1st December 2009 is being designated Free-e-day, when independent artists, writers, musicians, photographers and film-makers are giving away a sample of their work in an electronic form. Creative people from as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, USA, Canada, and Europe are coming together to offer something for nothing on December 1st. This willl be a thank you to their current fans, and a present for their new ones.

As well as free e-books, magazines, plays, art work and music there will be on-line workshops, debates and live events. In England, there will be a live gig at Cafe Tarifa in Oxford, featuring music from Nikki Loy, Mol Hodge, and the Joker & the Thief, and a performance reading from the poet Nikesh Shukla. Authors Dan Holloway and Roland Denning will read from their novels and there will be dance, and an exhibition of artwork.

Anyone who wants to take part by providing some of their work on Free-e-day can simply send an email to songsfromtheothersideofthewall@googlemail.com and ask to be included in the directory and full colour e-brochure. This can be downloaded for free from the event’s website freeeday.wordpress.com

Ron