Event Spotlight
Wednesday 14 October 2026
7:00pm
Writers and Readers Salon: Non-Fiction Edition
Our event programme
We run a year-round programme of online and in-person events. From workshops and masterclasses to performances at our annual Deptford Literature Festival, our events are designed to help you develop your writing craft and career, and access great stories.
Access information is listed on each individual event page.
Wednesday 14 October 2026
12:00pm
The Language of Care: Week 3
Join award-winning poet Cecilia Knapp for an inspiring eight-week poetry workshop series offering carers the opportunity to pause, reflect and transform lived experience into powerful creative writing.
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Tuesday 20 October 2026
12:00pm
The Language of Care: Week 4
Join award-winning poet Rachel Long for an inspiring eight-week poetry workshop series offering carers the opportunity to pause, reflect and transform lived experience into powerful creative writing.
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Wednesday 28 October 2026
1:00pm
The Houses We Carry: A Poetry & Zine Making Workshop
To celebrate Black History Month, join poet and interdisciplinary artist Phoenix Yemi for a creative afternoon of writing, collage and zine-making inspired by her ongoing project Twelve Acts of Shelter.
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Tuesday 10 November 2026
6:30pm
The Art of Being Quiet: Listening Your Way to Great Dialogue with Maddy Accalia
Join playwright and novelist Maddy Accalia for a deep-dive into dialogue and listening your way there.
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Wednesday 11 November 2026
12:00pm
The Language of Care: Week 5
Join award-winning poet Rachel Long for an inspiring eight-week poetry workshop series offering carers the opportunity to pause, reflect and transform lived experience into powerful creative writing.
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Wednesday 25 November 2026
12:00pm
The Language of Care: Week 6
Join award-winning poet Rachel Long for an inspiring eight-week poetry workshop series offering carers the opportunity to pause, reflect and transform lived experience into powerful creative writing.
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Wednesday 2 December 2026
12:00pm
The Language of Care: Week 7
Join award-winning poet Cecilia Knapp for an inspiring eight-week poetry workshop series offering carers the opportunity to pause, reflect and transform lived experience into powerful creative writing.
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Tuesday 8 December 2026
6:30pm
Capitalist Sex in the Modern Novel – Writing Intimacy under Precarity with Leila Levy Gale
Join writer Leila Levy Gale for a look at capitalist sex in the modern novel .
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Wednesday 9 December 2026
12:00pm
The Language of Care: Week 8
Join award-winning poet Rachel Long for an inspiring eight-week poetry workshop series offering carers the opportunity to pause, reflect and transform lived experience into powerful creative writing.
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Tuesday 26 January 2027
6:30pm
Pitching for the Screen: Setting the Scene to Sell Your Work with Amii Griffith
Join mutli-disciplinary writer Amii Griffith to learn how to pitch your and sell your screenplay.
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Saturday 6 February 2027
10:00am
Developing Tutors Day
A full day of in person workshops as part of the Developing Tutors programme.
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