Our first event for the year was held at The Plough on Museum Street. We had the superb Narayani L. Guibarra compering for the evening. We also had Committee members Ines Almedia and Chris Simpson co-running the event and taking photos.
The lure of alcohol and an evening of strong writing from a long-list of great submissions meant that we were full to capacity. We had a strong response to the feedback forms. If you filled them out then thank you for doing so. These have been passed on to the writers.
Our readers for the evening Rob Stevens, Federica Lugaresi, Tarquin Landseer, Alex Bailey-Dumetz, Kirsten McLaughlin, Narayani L. Guibarra and Rebecca Rouillard all come from the BA Creative Writing Course at Birkbeck. They gave readings of fiction and poetry that ranged from humorous speculative fiction to dark lyrical poetry. All the work was well recieved from the audience of friends, fellow students and supportive tutors.
Our guest of the evening, writer, tutor and Costa Book Award nominee Benjamin Wood gave a funny and intimate reading from his novel "The Bellwether Revivals".
The evening ended with a prize draw with winners being determined from the feedback forms. You see, it makes sense to fill them out!
The Committee would like to thank all those who attended and read at the evening for making it work so well. We would also like to remind you that Narayani L. Guibarra and Ines Almeida are stepping down to focus on their third year studies. They have been absolutely pivotal to making this and past events a success. We would therefore like to take this opportunity to remind you that if you would like to take part in organising future Birkbeck Scribblers events then please contact us at:
thebirkbeckscribblers@mail.com
And remember you can follow us now on Twitter:
@BScribblers
Our readers, Nydia Hetherington, Narayani L Guibarra, Steven
Sobolewski, Eleonora Fusco, Alisa Grafton, Bryony Cooper were from the Higher
Certificate and Creative Writing BA courses years 1 and 2. They gave readings of poetry and fiction
ranging from the short story to a novel extract. The audience were appreciative and supportive
and ranged from reader’s friends to fellow students to enthusiastic tutors.
The Birkbeck Scribblers moved venue for their second event. The atmosphere at the Hoop & Grapes
was welcoming and the dedicated bar was a positive addition and commented upon
by many. The room was well
insulated and gave the event the feel of a private party cocooned from the
sounds of the city. 
The readers, Scott Landers, Eleonora Fusco, Isabel D'Arq, Tarquin Landseer, Rob Stevens and Narayani L Guibarra were from the Higher Certificate courses through to
years one and two BA Creative Writing programme. They gave readings of poetry and short fiction to a room of
thirty guests. The audience was
appreciative of the works from first to last. 
Ian Dawes compered with a light, persuasive touch which
succeeded in securing valuable and constructive written feedback for our
readers. This was perhaps aided by
the incentive of an A5 moleskin style journal being offered as a prize for
those entering the draw with each feedback form increasing chances of winning.
Our principal speaker and guest, Anthony Joseph, closed the
event with poetry from his published books, including his latest anthology, Rubber Orchestras. As a seasoned performer, Anthony gave a
relaxed and confident reading which was both entertaining and inspirational. 
