The Writers Room Day Pass

Essex Book Festival and the University of Essex are hosting an exciting 1-day programme of writers’ and writing events. Events include author talks and workshops, multi-genre panel discussions, and The Pitch (a 10-minute speed-date with an industry professional). Plus, an opportunity to engage with and explore the J.A. Baker Archive.

Day Pass Tickets: £25 / £15 concessions - includes five events (individual event tickets are £8 / £5)

Identity, class and female rage are recurring themes in Eva Verde’s work. She has published three novels including Them Girls, and will be discussing with Sabah Khan, publicity director at Simon & Schuster Books, what it takes to write and publish a book.

In the last decade from H is for Hawk to Raising Hare via The Salt Path, nature memoir has witnessed a meteoric rise. Where does the genre go from here? Join our panel with Chloe Hadjimatheou, the Observer's Narrative Editor who first broke the incredible story of the lies behind the bestselling memoir and film The Salt Path, to discuss what the future holds for this compelling genre. Chaired by James Canton, author of The Oak Papers and Renaturing.

Granta Books is renowned for championing challenging and innovative ground-breaking literature. Join three acclaimed Granta authors Holly Pester (The Lodgers), Ben Pester (The Expansion Project) and Rebecca Perry (May We Feed The King) as they discuss their individual and shared writing processes.

Join English PEN, in partnership with Essex Book Festival, for a conversation between writers on the relationships between literature, place, and movement. How do experiences of home, migration, diaspora, and safety inform and shape what, how, and why we write? And how do they shape what, how, and why we read?

Join the Cabinet of Living Cinema for the world premiere of its new film How to Become a Peregrine inspired by J.A. Baker's The Peregrine, and accompanied by a soaring and immersive live soundscape by composer Kieron Chissick.