# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Go all in with West Sussex Libraries: Writing Workshop with Nicola Garrard
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 02:30 pm – Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 04:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Join in with the National Year of Reading by trying out your creative writing skills at this workshop with local author Nicola Garrard.About this EventThese free hands-on creative writing workshops are for 11- to 14-year-olds and open to all Sussex-based young writers.Join award-winning YA author, Nicola Garrard at your local library for two hours of dedicated writing time, publishing insight and discussion. Bring your ideas, poetry and stories and get personal feedback, next steps and encouragementNicola Garrard is a First Story Writer in Residence, the director of BookFest YA, teacher and author. Her debut novel, 29 Locks (HopeRoad, 2021), was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize and the Mslexia Children’s Novel competition, longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2022, picked by Suzi Feay (Financial Times) for their ‘Best Books of 2021’, and is a Big City Reads 2026 title, chosen by Nottingham City of Literature’s youth panel.Her latest novel, On the Edge (Old Barn Books, August 2025) was nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026 and is an EmpathyLab Read for Empathy Collection 2026 choice.Free, but places are limited.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/east-grinstead/go-all-in-with-west-sussex-libraries-writing-workshop-with-nicola-garrard/100001997445626639
- **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Workshops, Contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: East Grinstead
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: East Grinstead Library
- **lat**: 51.1238995
- **long**: -0.0103266
- **full address**: East Grinstead Library, 32-40 West Street, East Grinstead, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Go all in with West Sussex Libraries: Writing Workshop with Nicola Garrard being held?
  - **A:** Go all in with West Sussex Libraries: Writing Workshop with Nicola Garrard takes place on Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 02:30 pm to Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 04:30 pm at East Grinstead Library, 32-40 West Street, East Grinstead, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Go all in with West Sussex Libraries: Writing Workshop with Nicola Garrard?
  - **A:** Go all in with West Sussex Libraries: Writing Workshop with Nicola Garrard is organized by West Sussex Library Service.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Go all in with West Sussex Libraries: Writing Workshop with Nicola Garrard is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in East Grinstead, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Go all in with West Sussex Libraries: Writing Workshop with Nicola Garrard sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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