The 2026 Launceston Poetry Festival is full of unique workshops!
Explore what’s lined up here:
IN SCHOOL WORKSHOPS
Poet Sarah Cave will be leading poetry workshops in local schools.
9am-3pm
Various local schools
Sponsored by the King Charles III Fund
IN SCHOOL WORKSHOPS
Poet Sarah Cave will be leading poetry workshops in local schools.
9am-3pm
Various local schools
Sponsored by the King Charles III Fund
ELLA FREARS FESTIVAL WRITING WORKSHOP
Cornish poet Ella Frears, whose recent collections (Shine, Darling and Goodlord) have been shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry and the Forward Prize runs a writing workshop to ignite your Festival writing!
8.45-9.45am
Town Hall – Otho Peter Rooms
£10
UNDER 6s WORKSHOP WITH JANE NEWBERRY
Join children’s book author Jane Newberry for a poetry workshop designed especially for young children. Experience a world of colourful and imaginative stories with this well-known local writer and storyteller.
10.15-11am
Library
🎁 Donations Welcome!
CYPRUS WELL SOIL – ECO POETRY DROP-IN WORKSHOPS
Join Ian Boyd-Livingston as he uses soil to explore stories and creativity in the long-time home of Charles Causley.
11am-3pm
Cyprus Well
🎁 Donations Welcome!
TEXTILE ARTIST COMMUNITY DROP-IN WORKSHOPS
Try your hand at tapestry weaving with textile artist Olga Owczarek.
11am-5pm
Town Hall
🎁 Donations Welcome!
LETTERPRESS POETRY DROP-IN WORKSHOPS
Try your hand at poetry and letterpress writing with Becca Drake.
1-4pm
Town Hall
🎁 Donations Welcome!
POETRY SURGERY WITH JANE HOLLAND
Do you have poems that need a little bit of extra support, some technical queries you need answering or want to share your work with a published poet? If so, book a surgery session with Jane.
10.30-11.15am
12-12.45pm
1.30-2.15pm
3-3.45pm
Town Hall
£30
LETTERPRESS POETRY WORKSHOP
Try your hand at poetry and letterpress writing with Becca Drake.
11am-12pm
Library
£10
POETRY AS COLLAGE - HOW TO BOTTLE UP 5 MINUTES OF YOUR DAY
Join Bristol based poet, Alex George, as he helps you explore ‘How to Bottle up 5 Minutes of your Day’
12-1pm
Library
£10
MEET THE PUBLISHER - WITH GUILLEMOT PRESS
Join publisher Luke Thompson to develop a better understanding of the publishing process and ask any questions you might have about the journey to publication.
12.15-1.15pm
Town Hall – Guildhall
£10
