Join Frome Writers' Collective's fabulous free fair: readers, writers, publishers, editors, artists, illustrators and visitors of all ages will be there, with more stalls to mark Frome Publishing Fair's tenth anniversary, and a wonderful variety of publications on display and for sale. A must for all readers, writers and book lovers. Refreshments available.
A wild, poetic dive into transformation. Stand-up poet Kate Fox and folk duo Union Jill explore the raw, powerful currents of transformation, sea swimming, and ecological shift. Part gig, part performance, part ritual–a journey where human and ocean collide, changing everything in their wake.
Join local author and Magic Quill founder Clemency Brown for a fun and inspiring creative writing workshop to celebrate the release of her children’s fantasy adventure Wishbound. Create your own fantastical worlds and your own magic, and discover just how enchanting writing can be! Open to ages 8-13.
Award-winning classicist and historian Emily Hauser blends archaeology, literature and myth to uncover the real women behind Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. From Helen of Troy, Cassandra and Aphrodite to Circe, Athena, Calypso and Penelope – Mythica is a ground-breaking reassessment of the reality behind the often-mythologised women of ancient Greece.
Writing for renewal, resilience and transformation. In this writing workshop, author, educator and Focusing Practitioner, Kylie Fitzpatrick, shares simple but powerful writing practices for reconnecting with ourselves, finding inspiration, and befriending the page.
In conversation with Helena Drysdale, Winnie M Li explores her critically acclaimed third novel, What We Left Unsaid. Winnie’s writing explores gender and racial inequality, trauma, and displacement. She holds a PhD from the LSE, and is an Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham.
When facing difficult times, it’s important to find a source of hope – and many of us turn to nature for our emotional sustenance. In Dawn’s workshop, nature’s good-news stories are used to prompt creative writing around the idea of finding, and nourishing, feelings of hope.
Award-winning poet Jenny Mitchell will perform work from her three prize-winning collections, and a recently edited anthology called ‘Everyone Started Singing’. She will also be in conversation with Roz Dace about the power of poetry to change lives, followed by an audience Q&A.
The world is in turmoil. Many believe they will be made more secure by creating a stronger military to challenge their ‘enemies’. Launching his book ‘Peace is Possible’, Satish Kumar dispels this illusion and argues that we do not need enemies. Peace is the certain way to prosperity and happiness.
Don't judge a book by its cover. Or so we're told... But a cover can make or break any book - however great or terrible. Join Mark Ecob, one of the UK's leading cover designers, in conversation with Tina Gaisford-Waller of Hunting Raven, and discover the secrets of what sells.
Please note this event is taking place in Silk Mill Gallery, not Silk Mill West / Frome Art School as per the brochure Discover what top agents look for in submissions. Kate Hordern, who runs an independent literary agency with a growing list of clients, and Clare Wallace, shortlisted for the British Book Awards Agent […]
Authors Peter Clark and Annie Elliot bring Charles and Catherine Dickens back to life with vibrant scenes from their different Dickens books. Find out what happened when middle-aged Charles fell in love with a teenager and wanted to be rid of the loving wife, who had given him ten children.
Nicholas is a prize-winning novelist and biographer. In discussion with Kylie Fitzpatrick, he will explore the intimate connection between writers and spies, and the authors and places which have inspired him. In his latest novel, ‘Frame 37’, Dyer – an ex-journalist – tries to stop a dubious candidate from becoming US President.
Andrew Miller talks to Emma Craigie about ‘The Land in Winter’, his Booker-shortlisted, ‘word-of-mouth favourite’ novel, set in Somerset during the Great Freeze of 1962-3. As the relentless snow creates a new world, two neighbouring couples start to question what it is they want from life.
Join Frome Writers Collective for a wonderful celebration of local, regional and international writing talent. The winners of the Young Writer Competition and the Frome Writers in Residence contest will be announced, and acclaimed author Claire Fuller will reveal the winners of the Frome Short Story Competition and award the prizes.
Lily Dunn talks to Harriet Derioz about the importance of memoir in our fragmented times, as a transformative experience for both writer and reader. A discussion about life - writing as a shifting and changing form, and why a personal narrative is so much more than finding the story and sharing it with the world.