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Adult Creative Writing Workshops

at Lauderdale House include: New Inspiration & The Impact of the Other Arts! (22-25 Jul, 2-5pm, £74/£44); The Daily Practice of Writing (Thursdays 1-3pm in the summer, £114/£96); Women’s Creative Writing (Thursdays 7-9.30pm in the summer, £114/£96). All with Clare Johnson.
   

WHERE?

 

Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, Waterlow Park, London N6 5HG.

 

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CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

  020 8348 8716.
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.lauderdalehouse.co.uk

And Then There Was Light

is a collection of poetry, prose, poetic prose and prose poems from the Way of Words 2000. 25 writers based or in connection with Lambeth will present their work around themes of love and war, sex and death, and much more.
   

WHERE?

 

Queen, Brixton, London.

 

WHEN?

 

24 June, 7.30pm-2am.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

 

CONTACT

 

 

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EMAIL

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WEBSITE

 


China Now

presents a series of book readings and discussoins with Chinese authors, some of whose work has been banned in China. Featuring: An evening with Yan Lianke (18 May, 7.45pm, Royal Festival Hall, £7.50); An evening with Chris Patten, Ha Jin and Zhu Wen (19 May, 7pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall, £10).
   

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WEBSITE

 

www.chinanow.org.uk/events

Exiled Writers Ink

present Border Words, a series of readings in celebration for refugee week in collaboration with the Medical Foundation for Victims of Torture. Readings from: Hamid Ismailov (9 Jun); Yang Lian (11 Jun); Haifa Zangana (16 Jun); Sulaiman Addonia (19 Jun).
   

WHERE?

 

Borders Bookshop, 203 Oxford Street, London.

 

WHEN?

 

All at 7pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

 
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.exiledwriters.co.uk

Fact or Fiction Workshop

with a half-day field trip to a surprise destination.
   

WHERE?

 

North London Buddhist Centre, 72 Holloway Road, London.

 

WHEN?

 

31 May - 1 June.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

£86.

 

CONTACT

 

Contact Anne Aylor,

 

PHONE

  020 7263 0669.
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.anneaylor.co.uk

Fringe Confidential

is a sneak preview of four spoken-word artists’ Edinburgh shows. Featuring: Adisa, spoken word with late-60s vibes; Francesca Beard with her characteristic blend of sophisticated rhyme and a quirky sense of humour; Paul Lyalls’s affable mash-up of verse and chat; and a guest slot from Poeticat, one of the five-star successes from last year’s Fringe.
   

WHERE?

 

The Albany, Douglas Wat, Deptford.

 

WHEN?

 

16 May, 8pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

£7 (£5).

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

  020 8692 4446.
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.thealbany.org.uk

Invisible Realities

features: Pascale Petit and Saradha Soobrayen.
   

WHERE?

 

Poetry Café, 22 Betterton Street, London.

 

WHEN?

 

12 May, 7.30pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

£4 (£2 EWI members).

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

 
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.exiledwriters.co.uk

John Milton – Pre-eminence Lost?

is a celebration of Milton’s poetry to mark the 400th anniversary of his birth. Actor Lance Piersono performs extracts from Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes, L’Allegro and Il Penseroso, Comus, Lycidas and the Sonnets.
   

WHERE?

 

The Gatehouse Theatre, Highgate Village, London.

 

WHEN?

 

11 May, 7.30pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

£10 (£7).

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

  020 8340 3488.
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com

Just Do It! – How to Set Up a Literary Magazine

with tutor Nina Rapi, as she shares her story of how she set up the newly flourishing BRAND magazine.
   

WHERE?

 

Westminster Reference Library, London WC2H 7HP.

 

WHEN?

 

7 June, 2-4.30pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

 

CONTACT

 

Register your interest to receive further information.

 

PHONE

  020 7735 3111.
 

EMAIL

  Click here to send email
 

WEBSITE

 


London Writing Workshop

presents: Creating Character and Shaping the Story with Kathy Page and Vicky Grut (24 May); Flex Your Imagination with Vicky Grut (14 Jun); Micro Fiction: Writing Short Short Stories (12 Jul).
   

WHERE?

 

The Yorkshire Grey, 29-33 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1.

 

WHEN?

 

All 10.30am-5pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

£70 each.

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

  020 8769 0290.
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.londonwritingworkshop.com

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