I have completed a Masterclass with the University of East Anglia Creative Writing School and have an MA in Creative Writing from Goldsmiths College, London University. Shortlisted for the Bridport, Geoff Stevens and Wivenhoe Prizes, I run a stand-up club, a mixed-arts show and a poetry group. Purple, published by Magic Oxygen, is the first in a literary trilogy. Author Website: http://www.leslietate.com/ - where I publish weekly interviews with musicians, artists & writers about the sources of their creativity.
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Bibliography:
Novel: Purple.
Poetry: Head and Heart.
Leslie Tate Books online
Purple (Lavender Blues: Three Shades of Love)
Synopses of books
The trilogy Lavender Blues: Three Shades of Love takes us deep into the lives of the Lavender family. The three books, ‘Purple’, ‘Blue’ and ‘Violet’, explore free love, traditional courtship, open marriage and late-life romance.
Purple is a coming-of-age novel, a portrait of modern love and a family saga. Set in the North of England, it follows the story of shy ingénue Matthew Lavender living through the wildness of the 60s and his grandmother Mary, born into a traditional working-class family. Both are innocents who have to learn more about long-term love and commitment, earning their independence through a series of revealing and closely-observed relationships.
Pitch to Publishers & Festival Organisers:
With an inner-city teaching background, I am well able to relate to a wide range of audiences, offering them Powerpoint visuals, music and lively Q and A. I have presented to numerous library, college, reading, writing and U3A groups, describing the beginning, growth and development of a 
novel. I’ve also run adult writing workshops and have given talks (with accompanying text) about the most influential contemporary poems/poets. I can perform simultaneous poetry with musicaccompaniment. I have also collaborated with a profoundly deaf friend to present British Sign Language poetry to mixed deaf/hearing audiences.
Review: ‘Thank you so much for an absolutely brilliant talk at this evening's meeting. As Lynda remarked, it really is one of the best we've had. So much food for thought too. It's fascinating hearing about how other writers work and how their writing develops over time’ – Liz, Secretary Grantham Writers.
Shortlisted for the Bridport, Geoff Stevens and Wivenhoe Prizes.
Lyme Lit Fest, Banbury Literary Live, Alton Word Fest.
Contact email: lstate@btinternet.com
Contact telephone: 01442 875425 or 07808040444
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