Programme
The Café Writers hold events at Louis Marchesi, 17 Tombland, Norwich in the upstairs function room.
Meetings start at 7.30 and admission is £2.00. All are welcome. We host readings from writers from across the globe, presenting a wide range of writers performing a variety of styles – poetry, drama, prose – in an atmosphere that both welcomes new work and invites professional polish. There are opportunities to read from the floor.
9th December – Chrissy Williams and Kathy Pimlott 2019
9th December - Chrissy Williams and Kathy Pimlott Chrissy Williams is a poet, editor and tutor living in London. She edits the online poetry journal PERVERSE. Her first book-length collection BEAR was published by Bloodaxe in 2017. Poetry Review called it "a treasure...
10th February 2020 – Zaffar Kunial and Competition winners
Zaffar Kunial (headliner and competition judge) Competition winners (support) Published by Faber & Faber, Zaffar Kunial’s debut book — ‘Us’ (2018) — was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize, the Costa Poetry Award, the Roehampton Poetry Prize and the Rathbones...
9th March 2020 – Amanthi Harris and S.A. Harris
9th March - Amanthi Harris and S.A. Harris Amanthi Harris was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in London. She studied Fine Art at Central St Martins and has degrees in Law and Chemistry from Bristol University. Her novel BEAUTIFUL PLACE is published by Salt. LANTERN...
Recent events
9th September 2019 – Mona Arshi and Kostya Tsolákis
9th September - Mona Arshi (headliner) Kostya Tsolákis (support) Mona Arshi worked as a Human rights lawyer at Liberty before she started writing poetry. Her debut collection ‘Small Hands’ won the Forward Prize for best first collection in 2015. She has also been a...
14th October 2019 – Mary Jean Chan and Will Harris
14th October - Joint headline Mary Jean Chan and Will Harris Mary Jean Chan was born and raised in Hong Kong, and studied at the universities of Oxford and Royal Holloway. Her debut collection Flèche is a Poetry Society Recommendation, and was recently...
11th November 2019 – Ink, Sweat & Tears: commission winners Gail Connell & Jo Young, plus UEA MA Scholars
11th November 2019 - Ink, Sweat & Tears: commission winners Gail Connell & Jo Young UEA MA Scholars – Konstantin Nicholas Rega and Memoona ZahidGail McConnell is a writer and lecturer from Belfast. Her first poetry pamphlet is Fourteen (Green...