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Literary Speed Dating
What is literary speed dating?​
It’s like regular speed dating, but for writers looking for new literary friends, or creative collaborators rather than romantic love. 

I first ran a speed dating session way back in 2011, as part of Pistols & Pollinators. Pistols & Pollinators was a project I ran with the artist
Ellie Howitt, where we paired artists and poets to work collaboratively towards an exhibition. Speed dating was a way for the artists and writers to get a sense of who they would like to work with. 

​I’ve run other session where the aim is social, 

The photographs below show the Pistols & Pollinator speed dating session from 2012.

I’m incredibly grateful to 
Jacqueline Saphra and Katrina Naomi who were instrumental in persuading so many great poets to take part.