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July 2018

£5

Word on Tour: Novelist Patrick Gale and poet Julia Copus

Live Literature

July 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Nether Stowey library, Castle Street
Nether Stowey, Somerset TA5 1LN United Kingdom

Join Literature Works' live literature tour of the South West, Word on Tour for an intimate evening of book reading, buying and signing. Meet two of the UK's leading writers, award-winning poet Julia Copus and hugely popular novelist Patrick Gale and join in the conversation. We'd love ... More information

25 Jul

£8.50

Novel Nights: How to research with Emily Koch

Author Event

July 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

The Square Club, 15, Berkeley Square
Bristol , BS8 1HB United Kingdom

Write what you know – that’s a good starting point for most novelists, isn’t it? But what happens when you want to write about a life you have never experienced? Whether your characters are from another era, do a different ... More information

25 Jul

Port Eliot Festival

Event

July 26 @ 8:00 am - July 29 @ 5:00 pm

Unnamed Venue, St Germans, Cornwall United Kingdom

The Port Eliot Festival line-up has just gone wild! At the end of July, there will be more authors, poets, comics, musicians, thinkers, wordsmiths and phrase-cobblers of one kind or another than ever before. More information

26 Jul

Free

Mischief, Magic and a little bit of Mayhem!

Event

July 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Bishopton library, Greenock Road
Bishopton, PA7 5JW United Kingdom

Welcome to the wonderful world of the rainforest, where anything can happen and probably will! Story telling to celebrate Mischief Makers Summer Reading Challenge with renowned Bristol storyteller Cassandra. Free event for families with children aged 2 - 8. Sign up at the ... More information

26 Jul

Free

Mischief, Magic and a little bit of Mayhem!

Event

July 26 @ 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Bedminster Library, 4 Bedminister Place Bristol BS3 4AQ United Kingdom

26 Jul

August 2018

£10

Sea Poem: Dartington International Summer School & Festival

Book Festival

August 1 @ 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Dartington Hall, Dartington
Totnes, TQ9 6EL United Kingdom

Award-winning poet Alice Oswald performs new work in collaboration with renowned jazz improvisers Steve Buckley (saxophone) and Huw Warren (piano), creating a magical late-night ambience in the Great Hall at Dartington. More information

01 Aug

£8 – £12

Miracle Theatre Company: The Cherry Orchard

Event

August 2 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Springhead Gardens, Fontmell Magna
Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 ONU United Kingdom

A once-wealthy family faces ruin as society teeters on the brink of cataclysmic change… This summer, Miracle Theatre unpacks Chekhov’s bittersweet comedy about a once-wealthy family, whose idleness and extravagance have brought them to the brink of bankruptcy. Obstinate and self-absorbed, ... More information

02 Aug

£10

The Caliph and The Poet: Dartington International Summer School & Festival

Book Festival

August 2 @ 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Dartington Hall, Dartington
Totnes, TQ9 6EL United Kingdom

The famed Palestinian poet and activist Tamim al-Barghouti performs from his new collection, In Jerusalem and Other Poems. A spoken-word rock star, Tamim's charisma, brilliance and humour is both revolutionary, illuminating and moving. He is joined by concert pianist Joana ... More information

02 Aug