Free Word Events List

Jenny Holzer is recognised as one of the most significant artists of her generation. Originally a painter and printmaker, Holzer [...]

Presented by Free Word and Wordia Join us and participate in the world’s first ever Human Crossword. Led by Wordia.com – [...]

This year, the finest minds of our generation (based at Free Word) have united and created a literary pub quiz [...]

In collaboration with Uprising, the Young Foundation’s youth leadership programme, Index on Censorship invites young people to talk about their [...]

Presented by English PEN, Index on Censorship, Free Word & London Libraries. Right now, public libraries are censoring their readers\' choice [...]

Presented by Free Word The Saturday Live regular and FLOW’s week one poet in residence asks what does poetry of [...]

Free Word Presents: Louise Stern’s debut collection of short stories is full of the young and the restless. What sets [...]

Presented by English PEN and Granta Filled with almost 200 million people speaking nearly 60 languages, brought into nationhood under [...]

Presented by Free Word To be taken seriously as a writer, it’s important to have sleeping problems: Franz Kafka, Sylvia [...]

September is the season for pumpkins and amber leaves, with crackling twigs in spitting fires. When day is chased by night, it's time for a potent brew of Storytelling. Talking [...]

Presented by Apples & Snakes Simon Mole is from a land between spoken word, hip hop and theatre; a land where [...]

Presented by Free Word Mahsa Vahdat, winner of the Index on Censorship/Freemuse award 2010, is a celebrated singer who is [...]

Presented by Index on Censorship In 2009 the Home Office published a list of names of “individuals banned from the [...]

Presented by Arvon This evening of poetry readings and storytelling will give a flavour of the rich and colourful Panjabi [...]

Presented by Index on Censorship `Music is so powerful because it is a physical expression of the human soul,’ says [...]

Presented by Arvon, National Association for Literature Development (NALD) and the National Association of Writers in Education (NALE) A chance [...]

Presented by The Literary Consultancy & English PEN A walk around literary Clerkenwell that will start and end at Free Word. [...]

Presented by The Literary Consultancy : Professor Brenda Cooper , editor, writer and mentor, offers a unique class, designed for those who [...]

The Literary Consultancy present ‘success story’ Fiona Mountain, historical novelist and author of Rebel Heiress, (previously published under the title [...]

This creative workshop led by Rebecca Swift, Director of the Literary Consultancy, will explore the art of writing haiku poetry [...]

Presented by English PEN. The book pages of UK newspapers are facing extinction. Literary editors are facing huge changes in [...]

Presented by English PEN, Daniel Pennac has never forgotten what it was like to be a very unsatisfactory student - nor [...]

Booktrust will be running activities throughout the morning for babies, toddlers and their families. Through the magic of rhyme and [...]

Explore the silly side of life with a fantastic clown and a funny poet. Kids and Mums and Dads and [...]

Two stars from the worlds of clowning and poetry will tease and tickle you out of yourself in this exclusive [...]

Presented by Apples and Snakes, Martin Figura's 'Whistle' is the deeply personal story of his mother's death at the hands [...]

A Discussion on Violence Against Journalists From Around The World presented by Article 19. ARTICLE 19, together with guest speakers, [...]

A Literary Consultancy event. How is the revolution in new technology changing the commercial publishing industry? More people than ever [...]

Presented by Free Word & Gulbenkian Foundation. As more becomes known about animal behaviour and communication, questions about the unique nature [...]

Presented by Booktrust. Children’s Book Week is an annual celebration of reading for pleasure for children of primary school age, [...]

Harvill Secker, part of The Random House Group, is celebrating 100 years of publishing quality international writing with this very [...]

Presented by English PEN , Dalkey Archive, Free Word & Literary Translation Centre. How does a book make its way from an [...]

Want to write more letters? George Bernard Shaw said “the perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by [...]

English PEN present a night to remind you how simple and beautiful a letter can be. Join our panel of [...]

English PEN presents Ismail Kadare, Albania’s best-known poet and novelist. Born in 1936, his international reputation was cemented when, in [...]

A small group of leading French poets and mathematicians, the OULIPO work within a series of rigid rules and restrictions [...]

The inaugural Burmese Arts Festival (14-17th October 2010) will bring together a unique group of Burmese contemporary artists and artists [...]

This six-part introductory course examines the basic question of where we should draw the line between acceptable and unacceptable expression. [...]