• What it takes to Make a Book

    Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex Wivenhoe Park, Colchester

    Identity, class and female rage are recurring themes in Eva Verde’s work. She has published three novels including Them Girls, and will be discussing with Sabah Khan, publicity director at Simon & Schuster Books, what it takes to write and publish a book.

    £8
  • Writing the Archive Workshop

    Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex Wivenhoe Park, Colchester

    Ignite your creative imagination. Join us for a practical writing workshop using the J.A. Baker Special Collection as a catalyst led by Dr Andrew Burton, Lecturer in Drama and Creative Writing at the University of Essex. Everyone welcome – no experience necessary.

    £20
  • Nature Memoir: What Next?

    Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex Wivenhoe Park, Colchester

    Join Chloe Hadjimatheou, the Observer's Narrative Editor who broke the incredible story of the lies behind the best selling memoir and film The Salt Path and author James Canton, to discuss what the future holds for Nature Memoir.

    £8
  • Freedom to Read, Freedom to Write, Freedom to Move

    Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex Wivenhoe Park, Colchester

    Join English PEN for a conversation between writers on the relationships between literature, place, and movement. How do experiences of home, migration, diaspora, and safety inform and shape what, how, and why we write? And how do they shape what, how, and why we read?

    £8
  • How to Become a Peregrine

    Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex Wivenhoe Park, Colchester

    Join the Cabinet of Living Cinema for the world premiere of its new film How to Become a Peregrine inspired by J.A. Baker's The Peregrine, and accompanied by a soaring and immersive live soundscape by composer Kieron Chissik.

    £8