{"title": "Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre presents Tessa McWatt and Blake Morrison", "start": "2026-10-28T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Goldsmiths, University of London Campus", "address": "SE14 6NW London", "price": "free, all welcome", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/memoir"], "description": "A free, all-welcome literary talk in room 137 of the Richard Hoggart Building at Goldsmiths, University of London. The Goldsmiths Writers' Centre, directed by Tom Lee and Amy Sackville, presents the celebrated life writers Tessa McWatt and Blake Morrison discussing their most recent work, 'The Snag' and 'On Memoir: An A to Z of Life Writing'. McWatt, author of seven novels and winner of the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, brings 'The Snag: A Mother, A Forest and Wild Grief', a lament for the planet and a plea for change. Morrison, Professor of Creative Writing at Goldsmiths from 2003 to 2023, has this year published the poetry collection 'Afterburn' alongside 'On Memoir'.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/goldsmiths-writers-centre-presents-tessa-mcwatt-and-blake-mo-36264/", "official_url": "https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=16247", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9570e6ff7edea826e00b1d3acc790d3dacfef941ccdd49d37cc2c93eb4fcad55-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-28T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Goldsmiths, University of London Campus", "address": "SE14 6NW London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"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'. 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