coy 05 is coming
the first reading of the summer season approaches
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COY 05 will be on the 1st of June at the White Hart in Southwark <3
The lineup for the next reading is a really exciting one, with an interesting balance of voices and genres. We have:
Ester Freider
ester freider (b. 2002) is a Russian-American writer, digital curator, and ‘creative academic’ residing at the intersection between philosophy and literary studies. She writes autotheory, poetry, and experimental prose; curates and produces live events; creative directs publications; operates as a creative consultant for brands and galleries; makes performance art on the internet. She is a co-founder and lead curator of Everyone is a Girl. She lives and works in London. (ig)
Sithara Ranasinghe
Sithara Ranasinghe is a writer and crisps enjoyer from the Midlands. Her writing has been featured in Teen Vogue, Cake Zine, Design Observer and Eaten. She posts niche historical deep dives on her Substack, Sithara’s Newslettara, and co-hosts the podcast Further Reading. She has tried at least 30 Pringles flavours (so far).
Saffron Morter-Laing
Saffron Morter-Laing is a writer and bookseller. Last year, she was longlisted for the Brick Lane Short Story Prize. Currently, she is working on her first novel.
Exciting + wonderful + interesting!! These talented writers will be sharing their work on the 1st of June at the White Hart, Southwark, with doors at 7:30pm and readings from 8pm. You can get your tickets here <3
See you there ;)
Eve x
ps as always you can apply to read here






yayyy COY is back!!!!