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March 2020

The Stay-at-home online literary festival

March 27 - April 11

Created by poet, novelist and lecturer Carolyn Cooke in partnership with Paper Nations, this international festival combats loneliness, champions connectivity, & celebrates books! Full programme announced on Thursday 26th March with events taking place between 27th March - 11th April. Join ... More information

27 Mar

April 2020

Free

Live online Q & A with award winning author Maggie O’Farrell

Book Launch

April 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Online, United Kingdom

Maggie O’Farrell is the author of the Sunday Times no. 1 bestselling memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, and eight novels: AFTER YOU’D GONE, MY LOVER’S LOVER, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, THE VANISHING ... More information

02 Apr

Virtual author talk: Clara Barley

Author Event

April 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Clara Barley, author of both fiction and non-fiction on Anne Lister, will be talking about the diarist, her novel The Moss House, Gentleman Jack, the BBC television show inspired by the life of Anne Lister and Shibden Hall. Join here: ... More information

06 Apr

New title released: The Christmas Fair Killer by Amy Patricia Meade

Book Launch

April 30

Today is the publication day for Amy Patricia Meade's latest Tish Tarragon mystery, The Christmas Fair Killer. Here's a bit more about the book: Christmas, cookies and a corpse: Tish Tarragon is drawn into a deadly puzzle when a young actress is murdered ... More information

30 Apr

May 2020

£40

Writing the Pilgrim’s Path

Writing Workshop

May 9 @ 10:30 am - 4:00 pm

Upton Cross, East Cornwall,

A pilgrimage is a meaningful journey. Often, people go on a pilgrimage when they are at a major crossroads in their life, or searching for spiritual experience, healing and forgiveness, but sometimes they are simply marking a significant birthday, retirement, ... More information

09 May

£75.00

Introductory Workshop Day for Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes

Writing Workshop

May 16

Engineer’s House, The Promenade, Clifton Down, Avon, BS8 3NB
Bristol, BS8 3NB United Kingdom

This one day workshop gives participants the opportunity to explore the personal and professional qualities involved in the practice of Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes. Participants will be invited to engage in creative writing exercises and also to respond to their ... More information

16 May

£119.00

Picture Book Workshop with Author / Illustrator Tom McLaughlin

Book Festival

May 30 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Castle at Taunton, Castle Green
Taunton, TA1 1NF United Kingdom

Do you find making-up stories easy? Does imaginative text flow through you? Perhaps your illustrations would perfectly support an author’s ideas? Do you already have an agent or publishing deal and want to improve your craft? Then book yourself onto ... More information

30 May

June 2020

£14

Agatha Christie’s Spider’s Web

Performance

June 9 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

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The Palace Theatre Paignton, The Palace Theatre, Palace Avenue
Paignton, Devon TQ3 3HF United Kingdom

Bijou Theatre Productions presents another thrilling tale from the pen of the Queen of Crime Agatha Christie. Clarrissa is the wife of a diplomat. She is very clever at spinning tales of adventure but when a murder takes place in her ... More information

09 Jun

Various

5 day Wild Writing retreat in Portugal

Writing Retreat

June 11 - June 16

Relaxscape, Portugal

Writer, meditation teacher and Spotlight Books author Tara Gould will be leading a Wild Writing and Meditation retreat in central Portugal in June. Set in a valley by the beautiful Zezere River this five day immersive retreat will include (optional) ... More information

11 Jun

July 2020

£5

An Audience at the Palace: The Life, Legends and Legacy of Sir Walter Raleigh