With 25 events over 3 weeks we include poetry, workshops, talks and discussions:

Featuring: My Name is Why with Lemn Sissay

Online ReadFest 2021 also includes:

• Alright, Girl? with Maria Ferguson
• Words in Power with Sonia Quintero – In Partnership with the East End Woman’s Museum
• Lizzie, Katey & Louise 19th Century Artists and Rebels with Lucinda Hawksley
• Publishing Careers 101: Working in the Publishing Industry with Sile Edwards
• Poetry Book Showcase with Anna Robinson and Guests
• Holding Power in the Digital Age with Jaspreet Kaur and Rahat Ismail
• Focus on Write On! Magazine – 8 Workshops delivered by the Write On! team of writers
• Love Letters to the World Season Three – A Year in Postcards
• The Brick Lane Cookbook with Dina Begum
• International Storytelling with Holly Watt – In Partnership with The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation
• International Storytelling : A Conversation with Lucy Popescu, Claire Adam, Martina Evans and Siya Turabi
• Pasta, Pasties and Dhal-Puri – Using Food to Flavour Our Stories with Patrice Lawrence
• An Introduction to Audio Drama with Alternative Stories
• How to Self-publish your Book on Amazon with Scott Pack
• Family History Writing Workshop with Nick Barlay
• Life Writing: Turning Yourself Into a Book with Sarah Tinsley
• How to Plot Your Novel with William Ryan – In Partnership with The Writer’ & Artists’ Yearbook
• Self-publishing for Beginners with Claire Buss
• Readers Afternoon – Becontree Forever Local Author Panel with Sylvia Kent, Elaine Spires, Sandra Prior and Farzana Hakim