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A Living Almanac

June 4, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

FREE
ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT!
Workshop

A Living Almanac – Workshop

Marina Warner, Philip Terry and Adrian May

Join us for the first of two workshop sessions, using words, images and music to build and grow a collective almanac, drawing on imagination and memory. Read more

June 4, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Discussion
In partnership
POSTPONED

Postponed – Breathing

Jason Allen-Paisant, Tessa McWatt, Joanna Pocock and Zena Edwards

Writers Mosaic asks its writers to take a deep breath in this panel discussion reflecting on what it means to be human in today's world. Read more

Platinum Tales

June 5, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Partner Event
Performance

Platinum Tales

Packing Shed Theatre Company

A community theatre project involving seven different community groups to create a theatrical tour in Colchester's Town Hall over the Platinum Jubilee Weekend. Read more

June 7, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Author talk
Fiction

Desperate Undertaking

A night in with Lindsey Davis

Award-winning writer Lindsey Davis talks about her latest novel in the Flavia Albia series in this online event. Read more

Julia Jones Uncommon Courage 3x2

June 7, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Author talk
Non-fiction

Uncommon Courage

Julia Jones delves into a very personal history and tells the compelling stories of the yachtsmen volunteers of World War II. Read more

Photo of Samuel Fisher and Wivenhoe book cover

June 8, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Fiction
In Conversation

Wivenhoe

Set in a world blanketed by snow as the result of an environmental disaster, Wivenhoe explores complicity, love, loyalty, and the boundaries of human instinct. Read more

Alex Hyde Violets 3x2

June 8, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Fiction
In Conversation

Violets

From a new voice in British fiction, an enthralling novel of female courage in the dying days of the Second World War. Read more

June 9, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Fiction

The Red Children

A new book from one of the most acclaimed authors in the British canon, Maggie Gee Read more

Photo of Anna Whitehouse and Underbelly book cover

June 9, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Fiction
In Conversation

Underbelly

Anna Whitehouse

Join Anna in conversation for this live event, as she shares the inspiration behind her explosive debut novel, detailing a life lived online. 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

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

June 10, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Fiction
SOLD OUT!

SOLD OUT – The Locked Room

Dorothy L Sayers Lecture: Elly Griffiths

Join Sunday Times bestselling author, Elly Griffiths, who will be discussing her latest thriller, The Locked Room - the fourteenth instalment in her hugely popular series featuring Dr Ruth Galloway. Read more

June 10, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Non-fiction

Tradition as Innovation

Adrian May and Philip Terry

Join writer, songwriter, teacher, performer and Creative Writing Investigator Adrian May, and poet, translator and writer Philip Terry as they talk about their latest books. Read more

Midnight Robber - Credit Kinetika

June 11, 2022 @ 9:45 am - 5:00 pm

A Criminally Good Day
Author talk
Crime Fiction
For Writers
FREE
In partnership
Outside
Storytelling
Workshop
Young Essex

Criminally Good Day

Family-friendly day of festivities

Crime-writer event, writing workshops, children's workshops, free drop-in activities, story-telling, acorn-planting and so much more... Read more

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June 11, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

For Writers
FREE
Networking
Workshop

Essex Authors Day

A great opportunity for local authors and aspiring writers of all ages to discover something new! 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

** 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

Jane Elson

June 11, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

For Writers
FREE
Partner Event
Workshop

Writing for Children Workshop – Online

A free, fun writing workshop for people from underrepresented groups Read more

Fiona Cummins and Holly Seddon

June 11, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Fiction
In Conversation

Exploring the dark side…

Fiona Cummins and Holly Seddon in conversation

Thriller writer Holly Seddon talks to Fiona Cummins about writing dangerously dark fiction that still has heart Read more

Sade Fadipe A Fun ABC 3x2

June 11, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

FREE
Workshop
Young Essex

Fun Stories From Far Away – Children’s Workshop

Have fun with Essex-based teacher and author Sade Fadipe in this workshop with storytelling told in a claps, familiar rhymes and rhythms and art & craft activities too! Read more

Popup storytelling armchair

June 11, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

A Criminally Good Day
FREE
Storytelling
Young Essex

Pop-Up Storytelling Armchair

Emily Kenny, Sade Fadipe, Catherine Emmett and Sam Scott

A super comfy treat for book lovers young and old to enjoy their favourite stories out loud. Free and open to all – come along and hear a story or two. Read more

Syd Moore

June 11, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

CANCELLED
For Writers
Workshop

How to Build a Baddie – Writing Workshop

** 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

JA Corrigan and Sarah Linley

June 11, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Fiction
In Conversation

The Bad Sister and The Wedding Murders

J.A. Corrigan and Sarah Linley

Hear from two exciting new crime fiction writers as they discuss their gripping new novels. 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

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

Emily Kenny Extraordinary Adventures of Alice Tonks

June 11, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

FREE
ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT!
Workshop
Young Essex

Heroes and Villains – Children’s Writing Workshop

How do you create a hero who keeps readers on the edge of their seat and a villain everyone will love to hate? Find out in middle grade author Emily Kenny’s jam-packed workshop! Read more

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June 11, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Discussion
FREE
In partnership

Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover

The Human Library

Welcome to The Human Library. Just like in a real library, a visitor to the Human Library can borrow a book from a range of titles. The difference is that books are PEOPLE, and reading is a CONVERSATION. Read more

Catherine Emmett King of the Swamp

June 11, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

FREE
Workshop
Young Essex

Once Upon a Story… – Children’s Writing Workshop

Catherine Emmett

Children’s author Catherine Emmett leads a session exploring what makes a great story, with a brilliant beginning, a marvellous middle and an excellent ending! Read more

June 11, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

CANCELLED
For Writers
Workshop

Crime Writing for Beginners

** 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

Dreda Say Mitchell Say Her Name book cover

June 11, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Author talk
Fiction

Say Her Name

Dreda Say Mitchell and Ryan Carter

Dreda Say Mitchell is an award-winning and best-selling author and has been collaborating with Ryan Carter since her fifth book. At its heart of their latest chilling thriller are the cases of missing black women that are all too frequently left without investigation, and are overlooked by the media. ‘Britain’s finest crime fiction writer’ – Lee Child Venue: High House Production Park, Vellacott Close, Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex, RM19 1RJ Date and time: Saturday 11th June, 3.30pm Tickets: £8 / £7… Read more

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June 12, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm

In Conversation

Maggi Hambling in conversation with James Cahill

James Cahill, art historian and critic, and Maggi Hambling, the fiery contemporary artist born in Sudbury, trade notes about creativity. Read more

June 14, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Memoir

Coconut

Florence Ọlájídé

A Black girl fostered by a white family in the 1960s and her search for belonging and identity. Join Florence Ọlájídé as she tells her story of finding a place to call home. Read more

Gary Jones

June 15, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

FREE
Memoir

It’s Not All Blood and Guts

Join Gary Jones as he talks about his personal accounts of his time working in A&E at Orsett Hospital through to advising on the BBC drama ‘Casualty’. 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

In Her Shoes Main image

June 18, 2022 @ 8:00 am - June 19, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

FREE
Partner Event
Performance

Blown Fuse Theatre presents

In Her Shoes is an immersive installation experience exploring the concepts of identity, stereotypes, and relationship to home. Read more

June 18, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

FREE
Young Essex

Chelmsford Library Family Fun Day

Join us for a day of free family-friendly activities at Chelmsford Library including Rhyme Time, crafting, Ozobots and our Pop-Up Storytelling Armchair. Read more

Josie Dom and Lum covers

June 18, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

FREE
SOLD OUT!
Workshop
Young Essex

Sold Out! Lum’s Mum – Children’s Workshop

Go on an adventure with Lum, make a knapsack to carry essentials for your journey, use a compass and make flowers and bugs to fill Lum's meadow. Read more

Sade Fadipe A Fun ABC 3x2

June 18, 2022 @ 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

FREE
SOLD OUT!
Workshop
Young Essex

Sold Out! Fun Stories From Far Away – Children’s Workshop

Have fun with Essex-based author and teacher Sade Fadipe, as she shares her book A Fun ABC told in claps, familiar rhymes and rhythms. For ages 4+ Read more

Sufiya Ahmed Princess Sophia Duleep

June 18, 2022 @ 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

FREE
Workshop
Young Essex

Campaigning for Girls’ Rights!

Take part in an empowering workshop with author and girls’ rights activist Sufiya Ahmed and learn how to make change using the democratic process, using the story of British Indian suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh as inspiration. Read more

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June 19, 2022 @ 8:00 am - August 31, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

For Writers
In partnership

Essex Gardens Trust Beth Chatto Writers Prize 2022

Writing Competition

Calling all budding writers... take part in this competition for creative garden writing Read more

June 19, 2022 @ 10:15 am - 5:00 pm

Author talk
For Writers
Music
Outside
Performance
Storytelling
Workshop
Young Essex

The Pleasure Garden

Hylands Estate, Chelmsford

A special day of events from author talks and writing workshops, children's performance, live music, farmers' & craft market and launching into Space! Read more

Robin Brooks

June 19, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

CANCELLED
For Writers
Workshop

Cancelled – Writing for Radio Masterclass

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

Nick Wickenden Hylands House

June 19, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

FREE
Non-fiction
SOLD OUT!

Hylands ‘A Remarkably Elegant…Mansion House’ – SOLD OUT!

Delve into the fascinating history of Hylands Estate with Nick Wickenden who played a key role in Hylands’ restoration Read more

George the Bookworm 2

June 19, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm

Performance
Workshop
Young Essex

George the Bookworm and The Smallest Library in the World

Grand Theatre of Lemmings

A truly magical show that catches the imagination of the audience, whether that’s a 2-year-old or 80 year old, there really is something for everyone. Read more

Lulah Ellender Grounding

June 19, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

In Conversation
Memoir

Grounding: Finding Home in a Garden

Lulah Ellender explores the ways in which tuning into the unceasing rhythms of nature can help us live with uncertainty and temporariness as well as becoming more connected to the places we live. Read more

Sarah Pye Pongo Wildlife Wong and the Orangutan

June 19, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Workshop
Young Essex

Wildlife Wong and the Orangutan

An interactive Children's workshop with Australian author Sarah Pye and her trusty puppet sidekick, Pongo. Read more

Syd Moore

June 19, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

For Writers
In partnership
Workshop

Creative Writing – Getting Started

Get your writing mojo moving with an aerobic work out for your imagination. Come to Syd Moore's session empty-handed and leave with a new character, new world and an adventure or story which you can further explore. Read more

Justin Webb The Gift of a Radio

June 19, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Memoir

The Gift of a Radio: My Childhood and other Train Wrecks

A portrait of personal and national dysfunction, drawing on themes of mental health, masculinity, grief, childhood guilt and what privilege looks like, Justin Webb’s memoir is candid, unsparing and darkly funny. Read more

Lulah Ellender Pleasure Garden

June 19, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

For Writers
Workshop

Growing Your Voice. Writing the Garden – Writing Workshop

In this writing workshop we will explore how to observe and describe gardens on the page, putting the smells, colours and textures of a patch of land into words that are alive with the place. Read more

Kate Teltscher Palace of Palms

June 19, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Non-fiction

Palace of Palms: Tropical Dreams and the Making of Kew

Daringly innovative when it opened in 1848, the Palm House in Kew Gardens remains one of the most beautiful glass buildings in the world today. Kate Teltscher tells the extraordinary story of its creation and of the Victorians' obsession with the palms that filled it. Read more

Patrick Gale Mother's Boy

June 22, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Fiction

Mother’s Boy

From the bestselling author of A Place Called Winter and Notes from an Exhibition comes Mother's Boy, a superb historical novel of Cornwall, class, desire and two world wars. Read more

Elodie Harper The House with the Golden Door

June 23, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Fiction

The House with the Golden Door

Be transported to a rich and prosperous Pompeii as Elodie Harper joins us to talk about the second instalment in her Wolf Den Trilogy reimagining the lives of the women from the town's lupanar. Read more

June 23, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Fiction

Dear Little Corpses

Upson expertly blends a Golden Age mystery with the timeless fears of a child’s abduction in her latest book Dear Little Corpses. Read more

Fountain at Cressing Temple Barns

June 25, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Author talk
FREE
Performance
Storytelling
Workshop
Young Essex

Midsummer Madness

Myths, Magic and Metamorphoses

Join us for a magical day of author events, fairies, storytelling, live music, theatre, den-building and more... Read more

Angie Bailey Believe

June 25, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Workshop
Young Essex

Believe – Children’s Workshop

Believe is an utterly captivating first novel in a series that will lead you on an irresistible journey into the magical world of Believers and Never-Believers. Read more

Annemarie Bilclough Beatrix Potter

June 25, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am

Non-fiction

Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature

Annemarie Bilclough

Naturalist, creative pioneer, storyteller, determined entrepreneur – Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature allows readers a tantalising glimpse into the life of this extraordinary woman. Read more

Nick Jubber The Fairy Tellers 3x2

June 25, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Non-fiction

The Fairy Tellers: A Journey into the Secret History of Fairy Tales

Nicholas Jubber

The surprising origins and people behind the world's most influential magical tales: the people who told and re-shaped them, the landscapes that forged them, and the cultures that formed them and were formed by them. Read more

What! A Load of Rubbish 3x2

June 25, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 12:40 pm

FREE
Performance
SOLD OUT!
Young Essex

SOLD OUT! – What! A Load of Rubbish

A new comedy magic show for family audiences Read more

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June 25, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Performance
Poetry

Imaginary Landscapes

Chris Tutton and Anne Denholm

Poetry and Harp perfectly combine in this special event featuring words and improvised music with award-winning poet, Chris Tutton and leading British harpist, Anne Denholm 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

Miniature

June 25, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

FREE
Partner Event
Performance
Theatre
Workshop

Time of the Rumour

The People of 1381

A read through of 'Time of the Rumour', a play about the peasants revolt, by Poppy Corbett. Read more

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June 25, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT!
Outside

Foraging Walk

Join herbal artist and author Lora Aziz on a guided walk around Cressing Temple Barns grounds. 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

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

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

CANCELLED
Outside
Storytelling

Cancelled – Salty Tales on the Harwich Harbour Ferry

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

Jules Pretty Sea Sagas of the North

June 26, 2022 @ 10:45 am - 12:15 pm

In Conversation

Sea Sagas of the North – Felixstowe

a special celebration of the publication of writer and environmentalist Jules Pretty's latest book Sea Sagas of the North: Travels and Tales of Warming Waters. Read more

Layer Marney Tower 3x2

June 26, 2022 @ 10:45 am - 5:30 pm

Author talk
Biography
Layer Marney Tower
The History Books

History Day at Layer Marney Tower

Julia Abel Smith, Tracy Borman and Andrew Lownie

Step back in time for a series of fascinating talks at the wonderful Layer Marney Tower Read more

Julia Abel Smith Forbidden Wife

June 26, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

The History Books

Forbidden Wife: The Life and Trials of Lady Augusta Murray

Julia Abel Smith

A compelling and poignant story, beautifully told, set in the reigns of Kings George III and IV against the dramatic backdrop of Europe and America in the age of revolution. Read more

Tracy+Borman Crown + Sceptre

June 26, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Non-fiction

Crown & Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy

Look back at the history and evolution of the monarchy from 1066 to the present day, feeding the renewed interest not just in the modern royals but in the predecessors who helped shape the institution into what it is today Read more

Jules Pretty Harwich Redoubt

June 26, 2022 @ 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

In Conversation
In partnership

Sea Sagas of the North – Harwich

A special celebration of the publication of writer and environmentalist Jules Pretty's latest book Sea Sagas of the North: Travels and Tales of Warming Waters Read more

Colchester Writenight

June 26, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

FREE

Colchester WriteNight

Colchester WriteNight invite you to a celebration of the anthology, Open Book, they produced together during lockdown. It was published by Patrician Press and supported by Colchester Borough Council Cultural and Creative Events Fund. Read more

Andrew Lownie Traitor King

June 26, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

The History Books

Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor

Sunday Times bestselling author, Andrew Lownie examines the years following the abdication of Edward VIII. Read more

Alex Preston_c_Eva K Salvi Winchelsea

June 28, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

CANCELLED
Fiction

Cancelled – Winchelsea

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

Carole Angier by Claire McNamee Speak, Silence 3x2

June 28, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Biography

Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald

Join Carole Angiers as she digs deep into a creative mind on the edge. Read more

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June 28, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Crime Fiction

The Murder Book – Date Changed to Tuesday 28th June 7.30pm

Mark Billingham

Sunday Times number one bestseller and maverick Mark Billingham will be talking to us about his latest novel, The Murder Book as well as his colourful crime writing career. 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

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

Victoria Shepherd A History of Delusions UPDATED

June 30, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Non-fiction

A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse

Victoria Shepherd

Based on the Radio 4 series of the same name, A History of Delusions is a ground-breaking history which uncovers stories of delusions from medieval times to the present day. Read more

John Crace A Farewell to Calm

June 30, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Non-fiction
SOLD OUT!

SOLD OUT! – A Farewell to Calm: The New Normal Survival Guide

Join one of the Guardian’s best-loved writers, John Crace, for an evening of infectiously entertaining political satire. Read more

July 2022

A Living Almanac

July 3, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

FREE
SOLD OUT!
Workshop

SOLD OUT! – A Living Almanac – Workshop

Marina Warner, Sophie Herxheimer, Philip Terry and Adrian May

Join us for the second of two workshop sessions, using words, images and music to build and grow a collective almanac, drawing on imagination and memory. Read more

In Her Shoes Main image

July 9, 2022 - July 10, 2022

FREE
Partner Event
Performance

Blown Fuse Theatre presents

In Her Shoes is an immersive installation experience exploring the concepts of identity, stereotypes, and relationship to home. Read more

Elsa James Syd Moore Othering

July 9, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

In My Steps - Radical Walks in Essex
Outside
SOLD OUT!

SOLD OUT – Othered in a region that has been historically Othered – In My Steps: Radical Walks in Essex

Elsa James and Syd Moore

A guided walk from Mistley to Manningtree, the setting of the county’s famed witch hysterias Read more

Patrice Lawrence

July 9, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

For Writers
FREE
Partner Event
Workshop

Writing for Children Workshop

Patrice Lawrence

A free, fun writing workshop for people from underrepresented groups Read more

In Her Shoes Main image

July 16, 2022 - July 17, 2022

FREE
Partner Event
Performance

Blown Fuse Theatre presents

In Her Shoes is an immersive installation experience exploring the concepts of identity, stereotypes, and relationship to home. Read more

October 2022

Wendy Constance Rewriting the archive

October 1, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Date changed
For Writers
Workshop

Rewriting the Archive: Rising Tides and Essex Floods

Wendy Constance

Join environmental writer and poet, Wendy Constance, for this writing workshop exploring the archives of Essex floods at Essex Record Office. Read more

November 2022

Colchester Film Festival 2022

November 7, 2022 - November 12, 2022

Film
Partner Event

Colchester Film Festival at Firstsite

Including Mike Leigh, Deborah Moggach, Anthony Fabian and more...

Colchester Film Festival is hosting a series of guest speaker events and screening an exciting selection of features films giving audiences new insight into the craft of filmmaking and introducing them to new cinema. Read more

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November 9, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

FREE
In partnership
Networking
Stand Up for Diversity
Theatre

Stand Up For Diversity at the Mercury

Including Gail Egbeson and Chileya Mwampulo

For our tenth Stand Up For Diversity, we are teaming up with the Mercury Theatre, to bring people together and celebrate diversity in theatre and the performing arts. Read more

Youth_Summit_2021

November 16, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Discussion
FREE
Manifesto For Essex
Online
Young Essex

Hear My Voice – Manifesto For Essex Youth Summit Zoom Brainstorm

Are you passionate about culture and the environment? Get involved in our 2nd Manifesto for Essex Youth Summit (14-25 yr olds) as part of EASUSTAIN Read more

January 2023

Manifesto Youth Summit Coffee Cup 3x2

January 14, 2023 @ 9:15 am - 12:30 pm

Discussion
FREE
In partnership
In person
Manifesto For Essex
Networking
Workshop
Young Essex

Hear My Voice – Manifesto For Essex: Climate Emergency Youth Summit

Various Speakers

Are you 14-25 years old, living and/or studying in Essex, passionate about the environment and culture? Come along to our Hear My Voice - Youth Climate Summit at Firstsite, Colchester, part of EA Sustain Festival Read more

March 2023

Black and white silhouette image of a person with their mouth open inside a silhouette of a lion roaring

March 4, 2023 @ 6:45 pm - 8:30 pm

FREE
In partnership
Stand Up for Diversity

Hear Me Roar!

You are invited to an evening of short performances, readings and shout-outs to mark International Women’s Day 2023. To collectively and creatively celebrate our achievements as women, shine a light on issues affecting us today, and together drive gender parity and positive change. Read more

May 2023

May 12, 2023 - May 27, 2023

Partner Event
Performance

Great Expectations

A Mercury Theatre production

Charles Dickens’ best-loved novel is brought to life on stage in this thrilling adaptation from Gale Childs Daly. Read more

May 30, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

FREE
Partner Event
Storytelling

George The Bookworm Presents… Telling Tales

A Lemmings Theatre production

Extra Tickets Released!! A magical and enchanting children's storytelling festival, presented by everyone’s favourite book-loving, wise-cracking, bookworm! Read more

May 30, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

FREE
Partner Event
Storytelling

George The Bookworm Presents… Telling Tales

A Lemmings Theatre production

Extra Tickets Released!! A magical and enchanting children's storytelling festival, presented by everyone’s favourite book-loving, wise-cracking, bookworm! Read more

May 31, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

FREE
Partner Event
Storytelling

George The Bookworm Presents… Telling Tales

A Lemmings Theatre Production

New performance time added!! A magical and enchanting children's storytelling festival, presented by everyone’s favourite book-loving, wise-cracking, bookworm! Read more

May 31, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

FREE
Partner Event
Storytelling

George The Bookworm Presents… Telling Tales

A Lemmings Theatre production

Extra Tickets Releaed!! A magical and enchanting children's storytelling festival, presented by everyone’s favourite book-loving, wise-cracking, bookworm! Read more

June 2023

Harlow College Photography Student Exhibition image

June 1, 2023 - June 29, 2023

Exhibition
Manifesto For Essex

The Rising Tide Exhibition

Harlow College Photography Students

The photography students at Harlow College are proud to present their work, on the theme of ‘The Rising Tide’, a response to the 70th Anniversary of The Great Flood of 1953. Read more

June 1, 2023 - June 3, 2023

Partner Event
Performance

Dracula

Le Navet Bete in association with Exeter Northcott Theatre

This critically acclaimed, multi five star awarded hilarious comedy will be presented by Professor Abraham Van Helsing and his three idiotic actors as they stage a life-changing, theatrical production surrounding the true events of Dracula. Read more

June 1, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

FREE
ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT!
Partner Event
Storytelling

George The Bookworm Presents… Telling Tales

A Lemmings Theatre production

Extra Tickets Released!! A magical and enchanting children's storytelling festival, presented by everyone’s favourite book-loving, wise-cracking, bookworm! Read more

June 1, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

FREE
Partner Event
Storytelling

George The Bookworm Presents… Telling Tales

A Lemmings Theatre production

Extra Tickets Released!! A magical and enchanting children's storytelling festival, presented by everyone’s favourite book-loving, wise-cracking, bookworm! Read more

Photos of Syd Moore and Seema Anand

June 1, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

In Conversation
Partner Event

Sex Matters: Intimacy and Aging

Syd Moore and Seema Anand in conversation

Both Seema Anand (The Art of Seduction) and author Syd Moore (Essex Girls Liberation Front) have challenged stereotypes before. In this conversation they explode the myths around sex in middle age, and empowerment though positive sexuality as we get older. Read more

June 2, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

FREE
ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT!
Partner Event
Storytelling

George The Bookworm Presents… Telling Tales

A Lemmings Theatre production

Extra Tickets Released!! A magical and enchanting children's storytelling festival, presented by everyone’s favourite book-loving, wise-cracking, bookworm! Read more

June 2, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

FREE
ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT!
Partner Event
Storytelling

George The Bookworm Presents… Telling Tales

A Lemmings Theatre production

Extra Tickets Released!! A magical and enchanting children's storytelling festival, presented by everyone’s favourite book-loving, wise-cracking, bookworm! Read more

June 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Festival Launch
Memoir

Launch Event – An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals

We are delighted to be launching this year's Essex Book Festival with Guardian columnist and broadcaster Polly Toynbee. One of the most respected, prolific, and razor-sharp voices in social commentary uses the prism of her extraordinary family to examine the true state of class in Britain. Read more

June 3, 2023 - June 21, 2023

Exhibition
Manifesto For Essex

Hear My Voice Exhibition

Schools Eco-poetry project

An exhibition of Hear My Voice Eco-poems written by students in schools across Tendring at Harwich Museum Read more

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