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12 Nov 2024
Final workshop of the year, and *what* a year...
RIDDLING THE ASH: Sun 1 Dec, 2-4pm GMT
on Zoom - details in theđ
BookingđŠinfo@rebeccajoysharp.com
rebeccajoysharp.com/creativeâŚ
ALT A fresco from 1380 shows the seated figure of an alchemist at a furnace, pointing inside and wondering WTAF is going to come out the other side.
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Rebecca Sharp retweeted
6 Nov 2024
Word of the day is ârecrudescenceâ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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Rebecca Sharp retweeted
21 Oct 2024
This Friday!
Your penultimate chance to join us at Forth Friday in @BookNookStir
I cannae wait to read and listen to
@sharpetteâs much-praised poetry. And weâre building a fab open mic set of readers too!
thebooknookstirling.co.uk/FoâŚ
Pop me a message if youâd like to perform!
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Rebecca Sharp retweeted
16 Oct 2024
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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14 Oct 2024
Up next, I'll be in Stirling reading for Forth Fridays at the @BookNookStir Fri 25th Oct. 7pm â°
tinyurl.com/ForthFridaysLFL
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19 Sep 2024
Honoured & thrilled that LONG FIELD LOOP is included in this mighty fine list for the #SaltireBookAwards in Poetry â°
Delighted also for Tapsalteerie to have 2 titles there đ @tap_poetry @EthicsEnergy @CreativeScots
19 Sep 2024
Congratulations to the #SaltireBookAwards longlisted authors 2024 in the Poetry category! This year our Poetry longlist features 12 books.
See the link for more information: saltiresociety.org.uk/the-saâŚ
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Rebecca Sharp retweeted
18 Sep 2024
1) Gaelic is not practically extinct.
2) No, they donât.
3) Scots is recognised as a language.
4) Itâs not a dialect of Middle English.
5) Over 1.5m people reported they can speak it in 2022.
17 Sep 2024
Utter twaddle. I have sympathy for Gaelic, but itâs practically an extinct language. More people speak Urdu in Scotland than speak Gaelic. Scots is *NOT* a language and never has been, itâs a dialect of Middle English and no one has spoken it for over 150 years.
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4 Sep 2024
Culture Funding Crisis, Scotland:
This goes some way to show the level of stress Creative Scotlandâs 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 canât afford to rest.
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4 Sep 2024
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.
4 Sep 2024
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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2 Sep 2024
Coming up, 10 Oct at @ByLeavesWeLive - a poetry workshop exploring loops & cycles, how to support or disrupt them. In partnership with SPL, @EthicsEnergy & @StAModLangs Centre for Poetic Innovation.
Booking nowâ°
eventbrite.co.uk/e/loopshop-âŚ
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Rebecca Sharp retweeted
1 Sep 2024
đ¨ Exclusive: Screen stars Alan Cumming & Sam Heughan are demanding a rethink on Scottish Government cuts which have led to the shutdown of Creative Scotlandâs key fund for artists, describing its demise as âdevastatingâ & âreally tragic.â đ¨
scotsman.com/arts-and-cultur⌠@TheScotsman
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Rebecca Sharp retweeted
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 donât think this is important then you shouldnât be allowed to enjoy it."
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29 Aug 2024
Day 4: submitted. Reflecting on how much freelancing flattens you, even when you have other (really nice) work on the horizon I'm aware it's only getting a fraction of my best. We're all pouring from empty cups. #NoArtWithoutArtists @CreativeScots @scotgov
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29 Aug 2024
And if anyone is tracking the economy of working this way - that was 3 full days and evenings of unpaid work I had planned to spread out more economically over 3 months.
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28 Aug 2024
Day 3: the heartbreak of reading your own project and getting excited all over again. Heartened by support from other artists and arts workers. #NoArtWithoutArtists #StopTheCuts @scotgov @CreativeScots
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Rebecca Sharp retweeted
28 Aug 2024
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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27 Aug 2024
Day 2 of being thrown under the bus: budget & RA feel like speculative fiction. Trying to find the sweet spot of trimming so they'll say yes, and not trimming so much they'll say no. Considering career change. Something with animals. @CreativeScots @scotgov #NoArtWithoutArtists
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