2024 Proverse Spring Reception (live and prerecorded). Part 1.

Описание: Live footage with some pre-recorded video-clips of an interesting, varied, relevant, and often moving and inspiring programme from Hong Kong and around the world, with results of the two International Proverse Prizes for writing previously unpublished in English.

PART 1. ORDER OF EVENTS
Dr Gillian Bickley welcomes all, summarises the programme and introduces Dr Verner Bickley, MBE, Co-Founder, the Proverse Prizes.
Dr Verner Bickley explains how the Proverse Prizes came into being.
Gillian Bickley describes the work of Proverse Hong Kong.
Dr Gillian Bickley gives a brief history of the Proverse Prizes.
Dr Gillian Bickley introduces Dr Verner Bickley’s announcement and introduction of the Proverse Prize 2023 Finalists.
Dr Verner Bickley, MBE, Co-Founder, the Proverse Prizes, announces the Finalists for the Proverse Prize 2023.
The Proverse Prize 2023 Finalists take turns to introduce their work: Liam Blackford, Matthew Wong Foreman, Michael Witts, Pang Sern Yong, Stewart McKay.
Gillian Bickley thanks the Finalists for introducing their work, introduces the Proverse Autumn Reception 2024, when the Proverse Prize 2023 winners and supplementary (publication) prize winners (if any) will be announced and one or more of the winning works launched; introduces "Mingled Voices 8”, the 2023 Proverse Poetry Prize Anthology, and Mr Jeff Streeter who will introduce “Mingled Voices 8”.
Jeff Streeter, Writer and critic, formerly Director of the British Council in Hong Kong, introduces “Mingled Voices 8: International Proverse Poetry Prize Anthology 2023”.

AVAILABILITY of "Mingled Voices 8" (MV8)
1) Paperbacks from Chinese University of Hong Kong Press (CUHKP), https://cup.cuhk.edu.hk/Proversehk/Mi...
2) Paperbacks from Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/dp/9888833839
3) E-books from Amazon, https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CY86WFJC
The above URLs are 2) from Amazon in the USA and 3) from Amazon in the UK. MV8 is available in all other places where Amazon operates and also from other online retailers.
FORTHCOMING EVENT
The Proverse Autumn Reception 2024 is scheduled for Thursday 21st November (Hong Kong time), whether at a physical venue or virtually, or both. We suggest you put this in your diaries.
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THE PROVERSE PRIZES
The two annual international Proverse Prizes -- for unpublished in English publishable (1) book-length fiction, non-fiction or poetry and (2) single poems -- open for entry on 7 May (closing date 30 June; late entries received 1-11 July -- these are Hong Kong dates and times). Entry information and details from https://proversepublishing.com AND (during the entry period only) through https://proversehongkong.submittable.com