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Adventuremice : Mini Mice Mayhem!

The Bookery is excited to welcome back our wonderful patrons Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre for a wonderfully interactive celebration of their latest Adventure…

The Bookery, Crediton

Takeover: Art Riot

Join Art Riot Press, the small press with a big attitude, bringing you the very best new voices from Scotland and beyond!

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Stewart White: BBC Look East Legend @ Southwold Literary Festival

For more than 37 years, Stewart White presented "Look East" on BBC 1 in the Eastern Counties. For most of that time, he was on air 5 nights a week, every week.

Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold

Observational Writing with Margaret Jennings

Creative Writing workshop - learning to look carefully at the World - observational writing with Margaret Jennings.

The Pallant Centre, Havant

States of Emergency: Writing the Plague

Join Polly Atkin and Niall O’Gallagher for a double bill, reading from two collections which explore solitude and connection in a time of plague.Niall O’Gallagh…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Tracing the Shoreline

Within this year’s festival theme, The Space Between, we’re exploring shorelines, their significance, power and the threat posed by climate crisis to our coastl…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Spooky Sounds for Shakespeare's Witches Workshop

Get inside the sound of Macbeth in this hands-on workshop with Shakespeare expert Dr Andrea Smith.

The Hold, Ipswich

Combing the Shoreline

Our coasts and shorelines can provide endless poetic inspiration, but have you ever tried your hand at beachcombing?

Portobello Swim Centre, Edinburgh

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Writing Between Languages

Discover the creative potential which exists between and within languages, with performances from three incredible poets who work across English and Persian, Ar…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Fetches and Folklore

Join us for a double bill showcasing two of the most exciting debuts from the past year.

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Pool Burn Lock and Sluice

This year we launched a new residency programme, and partnered with Little Sparta to support the creation of collaborative, poetry-led performance work inspired…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Poetry As Witness, Poetry As Protest

Poets Hannah Lavery and Don Mee Choi are united by their embrace of work which is insistently both playful and political, writing as witness, archive and protes…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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An Evening With Clive Anderson in Conversation With Gyles Brandreth

The Barnes Bookshop is delighted to welcome one of our finest comedians for this live event: Clive Anderson will present his new book 'I Think My Name Is Brodie…

St Mary's Church, London

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Mythical Witches and Supernatural Women Talk: Early 20th Century Folklore & Fiction in South England

A talk with doctoral researcher Charlotte Yule exploring spectral, possessed and witchy women from British myth and regional folklore.

The Hold, Ipswich

Alexander Ballinger: "Phyllis Dalton: a Career in Costume" @ Southwold Literary Festival

Alexander Ballinger has worked in the book trade for over 30 years & is an expert on writing about cinema.

Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold

Attilla the Stockbroker W/ Calum Baird & Mark Mcg

John Baine better known by his stage name Attila the Stockbroker is an English punk poet, multi instrumentalist musician and songwriter.

The Craigmore Bowling Club, Rothesay

Matt Abbott Poetry Workshop - Part of Otley Science Festival

As part of Otley Science Festival, join award-winning poet Matt Abbott for a lively and imaginative poetry workshop inspired by all things space.

Otley Library, Leeds

James Aldred & Alistair Carr: Exploring Natural History @ Southwold Literary Festival

James Aldred grew up on the edge of the New Forest & spent his teenage years exploring it.

Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold

An Evening With Clive Anderson in Conversation With Gyles Brandreth

The Barnes Bookshop is delighted to welcome one of our finest comedians for this live event: Clive Anderson will present his new book 'I Think My Name Is Brodie…

St. Mary's, Barnes, London

Experimenting With Words and Music

Interested in collaborating with musicians, but not sure where to start? This workshop with Iona Lee, poet, performer and frontwoman of the poetry-led band Acol…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Poetry Jam With Anoraq

Expect the unexpected - as long as the unexpected includes poetry, music and plenty of improvisation.

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Takeover: On the Shoreline of Infinity

Shoreline of Infinity is Scotland’s brightest and best Science Fiction magazine, publishing stories, poetry and articles since 2015.

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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The Wickedness of Words Talk

From witch trials to fantasy gaming, the evolution of spells and physical descriptions of magic folk have captured imaginations across generations.

The Hold, Ipswich

Maryville by Joelle Taylor

Join Joelle Taylor for the Scottish Premiere of the staged reading of Maryville, her new poetry collection: a searing, poetic excavation of fifty years of lesbi…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

In Conversation: Karen Solie and Sarah Howe

When granting Karen Solie the 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize for Wellwater, the judges described the collection as holding “the two sentiments, The world is a beautiful…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Robert Colls in Conversation With Ronald Binns: George Orwell @ Southwold Literary Festival

Robert Colls was professor of English History at the University of Leicester before joining the International Centre for Sports History & Culture at De Montfort…

Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold

Writing Witches Workshop: Character and Story in Children's and Young Adult Fiction

Explore the toil and trouble of witchcraft in stories written for children and teens with youth horror expert Dr Lindsey Scott.

The Hold, Ipswich

Self Publishing - An Introduction With Christine Hilmi

Self Publishing - an Introduction with Christine Hilmi Looking at the various ways to self publish through on demand printers such as Lulu, Ingram Sparks and Am…

The Pallant Centre, Havant

Suffolk Spells and Stories: Creative Writing for Children

Join illustrator James Mayhew and author Darragh Martin as they share some special secrets about drawing and writing all things witches.

The Hold, Ipswich

Baby Sensory Storytelling: Tiny Tales from the Trees

Join us for a cosy story in our Baby and Toddler Sensory Space, inspired by an American folktale.A little bird has hurt its wing and is looking for somewhere wa…

Discover Children's Story Centre, London

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From Punk to the Proms. Two Music Writers Tell All - Janine Warren and Elizabeth Alker

From Punk to the PromsMusic matters. Join two great women writers as they discuss what sparked their personal love of popular music and the importance it has ha…

St. Mary's Church, Todmorden

Robert Ashton in Conversation With Matt Gaw @ Southwold Literary Festival

Robert is fascinated by our past, & the way it is increasingly informing our future.

Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold

Lucy Hughes-Hallett: Cleopatra: Life and Legend @ Southwold Literary Festival

Lucy Hughes-Hallett is a biographer, cultural historian & novelist whose books have won the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Duff Cooper Prize, the Costa Biography of…

Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold

In Conversation: Naomi Shihab Nye

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye read live!

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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In Conversation: Anthony Joseph

Anthony Joseph works across numerous artforms and has been celebrated as ‘the leader of the black avant-garde in Britain.’ His new collection, Haunting the Blac…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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A Portobello Poetry Walk

Eleanor Rees’ writing draws on liminal places and edgelands - so who better to take us on a poetry walk along the shoreline at Portobello.

The Portobello Bookshop, Edinburgh

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Piers Blofeld: "Master of Lies" Anthony Blunt @ Southwold Literary Festival

Piers Blofeld is a literary agent & has worked in publishing for the whole of his career.

Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold

Geraldine Roberts: "the Rebel & the Peacemaker" @ Southwold Literary Festival

Geraldine Roberts is an author and a historian specialising in the Regency era. Her work centres on the achievements of real women in this period, and the dynam…

Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold

Re-Enchant: November

RE:Enchant – Poetic Experiments For A New WorldLive literature every third Sunday.Gale Burns, an award-winner at international poetry festivals, will read from…

The Cockpit, London

On Slack Tide

Definition: the brief period at the turn of the tide when the water is still. Closing the festival, we’re thrilled to share a new collaboration from musician Au…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

Killer Conversations: Andrew James Greig

Join author Andrew James Greig as he talks about his unique route to becoming an author.

Loch Leven Library, Kinross

Migration and Memory

Learn what the future of Scottish poetry looks like: this double bill showcases Roshni Gallagher and Clementine Ewokolo Burnley, two joint winners of the 2024 J…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Bàird Bhaile: Gaelic Poetry and Song Night

Join us for an evening of Gaelic poetry, music and song, brought together by Jeni Flannigan (Bothan Dhùn Èideann/Lusan Buì) and hosted by Màiri Britton.

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Southwold Literary Festival Sunday Day Ticket

Tickets gives you entry to :10.00am Geraldine Roberts 11.30am Piers Blofeld 2.00pm Lucy Hughes-Hallett 3.30pm Scarlett Thomas 5.00pm Louis de BernieresUnreserve…

Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold

Dr. John Cooper Clarke -'Ave it!

Poet; TV & radio presenter; cultural commentator"One of Britain's outstanding poets" Sir Paul McCartney"Fantastically entertaining.

Mandela Hall, Belfast

Our Many-Voiced Country

As part of his role as Scots Makar, Peter Mackay has embraced a mission to platform and celebrate the many languages written in Scotland today.

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

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Poetry Workshop- Poetry As Fixation - Sunday

What keeps circling back in your mind? From people and places to objects, ideas, fears and fixations, we’ll explore how obsession and fixation can fuel a poem.

Morocco Bound , London

Scarlett Thomas: Award Winning Fiction Writer @ Southwold Literary Festival

Scarlett Thomas was born in London. She is the author of highly acclaimed contemporary cult novels including "The End of Mr.

Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold