Women Poets’ Festival

A one-day hybrid festival celebrating women poets and announcing the winners of the 2022 Women Poets Prize.

Join us in person at National Centre for Writing or online via livestream for a day of activities and readings exploring the craft and graft of being a woman poet.

Featuring a range of interactive seminars on page craft, writing from the body, and how to develop poetry-based projects – all from the spectacular surroundings of the medieval Dragon Hall.

The day will incorporate both physical and digital ‘fallow’ spaces , curated by artist & poet Sophie Herxheimer and spoken word & digital artist Paula Varjack, where you can feed your creative spirit with play and conversation.

In the afternoon, we return to Dragon Hall for the announcement of the Women Poets’ Prize winners, presented by judges Penelope Shuttle, Nikita Gill and Abigail Palmer, with readings.

In-person tickets include tea, coffee and biscuits.

Accessibility

This event includes BSL interpretation, and captions for the livestream. Meeting rooms will be available throughout the day as breakout rooms and Quiet Spaces. Read more about access to Dragon Hall here

Childcare bursaries:

A small number of bursaries are available for women attending in person who need help towards the cost of childcare. Please contact info@rebeccaswiftfoundation.org for more information.

Hosted by the Rebecca Swift Foundation and supported by National Centre for Writing