Writer’s Centre Kingston : Schedule
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The fourth year of our events will begin October 2020
Scroll down for previous events. 2019 / 2020
Past Events
#27 December Tuesday 10th - LITERARY HEALTH : a themed event at The Rose Theatre, Kingston
with Joseph Devlin, Ellen Wiles, Lucy Furlong, James Reynolds, Will Brooker et al
#28 January Tuesday 14th – ENGLISH PEN : celebrating Writers at Risk around the world at The Bishop, Kingston
with Astra Papachristodoulou, Sara Upstone, James Miller, Adam Baron, Helen Palmer, Sam Jordison, Ellen Wiles et al
#29 January Tuesday 21st - Korean Literature Night at Kingston University : The White Book
Kingston-upon-Thames has the most populus of Korean diaspora in all of Europe, an event with the remarkable Korean Cultural Centre
#30 January Saturday 25th – UNIVERSITY CAMARADE at Rich Mix, near Brick Lane, London
Students from Kingston University and institutes across the UK collaborate in London
#31 February Tuesday 18th - The Museum of Futures annual exhibition opening event, Surbiton
on the theme of writing / literature as notation, draft, rehearsal, unfinished, forgotten
with Simon Brown, Agnieszka Studzinka, Kate Scott, Jamie Toy, Julia Lewis, Simon Tyrrell, Astra Papachristodoulou, John Patrick Hughes, Lucy Furlong et al
#32 February Tuesday 25th - DOSTOYEVSKY WANNABE, celebrating delusions of grandeur : a themed event at Museum of Futures
with Nadia de Vries, Christodoulos Makris, Hannah Ballou, SJ Fowler, Dominic Jaeckle et al
#33 March Tuesday 10th – POEM BRUT, the Museum of Futures annual exhibition closing event, Surbiton
on the mess, material, making, non-tech methods of literature with Helen Palmer, Simon Tyrrell, Jamie Toy, Julia Lewis, Patrick Cosgrove, et al
#34 April Friday 3rd - EUROPEAN POETRY FESTIVAL at The Rose Theatre, Kingston
with Katerina Koulouri, Agnieszka Studzinka and many more
2020
#28 January Tuesday 14th – ENGLISH PEN : celebrating Writers at Risk around the world at The Bishop, Kingston
with Astra Papachristodoulou, Sara Upstone, James Miller, Adam Baron, Helen Palmer, Sam Jordison, Ellen Wiles et al
#29 January Tuesday 21st - Korean Literature Night at Kingston University : The White Book
Kingston-upon-Thames has the most populus of Korean diaspora in all of Europe, an event with the remarkable Korean Cultural Centre
#30 January Saturday 25th – UNIVERSITY CAMARADE at Rich Mix, near Brick Lane, London
Students from Kingston University and institutes across the UK collaborate in London
#31 February Tuesday 18th - The Museum of Futures annual exhibition opening event, Surbiton
on the theme of writing / literature as notation, draft, rehearsal, unfinished, forgotten
with Simon Brown, Agnieszka Studzinka, Kate Scott, Jamie Toy, Julia Lewis, Simon Tyrrell, Astra Papachristodoulou, John Patrick Hughes, Lucy Furlong et al
#32 February Tuesday 25th - DOSTOYEVSKY WANNABE, celebrating delusions of grandeur : a themed event at Museum of Futures
with Nadia de Vries, Christodoulos Makris, Hannah Ballou, SJ Fowler, Dominic Jaeckle et al
2019
#23 October Thursday 17th – NORDIC POETRY FESTIVAL at The Museum of Futures, Surbiton
with Endre Ruset, Morten Langeland, Jon Stale Ritland, Silje Ree plus Meg Jensen et al
#24 October Wednesday 23rd - Korean Literature Night at Korean Cultural Centre, London
Kingston-upon-Thames has the most populus of Korean diaspora in all of Europe, an event with London’s remarkable Korean Cultural Centre
#25 November Tuesday 5th – NEMESES, celebrating collaboration : a themed event at Venue to be confirmed
with Karen Sandhu & SJ Fowler, Patrick Cosgrove & Alex Hegazy, Lucy Furlong & Susie Campbell plus many more.
#26 November Tuesday 19th - MEMENTO MORI, exploring mortality : a themed event at the Museum of Futures, Surbiton
with Paul Booth, Sara Upstone, Simon Tyrrell, Nick Foxton, Matthew Birchwood, Kate Scott, James Reynolds et al
#27 December Tuesday 10th - LITERARY HEALTH : a themed event at The Rose Theatre, Kingston
with Joseph Devlin, Ellen Wiles, Lucy Furlong, James Reynolds, Will Brooker et al
2018
#6 – January Thursday 11th : The Rose Theatre, Kingston a literary event about Loving
With Eley Williams alongside Stephen Barber and Marina Lambrou
#7 – January Thursday 25th : The Mayo Centre, Kingston a literary event about Forgetting
With Daniel Hahn alongside Meg Jensen and Adam Baron
#8 – February Saturday 10th : The University Camarade: at Rich Mix, London
Students from Kingston University and other institutions across the UK present brand new collaborations.
#10 – March Thursday 8th : All Saints Church, Kingston The English PEN Modern Literature Festival
With speakers including Mona Arshi, Dave Spittle, Prudence Chamberlain, Helen Palmer, Adam Baron & more.
#11 – March Thursday 22nd : The Minima Yacht Club, Kingston a performance literature event Poem Brut
With guest speakers Revital Cohen / Tuur Van Balen alongside Harry Man, Lucy Furlong, Sarah Dawson & more.
#12 – April Thursday 5th : The Rose Theatre, Kingston Opening Night of London's European Poetry Festival
With poets Jen Calleja, Max Hofler, and many more.
2017
#1 – October Thursday 19th : 7pm - Free entry at Dorwich House, Kingston a literary event about Living
With guest speaker Tom McCarthy alongside Stella Bottai and Sara Upstone.
#3 – November Thursday 9th : 7pm - Free entry at The Picton Room at Kingston University
#4 – November Thursday 23rd : 7pm - Free entry at The Picton Room at Kingston University a literary event about Travelling
With guest speaker Alexander Frater alongside Albery Pellicer and Alison Baverstock.