Category Archive:   Literature


This month’s Open Mic Poetry will see Geoffrey Winch opening the evening with poems from Letting the Road Dust Settle (Indigo Dreams) and his back catalogue on 29th February. Geoffrey recently received the award of the Purple Patch UK Best Small Press Poet 2011 and his work is very wide-ranging. Lynn Woollacot, of Reach Poetry, [...]

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This year, Chichester Library is celebrating World Book Day with Chichester author Simon Brett, who will be talking about his books and writing. World Book Day is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and reading. This is the 15th year of  World Book Day, and on 1st March children of all ages, with the support [...]

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Chichester-based author Gabrielle Kimm will be talking in Chichester Library on Thursday 9th February at 7.30 pm. Gabrielle will talk about her new book The Courtesan’s Lover and creative writing in general. The Courtesan’s Lover, which was published in November 2011, is a spin-off from her first novel, His Last Duchess. The book takes the [...]

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It seems that local poets are celebrating the New Year with performances aplenty as there are Open Mic Poetry events at both The Spring, Havant, and New Park Centre, Chichester, this January. On Wednesday 11th January at 8.00pm you can enjoy an evening of poetry led by Robyn Bolam at The Spring, East Street, Havant. [...]

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On Saturday 10th December Chichester Creative Network will be hold their first arts and crafts event at Cobnor Activities Centre, Chidham, nr Chichester. This will give local creatives an opportunity to display and sell their wares at an affordable price this festive season. It also gives the rest of us a chance to celebrate the [...]

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After a run of sell-out poetry events, the organisers of Chichester’s Open Mic Poetry are hoping to repeat the trick when performance poet Bernadette Cremin tops the bill at the New Park Centre on Wednesday 26th October. Bernadette is well-known on the Brighton circuit, having established herself as an exciting performer of poetry set to [...]

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Chichester Creative Network’s literature fans will probably be aware that our local library has recently closed for three weeks to undergo some refurbishments, including the installation of a self-service unit to make borrowing books even easier. To celebrate the re-opening Chichester Library has planned a fantastic line-up of literary events for November, including talks with [...]

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