londondwritingworkshops.com

London Metropolitan Archives house an extraordinary range of documents, images, maps, films and books about London and it’s free to use – worth a visit.

The Archives are  hosting a weekend of creative writing workshops, talks and readings  on Friday 11 & Saturday 12 April 2014. Events include ‘Getting noticed in the children’s book world’, a talk by Nicky Potter, Publicist for Frances Lincoln Children’s Books; ‘Archiving  publishing collections’ with Eric Huntley, Bogle- L’Ouverture Publications, Margaret Busby of  Allison & Busby, Verna Wilkins and Richard Wiltshire, LMA Archivist, and author readings by Meltem Arikan, Catherine Webb, Chris Fowler, Mike Carey

1 Day Ticket £15; 2 Day Ticket £25 (Attend all events except ‘Special’); Family Day Ticket (parents accompanying children pay £5, children under 16 FREE!) To book a ticket on EventBrite click here