RACHEL SAMBROOKS
WRITER, PERFORMER

Hi I've moved my up to date writing to Substack where I can send out weekly letters to subscribers and other ideas for writers, readers...

Last week I had the privilege of seeing Ben Schwartz and friends in Hammersmith doing a one hour show based purely on five minutes of...

Menopausal Barbie

So I've had some good short story news, I was longlisted for the Writers and Artists short story competition and now will be in the first...

I have news! Two anthologies will have my writing in .... Firstly a secret because they haven't launched yet but news will follow. I've...

I've been awarded Developing Your Creative Practice funding from the Arts Council England to write a novel in short stories - this means...

I have tendinitis in my hands it is showing up as Triggerfinger. This sounds like a great name for a band but in fact it means that my...

Recently I've been running and developing workshops using the 'Five Ways to Wellbeing' promoted by mental health charity Mind as part of...

Of course I can't today as I have to drink this cup of tea, then check my emails, do lots of other work, fix the car, paint a fence, rest...

They’ve been blamed for Brexit and when they’re not thought of as bigots, they are ignored or treated with derision. Women of a certain...

For the past week I've been working as a performer on C90 Qawwali with a fantastic team at Stan's Cafe. It was put together in 5 days as...

For National Poetry Day I thought I'd share poems about Carers. One I made with a group of Carers a few years ago and another is from my...

Listen to Stand By Your Nan Apple Podcast Charts featured - few weeks ago Nan ranked at no. 4 in Malta (come on GB, let's get up the...

Was your gran an Invisible Nan? How are older women changing today? This episode asks what we can do about the disappearance of our...

https://standbyyournan.podbean.com/ So pleased to share the trailer for the upcoming series Stand By Your Nan - my stand up show has been...

The easiest ways to start writing are like anything else – just begin. But how? Some of my favourite starter exercises are so simple you...

This curious picture of me was drawn during a creative writing workshop I ran in Leicester in 2019. My eyes are like binoculars glaring...

The background to this is an everyday tragedy. My Dad died last year at the beginning of lockdown. I've been struggling with putting...

The very brilliant Arts Council England have granted me funding to produce, perform and write a podcast of Stand By Your Nan my popular...

I have spruced up this website with a glorious new look - but please bear with me as details are added. I've been working in the arts all...