Port of Tyne Writer in Residence
Hallo and welcome to Tyne Writer
My name is Michael Chaplin, Writer-In-Residence for the Port of Tyne 2009-2010
The purpose of the residency is:
- To celebrate the history and culture of Tyneside by focusing on the river that runs through and made it what it is today.
- To stimulate pieces of writing in various forms about the Tyne and the communities that line its banks, some by myself, but most, hopefully, by the people of Tyneside.
- To provide, via this website and others means of publication, a resource base for all those interested in the past, present and future of the Tyne.
I hope you enjoy visiting this site, reading what the people of Tyneside have written about their river.
I also hope you feel moved to join them!
Every one has a story about the Tyne - and that includes you. Contributions can take many forms (please see below), can be either fact or fiction, as short or as long as you wish (though for reasons of space we obviously can't publish something like a novel).
- I Remember - short memories or experiences of the Tyne
- I Write - longer pieces of creative writing in prose or poetry
- My Family - memories or memoirs of forebears on the river
- I Read - pieces of previously published writing on the Tyne
- I Listen - the songs and music of the Tyne
- Tyne People - portraits of Tynesiders with striking connections to the river
This site will hopefully grow over the weeks and months ahead, so please do revisit it, but most importantly, please add a story of your own in any of the categories. This isn't a competition - the whole point of the exercise is to mark the importance of the river in our collective lives, to add to our sense of history and place - and to give each other pleasure. Your contribution, whatever it might be, however short, will contribute to this and enrich this site.
If you wish to submit something, ask a question or start a conversation, please write to me, Michael Chaplin, at the following email address: michael.chaplin@portoftyne.co.uk
Please forgive me if I don't reply immediately - I may be snowed under - but I will get back to you pretty soon.
Thank you - I hope you enjoy your plodge in the Tyne.
Michael Chaplin