Estuary 2021 in partnership with Essex Book Festival, has commissioned four contemporary writers, Amina Atiq, Season Butler, Alison Moore and Martha Pailing to create new work in response to this intriguing estuary site and history.

EVENT: Meet the Writers

Hosted by curator Gareth Evans, this online event brings together Amina Atiq, Season Butler, Alison Moore and Martha Pailing to read from their work, discuss their approaches to the commission and share their impressions of the distant and removed Sutton Manor. It will be hosted from our Live Programme page on www.estuaryfestival.com

The Poetry Society presents a special event celebrating the Peggy Poole Award featuring readings from the 2019 Peggy Poole Award winner Saiqa Khushnood, alongside her mentor through the Award, acclaimed poet Malika Booker. The Peggy Poole Award is a talent development award offering mentoring to emerging writers in the North West of England, that runs alongside the National Poetry Competition and is open to all entrants based in the region.

The Peggy Poole Award readings are supported by guest performances from other writers based in the North West: Manchester-based poet and playwright Jack Nicholls, who won third prize in the National Poetry Competition 2020 and Liverpool-based poet, playwright and performance artist Amina Atiq.

We are delighted to share that four artists have been offered a creative development bursary to develop their creative practice as well as gain the skills, confidence and drive to make change for disabled people in the arts and our communities. Amina Atiq, Letty McHugh, Kadisha Kayani and Rhiannon Jones were selected for their passion for social justice and each have already shown how they have creatively made improvements to spaces, places or relationships to advance the cause of equality.

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A screening and panel Q&A celebrating the MENA Arts UK competition winners

Join us for this special premiere of all eight films and a Q&A with the winners. This online event is a chance to come together and see work by MENA+ artists responding to the provocation:

“How should the MENA+ arts community celebrate what we have in common?”

How do artists reflect their times? How do we document our movements and tell our stories? How do we galvanise the masses through our art?

Writing Painful Stories

A workshop offering a positive approach to writing from painful experiences.

CHEWING ON A RUBY PASSPORT is Queensland Poetry's 2020 Arts Queensland Poet-in-Residence showcase.