Penny Sharman is inspired by wild landscapes and relationships between the seen and unseen. She is a published poet, photographer, artist and therapist. Penny has a MA in Creative Writing from Edge Hill University, has had poems published in The North Mslexia, Candlestick Press, Northern Gravey and many others. She reached shortlists for The Bridport Prize, 2023 and the Michael Marks Environmental Poet of the year prize 2023. She was highly commended in the Fool of Poetry Chapbook competition in 2024 and highly commended in Manchester Cathedral's Poetry Competition 2024. She reached the shortlist for 15 of the Live Canon Poetry Competition 2024. Penny won first prize for poem Complaints about pigeons and the loss of goldfinches' for the 2025 Charles Causley Sunbathing with Fisherman 2024 from Hedgehog Press is available from her website: www.pennysharman.co.uk

Join us for a superb evening of spoken word, host by the very talented Joy Winkler. Set in a beautiful listening room, full of like minded literery lovers. Come and share you own work, read your favourite poem or just sit back and soak in the evening.

If you would like to read please register by emailing Joy Winkler at joywinkler@sky.com