{"title": "Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre presents Alex Hyde and Lizzy Stewart", "start": "2026-11-11T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Goldsmiths, University of London Campus", "address": "SE14 6NW London", "price": "free, open to all", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction/contemporary-fiction"], "description": "A free, open-to-all lecture where writers Alex Hyde and Lizzy Stewart read from and discuss their new novels, 'Exhibition' and 'The Wreck'. It is presented by the Goldsmiths Writers' Centre, directed by Tom Lee and Amy Sackville, which exists to encourage new writing and stimulate debate about all forms of literature. Alex Hyde is an Associate Professor at University College London whose debut novel Violets was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize; Lizzy Stewart is a London-based author and illustrator who writes for children and adults and teaches Illustration at Goldsmiths. 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Shringarpure, a Paris-based writer, editor and producer, explores Aboulela's childhood in Khartoum, her migration to Scotland and her journey to becoming a writer, weaving together interviews and literary criticism. The event is chaired by Ida Hadjivayanis, Director of the Centre of African Studies at SOAS.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/book-launch-leila-aboulela-writing-as-refuge-by-bhakti-shrin-43665/", "official_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/book-launch-leila-aboulela-writing-refuge-bhakti-shringarpure", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5081017267e2d8397560b2747988e4a45aa08072c024c218e8f68ca58cdefaa-2000.webp"}, {"title": "New Stuff: November", "start": "2026-11-01T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£3", "price_from": "3.00", "price_to": "3.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/shows/new-stuff-1", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/drama", "stage/theatre"], "description": "New Stuff: November is a monthly night of rehearsed readings of new theatre writing. It is produced and presented by The Cockpit as part of its Theatre Maker programme. This edition features 'VINZ & VINCÉ' by Federico Balla and Louis Lambeaux, about two friends sharing a room in London, and 'HELD' by Lei, a psychological thriller in which Chinese playwright Leanne is detained and ordered to write under surveillance, raising questions of state power, artistic freedom and who controls the narrative. Afterwards, everyone is welcome to continue conversations in the bar downstairs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-stuff-november-39124/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/new_stuff_november_1", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bc58e3ddc44141d5ae96c569c1e91e1f311c55c84ecf38cb164b4d571daaf775-1200.webp"}]}