Updates about the annual commission
An Interview with Karin Lundengård, commission winner One of the highlights of Get a Word in Edgeways festival 13th-15th October will be our commission premiere from Swedish storyteller Karin Lundengård. The Step Up Commission has been created by Gawie and the House of the West Wind: College of Storytelling. Claire Mace, our Festival Producer, asked …
𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 …. 𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 hitting humanity. An event so disastrous that it decimates the human race, leaving only a handful of survivors. Maybe global warming? All cultures seem to have a folk record of some ancient disaster. Maybe a great flood, or of the sky turning red. Did these …
Step-Up Commission Winner Announced! GAWIE and House of the West Wind are pleased to announce the winner of this year’s Step-Up Commission!. Our winner is [drum roll] Karin Lundengård. Her Working Title is “If the water turns blue” In her piece for the step up commission, Karin considers how oral tradition can be used to …
Step-Up Commission Workshops Completed! Today, Sunday 29th January, saw the completion of the workshops and presentations for our candidates The Step-Up Commission is an equal partnership between Get A Word In Edgeways and The House of the West Wind It was clear that the standards were exceptional and it was a pity we could not …
Step-Up Commission Shortlist & Workshop The Step-Up Commission is an equal partnership between GAWIE and the House of the West Wind. With well over 40 applications, we have narrowed them down to 20 exceptional entries. The standard of applications was extremely high and it was a difficult decision for the judges to decide who would …
GAWIE Step-Up Commission Shortlist made, & future Workshop Read More »