Arteles Catalogue 2023-2020

Write & Create program / OCTOBER 2022
Adam Zmith
UK
www.adamzmith.com
About
I’ve been writing and producing short films, stage shows,
podcasts, a non-fiction book, short stories, and several dead
novels. Whatever the form, my work has come to focus on
the experience of having a body in a society; my aim, to help
us all to think about our flesh and live more freely with its
pleasures. I investigate history and dream about the future.
I collaborate openly and work intensively alone. I’m inspired
by performers, especially queer ones who are visiting us from
the future. I’m looking for ways to write prose fiction with the
same entertaining and energetic posture that I have on stage
or in a podcast. I need time to think and talk to myself.
Started new books!
I started two new book projects. First up, I wrote a full proposal
for a non-fiction book because a publisher is interested in
it and gave me some guidance. So I wrote the two sample
chapters and a full breakdown of the book, using research
and thinking done during my time at Arteles. I performed
some short sections of the text for other residents, and it
was affirming to get their positive feedback. Second, I began
to work on a novel, with space and time to create strong
characters and plots. I also managed to workshop some of
this work with a small writing group that formed during my
month. I also wrote a short story, which I submitted to an
anthology. Overall it was a very productive month, mostly
because I was far away from my usual obligations and
projects.