Monsters Revisited

If you couldn't make it to the weirdtastic "Beasts and Bards" in Cambridge last month, fear not. The monsters have returned to crawl into your ears.

The wonderful people at Shindig recorded the event and by clicking below you can listen to full sets of poetry and story telling by Leanne Modern, Patrick Widdess, Lindum Greene, Gytha Lodge, Fay Roberts and J.S.Watts.

The beasts are waiting. It's worth a listen. Go on, click here

The Moon Rises Crying

The Moon Rises Crying, a poem by J.S.Watts, is in issue 24 of Liquid Imagination. You can read it, or listen to J.S. reading it, or both - you choose. Click here for the poem and the full size version of the wonderful Sue Babcock illustration below.

Illustration by Sue Babcock from Liquid Imagination No. 24

Witchlight Revealed

Witchlight is coming.

The second novel by J.S.Watts is due out from Vagabondage Press this spring. Further details will be added as the light of imminent publication grows ever brighter. Today, however, we are very excited to be able to reveal the front cover for Witchlight and here it is:

Witchlight Grows Brighter

"Witchlight", a new paranormal novel from J.S.Watts, is being released by Vagabondage Press  in spring 2015 and spring is drawing ever closer.

Further details will be available shortly, so please check back.

Here There Be Monsters

Beasts and Bards - poems and tales of all things scaly, secretive, sly and savage. In Cambridge. On Saturday 21st February at 8pm. Oh my!

Poets and storytellers bring you tales of creatures mythical and monstrous as part of We Make Monsters, an exhibition of work by Baggelboy illustrated things and Abi Stevens Illustration.

The event is hosted by Crafty Cambridge and Changing Spaces. The venue is Changing Spaces, 9 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LD.

Featuring the wonderful words and creative creatures of the following wordsmiths:

J.S.Watts
Fay Roberts Poet
Leanne Moden
Mal Faloon
Lindum Greene
Gytha Lodge

Slack Folk

What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than music and poetry?

J.S.Watts (yes, we know it says J.D. Watts on the poster, but it really means J.S.Watts, honest) will be providing the poetry at this month's Slack Folk event in Colchester, Essex. Other than the unexplained name change, the poster says it all. So, if you fancy some folk music and poetry next Saturday afternoon, why not pop along?

A February What's Up

In February J.S.Watts will be performing at the following FREE public events in Cambridge, Colchester and London:

Saturday 7th February, 2pm - Poetry at The Story So Far Launch in Acton Library, London.


Saturday 14th February, 2pm  - Poetry at the SlackFolk  folk music event at The Old Police Station, Colchester.


Saturday 21st February, 8pm - Poetry and Stories at Beast and Bards, part of the We Make Monsters exhibition at Changing Spaces, Cambridge.

For further details, full venue addresses and updates please go to the Events Page of this website.

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Looking further ahead, there is going to be some exciting news for March and May: Witchlight is growing ever brighter!