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NEIL BARTLETT, AS BYATT,

SARAH CHURCHWELL,

JUNO DAWSON, TIM DEE,

LOUISE DOUGHTY,

IMOGEN HERMES GOWAR,

SARAH HALL, AL KENNEDY,

OLIVIA LAING, KATE MOSSE,

DALJIT NAGRA, BEN OKRI,

LIONEL SHRIVER, AND MANY MORE

28 - 30 SEPT 2018

CHARLESTON.ORG.UK

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AT A GLANCE WELCOME TO SMALL WONDER 2018FRI 14 Sept SMALL WONDER SLAM £5 / FREE 7pm-10pm Hosted by New Writing South at The Spire, Brighton. Booking required.

FRI 28 Sept WORKSHOP: WRITING FOR AUDIO £95 / £75 9.30am-3.30pm Tutor: Liz Allard with Alison MacLeod

FRI 28 Sept I AM HEATHCLIFF £12 / £10 4pm Juno Dawson, Louise Doughty and Kate Mosse

FRI 28 Sept TO MAKE A HOMELAND £12 / £10 5.45pm Daljit Nagra, Kate Clanchy and Asima Qayyum with Colin Grant

FRI 28 Sept THE LITERARY MONOLOGUE: £12 / £10 7.30pm A Commission to Celebrate Mslexia’s 20th Anniversary AL Kennedy and Debbie Taylor

SAT 29 Sept WORKSHOP: FOUR WAYS OF ANSWERING £55 / £45 9.30am-1.30pm Tutor: Benjamin Markovits

SAT 29 Sept SMALL WONDER READING GROUP FREE 10.15am-11.30am Hosted by Holly Dawson. Booking required.

SAT 29 Sept MOTHERS AND MADAMES £12 / £10 12pm Sarah Hall and Chris Power with Catherine Taylor

SAT 29 Sept STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA £12 / £10 2pm Imogen Hermes Gowar and Lucy Wood with Nicolette Jones

SAT 29 Sept COURTYARD READINGS FREE 3pm & 5pm Hosted by Holly Dawson. Sign up on the day. Weather permitting.

SAT 29 Sept THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD £12 / £10 4pm Sarah Hall and KJ Orr with Di Speirs - additional shortlisted writer to be announced

SAT 29 Sept RISE LIKE LIONS £14 / £12 6pm Ben Okri

SAT 29 Sept THE SOMETHING-NOTHINGS £14 / £12 8pm Olivia Laing, Sarah Wood and La JohnJoseph

SUN 30 Sept SMALL WONDER READING GROUP FREE 10.15am-11.30am Hosted by Holly Dawson. Booking required.

SUN 30 Sept GROUND WORK: WRITING THE DOWNS £12 / £10 12pm Tim Dee and Alexandra Harris with Suzanne Joinson

SUN 30 Sept CABINET OF CURIOSITIES £14 / £12 2pm AS Byatt - recipient of the Charleston-Bede’s Award for a Lifetime’s Excellence in Short Fiction - with Alison MacLeod

SUN 30 Sept LAND OF THE FREE £12 / £10 3.30pm Lionel Shriver and Tom Rachman with Sarah Churchwell

SUN 30 Sept ILLLUMINATING SPARK £12 / £10 5pm Alan Taylor with Nicolette Jones

SUN 30 Sept THE LETTERS OF SYLVIA PLATH VOL II £14 / £12 6.30pm Sarah Churchwell with readings by Miranda Richardson

SUN 30 Sept LIMINAL MOMENTS £14 / £12 8pm Neil Bartlett and Eley Williams

This year’s Small Wonder pivots on the idea

of transformations; very fittingly, as in its 15th

year the festival will return to the renovated

Hay Barn at Charleston.

The changing, fluid nature of identity is a major

theme across the programme taking inspiration

from Orlando at the present time, one of the

three opening exhibitions in our new galleries.

Olivia Laing’s Orlando-inspired commission, as

well as new work by Sarah Hall, Eley Williams,

Lucy Wood and Neil Bartlett, resonate with

dualities and shape-shifting.

In the year of the 70th Windrush anniversary

and an increasingly contentious debate around

national identity, we explore the ever-changing

nature of British society through the lens of

poetry by Daljit Nagra, whose parents made

Britain their home. In keeping with Charleston’s

tradition of dissent, the incomparable orator

Ben Okri explores the power of poetry as a

vehicle of protest. And acerbic tales from the

USA by Lionel Shriver and Tom Rachman

skewer contemporary America.

Continuing Charleston’s strong feminist

heritage, we celebrate a diverse range of

women’s voices across the festival. Imogen

Hermes Gowar presents her gender-

charged parable of Georgian London and

AL Kennedy performs a dramatic female-

voiced monologue in partnership with

champion of women’s writing Mslexia.

Small Wonder continues in its mission to

bring exciting new writing to our audiences,

whilst also commemorating our illustrious

forebears including Sylvia Plath as the second

volume of her personal letters hits the

press, Muriel Spark in her 100th year and

Emily Brontë in her 200th. We are thrilled to

announce that this year’s Charleston-Bede’s

Award for a Lifetime’s Excellence in Short Fiction

will be presented to Dame Antonia Byatt.

We look forward to welcoming you to

our 15th Small Wonder festival - three days

of transformation.

Diana Reich and Tanya Andrews, Small Wonder’s

Artistic Director and Programme Director

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I AM HEATHCLIFFJUNO DAWSON, LOUISE DOUGHTY AND KATE MOSSE

4PM / £12 / £10 ALL DAY TICKET (FRI) £30 / £25

In her bicentenary year, we celebrate

Emily Brontë’s masterpiece of obsession and

passion with readings from new stories inspired

by the enduring power of Wuthering Heights.

Kate Mosse, author of six novels including

Labyrinth, part of the multi-million selling

‘Languedoc’ trilogy, and most recently

The Burning Chambers, discusses her curation

of the project 170 years since the classic’s

publication. Kate will be in conversation with

contributors Juno Dawson, author of seven

novels for young adults as well as non-fiction

titles This Book is Gay and The Gender Games;

and Louise Doughty, whose eight novels

include Black Water and number-one bestseller

Apple Tree Yard, which was made into a four-

part BBC1 adaptation starring Emily Watson.

Supported by Hurstpierpoint College

TO MAKE A HOMELANDDALJIT NAGRA, KATE CLANCHY AND ASIMA QAYYUM WITH COLIN GRANT

5.45PM / £12 / £10 ALL DAY TICKET (FRI) £30 / £25

Seventy years since the arrival of Empire

Windrush, voices of immigration are inextricably

part of Britain’s national identity. Author

and historian of Caribbean Studies Colin

Grant, whose Oral History of Caribbean

Migration to Britain will be published in 2019,

presents a session looking at writing from

this perspective. Award-winning poet Daljit

Nagra’s new collection British Museum explores

the conundrums of national identity: ‘Nagra’s

work is a tonic.’ Independent. Prize-winning

poet Kate Clanchy has been Writer in

Residence at Oxford Spires Academy since

2009; the anthology England: Poems from

a School, features poems by Kate’s young

mentees including Asima Qayyum, which sing

stories of migration and building new homes.

Supported by Hurstpierpoint College

FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

THE LITERARY MONOLOGUE: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF MSLEXIAAL KENNEDY AND DEBBIE TAYLOR

7.30PM / £12 / £10 ALL DAY TICKET (FRI) £30 / £25

Mslexia magazine has been at the forefront

of women’s writing for 20 years. To celebrate

we welcome AL Kennedy performing a female

voiced literary monologue, a genre which blurs

the boundaries between printed text and

performance. AL Kennedy is the author of seven

novels, including the Man Booker longlisted

Serious Sweet; seven short story collections,

many of which are collected in All the Rage; and

three works of non-fiction including On Writing.

Twice named as a Granta Best of Young British

Novelists, she also performs stand up and is

a dramatist for the stage, radio, TV and film.

Followed by a conversation with Debbie Taylor,

founder and Editorial Director of Mslexia.

Supported by NFU Mutual

FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

MOTHERS AND MADAMESSARAH HALL AND CHRIS POWER WITH CATHERINE TAYLOR

12PM / £12 / £10 ALL DAY TICKET (SAT) £55 / £45

Two maestros of the form present tales of

transformation, rootlessness, and physical and

psychic abandonment. Sarah Hall is the prize-

winning author of five novels, including the

Man Booker shortlisted The Electric

Michelangelo and two collections of short

stories. Her latest collection is Madame

Zero: “Sensual, shape-shifting tales from the

alarmingly talented Sarah Hall” - Sunday Times.

Chris Power’s ‘Brief Survey of the Short Story’

has appeared in the Guardian since 2007.

His hotly anticipated debut collection Mothers,

has drawn huge praise: “reminiscent of Alice

Munro and Peter Stamm.” - Yiyun Li. Sarah and

Chris will be in conversation with Catherine

Taylor - literary critic, journalist and former

Deputy Director of English PEN.

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STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEAIMOGEN HERMES GOWAR AND LUCY WOOD WITH NICOLETTE JONES


Curiosities and the irrational make fertile

ground for stories, and these gilded

contemporary myth-makers have fashioned

books to arouse and unnerve. Imogen

Hermes Gowar’s historical debut novel

The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, shortlisted

for the Women’s Prize, began as a series

of short pieces of fiction inspired by the

artefacts she worked with in museums.

“A sumptuously detailed adventure set in the

bustle and swagger of 18th century London.”

- Sunday Express. Contrastingly, Cornwall is

the setting for Lucy Wood’s second collection

of stories The Sing of the Shore, which harnesses

the resonance of myth to eerie effect: “heart-

thumping miniature thrillers.” - Guardian.

In conversation with writer, literary critic and

broadcaster Nicolette Jones.

THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARDSARAH HALL AND KJ ORR WITH DI SPEIRS

Additional writer to be announced mid-September after 2018 shortlist is revealed.


As both former winners and judges of the

BBC Short Story Awards with First Story and

Cambridge University, KJ Orr and Sarah Hall are

uniquely placed to discuss writing and critiquing

short stories with BBC’s Books Editor Di Speirs.

They will explore the different themes that emerge

in the award submissions each year, and discuss

whether the short story form affords writers more

freedom to reflect the times we live in than the

novel. Sarah Hall (see 12pm) won the Award for

‘Mrs Fox’ in 2013; 2018 judge KJ Orr was victorious

in 2016 with ‘Disappearances’. Orr’s first collection

is Light Box: “elegant, thoughtful and quietly

powerful stories” - Observer Books of the Year.

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In times of instability and oppression,

political poetry has often been a vehicle for

contemplation, protest, action and interrogating

the truth. For Ben Okri - Man Booker Prize

winning novelist (The Famished Road) and poet

- ‘Everything after Eden is political’; this has

provoked his anthology of poems from around

the world, ranging from Shakespeare to Grime,

selected to inspire, rally and move. He will read

from and discuss the impact of his compilation

of ‘Poetry for the Many’. Ben Okri was born in

Nigeria. His work has been translated into 27

languages and he has been awarded numerous

international prizes.

Supported by Lancing College

RISE LIKE LIONSBEN OKRI

6PM / £14 / £12ALL DAY TICKET (SAT) £55 / £45


THE SOMETHING-NOTHINGSOLIVIA LAING, SARAH WOOD AND LA JOHNJOSEPH


Truth! Truth! Truth! He was a woman.

Virginia Woolf’s Orlando extols transformation.

Writer Olivia Laing and performance artist

La JohnJoseph will read Laing’s Small Wonder

commissioned composition, The Something-

Nothings, a passionate dialogue with Woolf’s

seductive, identity-shifting text. This will be

followed by a conversation, together with

artist Sarah Wood, about how the gender-

defiant novel still crackles with radical


possibilities nearly a century on. Olivia Laing’s

new book Crudo is currently making waves.

Sarah Wood works with film and text.

La JohnJoseph works at the intersection of film

and live performance. Olivia Laing and Sarah

Wood’s collaborative installation ‘An Artist’s

Bed’, a celebration of Orlando, is on display in

the Hay Barn from 8 to 23 September.

Supported by Much Ado Books

The Oak Tree at Knowle


We are delighted to announce that Dame

Antonia Byatt is the sixth recipient of the only

award to recognise long-standing creativity

and achievement in the short story genre.

AS Byatt is internationally renowned for

her novels, including

Possession and The

Children’s Book, as well as

her short story collections:

Sugar & Other Stories, The

Djinn in the Nightingale’s

Eye, The Little Black Book of

Stories and The Matisse Stories. Her many awards

include the Booker Prize and the Erasmus

Prize and her writing is translated into thirty

languages. She is also a distinguished critic and

essayist. Chaired by Alison MacLeod, Professor

of Contemporary Fiction at the University of

Chichester, short story writer and novelist who

will deliver an appreciation of AS Byatt’s work.

Supported by Bede’s School

CABINET OF CURIOSITIESAS BYATT WITH ALISON MACLEOD

RECIPIENT OF THE CHARLESTON-BEDE’S AWARD FOR A LIFETIME’S EXCELLENCE IN SHORT FICTION

2PM / £14 / £12ALL DAY TICKET (SUN) £65 / £55

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

GROUND WORK: WRITING THE DOWNSTIM DEE AND ALEXANDRA HARRIS WITH SUZANNE JOINSON

12PM / £12 / £10 ALL DAY TICKET (SUN) £65 / £55

English nature writing has a long and glorious

history, which continues to evolve in the

Anthropocene. Tim Dee is a writer and a radio

producer whose books include a memoir of

his birdwatching life, The Running Sky; he is the

editor of Ground Work, a collection of writings

on places and people which explores how

best to live in the ruins that we have made.

Contributor Alexandra Harris grew up near

Pulborough, Sussex. She writes about art,

literature and landscape; her most recent

book is Weatherland, which was adapted

for Radio 4. Tim and Alexandra will be in

conversation with Suzanne Joinson, novelist,

senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the

University of Chichester and Fellow of the

Museum of English Rural Life 2018-19.

Supported by Sussex Country Gardener

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

LAND OF THE FREELIONEL SHRIVER AND TOM RACHMAN WITH SARAH CHURCHWELL

3.30PM / £12 / £10 ALL DAY TICKET (SUN) £65 / £55

Trumpland: a place and time ripe for satire,

as well as protest. Fiction can often provide

insights beyond those found in mere reportage,

and these writers’ caustic, witty takes on

contemporary America shine an occasionally

uncomfortable light on the hypocrisies of

liberalism. Tom Rachman’s novels include the

international bestseller The Imperfectionists; his

new story collection Basket of Deplorables is

“prescient and clever” - Evening Standard.

Lionel Shriver is an author and journalist whose

15 books include the novels The Post-Birthday

World and the international bestseller We Need to

Talk About Kevin. Property is her first collection of

short stories: “a pugnacious, brilliantly articulate,

hilarious collection” - Independent. In conversation

with author and academic Sarah Churchwell.

Supported by Bede’s School

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

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This year’s 100th anniversary of the birth of

the Scottish author Muriel Spark has triggered

renewed interest in her work. Best known

for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Spark was

a prolific writer of short stories, novellas,

poetry, essays and biographies. The literary

editor and critic Alan Taylor was Spark’s

confidant and travel companion in her

later years. His

affectionate but

searching memoir

Appointment in

Arezzo: A friendship

with Muriel Spark

received wide

acclaim. He will

discuss his unique

insights into Spark’s

colourful life, acerbic

personality and

astringent writing, including her short stories.

In conversation with Nicolette Jones, writer,

critic and broadcaster.

ILLUMINATING SPARK ALAN TAYLOR WITH NICOLETTE JONES

5PM / £12 / £10ALL DAY TICKET (SUN) £65 / £55

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We close our festival with fictions which slipside

around identity, using language to resist barriers

and reframe experience. Eley Williams’ bravura

debut collection Attrib. has achieved major word

of mouth success; her ingenious stories, told by

ungendered first person narrators caught up in

moments of intimacy, revel in the tricksiness of

language while simultaneously confronting its

limits. “Both playful and profound” - Guardian.

Neil Bartlett is an author, director, playwright

and performer. Awarded the OBE in 2001,

Neil’s many directorial credits, plays and books

include Who Was That Man? about Oscar Wilde.

Neil will be reading from a work in progress, a

suite of stories exploring the lives of nine

interconnected alter-egos of varying sexes,

sexualities and times. “An artist who can really

change the way people feel” – The Observer.

LIMINAL MOMENTSNEIL BARTLETT AND ELEY WILLIAMS

8PM / £14 / £12 ALL DAY TICKET (SUN) £65 / £55

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

THE LETTERS OF SYLVIA PLATH VOL II SARAH CHURCHWELL WITH READINGS BY MIRANDA RICHARDSON

6.30PM / £14 / £12 ALL DAY TICKET (SUN) £65 / £55

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the

best loved writers of the twentieth century.

Notwithstanding her personal life and the

tragic circumstances of her early death, her

vivid, daring and complex poetry continues

to captivate new generations of readers and

writers. The Letters show Plath in her own

words, unframed; we witness the development

of Plath’s and her husband Ted Hughes’s careers,

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the

best loved writers of the twentieth century.

Notwithstanding her personal life and the

tragic circumstances of her early death, her

vivid, daring and complex poetry continues

to captivate new generations of readers and

writers. The Letters show Plath in her own

words, unframed; we witness the development

of Plath’s and her husband Ted Hughes’s careers,

and, through a series of

letters to her psychiatrist,

unearth a previously

unknown insight into the

break-up of the marriage.

Celebrated actress

Miranda Richardson*

(The Hours, Made in

Dagenham and Blackadder)

will read extracts; Sarah

Churchwell, Professorial

Fellow in American

Literature at the School

of Advanced Study,

University of London,

contextualises these

illuminating snapshots.

Supported by Mayfield School

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

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BRITISH COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL WRITER IN RESIDENCE: LAYLA ALAMMARWe are in our fourth year of welcoming an

international writer to Small Wonder to soak up

the inspiration and respond to Charleston. The

bar this year was set very high, and we eventually

settled on Layla AlAmmar.

Layla AlAmmar grew up in Kuwait. She has a

Masters in Creative Writing from the University

of Edinburgh. Her debut novel The Pact We

Made will be published in March 2019 by the

Borough Press and her short stories have

appeared in the Evening Standard, Quail Bell

Magazine, and Aesthetica Magazine where her

story ‘The Lagoon’ was a finalist for the Creative

Writing Award 2015. She currently works as an

English Instructor at a private college in Kuwait.

In taking up this opportunity she is keen to show

how a new generation of Arab-Anglophone

writers are working to claim their own voice,

their own ‘space’, and to bring their experiences

and truths to a western audience.

Layla says: “I’m thrilled and honoured to have been

chosen as the 2018 British Council International

Writer in Residence at Small Wonder. The festival

is a brilliant showcase for the short story and an

opportunity for cultural and creative dialogue

between participants

and across borders.

I see the short story

as an encapsulating

medium, one that

sucks the reader into

a fragment of time,

of space, of life. And

so, I was encouraged

by the rural, magical setting of Charleston and

how it might serve as an encapsulating setting,

bringing together writers and readers to share an

experience that celebrates the magic of words and

the short form.

The world will never stop needing stories, and Small

Wonder consistently brings together some of the

most scintillating storytellers of our time. I’m eager to

share and learn with my fellow writers and readers.”

Layla will be attending all Small Wonder events

and responding to the festival in writing. Please

give her a warm welcome.

This opportunity has been made possible

through a partnership between Small Wonder

and the British Council.

THE ASHAM CREATIVE WRITING RESIDENCIESOur new programme of creative writing residencies at Charleston

will launch shortly. The Asham Creative Writing Residencies will give

selected writers the opportunity to work for a limited period, in a studio

specially designed by Jeremy Pitts, in the inspiring rural surroundings of

Charleston. The programme takes its name from Asham (or Asheham) House, the

Sussex base of Leonard and Virginia Woolf from 1912-1919; full details of how to apply

and eligibility will be announced in due course.

To subscribe for updates please email [email protected]

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Acclaimed novelist and writer Benjamin

Markovits leads a creative writing workshop

focused on structure. What do you need to

know before you start writing? What is your

story about? You will look at four different

ways of answering these questions - and start

to put these theories into practice. There will

be a chance to write, and to share your writing,

and to think about how to

rewrite by the end. Benjamin

Markovits is a novelist and

freelance writer, whose essays

and stories have appeared in

Granta, The Paris Review, The New York

Times Magazine and The London Review of Books.

He teaches Creative Writing at Royal Holloway,

University of London. Selected as one of

Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists in

2013, his most recent novel, A Weekend in

New York, is published by Faber.

Price includes coffee/tea, croissant and admission

to the exhibition galleries at Charleston.

Supported by The Man Booker Prize 50th Anniversary Celebrations

SHORT STORY WORKSHOP

FOUR WAYS OF ANSWERINGTUTOR: BENJAMIN MARKOVITS

9.30AM TO 1.30PM / £55 (£45 CONCESSIONS)Venue: Charleston, Firle, East Sussex, BN8 6LL


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University of Chichester, has

written extensively for radio;

she’ll give a writer’s perspective

on the form, as well as tips for

writing great stories which

work in different contexts.

This workshop is aimed at

those with some prior creative

writing experience, in any format.

Participants are encouraged

to familiarise themselves with

Radio 4’s short story output

before the workshop.

Price includes lunch and admission to the

exhibition galleries at Charleston.

Supported by The Man Booker Prize 50th Anniversary Celebrations

FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

Explore the key differences and challenges

of writing stories for sound with BBC radio

producer Liz Allard. Liz has been producing short

stories for Radio 4 and Radio 3 for fifteen years,

and has devised a series of exercises inspired by

Charleston and its surroundings to focus on the

creative opportunities and pitfalls of writing for

listeners. There will be feedback, practical tips

to help you craft your ideas and suggestions

on routes to getting your work heard.

Alison Macleod, writer and Professor of

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP

WRITING FOR AUDIOTUTOR: LIZ ALLARD WITH ALISON MACLEOD

9.30AM TO 3.30PM / £95 (£75 CONCESSIONS)Venue: Charleston, Firle, East Sussex, BN8 6LL

COURTYARD READINGS 3PM TO 4PM AND 5PM TO 6PM / FREE • LED BY HOLLY DAWSON Venue: Charleston’s outdoor courtyard, Firle, East Sussex, BN8 6LL

A chance to read your own short fiction

aloud to the friendly festival crowd! Test out

new work or perform something tried and

tested - if it’s your own original unpublished

work, we want to hear it. Sign up on the day

on the board in the beautiful new Charleston


Discover the work of writers from the Festival

programme before seeing them on stage.

Join us to read a selection of stories from the

weekend’s authors, with established favourites

set alongside fresh new voices. We will read

SMALL WONDER READING GROUP 10.15AM TO 11.30AM / FREE • LED BY HOLLY DAWSON • A partnership between Charleston and Lewes Short Story Club • Venue: The Threshing Barn, Charleston, Firle, East Sussex, BN8 6LL

SATURDAY 29 AND SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

chance to compete for these wonderful prizes:

a one-day workshop of your choice at New

Writing South; a Day Ticket to Small Wonder

(Sat 29 Sept); and a dedicated slot to read your

piece at the Small Wonder Courtyard Readings.

Our all-star judges on the night include: novelist

Sharon Duggal and poet and short story writer

Catherine Smith. Good luck!

The Small Wonder Short Story SLAM is back!

Write (or dust off), an original, unpublished story

which you can perform in three minutes flat.

The style and subject matter are up to you;

we’re simply looking for excellent writing,

performed brilliantly. Then come along to

The Spire in Brighton and throw your name in

the hat. If your name is chosen, you’ll have the

SMALL WONDER SLAM HOSTED BY NEW WRITING SOUTH • 7PM TO 10PM / £5 TO ENTER, AUDIENCE FREE Venue: The Spire, St Mark’s Chapel, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5JN • Booking required via newwritingsouth.com

FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER

GET WRITING GET INVOLVED

courtyard, ready to read for a maximum of 5

minutes. Join in by performing, supporting, or

just come along for a listen to what’s new.

MC and Small Wonder stalwart Holly Dawson

of The Writing Space will soothe any nerves

and lead the appreciation. Weather dependent!

a variety of stories aloud, followed by lively

discussion. A brilliant way to get to know new

work, new authors and and fellow short story

enthusiasts alike. Spaces strictly limited - email

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CITY BOOKS, 23 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE. EAST SUSSEX BN3 1AF

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50 MINUTES FROM CENTRAL LONDON BY TRAINWEEKEND RETURN BUS TO LONDON

MINIBUS SERVICE ACROSS SUSSEX AND KENT

Open MorningsTHURSDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2018

TUESDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2018

FRIDAY 22ND MARCH 2019

TUESDAY 30TH APRIL 2019

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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT CHARLESTON.ORG.UK

O R L A N D O R E AWA K E N E D Thurs 11 - Sun 13 Oct 2018

Celebrate with us as Woolf ’s Orlando turns 90 with progressive performance, intimate talks, readings, film and late-night opening.


Charleston would like to give special thanks to

its Associate Partners, who generously support

Small Wonder and the Trust throughout the year :

Charleston is grateful to the following for their generous support:

The Charleston Trust is a charity which depends on the generous support of individuals, foundations and companies.

By joining one of our membership groups you are helping to support the House, garden, exhibitions and events - ensuring that Charleston is protected for future generations.

Benefits include; free entry to the House and garden, priority booking for the Charleston Festival and invitations to exclusive events.

Please contact us to find out more e: [email protected] t: 01323 815151 C H A R L E S TO N . O R G . U K

SUPPORT OUR WORK

HOUSE & GARDEN SHOP CAFÉ EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

Now open all year – visit our website for details

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For up-to-date information on all events, please refer to our website. The information in the brochure was correct at the time of printing. Charleston reserves the right to alter the programme if necessary. © 2018 The Charleston Trust.

Cover photo © Axel Hesslenberg / Brochure design by www.wheeldesign.co.uk

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Charleston is halfway between Brighton and Eastbourne, only 6 miles east of Lewes, off the A27.

Give yourself plenty of time: Access to Charleston is via a single lane farm road and traffic flow will be controlled at peak times. We recommend you arrive at least 30 minutes before each event.

Minibus shuttle service: A shuttle bus service will run between Lewes train station and Charleston for all events and workshops. For timetables and fares, visit charleston.org.uk/smallwonder

Rail: Services run regularly from London Victoria, Brighton and Eastbourne to Lewes station. Taxis are available at Lewes station.

A23/M23Lewes

GlyndebourneSelmeston

Berwick Station

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Brighton

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Berwick Church

Firle

A26Charleston

By road: Look out for signs along the A27. Car parking is in adjacent fields so practical footwear is recommended. As on-site parking is limited, please consider car sharing or using the minibus shuttle service.

Local information: For accommodation and other local information contact the Lewes Tourist Information Centre on 01273 483448.

HOW TO BOOKTickets on sale from 19 July.

Online (24hrs): charleston.org.uk/smallwonder

By phone: 01323 815150 (Mon to Fri, 10am-5pm)

In person: Charleston, Firle, East Sussex, BN8 6LL (Wed to Sun, 11am-5pm)

Tickets

£10-£14 per event

Concessionary rate applies to students, over 65s, under 18s, and unemployed adults.

Once purchased, tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged.

For more information about our Terms and Conditions, please visit charleston.org.uk/smallwonder

All Events and Day Tickets

All Events Ticket (14 events) £130 / £110

Fri 28 Sept Day Ticket (3 events) £30 / £25

Sat 29 Sept Day Ticket (5 events) £55 / £45

Sun 30 Sept Day Ticket (6 events) £65 / £55

All Events and Day Tickets do not include entry to workshops, Slam, House or exhibitions.

Creative Writing Workshops

Fri 28 Sept 9.30am-3.30pm Writing for Audio with Liz Allard and Alison MacLeod £95 / £75

Sat 29 Sept 9.30am-1.30pm Four Ways of Answering with Benjamin Markovits £55 / £45

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