‘Pamphleteers’ Jeff Phelps, Bo Crowder & Kuli Kohli will be reading at Stirchley Speaks, 1464, Pershore Road, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2NT.

Thuesday October 3rd, 7.30pm.

Tickets £3 on the door.

‘Poets on Loan’ Simon Fletcher, Emma Purshouse, Dave Reeves, Jeff Phelps, Sara-Jane Arbury, Jonny Fluffypunk, Philip Monks and Brenda Read-Brown will be performing at Kenilworth Library, Smalley Pl, Kenilworth, CV8 1QG, Warwickshire.

Thursday October 5th, 7pm as part of the Poetry on Loan promotion.

15^th Anniversary of ‘City Voices’ including the launch of The Poetry of the Black Country, with Emma Purshouse & guests, plus Garrie Fletcher and John Edgar.

Tuesday October 10th, 7.30, Light House, Chubb Buildings, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT.

Tickets £3 on the door.

‘Afternoon Tea’ with Marion Cockin & Bert Flitcroft at Ashmore Park library, The Hub, 82 Griffiths Drive, Ashmore Park, Wolverhampton, WV11 2LH.

Friday October 13th, 1pm-2.15pm

A National Libraries’ Week event.

‘Country Voices’ at The Meadow Inn, Buildwas Road, Ironbridge, TF8 7BJ.

Saturday October 21st, 2.30-4pm with MC Simon Fletcher and writers Hermione Sandall, David Bingham, & Emma Purshouse.

Tickets £4 on the door.

Comedy Festival in Wolverhampton: ‘Bingham and Woodall’, 7.30pm & ‘Witty Wenches’ (Emma Purshouse, Jane Seabourne & Marion Cockin), 8.30pm.

Wednesday October 25th, The Lych Gate, 44 Queen Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1TX.

Tickets £5 on the door.

Poetry workshop on ‘Getting your poetry published’ with Kuli Kohli and Simon Fletcher at the village hall, Pant, near Oswestry, SY10 9QG.

Saturday October 28th, 10am-4pm.

Join us for a workshop on how to approach magazines and publishers, e-zines and websites that promote poetry. Bring a laptop or smart phone. There will be a walk and picnic as usual. Tickets £20/ £15 payable in advance or on the door.

For further info contact Simon: info@offaspress.co.uk or ring 01691 831463.