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  • Sabrin Hasbun – London Book Launch

    Palestine House London, United Kingdom

    Join us at Palestine House in London for the launch of Sabrin Hasbun's new book, Crossing: A love story between Italy and Palestine, winner of the inaugural Footnote X Counterpoints Writing Prize.

  • So Many Ways To Move

    Kunstraum 21 Roscoe Street, London

    Poetry and electronic music duo chamæleon explore the relationship between art and activism at their Shubbak Festival performance.

  • Preserving Culture in Conflict

    London Library, 14 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LG

    London Refugee Week literature event with London Library, and writers Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Sulaiman Addonia, Dr Olesya Khromeychuk and Ahmed Alnaouq.

  • Babylon Albion

    Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX

    Speaking with the contributors of her new book, writer and artist Dalia Al-Dujaili delves into the layered ties between land, myth and identity.

  • Words of Welcome: In conversation with Marjorie Lotfi and George Szirtes

    Great Yarmouth Library The Place, 37-39 Market Place, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom

    Platforma 2025 (Great Yarmouth): Join award-winning poets Marjorie Lotfi and George Szirtes in conversation with Peggy Hughes of the National Centre for Writing for an evening of readings and reflection on the idea of sanctuary in poetry.

  • Creative Writing Workshop with Amanda Hodgkinson

    The Hold Ipswich, United Kingdom

    Platforma 2025 (Ipswich): Join award winning writer Dr Amanda Hodgkinson for a creative writing workshop taking inspiration from stories of arrival, community, and belonging.

  • Hearts, Bodies & Words: Migration Stories with Sulaiman Addonia 

    National Centre for Writing Dragon Hall, 115-123 King Street, Norwich, United Kingdom

    Platforma 2025 (Norwich): A fascinating in-conversation event about writing the refugee experience with Eritrean-Ethiopian-British novelist Sulaiman Addonia, the acclaimed author of The Seers and Silence Is My Mother Tongue.

  • Food from Home: An Exploration of Food Memories and Identity

    Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery 51 Priestgate, Peterborough, United Kingdom

    Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): A creative, participatory workshop exploring connections between food, memory, and migration with artist Madhu Manipatruni and Peterborough Presents.

  • Home from Home Poetry Workshop

    The Hold Ipswich, United Kingdom

    Platforma 2025 (Ipswich): Join local writer Sue Wallace-Shaddad for a poetry workshop reflecting on the challenges of belonging and consider what makes us who we are, and how our identities are influenced by others.

  • Sabrin Hasbun @ Norwich Book Festival

    The Forum Millennium Plain, Norwich, United Kingdom

    Platforma 2025 (Norwich): Sabrin Hasbun, winner of the inaugural Footnote X Counterpoints Writing Prize presents her book Crossing: A Love Story Between Italy and Palestine.

  • Footnote x Counterpoints Prize Readings

    Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX

    Meet the finalists for the £15,000 prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds who shine a light on today’s most pertinent topics.

  • Counterpoints Lecture with Elif Shafak

    Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre

    Global bestselling writer and renowned activist Elif Shafak explores whether creativity can help heal our divided world.