Pompey Writes

Synopsis

Pompey Writes Features The Very Best Content From Star & Crescent, Portsmouth's Only Independent, Non-commercial News, Culture And Commentary Website, Plus Brand New Material Never Before Published. Since 2015, S&c Has Earned Accolades For Its Investigations Into Local Culture, Media, Ecology, Housing, Healthcare, Education And Gender Issues. It Has Also Been A Platform For The Most Talented Portsmouth-based Poets, Fiction Writers, Memoirists, Satirists And Visual Artists. S&c Has Always Been A Mouthpiece For Voices That Are Not Otherwise Heard In The Mainstream Media. Pompey Writes Is No Exception And Boasts Work By Representatives Of Overlooked And Marginalised Groups, Including Migrants, The Homeless, Members Of Ethnic Minorities And Working-class Women. Amongst The Book More Than Sixty Contributors Are Ted Hughes Prize-winning Poest Maggie Sawkins; William Sutton, Author Of The Campbell Lawless Novels; Christine Lord, Prolific Journalist And Activist; Sarah Cheverton (huffington Post, Women's Views On News, Red Pepper); Tom Sykes (new Statesman, Private Eye, Bradt Travel Guides); And Matt Wingett, Publisher, Local Historian And Author Of The Snow Witch. Poetry, Short Fiction, Investigative Journalism, Travel Writing, Satire, Graphic Design, Photography... It's All Here In This Extensive, Ground-breaking Anthology. Edited By Tom Sykes And Sarah Cheverton