Spiegeltent Fringe Events

Fabulous events for all in our magical tent on the Abbey Grounds

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Autumn workshops - Deborah Moggach

Writing Fiction with Deborah Moggach
Autumn Workshop - Olivia Chapman

A 2-hour online workshop to learn the tricks of how to hone your story for a synopsis: what to keep, what to lose, what to emphasise.
Autumn Workshops - Andrew Lownie

Pitching your work to an agent or publisher
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Autumn Workshop - Olivia Chapman

A 2-hour online workshop to learn the tricks of how to hone your story for a synopsis: what to keep, what to lose, what to emphasise.
Autumn Workshops - Andrew Lownie

Pitching your work to an agent or publisher
Writing Commissions 2020

We are delighted to share new pieces of new writing from Northumberland based authors, specially commissioned for 2020.
Story Space

Fabulous authors reading super stories from brilliant books, plus some other people you may recognise!
Ingrid Persaud talks to Helen Taylor

Ingrid discusses her book Love after Love with Helen, with some questions from the region's Book Groups.
2020 Festival Programme
Festival Cancelled
David Almond Workshop

Creative Writing Workshop for Yrs 5,6,7 & 8
Andy Stanton: The Paninis of Pompeii - Schools event

Andy Stanton - The Paninis of Pompeii School event for Years 3+ - ask your teacher
Joseph Coelho: Performance Poet - Schools event

Schools event for Years 3+ - ask your teacher

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Mike Cawthorne - Walking Through Shadows

A tale of extremes in North West Scotland.
Festival Cancellation
Victoria Hislop Those Who Are Loved

A novel which sheds light on the complexity, and trauma, of Greece’s past.
Dan Jackson - The Northumbrians

Jackson reveals a part of England whose future may be uncertain, but whose people remain as durable and remarkable as ever.
New Voices Proof Party

Hear three authors of novels publishing this summer and receive proof copies of the books.
Young Writers' Summer Poetry Course

Read work produced by young people during the Poetry Writing Course here.
Lennie Goodings - A Bite of the Apple

Lennie Goodings is Chair of the UK British publishing house Virago Press.
Comedy Words Gala

Queen’s Hall presents Funny Words Comedy Gala in the Spiegeltent. A line up of six fabulous comedians.
Mike Berners-Lee There is No Planet B

Feeding the world, climate change, biodiversity, plastics There is No Planet B.
Jenny Eclair, Inheritance

Meet star baker, broadcaster, comedian, actor and best-selling author, Jenny Eclair