Rebecca ‘Bep’ Summerscales is a writer, performer and activist based in Nottingham, England. Bep’s work has featured across the East Midlands, won the GOBS Poetry Slam in 2024, the Emily Dickenson award in 2021, and was long listed for the Plough Prize in the same year. Bep has performed alongside poetry legends such as Luke Wright, Vanessa Kisuule and Casey Bailey. Bep’s work is diverse and hard hitting, heavily inspired by ancient classics and their work in social care. Find out more at www.bepbop.co.uk
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Rebecca Summerscales
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Take a literary tour around the world, with the help of the UNESCO Cities of Literature network! Join emerging writers from Heidelberg, Jakarta, Kozhikode, Krakow, Ljubljana, Nottingham, Quebec City, Reykjavik, Tukums, Vilnius and Wroclaw as they walk you through their city, introducing you to local writers and pointing out what makes their City of Literature great.
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