Last Friday (4th of November 2022) marked nineteen years since the passing of Charles Causley. Arthur Wills, Town Archivist and former Mayor of Launceston, tells us about his memories of Charles and how his poems are records not only of his own life, but also of the history of Launceston.
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What an evening to be remembered! Beneath the shrouded mists of time in the historic town of Launceston, a night of Folklore and paranormal is celebrated through poetic verse, music, expert speakers, and ghostly walks. Around the Southwest of England and especially Cornwall, the land is steeped in Cornish mythology, ... Read More
*Please note this retreat is now fully booked.
Join award-winning poets Katrina Naomi and Fiona Benson from the 3rd-5th of February 2023 and develop your poetry at our residential weekend at the beautiful Trevadlock Manor, in the heart of the Cornish countryside near Launceston.
For full details, please read our digital ... Read More
Séan Hewitt, Head judge of this year’s Charles Causley International Poetry Competition, is an award-winning Poet. Born in Warrington in 1990, he received his PHD from Liverpool University on the works of ‘J.M Synge’. Other works include his debut pamphlet, Lantern (2019) which was short listed for The Michael Marks ... Read More
Join us at St Thomas's Church in Launceston on Friday 9th of December for an evening of festivity, with Charles Causley at its heart.
Beginning at 7pm, the event will include Charles Causley’s poems put to music by folksinger Jim Causley, performances from local schools, as well as memories and tales of ... Read More
In 2020, I fell in love with Charles Causley’s poems for children. Like many readers, I had encountered ‘I Saw a Jolly Hunter’ and ‘Timothy Winters’ in anthologies, but in the lull of lockdown I sat down with my Macmillan Collected Poems for Children and devoured the lot. With the ... Read More
We are thrilled to reveal the winners of the 2022 Charles Causley Trust Young People's Poetry Competition, which were announced at the North Cornwall Book Festival this afternoon.
Congratulations to the following poets!
Our Cornwall winner
Ruth Dunn
Winners (ages 5-11 years)
1st place – ‘Our Gang HQ’ by Faith Lydall
2nd place – ‘Home of a reader’ ... Read More
Join us at Launceston Town Hall on the 28th October for a ghostly town walk, tales of witchcraft and folklore, ghostly music and poems!
Our Halloween evening will feature folksinger Jim Causley, Paranormal Investigator Karin Beasant and the Jamaica Inn Paranormal team, Simon Costin from Dockacre House and the Museum of ... Read More
September is here! After months of sunny weather, we are looking forward to the start of cosy evenings and wintery walks. For us at the Causley Trust, our summer events and programmes are ending and a new line up for autumn is in the works. Read on for a look ... Read More
Ahead of her North Cornwall Book Festival (NCBF) author tour on the 11th of September, Clare Chambers gives us an insight into the inspiration for her latest novel Small Pleasures, her writing process and what she is most looking forward to for her visit to Launceston.
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Join us from 30th September to the 3rd of October 2022 for an immersive weekend workshop for beginning and emerging non-fiction writers who want to give new life to past experiences. Read on for more information or download our digital brochure: Memoir Workshop weekend
Join memoir writers Tanya Shadrick (The Cure ... Read More
Click the link below for our 2022 Festival brochure which details our full programme of in-person, digital and community events.
Festival 2022 Brochure