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Durham Book Festival | PBS Showcase with Clementine Ewokolo Burnley, Helen Mort and Padraig Regan
11th October | 10:30-11:30am | Gala Theatre, Durham, DH1 1WA | Tickets £10/£9 (Live-stream £5)
The Poetry Book Society presents three award-winning poets featured our Autumn 2026 recommendations list.
In her debut collection, Belling the Leopard, Clementine Ewokolo Burnley’s poetry asks what remains after once-familiar places and people are gone, looking at migration and community from Africa to Europe. Now based in Edinburgh, Clementine Ewokolo Burnley grew up in Victoria, Cameroon, and has lived between Scotland, Italy and Germany for many years. She was joint winner of the James Berry Poetry Prize in 2024.
Sheffield-based writer Helen Mort explores fairytales and modern blended families in her latest poetry collection, STEPMOTHER. Helen has published three previous poetry collections, including Division Street, which won the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize. Her work has previously been shortlisted for the Forward Prize and T.S. Eliot Prize.
Padraig Regan’s latest collection, The Matter, reflects on mortality and desire. Padraig received the Clarissa Luard Award for their debut collection, Some Integrity, in 2022, and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. They were a Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College Cambridge from 2022 to 2024.
Newcastle Poetry Festival | PBS Showcase: Martina Evans and Jackie Kay
2nd October | 7.15 - 8.15pm | St Mary's by the Tyne, Gateshead, NE8 2AU | Tickets £7/£3
Join us for readings from Martina Evans and Jackie Kay at this special PBS Showcase as part of Newcastle Poetry Festival.
Martina Evans was born in Cork and lives in London. She is the author of thirteen books of poetry and prose. American Mules (2021) won the Pigott Poetry Prize. She is poetry critic for the Irish Times and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Her latest collection, Drunken Driving was our PBS Choice for Summer 2026.
Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh. Between 2016 and 2021 she was the third modern Makar, National Poet of Scotland. She lives in Manchester and is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Salford. Her latest collection, May Day was a PBS Recommendation for Summer 2024. Her Selected Poems is published by Picador this October and is a PBS Special Commendation for Winter 2026.
We're delighted to be providing the book stall for this year's Newcastle Poetry Festival, which will take place 2nd - 3rd October. Follow the link below for the full programme and tickets.
Contains Strong Language 2026
24th - 27th September | Salford (various venues)
We're delighted to be the official booksellers for BBC Contains Strong Language once again this year.
The 10th anniversary of the UK’s biggest poetry and performance festival is coming to Salford! This year's programme is jam-packed with stellar performers, panels and workshops, as well as a special event where the winner of The Laurel Prize will be announced.
This year's line up includes John Cooper Clarke, Simon Armitage, Jackie Kay, and many more.
Visit our book stall where you can purchase books by this year's featured poets.
Online Autumn Showcase
7th September | 7-8pm | Youtube | Free for Members & £5 for Non Members
Book now for our online Autumn Showcase on 7th September to celebrate the launch of the Autumn Bulletin.
We're so excited to share readings from our brilliant PBS Autumn Choice Padraig Regan, Recommendations Colin Bramwell and Eve Esfandiari-Denney, hosted by our wonderful PBS Selector Victoria Kennefick.
The event will be live streamed from 7-8pm GMT on Youtube via private link. Tickets cost £5 for non-members.
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