Local author to spearhead project to celebrate Stoke-on-Trent's literary heritage
A local author is set to spearhead a project to celebrate Stoke-on-Trent's literary heritage as part of the council's centenary celebrations.
Dr. Lisa Blower, a Creative Writing lecturer at Keele University, will compile the 100 Books in 100 Years list to include literary works by authors born in the Potteries between 1925 and 2025 to highlight the city's creative history.
In a first-of-its-kind project for the city, Dr. Blower is calling on members of the public to contribute suggestions for the 100-title list which will feature novels, poetry, memoirs, plays, and history books.
Dr. Blower said: "Stoke-on-Trent has always been creatively rich, but this project will shine a spotlight on its literature and bring it to wider attention with new names and recovered works that we hope will inspire future generations to start writing.
"I'm absolutely thrilled to be able to mark my home city's centenary with this project that hopes to encourage new writing from the area to continue the canon into the next century."
Similar lists already exist for cities like Liverpool and Manchester and the team now aim to create a catalogue of local authorship for Stoke-on-Trent.
Higher Horizons in partnership with The Literacy Trust will also provide workshops in the city's secondary schools with the aim of creating an anthology of 100 x 100 word stories by young writers.
The workshops will be led by local children's authors Alex Foulkes, Stephanie Carty and Louise Cliffe-Minns with the aim of inspiring the next 100 years of local authorship.
Ant Sutcliffe, Associate Director of Higher Horizons said: "I can think of no better way to celebrate 100 years of our great city than by unleashing some of that passion and creativity by our young people writing their 100-word stories, telling people what our six towns are really all about.
"Through years of working with young people across the city, we know that we have the most passionate and creative in the country."
To get involved with the project, contact Dr. Blower at [email protected].
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