Preparations for our 2022 Charles Causley Festival of Arts and Literature are well underway and we have some exciting updates for you!
This year's festival will be both in person and digital. Even if you cannot make it to Launceston, you can attend and participate in our 2022 festival via Zoom. ... Read More
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Our 2022 artist residency is well underway! We are thrilled to have an update from Anthony Vahni Capildeo about their experience so far staying at Cyprus Well in Launceston.
After an eleven-hour journey from north Edinburgh to Launceston, I arrived as dusk was falling but immediately felt welcomed ... Read More
It has been a few days since we completed our Mother's Boy Weekend with Patrick Gale at Launceston Town Hall. From the 4th-6th of March, we hosted a selection of events that celebrated Charles Causley, Cornish poetry, Causley's hometown of Launceston and Patrick Gale's brilliant new novel that captures all ... Read More
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We are delighted to announce that our 2022 artist resident will be ... Anthony Vahni Capildeo!
Having worked with us as the Head Judge of our 2021 International Poetry Competition, we cannot wait to see what award-winning writer Anthony Vahni Capildeo will produce during their artist residency at Cyprus ... Read More
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Our Mother's Boy weekend of events is just over 2 weeks away! As we approach the event, we have prepared a guide for you to make the most out of our 3-day launch celebration.
Firstly, a bit about award winning and Sunday Times bestselling author, Patrick Gale:
Patrick was ... Read More
Here at the Charles Causley Trust, we are complex beings with simple pleasures: we love to read. Lots.
Though our days are kept busy with promoting the legacy of our favourite Cornish poet Charles Causley, we are just as prone as you– our wonderful readers– to curling up under a blanket ... Read More
Happy New Year!
The start of 2022 means the kickstart of new projects and the beginning of the countdown to our Spring events. Here's what we have coming up in the next few months:
The Charles Causley International Poetry Competition:
Our International Poetry Competition is a major event of our yearly calendar. This ... Read More
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A three day literary line-up awaits you in March 2022!
Patrick Gale has been a patron of The Charles Causley Trust for many years. During this time, he has been involved with our Arts and Literature festival, our Young Person’s Poetry Competition and now we are delighted to ... Read More
The results of our Cornish Schools Artwork Competition are here! We would like to thank everyone who entered the competition; we received a fantastic selection of entries this year.
In connection with the Causley Festival of Arts & Literature this summer, the theme for this year's artwork competition was 'What Can ... Read More
The countdown to December has begun! The end of November kickstarts the countdown to Christmas and heightens the longing to open our advent calendars. This year, we have compiled a list of some events taking place throughout Cornwall and in Plymouth for you to add to your festive calendar.
Beginning with ... Read More
As we approach the end of 2021, we are looking back at our work and achievements this year.
The start of 2021 posed challenges for all of us, however, despite that The Charles Causley Trust has had many achievements this year.
Beginning in May, we digitally launched our annual Young Person’s Poetry ... Read More
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We are delighted to announce the launch of the Charles Causley International Poetry Competition with Head Judge Vahni Capildeo!
Our International Poetry Competition is a major event of our yearly calendar. This year, Trinidadian Scottish writer Vahni Capildeo (they/them) will be our Head Judge.
A bit about Vahni:
Vahni moved to ... Read More