Jean G-Owen Publications & Naked Figleaf Press

16/07/2024

Jean G-Owen and Maggie Sawkins are running a creative writing workshop at Brading Roman Villa on 24 August to celebrate the Scarecrow Festival at Brading. All writers are welcome. Come and join us for a lovely afternoon of scarecrows and scribbles. Tickets are available from Eventbrite. You can also DM Jean G-Owen or Maggie Sawkins to reserve a spot...

Join us for a creative writing workshop inspired by Brading Scarecrow Festival.

27/06/2024

THE FIGLET IS AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM MY WEBSITE:

The Figlet (Summer 2024) gives a fig about IOW writers and illustrators. Issue Two is packed with stories, poems, observational pieces and illustrations from 48 contributors. Themes touch on traffic, nostalgia, June brides, holiday homes, flowers, love, conflict and animals among others. The feature...

19/06/2024

https://onthewight.com/discover-isle-of-wights-creative-voices-at-the-figlet-magazine-launch-isle-of-wight-biosphere-festival-2024-free/

As part of the first Isle of Wight Biosphere Festival head to Medina Bookshop for the The Figlet launch. The Figlet Literary Magazine is a new publication founded by Jean G-Owen. Published twice a year, in January and June, this magazine showcases a wide variety of writings such as poems, short stor...

14/06/2024

05/12/2023

https://nakedfigleafcollective.co.uk/yarnival-granted-trademark/

YARNIVAL WORDFEST IS NOW A TRADEMARK EVENT   YARNIVAL 2024 20-21 SEPTEMBER AT CHOYD, YARMOUTH TWO DAYS OF SPOKEN WORD CELEBRATIONS WITH WRITERS AND WORDSMITHS FROM ISLE OF WIGHT   DETAILS COMING SOON…    

04/12/2023

SAVE THE DATE...

The Figlet Literary Magazine launches on Saturday, 27 January, 2024...

26/10/2023

The Figlet is a literary magazine, published twice yearly - in January & June - for writers who live on IOW and readers who live anywhere in the world with an interest in IOW writers and their writing...

26/10/2023

THE FIGLET.... first glance at front cover of brand new IOW literary magazine to launch in January 2024...

The Figlet is a literary magazine, published twice yearly - in January & June - for writers who live on IOW and readers who live anywhere in the world with an interest in IOW writers and their writing...

15/10/2023

My poem Amazon from "Bites of Love: Poems & Images" by Jean G-Owen to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month and my own journey with breast cancer in 2018...

I've recorded "Amazon" to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month and my own journey with breast cancer in 2018.