940203773502009-09-21T11:31:00.000-07:002009-09-21T11:51:52.467-07:00Word Dogs in the Merchant City<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Dogs in the City</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Word Dog pack are out riding with the merchants this weekend.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;">ONE Magazine is presenting the annual Merchant City Festival writing conference on the theme of the DECAY OF LYING.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Saturday 26th September. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Word Dogs are on the scent 6-7pm.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;">The day-long conference is from 10am to 7pm FRESSH - Cochrane <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;">Street, just off George Square, Glasgow.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span><div><br /></div></div>Word Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215706274208566052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952212901431535845.post-88937485936288836602009-08-26T05:10:00.000-07:002009-08-26T05:15:48.066-07:00Underword wrap upNot that Underword has finished quite yet! But there's a five star review for the Underword strand in the Festival here - <a href="http://edinburgh.threeweeks.co.uk/review/6950">http://edinburgh.threeweeks.co.uk/review/6950</a><div><br /></div><div>For the remainder of the programme see <a href="http://underword.co.uk/">http://underword.co.uk/</a></div>Word Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215706274208566052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952212901431535845.post-83903039306729871452009-08-14T09:24:00.000-07:002009-08-14T10:16:49.455-07:00Word Dogs in the Underword Free Fringe -- The Pack<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The Pack for the Free Fringe on the 21st is:</span><div><br /><div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Martin Belk</span> </b>-- Co-founder of ONE Magazine, chronicler of New York, literary reviewer, director, Edinburgh Fringe producer, Writer in Residence at Polmont Young Offenders Institution. He has recently moved to The Gorbals to become a proper weegie.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Hal Duncan</span></b> - Author of the novels '<b>Vellum</b>' and '<b>Ink</b>' published by Macmillan, the latest novel '<b>Escape from Hell!!</b>' is published by Monkeybrain books. Winner of various fantasy and SF literature prizes (including short listed for World Fantasy) and <b>Vellum</b> is currently on the shortlist for -- no less than -- the <b>Prix Europeén Utopiales 2009</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Mark Harding</span></b> - Various publications and webzines. The next anthology where he has a story is '<b>OMG! The Book of Awesome Stuff</b>!' Out soon.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Ian Hunter</span></b> -- Published in many many publications, including regular appearances in the <b>New Writing Scotland</b> and <b>Dark Horizons</b> anthologies. Has published three fantasy novels for children, the book '<b>Fantastic Glasgow</b>' for adults, and is a founder member of '<b>Read Raw</b>' new Scottish Writing collective.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Alastair Sim</span></b> -- His latest novel '<b>The Unbelievers</b>' (a detective story set in Victorian Edinburgh) has just been published by Snowbooks.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Phil Raines</span></b> -- Stories regularly published in the best fantasy magazines. Stories with co-author Harvey Wells appear frequently in <b>The Year's Best Fantasy And Horror</b> anthologies.</div><div><br /></div><div>Come see the pack at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i><b>Underword. Free! </b></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 20px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><table id="Time and Place" class="profileTable info_table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "><tbody><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); ">Date:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="word-wrap: break-word; ">Friday, 21 August 2009</div></td></tr><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); ">Time:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="word-wrap: break-word; ">19:50 - 20:40</div></td></tr><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); ">Location:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="word-wrap: break-word; ">Fingers Piano Bar, Venue 221, 61a,</div></td></tr><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); ">Street:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="word-wrap: break-word; ">Frederick Street,</div></td></tr><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); ">Town/City:</td><td class="data" style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:11px;"><div class="datawrap" style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Edinburgh, United Kingdom</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></div></div></div>Word Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215706274208566052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952212901431535845.post-74185222176632692402009-07-29T12:57:00.000-07:002009-07-31T11:03:45.204-07:00Word Dogs in the Underword<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uQih5g9XAtw/SnCr5QKbjbI/AAAAAAAAAA4/donqn3rVdpg/s1600-h/worddogs+UW3+(WinCE).jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uQih5g9XAtw/SnCr5QKbjbI/AAAAAAAAAA4/donqn3rVdpg/s200/worddogs+UW3+(WinCE).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363976156277870002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uQih5g9XAtw/SnCqyMKXMqI/AAAAAAAAAAw/sXVEyE_ZReQ/s1600-h/worddogs+UW3.jpg"><br /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Word Dogs</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is a pack of literary talent based in Glasgow. Usually kennelled in the 13th Note, previous shows have included </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Urban Vertigo</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Us And Them</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Invasio</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">n</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.<br /><br />The Hounds are following the trail to Edinburgh for the free Fringe. Bark worse than their bite? Come to Underword on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;"><b>Friday the 21st Augus</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;"><b>t</b></span> and find out.<br /><br />Authors who have bared their teeth with the group include Hal Duncan, Neil Williamson, Phil Raines, Ian Hunter, Michael S. Collins, Duncan Lunan, Eliza Chan and Richard Mosses.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><table id="Time and Place" class="profileTable info_table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "><tbody><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); ">Date:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="word-wrap: break-word; ">Friday, 21 August 2009</div></td></tr><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); ">Time:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="word-wrap: break-word; ">19:50 - 20:40</div></td></tr><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); ">Location:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="word-wrap: break-word; ">Fingers Piano Bar, Venue 221, 61a,</div></td></tr><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); ">Street:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="word-wrap: break-word; ">Frederick Street,</div></td></tr><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); ">Town/City:</td><td class="data" style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Edinburgh, United Kingdom</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:11px;"><div class="title" style="font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=117972178520&h=jC54D&u=ivBvf" title="http://underword.co.uk/" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Underword</span></span></a></div><div class="url" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://underword.co.uk/">http://underword.co.uk/</a></span></div><div class="story_posted_item clearfix" style="display: block; "><div class="story_content_excerpt textual" style="float: none; width: auto; "><div class="metadata"><div class="summary" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Underword is a spoken word night for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009. It runs 8th–29th August in Fingers Piano Bar, Frederick Street, from 7.50pm to 8.40pm. Admission is free.</span></div></div></div></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Submissions Deadline 3rd August</span></span></div>Word Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215706274208566052noreply@blogger.com0