Co-ordinated by Essex Book Festival and led by Creative Writing Tutor Dr Emma Kittle-Pey, our exciting Year 9 and Year 10 Writing & Talking programme offers a multi-disciplinary communication project that encourages Club members to articulate their ideas and develop their skills, all centred on this year’s Festival theme: Communities within Communities.
Club members will explore a breadth of activities including writing and performing poetry, short-fiction, blogging, zine-making, podcasting and illustration. They will visit local cultural venues and creative spaces, and exhibit nationwide at the Essex Book Festival and the Summer Show at Somerset House.
Generating new and exciting work, Club members will find themselves creating media that helps them find their voice and share their ideas. We can’t wait to hear what they have to say!
Open to 13–16-year-olds.
Club dates:
13 September 2025 – 28 March 2026
Saturdays, 10:00am – 12:30pm
Location:
Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ
Join the club at saturday-club.org/club/essex-book-festival-aru-writing-talking/
About National Saturday Club
Young people across the country are spending Saturday mornings at their local university, college or museum discovering subjects they love. Saturday Clubs are open to 13–16-year-olds of all abilities and are free to attend.
Joining the National Saturday Club is a unique opportunity to learn new skills, discover talents, meet new people, and find out more about further education, higher education and rewarding careers.