Pen to Print: Celebrating Women’s Voices – Maiden, Mother, Crone Pre‑Launch

NB: This session can also be booked to attend online

We invite you for an afternoon of poetry, story and shared voices as we celebrate women through the timeless lenses of maidens, mothers and ‘crones.’

Led by poet, author and Write On! editor Madeleine F White, this special pre-launch event will feature readings from the forthcoming Maiden, Mother, Crone: The Anthology, alongside contributions from a small number of open-mic creatives.

This is a space to listen, to speak, and to be together with others who care about words and the lives behind them. Whether you come to read, to share, or simply to hear the work aloud, the afternoon offers a chance to honour women’s experience in all its stages and forms.

Expect an atmosphere of warmth, welcome and connection: a celebration of poetry, community and the many ways women’s stories are told beyond boundaries of gender, culture, class or geography.

Whether you’re a seasoned performer, a first-time poet, or a published author, this is your moment to shine, sharing extracts from your novel or poetry collection with a live audience.

We’re offering 10 performance slots and if you’d like to guarantee your place on stage, sign up now and email us at pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk to confirm your spot.

Booking is essential and you will be asked to present your booking confirmation upon arrival.

Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to remove participants who are disruptive to a session.

NB: May feature content that some people may find upsetting, uses language or depicts scenes reflecting attitudes that are no longer seen as acceptable.

Pen to Print shall not be liable to attendees for any injury, loss or damage of or to personal equipment belonging to the attendees or any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever arising out of the attendance of the event.

Pen to Print reserves the right to cancel, delay or postpone the event for any reason, including adverse weather conditions, an emergency situation or unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances out of its reasonable control. In such cases, the event organiser will endeavour to inform participants as quickly as is possible.