Date: Saturday 3 October 2015
From community projects to readings by writers, poets, workshops and more. Join us for a day that provides a taste of the richness of literature on Merseyside.
From 10am to late
The brochure is now available HERE
Events
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Book Stall in the Foyer
10am – 4pm
Liverpool’s legendary, radical and community bookshop will be selling books, pamphlets and other literary paraphernalia.
Bluecoat
Bluecoat – Baby Book Club
Children’s Library
10.30am – 11.30am
It’s never too early to start reading together! This session is for parents with babies aged 3 – 12 months.
Free, drop in
Kaleidoscope Magazine – Poetry Trail 
Children’s Library
10.30am – 4.30pm
A new free creative magazine for kids! Grab yourself a copy and help us decorate our Poet-tree!
Ages 5+
Free, drop in
The Windows Project
The Amazing Push Poem Machine
Children’s Library
10.30am – 4pm
Throw a ball, pick a letter and add a word to the world’s longest-running communal poem
Free, drop in
Southport Writers Circle Workshop
The Art Box
10.30am-12.15pm
Southport Writers’ Circle invites you to dare to be literary in one of our famous Writing Workshops. Produce a poem from thin air! Build worlds with friends! Invent imaginary people with the greatest of ease! All this and more in a session where you will surprise yourself with how amazingly creative you can be.
Free – book your place via Box Office or online HERE
Liverpool Poetry Cafe
Talking Poetry
Gallery
11am – 12noon
Opportunity to listen and discuss archival poetry recordings on CD and DVD, including poets reading their own works. From great poetic voices to obscure gems.
Free, booking advised. Call Box Office on 01704 533 333.
The Windows Project – Menu
The Bakery
1030am – 4.30pm
Your friendly ‘ poetry waiter’ will help you solve the word puzzles write a poem or even read a poem at your table!
Free, drop in
North End Writers
Liverpool Elegies Reading & Workshop
Theatre Bar
11.30am – 1pm
Aileen La Tourette, novelists and poet and Maria Isakova Bennett – poet and artist provide thought provoking readings followed by a writing workshops.Booking advised via northendwriters@gmail.com or call 07875 434 292.
The Reader Organisation
Studio
11.30am – 12.30pm
This charitable social enterprise working to connect people with great literature through shared reading. This session explores some literacy greats and well loved prose.
Free, drop in
Bluecoat Stoytellers
The Great Big Meaning Machine
The Art Box
12.30pm – 2pm
Stories have been shared in every culture for entertainment, learning and remembering. Come to listen or participate.
Free, booking advised. Call Box Office on 01704 533 333.
Writing on the Wall
Marvel Comic Workshop
Studio 1pm – 2pm
Join the notorious Tim Quinn for an exclusive, hands on workshop to make your own comic book creation! Tim Quinn, scriptwriter, illustrator and editor for the Beano, The Dandy and Dr Who magazine.
Free,booking advised. Call Box Office on 01704 533 333.
Circle of Literacy Friends
Theatre Bar
2.30pm – 4.30pm
Based in Liverpool, Circle of Literacy Friends is the oldest mutli-cultural group active across the North West.
Free, drop in
Writing on the Wall
What’s your story?
The Art Box
2.30pm- 4.30pm
Join WOW for an excting and exclusive one off creative writing workshop.
Free,booking advised. Call Box office on 01704 533 333.
Liverpool Poetry Cafe
Cole, Malloy & Smith
Studio
4.15 -5.15pm
Rommi Smith Trio explore the boundaries between poetry, spoken word and live improvised music
Free, booking advised. Call Box office on 01704 533 333.
University of Liverpool
Marli Roode
Children’s Library
5.30pm – 6.30pm
Come and hear Marli Roode talk about her career so far. Her book Call it Dog was shortlisted for the 2013 Dylan Thomas Prize
Free, booking advised. Call Box Office on 01704 533 333.
Blackeyed Theatre
The Great Gatsby
F, Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece is an exciting new production featuring live music to create and truly fresh and inspiring theatrical experience.#
Tickets £14/£12 concessions. £8 for groups of 30+
Other activities throughout the day include:
Curtis Watt – Wandering Poet with Djembe
Merseyside Literature Partnership Members Website/Facebook
