JILL HUCKLESBY
Writer and Producer
Welcome to my website,
where you’ll find all the news about my writing/producing for theatre, my script work and my books for teens, younger readers and adults. Please click on the links above for further information, or to contact me.
Thanks for visiting!
Theatre news 2023
My radio play, 'Moon Tide' was produced live at the Ink Festival, Halesworth, Suffolk, on Saturday, April 15th, directed by Ashleigh Sendin. The festival showcased a raft of new plays between April 13-16.
WRITE WITH ME!
Creative Writing Workshops on the south coast.
Join me at Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham-by Sea for themed writing workshops.
All sessions here run from
10 am - 12.30 pm. Please book directly with the venues.
The workshops are open to all writers - those with experience and anyone starting their writing journey. All writing styles are encouraged during the sessions. Come and try something new!
About Time - January 11th ,Ropetackle.
An exploration of time as the new year begins, with inspiration from works by Professor Stephen Hawking, Audrey Niffenegger and Philip Pullman.
New Beginnings - Wednesday January 15th, Chichester Festival Theatre Foyer 11.30 am - 1 pm
An uplifting session to kickstart the new year, with traditions from around the world and works by Jackie Kay and Gillian Clarke providing a light framework.
All For Love - Saturday 15th February, Ropetackle. 10 am - 1 pm. A special event exploring love in all its guises. I'll be joined by actor from stage and screen, David Fielder, who will add poetic inspiration along the way. Writers will have the chance to hear their work read by David at the end of the session.
The March Hare and Other Animals - Ropetackle Saturday 15th March. Our focus will be the rich vein of real and mythical animals in literature, together with our own enduring bond with animals.
The Great Gatsby, 100 Years on.
Ropetackle Saturday 19th April. We'll celebrate the centenary of this iconic 1935 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and immerse in the Jazz Age, shoot the breeze and create new work in your chosen style.
Creative Writing Workshops
If you are based in the South East and would like me to facilitate a workshop especially for your group, please get in touch. Recent workshops at Hastings Contemporary Gallery: Earth Day, and sessions inspired by exhibitions by artists Caragh Thuring and Penny McCarthy.
I facilitate themed workshops at
Ropetackle in Shoreham-by-Sea every month. Recent sessions have included Rites of Spring, Love Letters, Myths and Legends of Sussex, Solace of the Garden, Planet Earth, a celebration and Autumn Equinox. Future workshops are listed on the right.
WGM Atlantic
I'm delighted to say that the launch of my fiction for adults is represented by literary agent Nicky Lovick at WGM Atlantic in London. Exciting projects on the horizon for 2025!
Image copyright Hastings Contemporary Gallery.
I'm delighted to have been asked to judge entries for a children's poetry competition, launched by Sussex Cancer Fund. Budding poets aged between 6 and 16, from across the region, sent inspiring submissions. The winners are now published in an anthology. Proceeds from the sale will help the charity. A big well done to all those who entered!
