https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/listings/events/?archive=1&disc%5B0%5D=46&view=rss Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/chichestercopywriter/chichester-copywriter-writers-retreat/ Want to Inspire your Creative Writing this Summer? Come along to our Creative Writers’ Retreat Weekend. Who: Budding wordsmiths and all those interested in writing. Want to brush up on your penmanship? Want some... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/chichestercopywriter/writing-teenagers-penelope-bush/ Writing for Teenagers and Beyond with Penelope Bush Cobnor Activities Centre, Chidham Saturday 10th November, 2012 10.00 am to 5.00 pm This one day, intensive course is designed for those who are interested in the... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/chichestercopywriter/chichester-copywriter-s-writers-retreat-ii/ Chichester Copywriter’s Writers’ Retreat II, 6th-7th April, 2013 Do you want to inspire your Creative Writing this spring? Come along to our Writers’ Retreat Weekend in April, 2013! Who?: Budding wordsmiths a... Fri, 27 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creativefuture/creative-future-literary-awards/ Don’t miss the opportunity to join the award-winning poet and playwright Lemn Sissay to celebrate the UK’s first ever Creative Future Literary Awards. Founded by Brighton based Creative Future, these awards endorse gifte... Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creativefuture/creative-workshops-marginalised-writers-artists/ Some of the upcoming workshops run by Creative Future. Creating your own website – Learn how to create an online portfolio or examples of writing that can be viewed from anywhere in the world using free and easy to u... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/chichesterbookclub/meet-author-book-event/ Come along and join local authors Isabel Ashdown, Gabrielle Kimm and Jane Rusbridge for a fun, informal evening of readings, conversation and Q&A, hosted by Chichester High School for Girls. 6-8pm Tickets cost £5.0... Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/chichesterbookclub/local-authors-afternoon-tea/ Following the success of October’s Meet the Author event in Chichester, local authors Isabel Ashdown, Gabrielle Kimm and Jane Rusbridge will be appearing for another lively afternoon of book chat at The Beach House in We... Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/weald-downland-open-air-museum/http-www-wealddown-uk-events-information-historical-fiction/ A day celebrating and examining questions around historical fiction with panels of bestselling authors and the results of the museum's new historical fiction short story competition. 10.15am to 4pm The outline pro... Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/creative-writing-drop-in-horsham/ Come along to the creative writing Horsham group, and experiment with prose and poetry in a creative writing horshamsafe, supportive environment. If you wish you can share your writing work with others. This drop in gro... Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/meet-the-writer-john-o-donoghue-brighton/ The ‘Meet the Artist/Writer’ series showcases writers and artists from marginalised backgrounds and how they got their work ‘out there’.John O'Donoghue Poetry has played a central part in John O’Donoghue’s life since ... Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/meet-the-writer-dean-atta-brighton/ The ‘Meet the Artist/Writer’ series showcases writers and artists from marginalised backgrounds and how they got their work ‘out there’.dean atta As a writer, performer and teacher of poetry, Dean Atta has worked acro... Tue, 07 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/meet-the-writer-akila-richards/ The ‘Meet the Artist/Writer’ series showcases writers and artists from marginalised backgrounds and how they got their work ‘out there’. Akila is a writer, poet and passionate spoken word artist. Some of her writing g... Mon, 09 May 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/brighton-hove-recovery-college-poetry-course/ Writing Poetry to Improve Wellbeing Engaging in creative activity can lighten your mood, help express blocked feelings, and enable you to access a state of ‘creative flow’ which calms the mind and gives you time out f... Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creativefuture-1/workshop-writing-for-a-living/ Journalism, fiction, script writing, web copy, educational/technical writing: there are lots of ways to earn money from writing. This 5 week course provides a taste of each genre and gives a real insight into the writing... Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/wise-woman-myths-and-stories/ I got an email today about a new book from one of my favourite authors, Sharon Blackie. The book is a collection of myths and folktales celebrating the power and wisdom of women. ‘Ungainly giantesses. Sequin-strew... Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertford-theatre/write-children-s-books/ A lively, informative evening for you to pick the brains of bestselling children's authors Jonny Zucker and Lucy Courtney. Also on the panel is leading literary agent Stephanie Thwaites. The panel is chaired by award... Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertford-theatre/holly-smale/ As part of Hertford Children's Book Festival: WGC-born Holly Smale spent her teenage years hiding in the school toilets followed by two years modelling, falling over on catwalks and breaking things she couldn’t afford... Sun, 06 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertford-theatre/alex-scarrow/ As part of Hertford Children's Book Festival: From rock guitarist, graphic artist and computer games designer – to award winning, internationally best-selling author, Alex Scarrow will be here to talk about his acclai... Wed, 20 May 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/watford-colosseum/guilty-feminist-live-2020/ “I’m a feminist but…” The Guilty Feminist podcast has become a comedy phenomenon with over 70 million downloads since it launched in late 2015. Comedian Deborah Frances-White and her guests explore the noble goals of ... Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-royston/evening-with-alison-bruce/ Join us for an evening with Alison Bruce, creator of the Cambridge-set crime thrillers featuring DC Gary Goodhew, discussing how the character has changed through the series and providing a preview of her new work. Ti... Sun, 16 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-royston/p-5053/ Our Creative Writing Competition requires only 500 words for a short story so an ideal opportunity to test your literary skills and realise your writing ambitions. £50 worth of book vouchers will be awarded to the winner... Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertford-writers-circle/book-launch-rivers-castle/ 'Four Rivers and a Castle', a new collection of fact and fiction about Hertford and its locality, is now on sale. From Austen to Zeppelins, via ghosts, dogs, detectives and lost loves, this collection takes an imagina... Thu, 26 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/stick-man-craft-activity/ Stick Man lives in the family tree but will he ever get home? Come join us for a reading of the book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler before making your own stick family. Why not also see the production at the hertf... Sat, 28 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/black-white-club-book-launch/ Alice Hemming will be launching her new picture book 'The Black and White Club' at Leaf on Saturday 28th September at 11am and we will be running activities all week including: - Launch and book signing Saturday 28th Se... Sat, 02 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/daniel-s-pet-book-launch-author-claire-gristwood/ Claire Gristwood will be coming in store to sign her latest book 'Daniel's Pet' and read an extract. We will also have other activities about 'pet's' in store! 11am. Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/book-club-8-11-year-olds/ Book Club for 8-11 year olds will meet again! This month we will be reading 'Northwood'' by Brian Falkner and 'Charlotte's Web' by E.H. White, writing reviews and choosing our next book. If you are interested in joining... Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/helpful-hedgehog-craft-actvitiy/ Get autumnal with us as we do apple printing and make play-dough hedgehogs after reading 'The Very Helpful Hedgehog' by Rosie Wellesley. 10am & 2pm Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/beeman-craft-activity/ We will be reading 'The Beeman' by Laurie Krebs & Valerie Cis and making our own buzzy bees! 10am & 2pm. £5 per child/ £4 per sibling. Thu, 21 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/lost-stars/ Come and join us to read 'The Lost Stars' by Hannah Cumming and making our own star mobile. £5 per child/£4 per sibling 10am & 2pm. Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/ella-bella-ballerina-nutcracker-craft-activity/ Join us as we read 'Ella Bella Ballerina and the Nutcracker' by James Mayhew and make your own sweetie Christmas decorations. £5 per child/ £4 per sibling. 10am & 2pm. Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/christmas-show-craft-activity/ We will be reading 'The Christmas Show' by Rebecca Patterson and making our own theatre scenes based on the story. £5 per child/£4 per sibling ... Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/twas-night-christmas-craft-activity/ We'll be reading 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' and making reindeer food for Rudolf & his friends in specially designed bags! £5 per child/£4 per sibling. 10 am & 2pm. Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/herman-s-letter-craft-activity/ Join us as we read 'Herman's Letter' by Tom Percival and write some letters to go in your own post box. 10am & 2pm £5/£4 siblings Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/creative-writing-course-for-8-11-year-olds/ The course will start on Wednesday 22nd of January at 4.15pm and will run for 8 weeks (until 19th March). This will be followed by an event on Saturday 22nd where our budding authors will have the chance to share their ... Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/world-book-day-trail/ Have you heard that various book characters have escaped around Hertford? Can you help identify the escapees? It is vital we know who is missing before the end of World Book Week.....If you find them all you may well win... Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/lis-protherough-talks-about-successful-teens/ Lis Protherough has written a book for both parents and teenagers to help navigate the world of today and achieve their full potential. She will be talking about her approach and answering questions in the shop on Saturd... Thu, 13 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/jack-s-supersonic-submarine-craft-activity/ Join us as we read 'Jack's Supersonic Submarine' by Alison Rithchie and make our own aqua adventure scenes! £5/ £4 siblings. 14:00pm Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/elmer-craft-activity/ We will be celebrating 25 years of 'Elmer' by David Mckee and creating our own patchwork elephants! £5/£4 siblings 2:00pm Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/dino-mummy-craft-activity/ Join us as we celebrate Mother's Day by reading 'Dino-Mummy' by Mark Sperring & Sam Lloyd as well as 'Mum's the Word' by Timothy Knapman. We will then be making our own Mother's day cards. 2:00pm £5/£4 siblings Thu, 03 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/gruffalo-craft-activity/ Start the Easter holidays in style as we read 'The Gruffalo' by Julia Donaldson and make our own Gruffalo masks. Don't forget to book your tickets to see 'The Gruffalo' at Hertford Theatre 4th-6th of April. £5/£4 siblin... Thu, 10 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/999-tadpoles-craft-activity/ Celebrate Spring with us as we read '999 Tadpoles' by Ken Kimura and make our own frogspawn, tadpoles and pond scenes. £5/£4 siblings 2.00pm Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/the-great-easter-egg-scramble/ It's Easter and we'll be making cards and baskets as we read 'The Great Easter Egg Scramble' by Timothy Knapman. £5/£4 siblings 2.00pm Thu, 24 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/leaf-1/graffes-can-t-dance-craft-activity/ This week we will read 'Giraffes Can't Dance by iles Andrae and Guy Parker Rees and make our own giraffe models. £5/£4 siblings 2.00pm Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/ver-poets-agm-and-door-into-the-dark-competition/ Members invited to come along for the AGM at 7.30 pm in St Michael’s Church Hall and have their say on the running of the society. After a pause for refreshments, at 9 pm we will find out who penetrated furthest into the... Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/dylan-thomas-evening/ The rumours have started. A dead poet has been spotted late at night, stumbling through the Maltings. “Dylan Thomas is still alive,” it’s whispered. “Surely that was Elvis?” comes the reply. But the witness knows what ... Wed, 19 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/poems-of-physical-and-mental-healing/ CAN WORDS HEAL? If you’ve ever had to deal with severe physical or mental illness, you may be interested in an event at St Albans central library on Wednesday October 19th at 7.30 pm. Th... Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/american-poetry-then-and-now/ Ever wanted to know more about American poetry? There’s a lot of them out there – Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost. Take a breath – Wallace Stevens, Alan Ginsberg, Sylvia Plath, Mark Doty, Sharon Olds. And, e... Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/the-poet-s-quest-for-god/ There is a starry line up at the next Ver Poets event on Saturday December 3rd at Waterstones in St Albans. This will centre on both religious – and agnostic and atheist poetry – details on this link: https://jealsre... Wed, 08 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/sarah-carellian/year-writing/ The New year meeting of Stevenage Writers Group We shall start the New year with our revamped calendar, newcomers are always welcome you'll find us in the Snug, on the left as you go in. Just a note: the door to the p... Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/david-coldwell/flowersbytheroad/ Flowers by the Road - debut poetry collection This collection was chosen as the winning entry in the latest Templar Poetry Portfolio Awards and will be officially launched in London later in February with a special re...