Rediscover Virginia Woolf as a radical printer, publisher and maker through the Hogarth Press, a site of hands-on experimentation and creative independence. Founded in 1917 from Woolf’s living room as an indie printing venture, the press blurred boundaries between art, craft and literature, treating the book itself as an art object. Bringing together hand-printed books,...
Celebrate stories, poetry, writing and everything in between with another fantastic line up of events, workshops and performances. Avid readers can look forward to a brilliant mix of author talks featuring local talent, regional writers and bestselling favourites. We have two costume talks, creative calligraphy, a regency tea dance workshop and lots more. If you’re...
Hosted by short story publisher Dahlia Books, the Short Story September Festival is the ultimate weekend for writers looking to master the art of writing short stories. Our main festival sessions will take place on Saturday 20th September in Leicester. Additional writing workshops will take place on Sunday 21st September via Zoom. All online workshops...
Join artist and educator Sahra Hersi for a free CPD (continuing professional development) session. Connected to our Reimagine project, a creative learning programme developed with Year 9 students from Priory School in Lewes, this session is open to all educators and practitioners interested in creative learning, including teachers, youth workers, social workers, artists and home educators....
The Classics Book Club meets on the first Thursday of each month here at Hatchards, Piccadilly. This book club will instead take place one week ahead of schedule, on Thursday, 29th October. This month's book is: "Japanese Ghost Stories" by Lafcadio Hearn. The dead wreak revenge on the living, paintings come alive, spectral brides possess mortal men...