Applications are open for two artist commissions as part of the 2026 T100 Festival, Seeing Thurrock Differently: A Journey Home. The festival will ...
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TLC Free Reads – Supporting low-income writers in the East of England to access expert advice and support
‘Free Reads’ is a bursary scheme funded by Arts Council England, and delivered by The Literary Consultancy (TLC), with National Centre for Writing ...
Dave Monk. A Life Well Lived
It is with great sadness that we greet the passing of Dave Monk, the much-loved BBC Essex presenter. Throughout his long career, Dave was involved in ...
Autumn/Winter Essex Explorer Magazine out now
From Pantos and parks to winter waterside walks (plus news of Essex Book Festival’s children’s story competition, Words for a Greener ...
New children’s exhibition to explore the imagination of Oi Frog! author Kes Gray
A new family-friendly exhibition opening at the Museum of Chelmsford this autumn will explore the works of bestselling children’s author, Kes Gray, ...
Story for Climate and Nature Recovery
A new YouTube channel from writer, Jules Pretty, offers short films with stories about people and places and how story can help bring transformation. ...
Winter Books
Head to the glorious Layer Marney Tower to hear four very different authors discuss their very different books. Topics covered are the bright and ...
Sub Titles Over to be part of Festival of Spanish Theatre in London
A multilingual one-woman show exploring democracy, state censorship, and the manipulative power of translation during Catalan Independence. Sub Titles ...
Local Writers Showcase – register your interest by 22 October
Every year, Essex Libraries run a Local Writers Showcase where Essex authors come along to promote and sell their titles. The next event will be ...
An epic tale of love, tragedy and loss – A Musical Iliad at The Minories
A Musical Iliad 30% discount code available below. Friday 10 October 20257pm (doors at 6.30pm)The Minors, 74 High Street, Colchester, CO1 1UE Tickets: ...