Upcoming Events
2020
JANUARY
January 30th
Wolverhampton University
(Speaking of Books event)
January 31st
Filming at YouTube
FEBRUARY
February 2nd
London Jewish Book Week The Missing
(suitable for 10 and up)
February 5th
London Wellcome Collection
Reading Well For Children Event for the Reading Agency
February 6th
Holborn
Chair of Judges at LOLLIES Scholastic Laugh Out Loud Children’s Funny Book Awards
February 9th
Workshop on Emile Zola theatre project
February 10th
Tottenham
Filming in primary school
February 11th
Rochdale Conference keynote and workshop for teachers
(Speaking of Books event)
February 12th
Recording podcast for Language Revolution
Goldsmiths University Queering Children’s Literature Symposium
February 13th
Sidcup INSET
(Speaking of Books event)
February 14th
Horsham
(Speaking of Books event)
February 19th
London
The Wiener Holocaust Library
The Missing (suitable for 10 and up, booking essential)
February 21st
Royal Albert Hall, Elgar Room
Family performance, all welcome
February 22nd
Faversham Literary Festival
Family performance, all welcome
February 23rd
South Bank Festival
The Missing (suitable for 10 and up)
February 24th
Reading University
In Conversation event and Library opening
February
25th Goldsmiths
University Poetry course for teachers
February 26th
Malvern
(Speaking of Books schools event)
February 28th
Goldsmiths University
Children’s Literature Conference
MARCH
March 3rd
Glasgow Scottish Booktrust
Authors Live event
March 4th
London
The Wiener Holocaust Library website launch
March 5th
London UCL
Publishing seminar
March 10th
Oxfordshire
(Speaking of Books schools event)
March 11th
Goldsmiths University
Poetry course for teachers
March 12th
Wiltshire Head Teachers conference
Keynote and workshop
(Speaking of Books Event)
March 17th
Goldsmiths University
In Conversation with Philip Pullman (open event all welcome)
March 19th
Camberley
(Speaking of Books schools event)
March 20th
London Launch event for These Are the Hands NHS anthology
March 21st
Sheffield University Symposium on grammar
March 24th
London CLPE (Centre for Literacy in Primary Education)
Judging poetry award
March 25th
Stratford on Avon
Stratford Literary Festival Schools Week The Missing
Three schools events
March 27th
Dublin Mountains to Sea Book Festival
Family event all welcome
March 30th
London Alexandra Palace
Children’s Book Awards
March 31st
London English and Media Centre
Conference on Language
APRIL
April 2nd
Poland
The British School of Warsaw
April 23rd
Birmingham
Speaking of Books school event
April 24th
London The Folklore Society
Talk on oral culture in Yiddish and Yinglish
April 29th
Goldsmiths University
Poetry course for teachers
MAY
May 4th
City of London Boys School
Everything London Youth Choir with Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen
May 6th
London
Speaking of Books school event
May 9th
Ealing Questors Theatre
Two family shows, all welcome
May 11th
Stratford on Avon
Stratford Literary Festival
The Missing (suitable for 10 and up)
May 14th
Bristol Bristol Medical School
Good Grief Festival (public event)
May 16th
Diss The Corn Hall
Family show, all welcome
(Speaking of Books event)
May 21st
Hay-on-Wye
The Hay Festival
Schools Event
May 22nd
Hay-on-Wye
The Hay Festival
The Missing (suitable for 10 and up)
May 23rd
Hay-on-Wye
The Hay Festival
Family show, all welcome
JUNE
June 5th
Goldsmiths University
Digital Storytelling Festival
June 6th
City of London Communication & Language Conference (Early Years)
Speaking of Books event
June 10th
Goldsmiths University
Poetry Course for Teachers
June 12th
Newcastle
North Tyneside Early Years Conference
(Speaking of Books event)
June 13th
Bournville
Bournville Bookfest
Bear Hunt for little ones & family show, all welcome
June 17th
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Festivities
Author Event
June 18th
Norwich Norfolk Social Mobility Conference Keynote
(Speaking of Books event)
June 24th
Plymouth
Plymouth Teaching School Alliance Keynote and workshop
(Speaking of Books event)
JULY
July 3rd
Oswestry
National Teacher Learning (NTL) day
Workshop and keynote
(Speaking of Books event)
July 6th
Chichester
University of Chichester English Conference Keynote
(Speaking of Books event)
July 8th
Sheffield
Sheffield Schools’ Library Service Schools performance
(Speaking of Books event)
July 13th
London National Theatre
CLiPPA Poetry Award
July 16th
Ealing
Speaking of Books school event
SEPTEMBER
September 10th
Bognor Regis
Speaking of Books school event
September 15th
Southwark
Speaking of Books school event
September 17th
Scarborough
Scarborough Teaching Alliance Conference Keynote
(Speaking of Books event)
September 22nd
Reading
Brighter Futures for Children Conference Keynote
(Speaking of Books event)
September 24th
Wembley
Speaking of Book school event
OCTOBER
October 1st
Bournemouth
Speaking of Books school event
October 2nd
Crewe
Children’s Bookshow event
October 8th
Bow
Speaking of Books school event
October 15th
Luton
Speaking of Books school event
October 16th
Sevenoaks
INSET for teachers
(Speaking of Books event)
October 17th
Bristol
Wonder Festival, family show all welcome
October 22nd
Manchester
Manchester Teaching Alliance Conference Keynote
(Speaking of Books event)
NOVEMBER
November 4th
Maidstone
The Education People Show closing Keynote
(Speaking of Books event)
November 5th
Hanwell
Speaking of Books school event
November 12th
Romford
Speaking of Books school event
November 19th
New Cross
Speaking of Books school event
November 26th
Nuneaton
Speaking of Books school event
November 30th
Newbury
Speaking of Books school event
DECEMBER
December 3rd
Thatcham
Speaking of Books school event
December 10th
Sevenoaks
Speaking of Books school event
December 14th
Mitcham
Speaking of Books school event
For school, library, festival, conference and college bookings where you have no arrangements as yet for selling books, contact Ellie or Jan at: jan@speakingofbooks.co.uk
