Sydney Speculative Scribes Open Mic - in partnership with WestWords
We invite you to join us for a series of Sunday afternoon open mic sessions at WestWords Western Sydney Centre for Writing. Members of Sydney Speculative Scribes and WestWords Speculative Writing are invited -- as well as members of the general public who are interested in writing and reading speculative fiction.

The first open mic event of the year is May 18th, 2pm-4pm.

WestWords has partnered with Sydney Speculative Scribes to take your word from the page to the stage. Come read a short story or an excerpt from your longer work and listen to other speculative fiction writers in an intimate and supportive environment of writers in the same genre.

If you'd like to sign up ahead of time, please email ally@westwords.com.au with the following information:

Your "pen name" or performance name
If you'd like to request a 5 minute, or a 10 minute, time slot.
Please let us know if you'd like to perform sitting or standing.

Adhering to the 10-minute time cap is compulsory and a sign of respect to your fellow writers and performers. The event host reserves the right to end a reading at the 10-minute mark. Please make sure you time yourself reading ahead of the event, to ensure your reading does not go over 10 minutes.

If there is room on the runsheet on the day of the event, sign ups are welcome at the door. If you miss out on a spot in May, you'll have priority to perform at the next performance on July 13th.

Future dates:
July 13th
October 19th
Nov 16th

Special guests to be announced.

Your reading should be:

Speculative fiction (that's sci-fi, fantasy, horror, alt-history...)
Either a whole piece (microfiction) or a sensible chunk of a longer work (e.g. a chapter of a novel or a segment that leaves us wanting more from a longer short story)
Rehearsed and ready for sharing.

Where: WestWords Centre for Writing
41 Hunter Street, Parramatta

Snacks and nibbles available at the event.

Parking is not available on location. We recommend parking at Parramatta Westfield. Or arriving via public transport to Parramatta Station. Both are within 5 minute walking distance.
Any questions, please contact ally@westwords.com.au