Events

Sohaila Abdulali at JLF Boulder

Friday 20 September 2019

• Venue: JLF Boulder

Teamwork Arts, producer of the Jaipur Literature Festival, has organised a festival weekend of events in Boulder, USA.  JLF Boulder will run from 20th – 22nd September at Boulder Public … Continue reading Sohaila Abdulali at JLF Boulder → Continue reading →

‘Panel Show’: Comic Book Art at Sunny Bank Mills Gallery

Saturday 21 September 2019

• Venue: Sunny Bank Mills Gallery

Graphic authors Jade Sarson, Kate Charlesworth, Una and Darryl Cunningham are taking part in a comic book art exhibition at Sunny Bank Mills Gallery, alongside Jacky Fleming, Joe Decie, John … Continue reading ‘Panel Show’: Comic Book Art at Sunny Bank Mills Gallery → Continue reading →

Sussex Crime Writers in Conversation with Lesley Thomson

Saturday 21 September 2019 4.00 pm

• Venue: All Saints Church Tiger Rooms

Lesley Thomson will be in discussion with Domenica de Rosa (aka Elly Griffiths) at this year’s Lindfield Arts Festival. Both successful crime novelists, Lesley and Domenica will give insight to … Continue reading Sussex Crime Writers in Conversation with Lesley Thomson → Continue reading →

Lisa Cutts and Elizabeth Haynes at Murderous Medway Crime Writing Festival

Saturday 21 September 2019 5.00 pm

• Venue: Murderous Medway Crime Writing Festival

Kent Police detective Lisa Cutts will be in conversation with former police intelligence analyst Elizabeth Haynes and former WPC Gina Kirkham about how much freedom they can allow artistic licence … Continue reading Lisa Cutts and Elizabeth Haynes at Murderous Medway Crime Writing Festival → Continue reading →

Lisa Blower at Milton Keynes Lit Fest 2019

Sunday 22 September 2019 12.15 pm

• Venue: The Sky Room, MK Gallery

Lisa Blower will be joined by Chris Power, Mothers, to discuss the modern short story and it’s ability to portray remote landscapes, marginalised cultures and damaged characters. Lisa won The Guardian National Short Story … Continue reading Lisa Blower at Milton Keynes Lit Fest 2019 → Continue reading →

Lesley Thomson at Bognor Regis Library

Tuesday 24 September 2019 7.00 pm

• Venue: Bognor Regis Library

Join author Lesley Thomson at Bognor Regis Library on the 24th September as she introduces the latest title in The Detective’s Daughter series: The Playground Murders. When a woman is … Continue reading Lesley Thomson at Bognor Regis Library → Continue reading →

Cynthia Enloe Public Lecture: Me too shines a bright light on general security

Wednesday 25 September 2019 7.00 pm

• Venue: Entrance Hall, King's Building, Strand Campus

Cynthia Enloe, fesearch Professor, author and eminent feminist scholar has been invited to by Kings College London and London School of Economics to discuss the #Metoo campaign and its impact … Continue reading Cynthia Enloe Public Lecture: Me too shines a bright light on general security → Continue reading →

The Myriad Literary Salon with Lisa Blower and Hannah Vincent

Thursday 26 September 2019 7.15 pm

• Venue: Waterstones Brighton

Our third salon in this series celebrates the short story with two highly acclaimed authors, Lisa Blower and Hannah Vincent. Many new writers dip their toes into writing fiction through … Continue reading The Myriad Literary Salon with Lisa Blower and Hannah Vincent → Continue reading →

Character Writing Workshop with Lisa Blower at New Writing South

Friday 27 September 2019 10.30 am

• Venue: New Writing South

Lisa Blower is a champion of working-class and regional voices. She is a character driven writer and celebrates her characters with stories they wouldn’t want told. Lisa will be running … Continue reading Character Writing Workshop with Lisa Blower at New Writing South → Continue reading →

Lesley Thomson at The Polari Salon, Morcambe & Vice

Friday 27 September 2019 7.30 pm

• Venue: The Polari Salon, Morcambe & Vice

London’s award-winning LGBT+ literary salon, The Polari Salon, will feature at  Morecambe & Vice Crime Fest 2019 as part of the Polari Prize Tour, funded by Arts Council England. Founded … Continue reading Lesley Thomson at The Polari Salon, Morcambe & Vice → Continue reading →

Creative Future Presents Meet The Writer: Lisa Blower

Saturday 28 September 2019 3.00 pm

• Venue: Horsham Library

Lisa’s stories have won The Guardian National Short Story Award, been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award and longlisted for The Sunday Times Short Story Award. These and others are collected in It’s Gone Dark … Continue reading Creative Future Presents Meet The Writer: Lisa Blower → Continue reading →

Shoreham Wordfest 2019: Tales by the Riverbank with Umi Sinha

Saturday 28 September 2019 7.30 pm

• Venue: Shoreham Wordfest 2019

Hosted by Jamie Crawford with author Umi Sinha and Kym Murden, Shoreham Wordfest are running an evening of storytelling on the Verda Houseboat in Shoreham.  Umi and Kym will be … Continue reading Shoreham Wordfest 2019: Tales by the Riverbank with Umi Sinha → Continue reading →

Shoreham Wordfest 2019: The Freya Connection with Umi Sinha

Sunday 29 September 2019 2.00 pm

• Venue: Shoreham Wordfest 2019

Author Umi Sinha and Elizabeth Scott tell an extraordinary and inspiring true story of heroism and adventure. On 19th August 1942, 24 year-old Flight Sergeant Jack Nissenthall volunteered for one of … Continue reading Shoreham Wordfest 2019: The Freya Connection with Umi Sinha → Continue reading →

Olivier Kugler at Graphic Days, Torino, Italy

Friday 4 October 2019 11.00 am

• Venue: Toolbox Coworking

Olivier Kugler has been invited to talk at Graphic Days in Torino; a four-day conference featuring the biggest international names in visual communication. Olivier will be in conversation with founding … Continue reading Olivier Kugler at Graphic Days, Torino, Italy → Continue reading →

Myriad Editions Graphic Books at Brighton Illustration Fair

Saturday 5 October 2019

• Venue: Brighton Illustration Fair

We will be taking part in this year’s Brighton Illustration Fair. Set to be a fantastic weekend of workshops, talks and discussions, as well as over 100 artists in the … Continue reading Myriad Editions Graphic Books at Brighton Illustration Fair → Continue reading →

Lisa Blower at Manchester Literature Festival

Saturday 5 October 2019 3.00 pm

• Venue: Manchester Literature Festival

It’s Gone Dark Over Bill’s Mother’s author Lisa Blower, Alex Wheatle, BBC Radio 6 broadcaster Stuart Maconie and Mancunian author Adam Sharp, all contributors to Kit de Waal’s anthology, Common People, will … Continue reading Lisa Blower at Manchester Literature Festival → Continue reading →

Common People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writing with Lisa Blower at Birmingham Literature Festival

Thursday 10 October 2019 6.00 pm

• Venue: Birmingham Literature Festival

Lisa Blower will be talking at Birmingham Literature Festival 2019. The festival runs from 3rd – 13th October in various locations around the city. Lisa is author of It’s Gone … Continue reading Common People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writing with Lisa Blower at Birmingham Literature Festival → Continue reading →

Myriad and NI at The Lakes International Comics Art Festival

Friday 11 October 2019

• Venue: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival

Myriad Editions and New Internationalist are taking part in The Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2019. The event spans 12th – 13th October in Kendal and features a vast array … Continue reading Myriad and NI at The Lakes International Comics Art Festival → Continue reading →

Lisa Blower Workshop at Birmingham Literature Festival

Friday 11 October 2019 2.00 pm

• Venue: Birmingham Literature Festival

Lisa Blower will be talking at Birmingham Literature Festival 2019. The festival runs from 3rd – 13th October in various locations around the city. Lisa is author of It’s Gone … Continue reading Lisa Blower Workshop at Birmingham Literature Festival → Continue reading →

Journey’s Drawn: Illustration from the Refugee Crisis at Peterborough Museum featuring Olivier Kugler

Saturday 12 October 2019

• Venue: Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery

Journey’s Drawn: Illustration from the Refugee Crisis is a touring exhibition by House of Illustration which explores ways in which illustration has engaged with the human stories behind the headlines, … Continue reading Journey’s Drawn: Illustration from the Refugee Crisis at Peterborough Museum featuring Olivier Kugler → Continue reading →

New Daughters of Africa at Wimbledon Bookfest 2019

Saturday 12 October 2019 12.30 pm

• Venue: Wimbledon Book Fest

Join editor Margaret Busby and New Daughters of Africa contributors Leone Ross and Irenosen Okojie as they celebrate the remarkable range of creativity from the African diaspora at this year’s … Continue reading New Daughters of Africa at Wimbledon Bookfest 2019 → Continue reading →

New Daughters of Africa at Cheltenham Literature Festival

Sunday 13 October 2019 4.30 pm

• Venue: Cheltenham Literature Festival 2019

Twenty-five years ago, Margaret Busby wrote a groundbreaking anthology of writing from the African diaspora hailed as ‘a vital document of lost history’ (The Sunday Times). Now New Daughters of Africa continues that mission … Continue reading New Daughters of Africa at Cheltenham Literature Festival → Continue reading →

Mboka Festival Showcase in Brighton featuring New Daughters of Africa

Sunday 13 October 2019 6.45 pm

• Venue: Mboka Festival Showcase

African artists from the continent and the Diaspora showcase performances that they took to the Mboka festival of arts culture and sport in in The Gambia in January 2019 at … Continue reading Mboka Festival Showcase in Brighton featuring New Daughters of Africa → Continue reading →

Keele Hall Readings with Lisa Blower

Monday 14 October 2019 7.30 pm

• Venue: Senior Common Room, Keele Hall

Lisa Blower has been invited to talk at Keele University on the 14th October. She will be discussing the character building and creative writing. Lisa Blower won The Guardian National Short Story Award … Continue reading Keele Hall Readings with Lisa Blower → Continue reading →

Ruth Figgest – leading the way at Inspiring Talks

Thursday 17 October 2019 8.00 pm

• Venue: The Nightingale Rooms, The Grand Central

Author Ruth Figgest will be leading lady at October’s Inspiring Talks in Brighton. Inspiring Talks is a monthly event which runs from The Nightingale Rooms in Brighton. The talks aim to … Continue reading Ruth Figgest – leading the way at Inspiring Talks → Continue reading →

Golden Hare Books Festival with Kate Charlesworth

Friday 18 October 2019 1.30 pm

• Venue: Golden Hare Books Festival

The team of booksellers behind independent bookshop Golden Hare Books have been busying away organising a very special programme of talks, workshops and activities this autumn. Join them for events on on fiction, cookery, politics and graphic novels, plus poetry … Continue reading Golden Hare Books Festival with Kate Charlesworth → Continue reading →

Laydeez Day Leeds at Panel Show with Darryl Cunningham

Saturday 19 October 2019 10.00 am

• Venue: The Laydeez Lounge at Sunny Bank Mills Gallery

Laydeez Day Leeds is a mixed event by Laydeez do Comics, taking place alongside Panel Show, a comic art exhibition at Sunny Bank Mills Gallery in Leeds. The day will … Continue reading Laydeez Day Leeds at Panel Show with Darryl Cunningham → Continue reading →

Lisa Blower at Off the Shelf festival, Sheffield

Saturday 19 October 2019 3.00 pm

• Venue: Off the Shelf Festival, The Creative Lounge

Author Lisa Blower strikes a new chord in working class fiction with her award-winning collection of stories, It’s Gone Dark Over Bill’s Mother’s. She makes the bleak funny, in a … Continue reading Lisa Blower at Off the Shelf festival, Sheffield → Continue reading →

Kate Charlesworth at London Literature Festival’s Polari Literary Salon

Tuesday 22 October 2019 7.30 pm

• Venue: The Polari Literary Salon, London Literature Festival

Kate Charlesworth will be taking part in London Literature Festival’s Polari Literary Salon this October. The salon is to be held at the legendary Royal Festival Hall. The event will see a … Continue reading Kate Charlesworth at London Literature Festival’s Polari Literary Salon → Continue reading →

Elaine Chiew: The Case for Short Stories at Singapore Writers Festival

Saturday 2 November 2019 3.00 pm

• Venue: Singapore Writers Festival

Elaine Chiew, author of The Heartsick Diaspora, will feature in two events at this year’s Singapore Writers Festival. The Case for Short Stories will see Elaine in conversation with authors … Continue reading Elaine Chiew: The Case for Short Stories at Singapore Writers Festival → Continue reading →

Myriad and New Internationalist at Thought Bubble 2019

Saturday 9 November 2019

• Venue: Harrogate Convention Centre

Myriad Editions and New Internationalist will be attending Thought Bubble 2019, the UK’s largest art comic festival. Myriad graphic novelists will be taking part and signing their books so book your … Continue reading Myriad and New Internationalist at Thought Bubble 2019 → Continue reading →

Elaine Chiew: The Plausibility of Passion at Singapore Writers Festival

Saturday 9 November 2019 6.00 pm

• Venue: Singapore Writers Festival

Elaine Chiew, author of The Heartsick Diaspora, will feature in two events at this year’s Singapore Writers Festival. The Plausibility of Passion will see Elaine in conversation with author and … Continue reading Elaine Chiew: The Plausibility of Passion at Singapore Writers Festival → Continue reading →

New Daughters of Africa at Ealing Central Library

Tuesday 12 November 2019 6.00 pm

• Venue: Ealing Central Library

Margaret Busby will be attending Ealing Central Library to talk about her mission in compiling Daughters of Africa and New Daughters of Africa, as well as the lack of diversity … Continue reading New Daughters of Africa at Ealing Central Library → Continue reading →

Lesley Thomson at Writeidea Festival, London

Saturday 16 November 2019 4.00 pm

• Venue: Write Idea Festival

Lesley Thomson will be appearing at East London’s free literature event, Writeidea Festival, on the 16th November. The festival will run from the 15th – 17th November from Idea Store … Continue reading Lesley Thomson at Writeidea Festival, London → Continue reading →

Dr Ian Williams at Hull Medical Society

Monday 18 November 2019 6.00 pm

• Venue: Hull Medical Society

Best-selling author Ian Williams will be attending Hull Medical Society in November for a talk about his work as a GP, comics artist and writer. His graphic novel The Bad … Continue reading Dr Ian Williams at Hull Medical Society → Continue reading →

Elaine Chiew at George Town Literary Festival

Thursday 21 November 2019

• Venue: George Town Literary Festival

Elaine Chiew, author of The Heartsick Diaspora, has been invited to take part in Malaysia’s largest international literary event, George Town Literary Festival. This theme of this year’s festival is … Continue reading Elaine Chiew at George Town Literary Festival → Continue reading →