https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/listings/events/?archive=1&disc%5B0%5D=47&view=rss Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/ware-poets/ware-poets-open-mic-poetry-evening-stuart-handysides/ Ware Poets host monthly poetry evenings, open to all, to enjoy a wide range of poems in a relaxed and friendly environment. Our evenings usually feature an open mic session followed by a reading from a guest poet. Everyo... Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/clarehalstead/finding-creative-work-settings/ The current economic climate means that more than ever artists and writers need to look to their own resources for new commissions, and working in community settings is an up-and-coming area to gain new skills and diver... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/simondavideden/meet-author-book-signing-waterstones-chichester/ The debut novel from (local) award-winning screenwriter/playwright Simon David Eden, ANIMALIAN is an epic, contemporary fantasy that begins in an ancient wood on the outskirts of Chichester, and takes us on an extraordin... Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/simondavideden/animalian-charity-book-signing/ Alexandra Bastedo's amazing ABC Champions Animal Sanctuary are having an Open Weekend to raise funds and awareness of the wonderful work they do rescuing, caring for and finding safe homes for abandoned / ill-treated ani... 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, 12 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/chichestercopywriter/creative-writing-day-chichester-harbour/ Creative Writing Day in Chichester Harbour (Organised by Chichester Copywriter) at Cobnor Activities Centre, Chidham, nr Chichester, Saturday 12th November, 2011, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Wordsmiths can enjoy a full day ... Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/chichestercopywriter/chichester-creative-network-christmas-arts-crafts-cobnor/ Chichester Creative Network presents: Christmas Arts & Crafts at Cobnor Cobnor Activities Centre, Chidham Saturday 10th December, 2011 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Free Entry and Free Parking! Christmas Creativity and ... 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... Sat, 05 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/chichestercopywriter/writersretreat2014/ Do you want to inspire your creative writing this summer? Come along to a writing retreat with interactive creative writing workshops, informative talks and free writing time in an inspirational location. You’ll get the ... Fri, 31 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/chichestercopywriter/story-factory-chichester/ A FUN and CREATIVE workshop for children aged 6+ exploring STORYTELLING through WORDS, ART and MUSIC. 10.00-5.00, Friday 31st October, 2014 Friends Meeting House, Priory Rd, Chichester, PO19 1NX With special guest... Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/chichestercopywriter/story-factory-chichester-april2016/ A FUN and CREATIVE workshop for children aged (approx.) 6-13* exploring STORYTELLING through WORDS, ART, INTERACTION and MUSIC 10.00-4.30, Friday 8 April, 2016 Theme for this session: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? With spe... Thu, 09 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creativesacrosssussex/eat-your-words-candle-lit-night-of-poetry-prose-worthing/ 'Eat Your Words' at a candle-lit night of poetry and prose and an all-you-can-eat buffet at Munch Coffee Bar in the Royal Arcade in central Worthing on Thursday 9th July. Award-winning Zimbabwean poet, Togara Muzanenha... 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... Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/claquetheatre/hartfield-community-play-heritage-research/ Join Playwright and Theatre Director, Jon Oram and the rest of the Hartfield Community Play research team every second Tuesday of the month at The Anchor Inn, Hartfield from 7.30pm. For more information about the play... Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/horshammuseum/umble-horsham/ This exhibition explores Horsham in the early to mid nineteenth century, comparing Dicken's writings with conditions in Horsham at that time. Sat, 12 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/wwwchichestercathedralorguk/see-behind-the-scenes-at-chichester-cathedral/ Come and see behind the scenes between 13:00 and 16:00 at Chichester Cathedral. As part of the Heritage Open Day, areas normally closed to the public will be open to visitors, including the Song School and Cathedral Libr... Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/wwwchichestercathedralorguk/book-at-breakfast-at-chichester-cathedral/ Come to breakfast at George Bell House in Canon Lane in the Cathedral Close at 09:00 until 10:00 and hear the Cathedral Chancellor the Rev Canon Dr Antony Cane discuss a book entitled 'On Rock or Sand - Firm Foundations ... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/inroadsproductionsmaccom/finding-creative-work-settings-session-3/ Finding Creative Work in New Settings – Session 3 The current economic climate means that more than ever artists and writers need to look to their own resources for new commissions, and working in community settings ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/inroadsproductionsmaccom/writers-centre-brighton/ TRAINING FOR CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS MAKING CREATIVE WORK IN NEW SETTINGS: WORKING WITH INTERGENERATIONAL GROUPS: Children and young people working with groups of elders Friday 25th January 2013, 10 - 1pm. At The... 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... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/gabriellekimm/launching-courtesan-s-lover/ Gabrielle Kimm will be launching her new novel, 'The Courtesan's Lover', at Waterstone's in West Street, Chichester, on Friday 18th November, between 6 pm and 8 pm Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/gabriellekimm/university-chichester-book-launch-event/ Gabrielle Kimm will be returning to the University of Chichester on Wednesday, 25th January, for an event to mark the publication of her second novel, 'The Courtesan's Lover'. A graduate of the University's MA in Creati... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/gabriellekimm/lime-cafe-worthing-24th-april/ Gabrielle Kimm will be at the Lime Cafe in Worthing, on 24th April from 7 pm, talking about,and reading from her novel 'The Courtesan's Lover'. As well as the book chat, there'll be a fiendish literary quiz, and delicio... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/www-petworthfestival-org-uk/www-petworthfestival-org-uk/ PETWORTH FESTIVAL'S LITERARY WEEKEND A scintillating series of talks and speakers to anticipate over four days in November, the various events reflecting on matters of local, historical, scientific and cultural inter... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/des-kilfeather/des-kilfeather-exhibition-portsmouth-central-library/ James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, A Visual Response A Travelling Exhibition by Des Kilfeather This body of work by Des Kilfeather comprises pigment ink prints from scanned or photographed wate... 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... Sat, 21 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/weald-downland-open-air-museum/medicine-mortality-1300-1900/ It is often said that, if you were ever offered the chance to visit the past, you should decline on medical grounds" Ian Mortimer This whole weekend focuses on domestic rituals around human health, sickness, medicine ... Sat, 13 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/weald-downland-open-air-museum/writing-nature-poetry-shaping-spirit-imagination/ In this course you will learn to write poetry that is alive to nature but uniquely yours. We will look at ways to activate the imagination, write with the senses and use a kind of ‘ditch vision’ to improve your writing s... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/weald-downland-open-air-museum/writing-nature-creative-writing-prose-poetry/ Be inspired by the nature and landscapes of the Museum. This day long course will encourage you to write pieces in response to the surrounding countryside. Learn how to hone your writing skills and explore how the natura... Thu, 08 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/writers-showcase-2016/ Best-selling poet and playwright Lemn Sissay will perform alongside special guest author Michelle Green and the winners of the 2016 Creative Future Literary Awards. Highlighting the quality and skill of diverse writer... Fri, 02 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/writing-drop-in-brighton/ Experiment with prose, poetry and scriptwriting in a safe, supportive and fun environment, and if you wish, share your writing with others. This drop in group is open to all levels of ability and focuses on different wri... Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/creative-writing-at-the-museum/ Using museum artefacts across the Brighton Museum & Art Galleries sites, this course teaches how inspiration can be found everywhere. Participants’ work will be published on the Museum’s blog, the Creative Future webs... Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/creative-writing-for-those-with-dyslexia/ These workshops are aimed at dyslexic writers who want to develop their creativity. They will be led by a writer who is dyslexic, has published two novels and various articles and short stories, and has been teaching for... Mon, 05 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/reading-performing-your-work-brighton/ Access your audience in another way and reduce your anxiety of public reading. Get your work off the page and into their ears! Run by an experienced performance mentor with an actor on hand to demonstrate how it should b... Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/editing-preparing-your-work-for-submission/ Get your work ready for publication or competitions. Learn the art of editing, redrafting and polishing, increasing your chances of success. This workshop will show you how to get work ready for submission via a series o... Sun, 30 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/peer-support-writing-group/ Are you an emerging/intermediate writer looking for a mutually supportive group? This workshop will support a group of poets and/or fiction writers to share their work and get positive, constructive feedback from like-mi... Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/meet-the-writers-organisations-brighton/ A free event for writers looking to broaden their knowledge of available writing opportunities. There are so many opportunities and creative development activities out there. Do you know about them all? Come to this i... 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, 17 May 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creative-future/writing-drop-in-horsham/ Experiment with prose and poetry in a safe, supportive environment and, if you wish, share your writing work with others. This drop in group is open to all levels of ability and focuses on different writing exercises eac... 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... Sat, 12 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/the-novium/creative-writing-workshop-denise-bennet-poetry-ww1/ Use objects belonging to people during World War 1 to inspire your writing in partnership with West Sussex County Council Library. Book at www.chichestertickets.co.uk or call 01243 813595. 10am-12pm. £10. 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, 25 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creativefuture-1/workshop-reading-your-work-in-public/ Access your audience in another way and reduce your anxiety of public reading. Get your work off the page and into their ears! Run by an experienced performance mentor with an actor on hand to demonstrate how it should b... Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creativefuture-1/workshop-museum-tales-2/ Using museum artefacts to inspire work, this 5 week course teaches how inspiration can be found everywhere. Participant’s work will be published on the Museum’s blog, the Creative Future website and selected pieces will ... Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/creativefuture-1/creative-writing-at-the-museum-performance/ Every object tells a story… Come and listen to writing inspired by the artefacts in the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, read by the writers of our ‘Creative Writing at the Museum’ course. You can view details on this c...