Books Are My Bag : Newport from Screwpacket Writers : Open Mic : Ye Olde Murenger House

Members of Newport's Screwpacket Writers ( aka Screwpacket Playwrights) have taken part in the 'Books Are My Bag' Campaign to promote bookshops and authors. The first to support the campaign were the poets appearing at Newport's only literary pub, Ye Olde Murenger House on 8th October, 2014. Screwpacket's own Alan Roderick ( one of the original members of the 2006 group) allowed some disruption to the Open Mic session to allow Will Cross and Monty Dart ( also two of Screwpacket's originals) to highlight the campaign. This roll of honour began with poets Kit Lambert, Anna Lewis, Bernard Pearson, Julie Pritchard, Frances Smith and of course Alan Roderick supported the campaign holding up a "Books Are My Book" bag to allow photographs to be taken by John Briggs and Monty Dart. Several other poets including Patrick Widdess and Jonathon Edwards also supported the campaign. Much Thanks to all those who took part. The photographs can be seen on Twitter https://twitter.com/WilliamPCross

Pop Up BookShop : The Riverfront Theatre Newport: 10th October : Books Are My Bag

Book Signing by William Cross and Monty Dart on 10th October 2014, at Newport’s Riverfront Theatre 5pm-9pm. In support of "Books Are My Bag" Campaign ( to celebrate bookshops) and raise funds for the local production of the Chartist musical "The Forgotten" and The Abergavenny Community Cafe. ” Newport Authors, Monty Dart and William Cross will be at a pop up bookshop at the Riverfront Theatre, Newport, Kingsway, Newport NP20 1HG on Friday 10th October from 5pm until 9pm signing copies of their latest books Monty’s “ Who Killed Dripping Lewis? : The Unsolved Murder in Pontypool in 1939” and Will’s “ The Abergavenny Witch Hunt: An account of the prosecution of over twenty homosexuals in a small Welsh town in 1942.” Proceeds of the evening will go to local projects, including Screwpacket Playwrights, Newport and the Abergavenny Community Cafe. It is hoped that a number of guest writers, poets and artists from South Wales will also pop in during the course of the evening, to support “Books Are My Bag”. http://www.booksaremybag.com/ Any enquiries, please e-mail Will Cross williecross@aol.com Screwpacket Playwrights, Newport are dedicated to delivering plays of social conscience.