Inside.Out Open Mic for Writers

Bring Your Writing - poetry, flash fiction, micro fiction, short story, novel excerpts, performance poetry etc - to share at the open mic (up to 6 mins max), or come as audience to hear what's brand new. To read, just sign up on the open mic list as you arrive. Newcomers and regulars equally welcomed.

Guest musician - Sally Stockwell

No stranger to the entertainment industry, Sally has worked as an actor for two decades whilst quietly honing her craft as a singer song writer. She amalgamates her love of both worlds by creating unique ‘theatre gigs’; weaving song, poetry, soundscape and story into a dynamic and heartfelt delivery.

"The breakthrough moments are amazing destinations, but it was the underlying current of melancholy and longing in the compositions that had me hooked." - NZ Musician

Sally’s eclectic style reflects her music inspirations such as Kate Bush, Joan As Policewoman and Nick Cave…" sitting somewhere between sophisticated chamber-folk and low key cabaret… in the wake of people like Marianne Faithfull and Tom Waits." - Graham Reid; Elsewhere

"Stockwell is the star of the show… her voice is flat-out incredible. It serves her own music well, as you might expect, but it carries the play offstage and right into the audience." - Lumiere

Her recent work was inspired by motherhood and lays bare very personal, yet universal themes of womanhood. Fusing electronic music and self-operated sounds Sally takes us on a passionate journey to human connection.

"A thoroughly engaging artist with the spirit of a genuine songwriter, an astute eye for telling detail and a lyrical vocabulary deeper than most… Definitely not an actress just having a dalliance in music." - Graham Reid; Elsewhere

Five Word Challenge:
Employ these five words: teeth - steer - generation - rise - toi (te reo Maori :art; summit; knowledge) in a short piece of writing < 50 words all up and place in the Red Box of Mystery for randomly-awarded book prizes & chocolate bars.

Plus, the fliers on writing and arts events & competitions on the tables are yours to take away.

Kia Ora:
Inside.out thanks Chris Priestley and the team at Cafe One2One, and the fine people at the NZ Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa Auckland Branch, for their support of this open mic literary & music event in Tamaki Makaurau.

Bring koha for our hard-working musician/s please! With your emcee Anita Arlov phone/text 021 100 40 77.

See you there!