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Thursday 30 September 2021
Winning Writers Poetry Contest, deadline today
Birmingham Literature Festival
With details of the podcast that is back tomorrow and more:
Podcast returns Friday 1 October:
Birmingham Lit Fest Presents...
Kate Mosse
The Birmingham Lit Fest Presents... podcast returns for the autumn season, with one episode a week from Friday 1 October to Christmas.
Our first episode - available for free wherever you usually get your podcasts - is an interview with novelist and Founder of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Kate Mosse, talking about her memoir about caring for elderly parents and mother-in-law, An Extra Pair of Hands.
Listen Now
Birmingham Literature Festival returns:
online events & workshops start this weekend
Writing a Memoir
online workshop
With Charlie Hill
Sat 2 Oct, 10am-12noon
£30
Writing for Children
online workshop
With Maisie Chan
Sat 2 Oct, 2-4pm
£30
Launch of
The Dereliction
by Liz Berry & Tom Hicks
Sat 2 Oct, 6.30-9.30pm
FREE but booking required
Book Now
In-person events: Saturday 9 October
Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham
David Olusoga:
Black and British
Sat 9 October, 8pm
Tickets: £15 / £12 (concs)
Historian, broadcaster and presenter David Olusoga presents his book Black and British: A Forgotten History.
Book Now
Kit de Waal:
adapting My Name Is Leon
Sat 9 October, 4pm
Tickets: £8 / £6 (concs)
A discussion with novelist Kit de Waal, and others who are part of the TV adaptation of her bestselling debut My Name Is Leon, due to be broadcast in November on BBC One.
Book Now
Otegha Uwagba:
We Need To Talk About Money
Sat 9 October, 12noon
Tickets: £8 / £6 (concs)
Let’s talk about one of the last taboos: money.
Who has it, who doesn’t, what you do with it, and what options that affords you.
Book Now
Writing for Children: Maisie Chan, Ben Davis and Lauren James
Sat 9 October, 2pm
Tickets: £8 / £6 (concs)
Three recently-published children’s writers talk about writing for children aged 8+ as well as how the writers have taken their schools events and workshops online during the pandemic.
Book Now
The Novels That Shaped Our World
Sat 9 October, 6pm
FREE but booking required
The BBC Arts project The Novels That Shaped Our World has celebrated English language fiction with a 100-strong list of novels designed to spark debates about the fiction that has had the largest impact on Britain.
Book Now
Regional Writer Meet-Up: Birmingham
Sat 9 October, 10am
FREE but booking required
A free morning of discussion and networking for emerging and established writers.
This is a great opportunity for writers to meet one another, share ideas and tips, and hear from industry professionals.
Book Now
Monthly writers' blog:
September: Rupinder Kaur
For September, we asked Birmingham-based poet Rupinder Kaur to reflect on how her summer had been.
Rupinder talks about the Desiblitz Literature Festival, which took place in Birmingham in September, as well as how she was affected by the murder of South London schoolteacher Sabina Nessa in late September.
Read More
View Full Programme
Birmingham Literature Festival | a project of Writing West Midlands
Writing West Midlands is an Arts Council England NPO.
Birmingham Literature Festival returns:
in person events on Saturday 9 October
We're setting up at the Bramall Music Building on the University of Birmingham Campus for one day, Saturday 9 October, to offer you a day of events with writers, historians, journalists and scriptwriters.
David Olusoga:
Black and British
Sat 9 October, 8pm
Tickets: £15 / £12 (concs)
Historian, broadcaster and presenter David Olusoga presents his book Black and British: A Forgotten History.
Book Now
Kit de Waal:
adapting My Name Is Leon
Sat 9 October, 4pm
Tickets: £8 / £6 (concs)
A discussion with novelist Kit de Waal, and others who are part of the TV adaptation of her bestselling debut My Name Is Leon, due to be broadcast in November on BBC One.
Book Now
Otegha Uwagba:
We Need To Talk About Money
Sat 9 October, 12noon
Tickets: £8 / £6 (concs)
Let’s talk about one of the last taboos: money.
Who has it, who doesn’t, what you do with it, and what options that affords you.
Book Now
Writing for Children: Maisie Chan, Ben Davis and Lauren James
Sat 9 October, 2pm
Tickets: £8 / £6 (concs)
Three recently-published children’s writers talk about writing for children aged 8+ as well as how the writers have taken their schools events and workshops online during the pandemic.
Book Now
The Novels That Changed Our World
Sat 9 October, 6pm
FREE but booking required
The BBC Arts project The Novels That Shaped Our World has celebrated English language fiction with a 100-strong list of novels designed to spark debates about the fiction that has had the largest impact on Britain.
Book Now
Regional Writer Meet-Up: Birmingham
Sat 9 October, 10am
FREE but booking required
A free morning of discussion and networking for emerging and established writers.
This is a great opportunity for writers to meet one another, share ideas and tips, and hear from industry professionals.
Book Now
...plus online writing workshops and more...
View Full Programme
Birmingham Literature Festival | a project of Writing West Midlands
Writing West Midlands is an Arts Council England NPO.
Birmingham Literature Festival 2021:
Events for writers
Hello,
As you may know, Birmingham Literature Festival is a project of Writing West Midlands.
For that reason, we always make sure there's plenty for writers during the festival, and this year is no exception.
Scroll down for details of:
· Online writing workshops (2 hours, via Zoom, £30 per person)
· A free in-person Regional Writer Meet-Up (Sat 9 October, 10am, booking essential)
· Live online and in-person events for writers of all genres
See you very soon,
The Birmingham Literature Festival Team
Full Programme
In Person Events for Writers:
Saturday 9 October
We're setting up at the Bramall Music Building on the University of Birmingham Campus for one day, Saturday 9 October, to offer you a day of events with writers, historians, journalists and scriptwriters.
Regional Writer Meet-Up: Birmingham
Sat 9 October, 10am
FREE but booking essential
Book Now
Writing for Children: Maisie Chan, Ben Davis and Lauren James
Sat 9 October, 2pm
Tickets: £8 / £6 (concs)
Book Now
Kit de Waal:
adapting My Name Is Leon
Sat 9 October, 4pm
Tickets: £8 / £6 (concs)
Book Now
Online Writing Workshops: October
Writing a Memoir
with Charlie Hill
Sat 2 October, 10am-12noon
Tickets: £30
Book Now
Writing For Children
with Maisie Chan
Sat 2 October, 2-4pm
Tickets: £30
Book Now
Writing Historical Fiction
with Carolyn Kirby
Sat 16 October, 10am-12noon
Tickets: £30
Book Now
Poetry and Performance
with Casey Bailey
Sat 16 October, 2-4pm
Tickets: £30
Book Now
View Full Programme
Birmingham Literature Festival | a project of Writing West Midlands
Writing West Midlands is an Arts Council England NPO.
WE'RE BACK!
Birmingham Literature Festival returns
Hello,
We are delighted to say that we're back to real space events this October!
We're also offering a series of events and writing workshops online.
Finally, the Birmingham Lit Fest Presents... podcast returns from 1 October with interviews with plenty of writers you love (including Kate Mosse, Elizabeth Day, Sathnam Sanghera...)
So you can choose how you wish to enjoy Birmingham Literature Festival this autumn.
See you very soon,
The Birmingham Literature Festival Team
Full Programme
In Person: Saturday 9 October,
University of Birmingham
We're setting up at the Bramall Music Building on the University of Birmingham Campus for one day, Saturday 9 October, to offer you a day of events with writers, historians, journalists and scriptwriters.
David Olusoga:
Black and British
Sat 9 October, 8pm
Historian, broadcaster and presenter David Olusoga presents his book Black and British: A Forgotten History.
Book Now
Launch: The Dereliction by Liz Berry and Tom Hicks
In partnership with the Black Country Living Museum
Sat 2 October, 6.30pm
Book Now
Kit de Waal:
adapting My Name Is Leon
Sat 9 October, 4pm
Book Now
Otegha Uwagba:
We Need To Talk About Money
Sat 9 October, 12noon
Book Now
Writing for Children: Maisie Chan, Ben Davis and Lauren James
Sat 9 October, 2pm
Book Now
The Novels That Changed Our World
Sat 9 October, 6pm
Book Now
Regional Writer Meet-Up: Birmingham
Sat 9 October, 10am
Book Now
Live Online Author Events
National Poetry Day
in partnership with Nine Arches Press
Featuring Khairani Barokka, Cynthia Miller and Caleb Parkin, hosted by Gregory Leadbetter.
Book Now
...plus writing workshops and more...
View Full Programme
Birmingham Literature Festival | a project of Writing West Midlands
Writing West Midlands is an Arts Council England NPO.