Whether it’s delving into the Archive for inspiration with best-selling Essex author Syd Moore at Harlow Museum, rolling out the drums with African storyteller Efua Sey Korbi in The Studio at The Playhouse, or discovering one girl’s struggle for freedom in modern-day Nigeria with Abi Daré and her debut book The Girl with the Louding Voice, don’t miss out on our Other Worlds special day in Harlow.
Here is a little taster of what is going on during our Other Worlds day in Harlow.
Take a look at our Events Diary for full details and to book tickets.
Saturday 21 March
10.00am – 12.00pm and 2.00 – 4.00pm, Harlow Central Library
Tom Armstrong and Chris Adam – Invasion! Illustration and Sound Art Workshops, for 14+ years
Join illustrator Tom Armstrong and sound artist Chris Adam for a number of workshops based on HG Wells’ The War Of The Worlds. Given that this iconic work of science fiction depicts a catastrophic conflict between humans and extraterrestrial Martians, we have no doubt that these workshops, which are part of the BBC’s ‘Novels That Shaped Our World Project’, will be out of this world. For 14+ years.
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1.00pm, Harlow Museum
Syd Moore – Writing the Archive, Writing Workshop
Located in the former Mark Hall Manor Museum House, Harlow Museum is the perfect place to let your imagination roam. Housed in four main galleries the collection tells the story of Harlow from Roman times to the designing of the New Town. Taking inspiration from these historic artefacts, workshop participants will work with best-selling Essex author Syd Moore to devise and shape their own unique Harlow-inspired story.
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1.00-4.00pm, Harlow Playhouse
Oh, the Places We’ll Go! – Storytelling from around the world, for all ages.
Join us for a fun-packed afternoon of storytelling and family activities, on the theme of journeys, adventures and cultures from around the world. Get comfy in our Pop-Up Storytelling Armchair and listen to alphabetical adventures with children’s author Sade Fadipe. Try your hand at Chinese Calligraphy with the Colchester Chinese Culture Society, and make some noise with Efua Sey’s African storytelling with drums. Have a go at Bollywood dancing, and tell us about your favourite place on our Where I like to be Bunting. This is a free event for all ages, organised by Essex Cultural Diversity Project.
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4.00pm, Harlow Museum
Abi Daré – The Girl With the Louding Voice, Author Talk
An unforgettable award-winning debut novel about one girl’s struggle for freedom in modern-day Nigeria, novelist Abi Daré lifts the curtain on the unchecked epidemic of unpaid housework and exploitation of young girls.
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7.00pm, Harlow Playhouse
Arrival Lounge – Storytelling performance about immigration by performance group Peeling Onions with Granny.
Having collaborated with the artist collective Peeling Onions With Granny on The Nuclear Option in Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker (2018), Essex Book Festival is thrilled to have them back to perform Arrival Lounge at Harlow Playhouse, a performance devised at Tate Exchange, Tate Modern.
Arriving somewhere new can be daunting. It can also be exhilarating. Members of Peeling Onions With Granny have been reflecting on their own stories of journeying and arrival: stories that incorporate themes of migration, forced displacement and wartime evacuation. Following the performance, audience members will be able to join in to share their own stories of journeying and arrival. Spread the word.
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(Cancelled: Jason Cowley – Reaching for Utopia, Author Talk)
Take a look at our Events Diary for full details and to book tickets.
