Betty's Coffee Dalston, London

510b Kingsland Road
Dalston
London
E8 4AE
bettyscoffee@gmail.com.

Betty's Coffee
  
Creative Cafe Activities:

• gallery space
• live music 
• open mic
• vynl music
• live music

The Stables Cafe at Ryders Farm Equestrian Centre

418 Manchester Rd
Bolton
BL4 8RU

UK
07979 982467

The Stables  

Review 

Creative  Café Project Activities: 

Craft
Knitting
Card-making 

 07876744092

07876744092

Applying to a café to be a writer in residence

Here is a letter to café owners / managers I have found quite effective. Do adapt as appropriate:

Dear

I would love to come and spend a day at your café as a Writer in Residence.

OUT A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF HERE 

The Creative Café Project which includes the publication of an e-zine and anthology CafeLit-  short stories to read while you enjoy a brew. Each story is linked to a particular drink.   

The Creative Café Project is all about finding cafes like yours that support the arts and provide a space where creative practitioners and their audiences can be in touch. 

During my day I would:

·         Occupy one of your tables for most of your opening hours

·         Buy three snacks / meals

o   Breakfast / mid-morning snack

o   Lunch

o   Afternoon snack

·          Sell some of my books – they could go through your till at rrp or a little less and I can invoice you back after the visit at 35% discount. Win win? Or I can sell directly or not at all if it is awkward.  (I’ll bring postcards anyway)     

·         Sit and write

·         Offer one-to-one critique or advice about writing / publishing sessions – this will bring you some more customers as part of the deal is that writers get a free critique only if they purchase something from the café.   

·         Collect stories for a possible Horsnea anthology

·         Invite customers to write bursts of flash fiction. Leaflets on the tables will offer this to people and prompt them through the process – they can deposit their efforts with me if they are brave enough

Before the event I would:

o   Advertise via social media

o   Design leaflets that can be printed and displayed on line

After the event I would:

o   Write a review of your café.  I only ever give good reviews because if I can’t give a good review I don’t review. However, to date, I’ve never had cause not to review! 

o   Pull together stories and examples of flash fiction and see if we have enough to work on an anthology or whether we might work further on this.

o   Arrange another similar event if we felt that this one was successful       

   

What I need you to do:

o   Agree to me coming and allow me my table for the day

o   Consider whether you’re happy for me to sell any of my books or not

o   Let people know I’m coming

Note the Creative Café Project never charges cafés or creative practitioners for being involved and both may be as involved as much or a little as they like.    

Is this of interest to you?

I’d love to come and work with you.

 

 

Salford Museum Cafe

Peel Park

The Crescent

Salford

M5 4WU

0161 778 0806

salford.museum@scll.co.uk 

 

 

 

 

Creative Café Project activities:

• book events 
• gallery 
• museum 
• networking
• visiting writers  

Salford Museum Cafe

The Floral Hall Café, Hornsea Review

The Floral Hall café , bookshop, sits next to the Floral Hall on the sea front at Hornsea.  Even on a Thursday afternoon in February it is inviting. Inside there are red hearts, ready for Valentine’s Day. Outside the waves tumble energetically on to the firm sand. The café offers a sanctuary for those who have braved a walk in the cold. Several have. And goodness, it’s cold enough out there.  

I arrive just in time for lunch.  I order a cheese and onion quiche with chips and salad. The pastry is light, the filling beautifully cheesy with the texture just right and the chips are cooked to be crisp on the outside and fluffy inside. All for under £6.00.  Later I indulge in a piece of excellent chocolate cake and a large cup of builder’s tea – for just £2.50.  No wonder the trade is brisk.

Horsnea Floral Hall Café Writer in Residence

At the Floral Hall Café
Esplenade

Hornsea
East Yorkshire
HU18 1NQ

Gill James will be working as Writer in Residence on Thursday 12 February 2015 from about 11.30 until the end of the afternoon.

She’ll be writing in the café.

Come and meet Gill and   

·         Book a half hour critique of your work. Book in advance here.   

·         Find out more about the Creative Café Project and Café Lit

·         Chat to her about writing

·         Find out about her books

·         Find out about writing flash fiction

·         Join  a local writing project         

Gill James writes novels for children and young adults. She writes shorter fiction for adults.

She is the founder of the Creative Café Project.      

   

The Caboose Cafe

Caboose Cafe & Bar
18 Queen Street 
Ramsgate 
Kent CT11 9DR

01843 570984

mike@caboosecafe.co.uk
georgia@caboosecafe.co.uk

Creative Cafe Project activities: 

• book reviews
• comedy
• live music  
• storytelling   

The Caboose Cafe