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We offer a wide range of events designed to inspire, educate, and entertain. If you're looking to develop writing skills, to see contemporary live literature, or to take part in an open mic, this is what's happening in the region.

15

Mar

Forest Arts Junior and Young Writers 7-10 & 11-14

15 March 2025

9.30am-1:00PM, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton

ArtfulScribe & Forest Arts Centre bring a Young Writers and Junior Writers Club to Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. As a Forest Arts Junior or Young Writer, you will get...

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15

Mar

Mayflower Young Writers - 7-10s & 11-14s

15 March 2025

9.30am-1:00PM, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

Do you like writing? Would you like to work with a professional writer and find out more about different genres and techniques? Come and get involved with ArtfulScribe’s...

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18

Mar

Mayflower Creative Writers - 15-18s (Academic Years 10-13)

18 March 2025

6-7:30PM, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

Learn what it takes to create characters, settings and storylines as we explore scriptwriting, creating monologues, duologues and performances through workshops and masterc...

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20

Mar

Writing as Spiritual Practice

20 March 2025

7-9PM Online

Writing as Spiritual Practice returns with an invitation to dig deep, till the soil, and sow seeds for growth and harvest in the months ahead. Join a community of fellow be...

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20

Mar

Creative Writing for Wellbeing at The Hollies

20 March 2025

10AM - 12PM In Person

Getting out, taking part in an activity, learning new skills, setting goals, and connecting with other people are steps the NHS recognise as leading towards improved mental...

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21

Mar

LitFest Local 2025

21 March 2025 - 23 February 2025

LitFest Local 2025 gathers writers from around the Solent for this three day, community-centred festival produced by ArtfulScribe and delivered with support from MAST Mayfl...

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21

Mar

Local Authors Showcase - LitFest Local 2025

21 March 2025

7:30-9:30pm, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

Celebrating a range of voices and writing from the Solent region, ArtfulScribe offers a showcase of talent for audiences to discover and connect with local writers.

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22

Mar

Forest Arts Junior and Young Writers 7-10 & 11-14

22 March 2025

9.30am-1:00PM, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton

ArtfulScribe & Forest Arts Centre bring a Young Writers and Junior Writers Club to Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. As a Forest Arts Junior or Young Writer, you will get...

Find out more

22

Mar

Mayflower Young Writers - 7-10s & 11-14s

22 March 2025

9.30am-1:00PM, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

Do you like writing? Would you like to work with a professional writer and find out more about different genres and techniques? Come and get involved with ArtfulScribe’s...

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22

Mar

No Breaks: A Prose Poetry Workshop - LitFest Local 2025

22 March 2025

10:00AM-12:00pm, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

“a prose poem is a poem without line breaks” – Jeremy Noel-Tod, The Penguin Book of The Prose Poem “The difference is spreading.” – Gertrude Stein, ‘A Carafe, That Is a B...

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22

Mar

The Art of Writing Non Fiction - LitFest Local 2025

22 March 2025

1:00-3:00PM, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

Author Philip Hoare will discuss how to take personal experience and memory to weave stories out of the natural world, art, history and place. The workshop will include wri...

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22

Mar

Women In Science: Told through Poetry & Dance - LitFest Local 2025

22 March 2025

7:00-9:30PM, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

ArtfulScribe, in collaboration with community artist Susmita Bhattacharya, presents an evening celebrating women in science, told through poems, stories, South Asian dance ...

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23

Mar

ArtfulScribe Community Showcase - LitFest Local 2025

23 March 2025

2:30-5:00PM, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

ArtfulScribe’s Community Showcase gathers writers from around the Solent for an intergenerational celebration of work produced through regular writing groups: Writing for W...

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25

Mar

Play On Words - Open Mic

25 March 2025

7:30-9:30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton

Play On Words, in association with ArtfulScribe, is a monthly space for sharing poetry, fiction, non fiction, live literature and spoken word in a warm and supportive envir...

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25

Mar

Writing as Spiritual Practice

25 March 2025

10AM-12PM In Person

Writing as Spiritual Practice returns with an invitation to dig deep, till the soil, and sow seeds for growth and harvest in the months ahead. Join a community of fellow be...

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27

Mar

Writing for Wellbeing - Winter/Spring 2025

27 March 2025

11:00AM - 1PM, Online

An online creative writing group, led by Joanna Barnard, gathering to explore mental and emotional wellbeing. In a supportive and welcoming environment, the group uses poet...

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27

Mar

Creative Writing for Wellbeing at The Hollies

27 March 2025

10AM - 12PM In Person

Getting out, taking part in an activity, learning new skills, setting goals, and connecting with other people are steps the NHS recognise as leading towards improved mental...

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03

Apr

Writing as Spiritual Practice

03 April 2025

7-9PM Online

Writing as Spiritual Practice returns with an invitation to dig deep, till the soil, and sow seeds for growth and harvest in the months ahead. Join a community of fellow be...

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03

Apr

Creative Writing for Wellbeing at The Hollies

03 April 2025

10AM - 12PM In Person

Getting out, taking part in an activity, learning new skills, setting goals, and connecting with other people are steps the NHS recognise as leading towards improved mental...

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06

Apr

Sunday Wordship

06 April 2025

9:45 - 11:45AM Online

It can be hard to carve out time and place to connect with other people and communicate around some of life's bigger themes, to act as witness to each other and validate li...

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