The countdown has begun to our 2023 Causley Trust Commemorative Weekend! Join us across 30 June – 2nd July for events dedicated to Charles Causley and his legacy, creative pop up spaces with writers, artists and creatives, workshops and more …
We will be hosting a variety of free, community activity in Launceston town centre venues, in addition to ticketed workshops and walks.
Arlo Anwin
Arlo Anwin is a composer who uses a variety of instruments, such as the ukulele, cello and kalimba, in combination with found sounds to create a unique and enjoyable listening experience. He will be presenting a new composition on Friday evening that incorporates the found sounds of Launceston, and he will be at Cyprus Well on Sunday afternoon leading a story collection session, further developing his sound recording work with the Trust. Find out more about Arlo, here.
Anthony Capildeo
Anthony Capildeo is a Trinidadian Scottish writer who moved to the UK in 1991 to read English language and literature at Christ Church college at the University of Oxford. Their interests include plurilingualism, traditional masquerade, and multidisciplinary collaboration. They have held teaching and research positions at a number of universities across the UK, including Cambridge, Glasgow, Leeds, Sheffield, Kingston-upon-Thames, and Greenwich. They were the Trust’s 2022 Writer in Residence and have been continuing to work with us ever since. Find out more about Anthony, here.
Megan Chapman (MCMC Spoken)
Megan Chapman, better known by her stage name MCMC Spoken, is a spoken word artist from Cornwall who performs poetry, spoken word and rap, both solo and with a band accompaniment. On Saturday, she will be hosting a performance poetry workshop for both budding and experienced writers, and will later put on a rhythmic spoken word performance. Find out more about Megan, here.
David Devanny
David Devanny is an accomplished poet, the Chair of the Causley Trust and works as a lecturer for Falmouth University, with interests varying from 19th Century Poetry to Digital Literature. He will be in the panel for the discussion of Charles Causely and his influence at the end of the evening on Friday, and will be present throughout Saturday, leading a morning creative writing workshop, popping into our creative drop ins, and leading his poetry tour of Launceston in the afternoon. Find out more abour David, here.
Patrick Gale
Patrick Gale is an author with seventeen books to his name, many of which are infused with a love of Cornwall that started when he moved to Camelford in 1987. On Friday 30 June, he will be talking about his novel Mother’s Boy, which is based on the facts known about Charles Causley, and will be a member of the panel discussing Causley and his influence. Find out more about Patrick, here.
Karen Howse
Karen Howse is an artist explorer based in Launceston, and was Artist in Residence at Cyprus Well in August 2017, where she created a collection of poetic drawings based on Charles Causley’s work and home. On the Saturday of the festival weekend, she will return to Cyprus Well to lead an art workshop, suitable for anyone looking to explore more about Charles Causley creatively. She will also lead an art walk in the town. Find out more about Karen, here.
Emma Jaynes
Emma Jaynes is a psychologist with a strong emphasis on motivation and helping people achieve their visions, moving people past the blocks that stop them from engaging with a purposeful life. At the event, she will be running a Writing for Wellbeing workshop on Saturday, to engage creativity in a way that can help to heal the mind. Find out more about Emma, here.
Rachel Piercey
Rachel Piercey is an editor for the Tyger Tyger Magazine and a poet for both children and adults, with work in a number of anthologies and her own poetry pamphlets such as The Flower and the Plough and Disappointing Alice. She will be a part of the panel on the discussion of Charles Causely and his influence at the end of the Friday evening. Find out more about Rachel, here.
Sophie Pierce
Sophie Pierce is a writer and broadcaster, who worked as a radio and TV reporter for BBC South West for many years. Sophie has written features for newspapers including the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian and is the co-author of several wild swimming guides. Her memoir The Green Hill: Letters to a Son (2023), is the story of the sudden death of her son and how she navigated the weathers and tides of grief. Find out more about her latest publication, here.
Jill Swarbrick Banks
Jill Swarbrick Banks is a fine art painter who uses traditional oil painting to capture the spirit of her subject, be that a landscape, a piece of music, or poetry. Throughout the weekend, she will be talking about her art and creative process alongside colleagues June Forster and Wayne Summers. On the Friday evening, she will unveil a new commission inspired by Charles Causley and the most recent artist in residence, Anthony Capildeo. Then on Sunday 2nd July, she will lead an arts workshop at Southgate Arch in Launceston. Find out more about Jill, here.
Peter Ursem
Peter Ursem is an artist with an interest in landscape and the graphic form of words, and a novelist of four books under the pseudonym Petrus Ursem. During the Saturday of the event, he will be leading a workshop to create art through an investigation of Charles Causley’s possessions, and will later in the afternoon be holding a creative drop-in to ask about his creative practice. Find out more about Peter, here.
Caroline Walter
Caroline Walter works at the University of Exeter as an archivist for their Special Collections, where a large number of Charles Causley’s original poems and papers are kept. She will be a part of the panel for the discussion of Charles Causley and his influence during the Friday evening, and will also be providing an insight session on the UoE Special Collections’ Charles Causley Archive on Saturday 1st July. Find out more about Caroline, here.
Dr. Jennifer Young
Dr. Jennifer Young works at Falmouth University as Head of Writing and Journalism, with a PhD from the University of Southampton. Her first novel, Cold Crash, won the Cinnamon Press Debut Novel Prize. She’ll be leading a crime writing workshop on Sunday to construct strong plotting, in-depth character building and convincing motives. Find out more about Dr Young, here.
Dr. Eleanor Yule
Dr. Eleanor Yule works at the Liverpool John Moores University as part of the Liverpool Screen School, with a PhD in Creative Screenwriting from the University of the West of Scotland. She’ll be leading a screenwriting workshop on Sunday to help you to develop a moment or aspect of your life into a cinematic masterpiece. Find out more about Dr Yule, here.
Head to https://thelittleboxoffice.com/causleytrust to check out our ticketed events!
