16 May 2008 at 7 p.m. (doors open 6.30 p.m.) 


Savile Club, LAVINIA GREENLAW
Tickets: 10-27.50
Savile Club.
LAVINIA GREENLAW has published numerous collections of poetry including Night Photograph, A World Where News Travelled Slowly and Minsk. She has published two novels, Mary George of Allnorthover and An Irresponsible Age. She is a regular reviewer a

17 May 2008 at 12.30pm 


Sarah Stovell aka Sappholit, Newbury
Unit 12
Newbury
Pinchington Lane
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 7HU
Tel: 0163 538 034

WW member Sappholit, also known as Sarah Stovell will be in Newbury Borders store signing copies of her debut novel Mothernight.

17 May 2008 at 1-2pm 


Kevin Chandler Reading and Signing
Tickets: Free
Waterstone's Wilmslow
Kevin Chandler, one of the short story writers of '8 Hours', Legend Press's third short story collection in the 'Short Story Re-invented' series, will be reading and signing copies in Wilmslow.

18 May

19 May

20 May

21 May

22 May 2008 at 7pm 


Robert Minhinnick ‘under the influence’ of Derek Walcott:
Tickets: £10 and £7 (concessions and Poetry Society members).
Arts Theatre,
6/7 Great Newport Street, London WC2H 7JB

The Poetry Society presents
‘Under the Influence’

The highly popular ‘Under the Influence’ series, where one poet looks at the influence another poet has had on their work, continues in 2008 with Robert Minhinnick ‘under the influence’

22 May 2008 at 7.30pm 


Poets in the Bookshop with Cherry Smyth, Swansea
The Dylan Thomas Centre

Irish poet Cherry Smyth is this month’s guest reader at the Dylan Thomas Centre on Thursday, 22 May at 7.30pm.

Cherry Smyth is an Irish poet, born in Ballymoney, County Antrim and raised in Portstewart. She has written two collections of poe

23 May 2008 at 8pm 


APPLES & SNAKES IN SOHO
Tickets: £8 / £6 concs
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE
Poetry and spoken word for the 21st century
Soho Theatre
Wednesday 28 May

A decade is a long time in performance poetry. Tonight we present one
performer who¹s going from strength to strength after ten years in the
business,

23 May 2008 at 8.00-9.30pm 


Connecting Conversations with Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett (Frantic Assembly)
Tickets: £12/£8 Book at www.connectingconversations.org
Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 3EU. (Nearest tube Swiss Cottage, Jubilee line)
Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett, artistic directors of Frantic Assembly, will talk to psychoanalysts Mary Morgan and Philip Stockoe about their latest production, Stockholm, which portrays the unravelling of a relationship. The discussion will also e

24 May 2008 at 10.30 am - 5 pm 


Creating Character and Shaping the Story, a workshop with Kathy Page and Vicky Grut.
Tickets: £70 for the day includes sandwiches, tea, coffee.
Upstairs at The Yorkshire Grey, 29-33 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1.
A lively and inspiring creative writing workshop suitable for all levels of experience led by novelist Kathy Page (longlisted for the Orange Prize in 2002) and award-winning short story writer Vicky Grut. Maximum 20 participants.
More informatio

24 May 2008  


May 24-June 3: Hay Festival

10 days of literature ideas in the Welsh booktown

25 May

26 May

27 May

28 May 2008 at from 3pm 28th May 2008 until after breakfast on 1st June 2008 


Andalucian Writers Retreat with Paul Gogarty
Tickets: 900 Euros approx
An Andalucian Cortijo, close to Seville, recommended as one of the most lovely retreat hotels in Spain
4 seminars by Paul on "Interacting with your environment"

Welcome cocktail and dinner
Tour of monumental Seville
Farewell Banquet

29 May

30 May

31 May 2008 at 10.00 am 


Incubate Masterclass with Rosie Dennis
Tickets: Free (reservations 020 7922 2922)
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE
Apples & Snakes, the UK's leading performance poetry organisation, are thrilled to host a masterclass with Rosie Dennis at Soho Theatre on 31 May. Rosie is a Sydney based artist who mixes movement and text to create deceptively simple and evocati

31 May 2008 at 7pm 


Tom McCarthy in conversation with John Calder
Tickets: Free
Calder Bookshop, 51 The Cut, London
To mark the publication of Tom McCarthy's Remainder in paperback, the author will be in conversation with legendary publisher John Calder.

1 Jun 2008 at 3.30-6pm 


Pipe and Slippers
Tickets: £4 and concessions
Pipe and Slippers is South London's premier cultural afternoon - a mix of music, stories, poetry and lounging about. Variously described as 'the most important literary event in South London since Marlowe died' and 'a jolly nice afternoon', we offer top quality performances without stifling reverence. The inaugural Pipe and Slippers took place in November 2005. Now the event runs quarterly, always on a Sunday afternoon, in a Victorian style theatre pub called The Ivy House. It's the perfect place to relax - the pub boasts comfy sofas, tasty beers, gold lamé curtains, and nice cups of tea. Pipe and Slippers brings you all that, and fine entertainment too.

Acts confirmed so far include novelist Emma Darwin reading from her acclaimed novel The Mathematics of Love, and the forthcoming A Secret Alchemy, Liz Bentley, a veteran of the Robin Ince Bookclub, the Ledbury Poetry Festival and the Re

2 Jun

3 Jun

4 Jun

5 Jun 2008 at 6.30pm 


Mark Liam Piggott on Oxford Street
Tickets: Free
Borders Oxford Street
Mark Liam Piggott will be discussing and signing his hotly tipped debut novel 'Fire Horses' "an unflinching lesson in modern history". Come along for FREE and purchase your signed copy.