Fifty – Not Out! (Newcastle City Library)

North Shields Library

Author talk sharing my experiences as an independent author/publisher. The North Tyneside Writers’ Circle is run by The Next Page, and hosted by North Tyneside Libraries. The group is open to local novelists, poets and playwrights of all ages and abilities.

Trinity Laban Conservatoire, London

Music and poetry to celebrate the life of Professor Simon Young.

Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts, Newcastle University

A lunchtime reading and Q&A presented by Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts, featuring IRON Press authors Vicky Arthurs and Lisa Rodgers. Introduced by Tara Bergin. This event was filmed for the NCLA archive. You can watch the full video below.

(Vicky is introduced by Tara Bergin at about 19 minutes in)

Newcastle City Library

Celebrating the festival’s poetry day with readings by Vicky Arthurs (Limehaven) and Lisa Rodgers (The She Chronicles) and Kathleen Kenny (The Satellites of Jupiter).

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Readings by local poets to celebrate the opening of the National Portrait Gallery’s Picture the Poet exhibition.

RNLI Lifeboat Station, Cullercoats Bay

Limehaven book launch: with readings by Vicky Arthurs (Limehaven) and Lisa Rodgers (The She Chronicles).

Lit & Phil, Newcastle

An afternoon of poets, music and teatime treats: with readings by Ellen Phethean, Kathleen Kenny, Tom Kelly, Lisa Rodgers and Vicky Arthurs.

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

An evening of poetry and music at the coast: with readings by Vicky Arthurs and Scott Tyrrell.

Newcastle City Library

Pieces from Eight plus Henwen: with readings by Vicky Arthurs, Elaine Cusack, Amina Evans, Arthur Haswell, Maureen Oliphant, John Price, Chris Raetschus and Rowena Sommerville.