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SIGNS – today at Free Word 1-2.30pm – Children from Frank Barnes School for the Deaf and Gospel Oak School share what they have learned  in workshops on signed poetry. Artist and performer Deepa Shastri, together with poet Nadia Nadarajah … Continue reading →

From Colman to Costello – a history of the Astoria Cinema and Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park starts today at Islington Local History Centre – learn about the borough’s cinematic and musical heritage from 1930 onwards. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, … Continue reading →

Word2013 starts today – with activities and events every day, and opportunities to discover words in unusual locations. Don’t miss the Bookwraps which adorn the trees at Highbury Fields and Whittington Park courtesy of Islington’s Tree Service or Today’s Special … Continue reading →

This Wednesday 1 May 2013 sees the launch of this year’s festival – filled with activities and events for all ages across Islington for a whole month! Highlights include a ‘Free Word of the Day‘ every day popping up in … Continue reading →

Join your local Islington library during Word2013, download the application here Word Festival Libraries Leaflet  Deadline: Sunday 16 June 2013 or vote for your favourite book as part of LOVE BOOKS? – simply fill out a voting form at any … Continue reading →

The new festival brochure for Word2013, 1-31 May 2013 is available to download here: https://wordfestivalislington.co.uk/events/

Word2013 is pleased to announce a ‘Be-foreWORD’ event: Monday 22 April 6-9pm ‘Where we’re from, who we are’ a poetry workshop led by poet and Birkbeck University lecturer Anthony Joseph. Download poster:Where we’re from Islington Central Library, 2 Fieldway Crescent, … Continue reading →

We’re pleased to announce we’ve confirmed some more organisations who will be providing extraordinary events, projects and activities for local residents of all ages for this year’s festival, including: – Apples & Snakes, Platform, Almeida Projects, Talking News, Free Word … Continue reading →

The programme for Word2013 and Word2014 is starting to take shape. We’re pleased to announce that  Islington Community Theatre, Spread the Word and Little Angel Theatre will be creating amazing projects and events with the local community for the festivals. … Continue reading →

We’re pleased to announce the launch of both WORD2013 and WORD2014 taking place in May 2013 and May 2014 in Islington. The Word Festival programme is an ambitious initiative, an eighteen month long programme of commissioned activities, events and workshops … Continue reading →