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March 2018
March 2, 2018 @ 6:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction
  • Non-fiction
  • Poetry
  • POSTPONED

My Europe: A Patrician Press Anthology

Mark Brayley, Petra McQueen and others

RESCHEDULED FOR 16 MARCH. In their latest anthology, Patrician Press brings together poems, short stories and essays on the theme of Europe, advantages and disadvantages of the European Union. Writers share personal histories and discuss the consequences of leaving the EU. Read more

March 2, 2018 @ 7:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Non-fiction

I, Maybot: The Rise & Fall – John Crace

CANCELLED DUE TO ILL HEALTH AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS Throughout 2017 John Crace, the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer, has watched Theresa May turbulent first year in No 10. Read more

March 3, 2018 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • For Writers
  • Workshop

An Introduction to Memoir Writing: Linda Wilkinson

CANCELLED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. The line between memoir and biography has never been clear; a memoir can be a story about a week in a life, an emotion or a place. Linda Wilkinson, ‘accidental memoirist’, takes you through the techniques, pitfalls and joys of memoir writing. Read more

Popup storytelling armchair
March 3, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Storytelling
  • Young Essex

Pop-Up Storytelling Armchair

AGE UK ESSEX & Friends

For this year’s Essex Book Festival, Age UK Essex are putting on a series of Pop-Up Storytelling Armchairs for the young and old, which will appear at various venues across the county. A real treat for book lovers of all ages to share their passion for reading. Read more

March 8, 2018 @ 7:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction
  • POSTPONED

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: Gail Honeyman

*** POSTPONED DUE TO ILL HEALTH - NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED *** The life of an outsider is vividly captured in this debut and Sunday Times bestseller, soon to be a major motion picture produced by Reese Witherspoon. Read more

March 10, 2018 @ 7:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

Sugar Money: Jane Harris

*** THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ILL HEATLH *** Award-winning author Jane Harris’ new novel is based on a true 18th century Caribbean story. Brothers Emile and Lucien must return to Grenada and smuggle back 42 slaves claimed by English invaders at the hospital plantation in Fort Royal. Read more

March 11, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • POSTPONED
  • Young Essex

Medieval Mayhem: Lorraine Gregory

*** POSTPONED UNTIL THE SUMMER *** Feeling brave? Then hold onto your courage and join author of Mold and the Poison Plot, Lorraine Gregory on a trip back to the Medieval Age to discover the truth about crime and punishment. Stand trial, endure torture and dish out some truly ghastly sentences. Fun, informative, interactive and only mildly dangerous Read more

March 24, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Music
  • Workshop
  • Young Essex

The Sound of Science: A Songwriting Fact-ory

Ensonglopedia of Science

Turn facts, news and science into song! Join makers of the Ensonglopedia of Science for a lesson in letting lyrics leave your larynx laden with learning. Read more

March 27, 2018 @ 8:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

Behind Her Eyes: Sarah Pinborough

*** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO ILL HEALTH - NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON *** Already one of the most talked about thrillers of 2017, Behind Her Eyes masterfully walks the tightrope between psychological and supernatural thriller. Read more

March 2020
March 14, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction
  • ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT!

Essex Book Club Symposium

Louise Hare and Joanna Glen

Join members of book groups from across Essex and two up-and-coming writers: Joanna Glen and Louise Hare talking about their debut novels. Read more

Michael Dean and True Freedom cover
March 14, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Non-fiction

True Freedom

Michael Dean

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

Joanna Pocock and Surrender cover
March 15, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • For Writers
  • Workshop

Writing on Place in a Changing World

Joanna Pocock

This writing workshop will be looking at how writers place themselves in their physical surroundings and how this embodies itself in their work. Participants will be invited to write, walk and workshop their words as we examine what lies beneath the surface of the places we move through. Read more

Elizabeth Buchan and Museum of Broken Promises cover
March 17, 2020 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

The Museum of Broken Promises

Elizabeth Buchan

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

Kate London and Gallowstree Lane
March 18, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

Gallowstree Lane

Kate London

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you had a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

Susannah constantine and cover
March 18, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

After the Snow / Summer in Mayfair

Susannah Constantine

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you had a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

March 19, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Non-fiction

Are You With Me? Kevin Boyle and the Rise of the Human Rights Movement

Mike Chinoy

An event to celebrate the launch of Mike Chinoy's latest book Are You With Me? Kevin Boyle and the Rise of the Human Rights Movement. He tells the remarkable story of the late Prof. Kevin Boyle, one of the world's great human rights lawyers. Read more

MK Hill and cover
March 19, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

The Bad Place

MK Hill

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you had a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

March 19, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Non-fiction

The Prime Ministers

Steve Richards

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

BORDERS
March 19, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - March 28, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
  • CANCELLED

BORDERS

By Henry Naylor

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

Tom Armstrong and Chris Adam
March 21, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Workshop
  • Young Essex

Invasion! Illustration and Sound Art Workshops

Tom Armstrong and Chris Adam

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

Ohtheplaces African Stories Efua Sey
March 21, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Young Essex

Oh, the Places We’ll Go!

Storytelling from around the world

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

Syd Moore
March 21, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • For Writers
  • Workshop

Writing the Archive

Syd Moore

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you had a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

Indie Press Book Covers
March 21, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
  • CANCELLED

A Celebration of Essex Indie Presses

Various authors from Dunlin Press, Muscaliet Press and Patrician Press

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

Abi Dare and cover
March 21, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

The Girl With the Louding Voice

Abi Daré

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you had a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

Jason Cowley
March 21, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Non-fiction

Reaching for Utopia

Jason Cowley

Unfortunately we have had to cancel Jason Cowley's event.  We are very disappointed about this and are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

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March 21, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • CANCELLED

Arrival Lounge

Peeling Onions with Granny

This event has been cancelled. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

Christine Dwyer Hickey and cover - date change
March 23, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

The Narrow Land

Christine Dwyer Hickey

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you had a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

Anne Youngson and Meet me at the Museum cover
March 24, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction
  • SOLD OUT!

Meet Me at the Museum

Anne Youngson

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you have a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

Jess Kidd and Things in Jars cover
March 25, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

Things in Jars

Jess Kidd

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you have a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

Charlie connelly with cover
March 26, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Non-fiction

Last Train to Hilversum

Charlie Connelly

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

Barry Forshaw and cover
March 26, 2020 @ 7:45 pm - 9:15 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • SOLD OUT!

Dorothy L Sayers Society Lecture: The Female of the Species: Key Women Crime Writers from Sayers and Highsmith to the Present

Barry Forshaw

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you have a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

Recycle Triangle Cloth
March 28, 2020
  • CANCELLED
  • Workshop
  • Young Essex

Fashion/Remade

Discover how cast-away clothing can be turned into fabulous fashion

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. We will try to reschedule this event for later in the year - watch this space for more details. Read more

Southend Kursaal CTA
March 28, 2020 @ 10:30 am - March 29, 2020 @ 4:00 pm
  • CANCELLED

Golden Age of Crime Weekend 2020

Various Authors

Our Golden Age of Crime Weekend has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.  If you have a ticket for any of our Golden Age of Crime events the Box Office will be in touch soon about next steps. Read more

An illustration of mountains
March 28, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Young Essex

Oh, the Places We’ll Go!

Storytelling from around the world

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

Simon Brett website
March 28, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Discussion

“Nothing wasted.” The Real PD James

Simon Brett in conversation with Geraldine Perriam

This event has been cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you have a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch soon about next steps. Read more

Agatha Christie and PD James
March 28, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Discussion

Mysteries for ever: the ongoing popularity of PD James and Agatha Christie

Jared Cade, Ruth Ware and Simon Brett

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you had a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

Lara Maiklem and cover
March 28, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Non-fiction
  • SOLD OUT!

Mudlarking – Lost and Found on the River Thames

Lara Maiklem

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you had a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

Samantha Lee Howe and The Stranger in our Bed cover
March 28, 2020 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

The Stranger in Our Bed

Samantha Lee Howe

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you had a ticket for this event the Box Office will be in touch about next steps. Read more

Lucy Foley and cover
March 28, 2020 @ 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

The Guest List

Lucy Foley

This event has been cancelled due to health issues. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

Samantha Lee Howe
March 29, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • For Writers
  • Workshop

Creating a Compelling Opening

Samantha Lee Howe

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

Susannah Stapleton and book cover
March 29, 2020 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Non-fiction

The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective

Susannah Stapleton

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

CL Taylor and Sleep
March 29, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • SOLD OUT!

A Criminally Good Afternoon Tea

CL Taylor: Sleep

This event has been cancelled due to health issues. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

April 2020
ABP 500 Image
April 1, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Storytelling
  • Young Essex

ABP 500 Words 2020

Arthur Bugler Primary School

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

House of Hip Hop
April 18, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
  • CANCELLED

The Cultural Assembly present House Of Hip Hop

Kwesi Johnson

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Read more

May 2020
jess_phillips and cover
May 7, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Non-fiction

Truth to Power

Jess Phillips

This event has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you have a ticket for this event the box office will be in touch soon to let you know next steps. Read more

June 2022
William Sieghart Poetry Pharmacies 3x2
June 2, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
  • CANCELLED

The Poetry Pharmacy – CANCELLED

William Sieghart

William Sieghart beautifully meditates on ‘the problems that really matter’ and offers up an essential poem to ease the heart, mind and soul. Part of our Jubilee celebrations. Read more

Jason Cowley Who Are We Now 3x2
June 4, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
  • Author talk
  • CANCELLED
  • Non-fiction

CANCELLED – Who Are We Now? Stories of Modern England

Jason Cowley

Join award-winning journalist, magazine editor and writer, Jason Cowley as he gives an account of an England poised on the brink of enormous change. Read more

Photo of Nick Higham and The Mercenary River book cover
June 9, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Author talk
  • CANCELLED

The Mercenary River

Nick Higham

** This event has been cancelled ** The Mercenary River – Private Greed, Public Good: A History of London’s Water with Nick Higham Read more

JA Corrigan and The Bad Sister
June 11, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • CANCELLED
  • For Writers
  • Workshop

Story is King – Writing Workshop

J.A. Corrigan

** This workshop has been cancelled - sorry ** With advice on the fundamental principals of story and plot, structure, character and motives, Julie-Ann will provide the new writer with the tool kit to ensure a solid start to their emerging crime story. Read more

Syd Moore
June 11, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • For Writers
  • Workshop

How to Build a Baddie – Writing Workshop

Syd Moore

** This workshop has been cancelled - sorry ** Join Syd Moore for this wicked workshop which explores what makes fictional villains tick. The session will include discussion and creative writing exercises. Read more

Holly Seddon and Honest Authors podcast 3x2
June 11, 2022 @ 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Workshop

Creating a bookish podcast on a shoestring – Workshop

Holly Seddon

** This workshop has been cancelled - sorry ** A whistle stop tour of how to set up, record and promote a bookish podcast. Read more

June 11, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • For Writers
  • Workshop

Crime Writing for Beginners

Alex Clare

** This workshop has been cancelled - sorry ** In this interactive writing workshop you will start with a blank page and leave with a plot outline ready to be written. Read more

Rosie Wilby, Njambi McGrath and Syd Moore The Breakup Monologues
June 17, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Discussion
  • Live Podcast

The Breakup Monologues live podcast recording – Cancelled

Rosie Wilby, Njambi McGrath and Syd Moore

Award-winning comedian Rosie Wilby shares funny, bizarre and poignant tales of heartbreak and recovery with special guests Njambi McGrath and Syd Moore - in a live recording of her acclaimed podcast. Read more

Robin Brooks
June 19, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • For Writers
  • Workshop

Cancelled – Writing for Radio Masterclass

Robin Brooks

This workshop offers an introduction to writing drama for the radio. Suitable for all tastes and levels of experience. Read more

Emma Beswetherick The Honeybee Treasure Hunt 3x2
June 25, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Workshop
  • Young Essex

Cancelled – The Honeybee Treasure Hunt – Children’s Workshop

Emma Beswetherick

This event has been cancelled - sorry for any inconvenience caused. Delight in this fun interactive session for children to learn more about honeybees and even design your own bug hotel. Read more

June 25, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Author talk
  • CANCELLED

Cancelled – B: A Year in Plagues and Pencils / The Swallowed Man

Edward Carey

This event has been cancelled - sorry ‘Don’t miss this eccentric charmer’ Margaret Atwood ‘Edward Carey writes wonderfully weird books about wonderfully weird things’ Celeste Ng Read more

Ruth Loten The Reign of the Winter King
June 25, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Workshop
  • Young Essex

Cancelled – What Makes a Hero? Children’s workshop

Ruth E Loten

This workshop had been cancelled - sorry of any inconvenience caused Create your own ‘hero’ character and start their own story. Read more

June 26, 2022
  • CANCELLED
  • Outside
  • Storytelling

Cancelled – Salty Tales on the Harwich Harbour Ferry

Glenys Newton

Take the Harwich Harbour Ferry from event to event and you’ll be treated to some Salty Tales from the marvellous, award-winning storyteller Glenys Newton along the way (included in the ferry ticket price).  Read more

Alex Preston_c_Eva K Salvi Winchelsea
June 28, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

Cancelled – Winchelsea

Alex Preston

Winchelsea is both a page-turning, swashbuckling adventure story and a meticulously researched look at gender and sexuality in the 18th century. Read more

Andrew Miller (c) Abbie Trayler-Smith The Slowworms Song
June 29, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

Cancelled – The Slowworm’s Song

Andrew Miller

A profound and tender tale of guilt, a search for atonement and the hard, uncertain work of loving. Read more

June 2023
Photo of author Kate Hamer alongside image of The Lost Girls book cover
June 14, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Crime Fiction

**Cancelled** The Lost Girls

Kate Hamer

Kate Hamer explores her latest book, The Lost Girls, the stand-alone sequel to Costa First Novel Award shortlisted The Girl in the Red Coat. An enchanting, intense crime novel which sees a girl coming to grips with her past and a mother trying to keep her safe it is a deeply moving story about healing, connection, and the power of the past. Read more

June 17, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am
  • CANCELLED
  • FREE
  • Workshop
  • Young Essex

Cancelled: Fun Stories From Far Away – Workshop for ages 4+

Sade Fadipe

Have fun with Essex-based teacher and writer, Sade Fadipe, as she shares her book A Fun ABC. Told in claps, familiar rhymes and rhythms and with art & craft activities too, this is bound to be fun! Read more

June 17, 2023 @ 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • FREE
  • Workshop
  • Young Essex

Cancelled: Author Storytime with SP K-Mushambi – Workshop for ages 4-8

SP K-Mushambi

A fun interactive reading session with colouring activity and instruments to play. Read more

Photo of young people recording a podcast interview
June 25, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Midsummer Madness
  • Workshop

Cancelled: Eco-Podcasting Workshop – For ages 14+

Michelle Durant, Chelmsford Community Radio

We are in a climate emergency! The Eco-cast project develops audio content around environmental themes. Explore how to research and write content, undertake interviews and join them all together to make a big impact. Read more

June 2024
Photo of Matt Cain credit Claire Gardner. Image of One Love book cover.
June 6, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • CANCELLED
  • Fiction

One Love – EVENT CANCELLED

Matt Cain

From the author of Becoming Ted and The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle comes an utterly joyful novel about 20 years of love and friendship, culminating at Manchester Pride. Two men. Twenty years of friendship. One love. Read more

Helen Pilcher Event Cancelled
June 16, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  • CANCELLED

How Nature Keeps Time

Helen Pilcher

How Nature Keeps Time discovers the natural world’s most important and intriguing patterns of time. From the lifecycle of immortal jellyfish and identifying the perfect amount of time for a ‘good sleep’, to mass extinction and the destruction of the coral reef, Helen Pilcher will tackle highly relevant and fascinating topics in this thought-provoking and deeply entertaining discussion. Read more

Photo of Peter Hain. The Lion Conspiracy book cover
June 29, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Thriller
  • CANCELLED

Cancelled: The Lion Conspiracy

Peter Hain

Join member of the House of Lords, author and life-long human rights campaigner, Peter Hain, as he delves into his gripping third thriller. The Veteran, Thandi and Mkhize are back battling to save lion prides from being killed for their claws, teeth and bones. Struggling to defeat the international criminal syndicate responsible for poaching, the team find themselves embroiled in mafia-style smuggling, illicit night flights and tense shoot-outs. Read more

June 30, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • History
  • CANCELLED
  • The History Books

Cancelled – Thorns, Lust and Glory

Estelle Paranque in conversation with Suzi Feay

Join Estelle Paranque, historian and acclaimed author for a fascinating new perspective on Tudor history’s most enduring story. Anne Boleyn has mesmerised the English public for centuries. Her tragic execution, orchestrated by her own husband, never ceases to intrigue. Read more