Publishing at the Lit & Phil
04/22/25 • 63 min
In an earlier episode, we met the founder of the new Sunderland Lit and Phil Society, Auburn Langley. This group now host monthly panel discussions - talking about issues and challenges that affect people in Sunderland across a range of sectors. From now onwards, they’re in Pop Recs, but we were there for last month’s Lit and Phil in the place where the original society used to meet - the Abject Gallery upstairs in the Athenaeum building.
With a focus on publishing, last month’s panel discussed the challenges facing the publishing industry, as it continues to evolve, and how other arts and cultural organisations are beginning to explore small-scale publishing as they grow - along with useful resources to help writers, poets, and authors along the way.
Voices featured in the episode:
- Auburn Langley - Founder, Sunderland Lit & Phil Society
- Liz Dean - Freelance Author, Editorial Consultant, & Poet
- Kym Deyn - Poet, Speculative Fiction Writer, Founder of The Braag CIC
- Dr. Alexandra Collinson - Fundraising Director, Sunderland Literacy Aid
- Helen Wilkinson - Poet, Director of King Ink CIC
- Gerard Purvis - Director, Harbour Printworks CIC
More about ArtyParti:
- Our website - www.artyparti.com
- Bluesky - @ArtyParti
- Instagram - @Arty_Parti_
- A Jay Sykes Media podcast
Our supporters and funders:
The ArtyParti podcast is made possible thanks to the support of our generous Patreon backers:
- Zoe Broad - Writer & Director
- Danielle Chamberlin - Watercolour Artist
- Chantal Herbert - Founder of Sister Sounds and Sister Shack
- Jo Howell - Photographic Artist
- Angela Sandwith - Mixed-Media Artist
- Stephanie Smith - Visual Artist
In an earlier episode, we met the founder of the new Sunderland Lit and Phil Society, Auburn Langley. This group now host monthly panel discussions - talking about issues and challenges that affect people in Sunderland across a range of sectors. From now onwards, they’re in Pop Recs, but we were there for last month’s Lit and Phil in the place where the original society used to meet - the Abject Gallery upstairs in the Athenaeum building.
With a focus on publishing, last month’s panel discussed the challenges facing the publishing industry, as it continues to evolve, and how other arts and cultural organisations are beginning to explore small-scale publishing as they grow - along with useful resources to help writers, poets, and authors along the way.
Voices featured in the episode:
- Auburn Langley - Founder, Sunderland Lit & Phil Society
- Liz Dean - Freelance Author, Editorial Consultant, & Poet
- Kym Deyn - Poet, Speculative Fiction Writer, Founder of The Braag CIC
- Dr. Alexandra Collinson - Fundraising Director, Sunderland Literacy Aid
- Helen Wilkinson - Poet, Director of King Ink CIC
- Gerard Purvis - Director, Harbour Printworks CIC
More about ArtyParti:
- Our website - www.artyparti.com
- Bluesky - @ArtyParti
- Instagram - @Arty_Parti_
- A Jay Sykes Media podcast
Our supporters and funders:
The ArtyParti podcast is made possible thanks to the support of our generous Patreon backers:
- Zoe Broad - Writer & Director
- Danielle Chamberlin - Watercolour Artist
- Chantal Herbert - Founder of Sister Sounds and Sister Shack
- Jo Howell - Photographic Artist
- Angela Sandwith - Mixed-Media Artist
- Stephanie Smith - Visual Artist
Previous Episode
Six Storytellers at Show & Tell
Poetry, novels, audio drama, mixed media storytelling, flash fiction, stand-up, and short story writing. The stars just so happened to align at our second Show & Tell back in December, in the creative cafe and clothing store ‘Port Independent’, that every attendee who shared their practice were working with creative writing and storytelling:
Poet and printmaker Hester Dowling shares two poetical pieces, inspired by real life moments that stuck with her - both whimsical, and heart-gripping.
With her self published book 'Stand Up Mam', author Kay Wilson drew from her own career as a stand-up comedienne when piecing together her novel.
Challenging himself to write a series of interconnected 101-word stories, Thomas Nixon shares eight short pieces that tackle an invention that would become humanity’s downfall.
Retelling the story of Eros and Psyche from Greek mythology, Benjamin Moore shares a draft of the opening section of an audio drama that he’s written and directed.
Multi-disciplinary artist Mim Robson challenged herself to a 100-Days of Storytelling project, turning scraps of paper and cut-up books into a series of short stories told inside matchboxes and tiny frames.
And feeling newly inspired to keep writing, Gerard Purvis tells a dark and subversive tale of the monsters in the shadows of your room, in a short story called ‘The Bad Man’.
Our artists and creatives featured in the episode:
- Hester Dowling - Poet and Printmaker
- Kay Wilson - Author, 'Stand Up Mam'
- Thomas Nixon - Flash Fiction Writer
- Benjamin Moore - Audio Drama Writer & Producer
- Mim Robson - Multi-disciplinary Artist - Textiles & Printmaking
- Gerard Purvis - Director, Harbour Printworks CIC
More about ArtyParti:
- Our website - www.artyparti.com
- Bluesky - @ArtyParti
- Instagram - @Arty_Parti_
- A Jay Sykes Media podcast
Our supporters and funders:
The ArtyParti podcast is made possible thanks to the support of our generous Patreon backers:
- Danielle Chamberlin - Watercolour Artist
- Chantal Herbert - Founder of Sister Sounds and Sister Shack
- Jo Howell - Photographic Artist
- Angela Sandwith - Mixed-Media Artist
- Stephanie Smith - Visual Artist
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