Saturday 24-Monday 26 May:
Brings both a Bank Holiday weekend and the start of the half-term holiday. Look out for the final Free Word of the Week appearing from Monday onwards in selected venues!
There’s still time to book for a whole host of activities for all the family in the final week of the festival…
Take part in a workshop:
House of Illustration are running a series of House Warming Family events from Tues 27-Sat 31 May 2-5pm at their brand new Kings Cross venue. Free entry but booking is required – email info@houseofillustration.org or call 020 7936 1280
Little Angel Theatre will be running drop in Garbage Monster Mash workshops in libraries: 10.30am-12.30pm and 2-4pm on Wed 28 South Library, Thurs 29 North Library and Fri 30 Finsbury Library (Age 3-11) 
Or book to see one of these events: 
Chicken Shop Stories – Thurs 29 May 7pm – a scratch performance by young people from Islington Community Theatre – part of an ongoing exploration into chicken shops and what they mean to us. Just turn up!
7pm 29 May join English PEN and Free Word Centre for Translating the Syrian News – a panel of journalists discuss how events in Syria are reported with Chanel 4 presenter Paul Mason and guests. Book here
7pm Fri 30 May @ Free Word Centre, All Change presents Inspire! Lives – The Celebration. Join young parents and their children for a night of poetry, prose and song to mark the 10th anniversary of Inspire! teenage parents project and the finale of Word2014. Booking essential!
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