Lisa Blower

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[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Well that was a total surprise! But could not be more chuffed. Thank you.

@RSLiterature @ALCS_UK #vspritchett @English_Keele @stokeontrent100

[ALCS @ALCS_UK]

And the winner is... @lisablowerwrite for her incredible short story "Blessing in Burslem"! Judges said "A piece of writing that offers the reader more and more each time you read it" Congrats Lisa! 👏 #ALCSAwards

[David Amigoni @AmigoniDavid]

Moving monologue dramatisation of @lisablowerwrite story, ‘Blessing in Burslem’ by @NVBorderlines and #KwanzaCollective. Thanks and congratulations to all, including the amazing artists who captured the performance, making the theme of the piece part of the dramatic fabric. Brilliant.

[ALCS @ALCS_UK]

Great to see that @lisablowerwrite's incredible short story 'Blessing in Burslem' will be adapted into a play at the @NewVicTheatre.

Lisa Blower won the V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize at the ALCS Annual Awards for the story. Read our interview with her: https://t.co/Ze6IToM55J

[Jonathan Taylor @crystalclearjt]

Looking forward to this: I'll be writer-in-residence for a day at Trentham Library, as part of the celebrations to mark 100 years of the city. Please do come along if you're in the area! https://t.co/zBwoB0xX1F @lisablowerwrite @cwaleicester @MadeinStokeonT @stokeontrent100

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Flash Annie. New story on @BBCRadio4 This Friday. Read by the fabulous #Amy Parker. 👇👇

https://t.co/nHPFeMZckY

[Georgina Capel Assoc @GeorginaCapel]

Listen to @lisablowerwrite's new short story 'Flash Annie' on @BBCRadio4 this Friday!
A meeting at a supermarket cheese counter sparks memories of loss, and perhaps an answer to an old ghost story...
https://t.co/BssEPNo2yv

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Miner Birds Celebration Day. 10.04.25. Keele in Town. Workshop. Archive discussion & Rose Hunter talking to @mikeinpride with Amy Parker performing last scene of the play. All free. Link below.

https://t.co/nqvU6weiEF

@NewVicTheatre @NVBorderlines @keele

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

14 years of work. Publishing is not easy. I care about every word they've robbed.

#metabookthieves

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Back in @SoTLibraries with 3 free writing workshops for 11-16yos with @foulkeswrites. Booking now open. Details below. Please spread the word. #100books100years

@stokeontrent100 @StokeCreates @English_Keele @ace_national @ace_midlands @NewVicTheatre

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Love poetry? Live in Stoke-on-Trent? Fancy reading alongside the city's laureates? Then join us for The Poetry Busk 21.03.25 12-4pm
[email protected] for bookings

Thank you @ForeverKeele
@stokeontrent100 @StokeCreates @Sotlive @SoTLibraries @English_Keele

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

We're hosting a Poetry Busk for #worldpoetryday & would love you to read, perform or just enjoy with our fabulous hosts 👇👇 email [email protected] for a slot.

@KeeleUniversity @ace_national @SoTLibraries @stokeontrent100 @StokeCreates @NVBorderlines

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

If you didn't get to see The Miner Birds @NewVicTheatre last week, then head to Keele in Town to see this amazing 12image exhibition curated by Kevin Hayes that tells their story.

@English_Keele @KeeleInclusion @stokeontrent100 #minerswives

[Keele University 🐿️ @KeeleUniversity]

📸 The Miner Birds: 40 Years of Activism #IWD

See The North Staffs Miners’ Wives Action Group through Kevin Hayes’ photography at Keele in Town, with excerpts from The Miner Birds by Dr Lisa Blower, showing at The New Vic on March 6.

More info ➡️ https://t.co/8M6chiW0su

[Stoke-on-Trent Centenary @stokeontrent100]

📷 Stoke-on-Trent writer Dr Lisa Blower has revealed that she still loves to read Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory saying: "It's the ultimate child's paradise conjured up by a golden ticket imagination that made me want to create worlds of my own.” @WorldBookDayUK

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

A huge thank you to @NewVicTheatre for letting The Miner Birds fly onto the main stage to a full house. We had a ball & these 3 were flipping amazing 👇

Thank you to everyone who came to see us too 😘

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Tomorrow 👇👇

@NewVicTheatre @NVBorderlines @KeeleInclusion @kee

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Still a bit giddy has to be said... 😁

@ALCS_UK @RSLiterature @English_Keele

[ALCS @ALCS_UK]

Last week's ALCS Annual Awards was an incredible evening celebrating the very best of writing, creativity and education. Check out some of the highlights! 💫

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Have you got your ticket yet? The Miner Birds @NewVicTheatre Thursday March 6th 👇👇👇

https://t.co/ie9UXY2Ss2

@KeeleInclusion @English_Keele @stokeontrent100 #miningcommunity #locallit #miners #internationalwomensday

[New Vic Theatre @NewVicTheatre]

The Miner Birds by award-winning local writer @lisablowerwrite heads to the stage next week on Thu 6 March at 2.15 and 7.30. Inspired by the experiences of the North Staffs Miners' Wives Association Group, three actors breathe life into their story through song, poetry reading and storytelling.
To book and find out more: https://t.co/A4xcAQa4k2

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

@agarwalpayal8 @LouMinns @SoTLibraries @stokeontrent100 @NewVicTheatre @StokeCreates @ace_national @KeeleUniversity Not this time around but plans afoot!

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Free yes free half term creative writing workshops for 11-16yos happening this week with @louminns @SoTLibraries with the chance to be a published author 👇👇👇

@stokeontrent100 @NewVicTheatre @StokeCreates @ace_national @KeeleUniversity #100books100years

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

@Bourrerlecrane @RSLiterature @ALCS_UK @English_Keele @stokeontrent100 Thank you xx

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Well that was a total surprise! But could not be more chuffed. Thank you.

@RSLiterature @ALCS_UK #vspritchett @English_Keele @stokeontrent100

[ALCS @ALCS_UK]

And the winner is... @lisablowerwrite for her incredible short story "Blessing in Burslem"! Judges said "A piece of writing that offers the reader more and more each time you read it" Congrats Lisa! 👏 #ALCSAwards

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

@Kerry2001 @RSLiterature @ALCS_UK @English_Keele @stokeontrent100 Thank you lovely x