Talks schedule

Schedule of talks July Thursday, 31 July, doors open 6.40pm, St Peter’s Church, Ely. Launch of new edition of The Barbed-Wire University, hosted by Toppings. Tickets available here. October Tuesday 7 October, 5-6pm, Berwick Literary Festival. More details to follow Saturday 11 October, 11.45am, – Bury St Edmund’s Literary Festival, How to Write a Memoir …

Art of London celebrates Midge Gillies

Midge Gillies, writer, author, UK, Piccadilly, Army Wives, The Barbed-Wire University, Waiting for Hitler, Amy Johnson, Marie Lloyd

From the Art of London Instagram feed: ‘We celebrate Midge Gillies this National Authors Day for her brilliant book ‘Piccadilly’! ‘Delving into major political and social events, alongside more personal stories Gillies has woven a rich and engrossing biography of the heart of London. ‘We were interested to read about Bauhaus professor László Moholy-Nagy working…

Granta writing memoir workshop

Midge Gillies, writer, author, UK, Piccadilly, Army Wives, The Barbed-Wire University, Waiting for Hitler, Amy Johnson, Marie Lloyd

Unlocking Memory and Shaping Experience This immersive, deep-dive course provides inspiration and practical advice as you undertake a long-form memoir project. It draws on the resources and expertise of Granta magazine, a publisher renowned for nurturing some of the most influential and daring writers of memoir, and the expert guidance of an experienced writer of…