Upcoming Events
(Not including my teaching at Goldsmiths on our MA in Children’s Literature; or work for BBC Radio 4 ‘Word of Mouth’ available on BBC Sounds)
2024
March 1
English Language Teachers Conference.
March 2
Speaking of Books event at Expo.
March 4
Online event at British Library on story-telling in schools.
March 6
Goldsmiths University of London, Children’s Literature Conference.
Afternoon: online Study Day for people working with patients with delirium.
March 7
50 years celebration of the publication of my first book for children with a show in Ipswich for the Children’s Bookshow – it will be live streamed.
March 8
World Premiere of a one-man show called ‘Going Through It’ based on my two books, Many Different Kinds of Love and Getting Better telling the story of ‘The Death of Eddie’ and my experience of Covid. There’ll be live music specially composed and played by Stephen Arnold.
FREE – Book here: www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=14805
March 9
Wanstead Tap.
One-man show called ‘Going Through It’ based on my two books, Many Different Kinds of Love and Getting Better telling the story of ‘The Death of Eddie’ and my experience of Covid. There’ll be live music specially composed and played by Stephen Arnold.
Website: www.thewansteadtap.com/
March 11
Speaking of Books school event.
March 13-14
Recording my father’s memoir Are You Still Circumcised (Harold Rosen).
March 16
Family show at the Oxford Literature Festival.
Book here: www.oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-events/
March 18
Sarah Crossan in conversation with Sita Brahmachari and me at Goldsmiths University of London.
Book here: www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=14835
March 20
Speaking of Books event, Stockport.
March 21
Twilight poetry workshop for teachers at CLPE.
March 22
Palliative Care Congress – Online event.
(Arranged by Speaking of Books)
March 23
Alexandra Palace book festival.
I’m doing a family show. All welcome. Please come.
Book here: www.alexandrapalace.com/whats-on/michael-rosen/
April 24
Event at Royal Society of Medicine with Dr Rachel Clarke.
6.00 pm.
Book here: www.rsm.ac.uk/events/philanthropy/2023-24/phs06/
May 2
Twilight poetry workshop for teachers at CLPE.
May 3
Stratford-upon-Avon Literature Festival.
Getting Better event.
Book here: www.stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/michael-rosen-adults
May 4
Stratford-upon-Avon Literature Festival.
Family event, ‘The Big Dreaming’.
Book here: www.stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/michael-rosen
May 19
Thyroid UK conference.
May 20
Speaking of Books school event.
May 27
Hay Festival.
Family Event.
June 5
Speaking of Books event, Gravestone.
June 7
Event at Goldsmiths University of London.
June 19
70th anniversary of the foundation of my old school, West Lodge Primary School.
NOT a public event but all who went to the school between 1954 and 2004 are invited.
Contact: jubilee@westlodge.harrow.sch.uk
June 20
Teachers poetry conference at CLPE.
June 21
Event for the Royal College of Physiotherapists.
June 22
Barnes Children’s Literature Festival.
Family event – all welcome.
Website: www.barneskidslitfest.org
June 27
Northern Education Show, Bolton.
Arranged by Speaking of Books.
July 5
Liverpool Everyman.
All welcome.
Arranged by Speaking of Books.
August 21 or 22
Edinburgh book festival.
Date to be finalised.
For all bookings for live shows, readings, recitals and appearances in schools, libraries, colleges, book festivals etc please contact Ellie at: ellie@speakingofbooks.co.uk
