Writing Our Way Home SEASON: UPCOMING EVENTS
Season Launch Party
Launch of our 'Writing Our Way Home' season
Thu 3 Oct | 19:00 - 23:00
Season launch party with art installations, poetry and live performances
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Echoes Of The City
Lars Saabye Christensen in conversation with Akil Scafe-Smith and Emma Warren
Tue 8 Oct | 19:00 - 20:30
Lars Saabye Christensen, Akil Scafe-Smith and Emma Warren on how communities rebuild
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Writing Our Way Home
Readings with Roger Robinson, Winsome Pinnock, Inua Ellams and Bridget Minamore
Tue 15 Oct | 19:00 - 21:00
Roger Robinson, Winsome Pinnock, Inua Ellams, Bridget Minamore on writing and resistance
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Who Is Home?
Writing workshop with Soofiya
Thu 17 Oct | 18:30 - 20:30
An interactive writing workshop with Soofiya
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Is Home a Human Right?
Debate chaired by Faiza Shaheen
Tue 22 Oct | 19:00 - 21:00
A debate on how the politics of class impacts housing with Faiza Shaheen
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Tactics Of Defence
Workshop and discussion with Ed Daffarn and Lowkey
Thu 24 Oct | 18:30 - 21:00
A workshop and discussion on resisting threats to your home led by Ed Daffarn and Lowkey
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
EXILE: The Cost of Reporting the Truth
Discussion hosted by Reporters Without Borders
Mon 28 Oct | 19:00 - 21:00
A discussion with journalists in exile and Reporters Without Borders
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Crossing The Line: Writers on Brexit
Discussion hosted by English PEN
Thu 31 Oct | 19:00 - 21:00
A discussion on writing across borders with English PEN
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
My Father's House
Readings and reflections from Raymond Antrobus, Hannah Lowe and Colin Grant
Tue 5 Nov | 19:00 - 21:00
Stories of Caribbean fatherhood with Raymond Antrobus, Hannah Lowe and Colin Grant
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Diana: The People's Aunty
Poetry readings with Amina Jama
Thu 7 Nov | 19:00 - 21:00
Poetry readings with Amina Jama and writers of East African heritage
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
People, Places and Zines
A zine making workshop and discussions with VOKS and daikon* zine
Tue 12 Nov | 18:30 - 20:30
A zine making workshop and discussion of DIY culture with VOKS and daikon* zine
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
With Love (And Rage), Generation Rent
Spoken word with Theresa Lola and Amaal Said
Mon 18 Nov | 19:00 - 21:00
Spoken word with Theresa Lola, Amaal Said, Seraphima Kennedy and more
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
The End of Diaspora
New performance piece by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Fri 22 Nov | 19:30 - 21:00
A brand new performance piece by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan on a world beyond origins
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
The Future Of Social Housing
Interactive workshop with Shelter
Tue 26 Nov | 18:30 - 21:00
An interactive workshop on ways to achieve better social housing with Shelter
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Home Truths
New monologues on ‘Home’ by writers of colour
Wed 27 Nov | 19:00 - 20:30
A showcase of brand new monologues on ‘Home’ by writers of colour hosted by The Upsetters
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
The Way Through The Woods
In conversation with Long Litt Woon
Tue 3 Dec | 19:00 - 20:30
A discussion about writing, belonging and nature with Long Litt Woon and English PEN
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
A Warning To The House That Holds Me
Launch of Amina Jama’s debut poetry collection
Thu 5 Dec | 19:00 - 21:00
Readings and performances for the launch of Amina Jama’s debut poetry collection
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Black Home: The Club As Sanctuary
Music and discussion with Touching Bass
Fri 6 Dec | 19:00 - 02:00
A night of music and discussion on the club as a place of belonging with Touching Bass
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
MORE EVENTS
International Translation Day 2019
Presented by English PEN
Mon 30 Sep | 18:00 - 21:00
Translating Today. The largest coming-together for the UK translation community.
Practical training for requesters
Presented by Campaign for Freedom of Information
Thu 17 Oct | 09:45 - 16:30
Finding Your Muse
Presented by The Literary Consultancy
Sat 26 Oct | 10:00 - 16:00
Learn the craft of writing from the inside out
Information Commissioner & Tribunal Decisions
Presented by Campaign for Freedom of Information
Tue 26 Nov | 13:00 - 16:30
Finding Your Story
Presented by The Literary Consultancy
Sat 25 Jan | 10:00 - 16:00
Learn the craft of writing from the inside out
Finding Your Voice
Presented by The Literary Consultancy
Sat 25 Apr | 10:00 - 16:00
Learn the craft of writing from the inside out
MEDIA
Writing Our Way Home: Installation
Installation by RESOLVE Collective
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Video: All The Ways We Could Grow
A talk by Travis Alabanza
Video
Part of All The Ways We Could Grow season
The Apocalypse Reading Room List
Curated by Ama Josephine Budge
Reading List
Part of All The Ways We Could Grow season