Tell Your Story for Hastings Refugee Week
This year marks the 25 anniversary of Refugee Week. To celebrate Story Time are accepting submissions of stories from refugees and people from migrant backgrounds on the theme of Compassion.
Story Time started as a monthly story-telling night, which aimed to help people share their voices and grow a sense of community. It has since developed into a network of events, installations, collaborations, and an archive of excellent tales.
Share your personal story in 500-1200 words. Explore the theme however it feels most true to you, it could be compassion for or from others, discovering self compassion or something else completely.
If language or writing are a barrier to you sending in a story, please reach out to Story Time anyway – they’re here to help.
Three stories will be selected to be read out at a live event at Cactus Hound Bar (24 June 13.00) and a range of chosen submitted stories will feature on Story Time’s website. Some extracts will also form part of a window display at Plant The Seed during Refugee Week 19-25 June.
Authors of the three selected stories will receive £50 each for their performance – funding provided by Arts Council England via the Refugee Buddy Project.
Please submit your stories to [email protected] by the 1 June 2023.
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