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May 2021

Free

Exeter Library in conversation: Ana Sampson

Author Event
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May 4 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Exeter Library, EX4 3PQ
Join us for an #InConversation event with acclaimed poetry anthologist Ana Sampson. Night Feeds and Morning Songs examines motherhood from all angles, capturing the mess and the madness, to the joy and the wonder. Immerse yourself in classic verse from Carol ... More information
04 May
£35.00

How To Write A Best-Selling Children’s Novel

Author Event
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May 8 @ 9:00 am - 4:15 pm
Online,
Are you writing a children's book? Then join authors Helen Dennis & Jenny McLachlan for the How To Write A Best-Selling Children's Novel day! Saturday 8 May 2021 (Replays available for 7 days after the event) From that initial irresistible idea to ... More information
08 May
£20

Growing your Garden from Seed, a writing workshop

Poetry
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May 8 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Online,
With plantswoman and poet Alice Willitts, come and write into existence the seeds for sowing your garden. Part spell, part deep dive into specific plants, part poem/essay workshop. Working with anecdote and prose through poetic techniques, this workshop is suitable ... More information
08 May
£5

Young Writers’ online creative writing masterclass

Writing Workshop
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May 8 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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One event on 12th June 2021 at 10:00am

One event on 10th July 2021 at 10:00am
Online, United Kingdom
Monthly masterclasses for young people brimming with ideas and stories. Each session will have a different theme and be led by Cornish writers Olivia Lowry and Casey Bottono. Saturdays 10.00am-12pm £5 per workshop. The session on 10th July will be held in-person at ... More information
08 May
£37.87

Mantle Arts’ online writing course – Map and compass plotting compelling fiction for children and young people

Course
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May 11 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 7:30pm on Tuesday, repeating until 18th May 2021
Online, United Kingdom
Wolves & Apples 2021 As part of our programme of courses, workshops, talks and events for writers Mantle Arts is running a 7-week online course, intended for anyone wishing to write for children and young people. We would be very grateful ... More information
11 May
Free

FREE poetry collection launch: Elizabeth-Jane Burnett’s Of Sea

Poetry
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May 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Online, United Kingdom
Join us as we celebrate the launch of poet and academic Elizabeth-Jane Burnett’s next collection, Of Sea, published by Penned in the Margins.   This event will be live-streamed on Crowdcast. Save your seat today! ***** Elizabeth-Jane Burnett is a poet and academic with a focus ... More information
12 May
£5

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

Performance
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May 13 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Palace Theatre Paignton, The Palace Theatre, Palace Avenue
Paignton, Devon TQ3 3HF United Kingdom
Follow the life and legends of the soldier, explorer, author, statesman and poet born in East Devon and who died in 1618. Learn about his incredible achievements and whether he lived out his motto, Amor et Virtute – By Love ... More information
13 May
Free

Word Online presents a reading by poet James McDermott hosted by Dorset Libraries

Author Event
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May 13 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Online, United Kingdom
Word Online, a free virtual tour of diverse voices in South West libraries, makes its third stop via Dorset Libraries. In this online event, James will read from their debut Oincollection Manatomy published by Burning Eye Books along with new work from ... More information
13 May
£50 – £100

Quay Words Online writing course: ‘Exploring the world of short stories’ with Emma Timpany

Course
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May 15 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 11:00am on Saturday, repeating until 5th June 2021
Online, United Kingdom
Saturday 8th May – 5th June 2021 on five Saturday mornings, 11am-1pm. Intriguing, engaging and a little bit mysterious, short stories are windows into other lives and worlds – but what goes into making a great short story? During five informative ... More information
15 May
Free

Exeter Library in conversation with Alison Weir

Author Event
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May 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Exeter Library, EX4 3PQ
We are thrilled to be hosting an #InConversation event with historian and author Alison Weir. Join us on the 17 May when Alison will be talking to Exeter Library's Karen about the final book in the #SixTudorQueens series, Katharine Parr, ... More information
17 May
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