Writing Workshop - Ages 11-14 - Go All in Festival

Join us at East Grinstead Library on Saturday 17 October 2.30 - 4.30pm to try out your creative writing skills with award-winning YA author Nicola Garrard. These free hands-on creative writing workshops are for Sussex-based young writers aged 11 - 14. Nicola Garrard is a First Story Writer in Residence, the director of BookFest YA, teacher and author. Her debut novel, ‘29 Locks’ (HopeRoad, 2021), was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize and the Mslexia Children’s Novel competition, longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2022, picked by Suzi Feay (Financial Times) for their Best Books of 2021, and is a Big City Reads 2026 title, chosen by Nottingham City of Literature’s youth panel.

What to expect:

• When: Saturday 17 October 2026, 2:30pm to 4:30pm
• Where: East Grinstead Library, 32-40 West Street, East Grinstead, RH19 4SR
• Booking: booking required
• Cost: free