About Writing on the Wall

'There isn't another writing festival in England as good as Writing on the Wall' - Irvine Welsh

Writing on the Wall (WOW) is an annual programme of events that culminate in a Liverpool-based festival.  The  festival features local, national and international writers, artists, historians and musicians who engage local communities and broader audiences to celebrate writing, diversity, tolerance, story-telling and humour through controversy, inquiry and debate.

Writing on the Wall focuses on writing that empowers, where storytellers give and receive strength through telling. Writing on the Wall promotes both individual and collective creativity.

Writing on the Wall is a not for profit, social economy, organisation (company limited by guarantee with charitable status) established in 2002. The company was established to assure the continuing independent development of a festival that originated in 2000 as a Millennium Project sponsored through Liverpool John Moores University.

Board of Trustees:

Writing on the Wall Board of trustees is a multi-disciplinary team of highly motivated people from the social economy, secondary education, higher education, private and community sectors. The range of skills provides a mix of management and creative insight that has allowed the festival to develop to its current position. The Board has been established since 2002, but has been working together as a team since 2000, and currently comprises:

Stuart Borthwick Liverpool John Moores University

Mary Kelso Liverpool LEA Literacy Consultant

Helen Millne Train 2000 – Centre for Women's Enterprise and Employment 

Mike Morris Independent Film Maker

Jenny Newman Writer & Lecturer

Writing on the Wall is underpinned by the following values:

• A belief in the individual worth and latent talent of people

• A commitment to celebrating diversity; enabling access to, and stimulating interest in, festival activities

• A commitment offering the whole community an opportunity to participate and the continued encouragement of emerging, aspiring and established talents

• A commitment to quality and innovation in all of the activities delivered through the Festival.

The aims of Writing on the Wall are:

• To produce a festival that becomes a landmark event not only on the Merseyside cultural calendar but also on the international stage.

• To provide a showcase event for local emerging and established literary talent. We want to create an event that is truly representative of Liverpool and its culture to help writers and writing flourish.

• To contribute towards the development of Liverpool as a centre of cultural excellence and diversity.

• To awaken the general population to the city's writing heritage and future through a series of accessible events within their own communities.

• To bring the best of international writing to contribute to the vibrancy and diversity of the new writing emerging from the festival events

Writing on the Wall has an office base at: 
Mission Hall, 36 Windsor Street,  Liverpool, L8 1XE
Tel: 0151 703 0020
E-mail info@writingonthewall.org.uk

 

This page was modified on September 2, 2010