Word dealers

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Independent publisher X-Press and independent street author Q are skilled in marketing books in club culture, using similar techniques to indie record labels. They commission unknown authors whose street culture and contemporary music experience help them create novels with a mix of patois, rap and London slang. The publication of 'Yardie' encouraged working-class youngsters who do not normally consider literature to submit manuscripts. Literary agents Blake Friedman hope to see Q's 'Deadmeat' published in hardback.

Marketing, Popular culture, Authorship, Street literature, X-Press

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A good night out

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Joe White, 28, who is serving a life sentence for killing a friend while high on LSD, has spent his last nine years managing, directing and acting in 13 plays staged in four different prisons. He is currently housed in Norwich Prison but just for one night he is acting in a production of Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden at the Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn, London. Anglia TV is filming the play and making a documentary. A good attendance of celebrities, professional playwrights and directors is expected.

Social aspects, Portrayals, Prisons, Dramatists, Playwrights

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Room for manoeuvre

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Creative Block is a collective of charitable groups which uses London office buildings awaiting redevelopment. 172 Great Portland Street, London is used for courses, rehearsals and writers' workshops. The address commands respect and funding is more forthcoming. Charterhouse Estates manage Alaska in Bermondsey, a building intended for business, and invite artists to use studio space free of charge in return for contributing to an annual show. These schemes protect buildings from squatters.

Innovations, Real estate developers, London, England, Buildings and facilities, Artists' studios

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