'The Young Writers Competition is an important landmark in our school's literacy curriculum.'

The Young Writers Competition is a staple of our year-round education programme for over 15,000 local children.

The YWC is kindly supported by Arts Council England

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Calling all teachers!📢

Our annual Young Writers Competition is well underway and we can't wait to hear your students' fantastic submissions!

This year's theme is The Game 🏅

Read more about how your school can get involved

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Last night was our sold-out event with Jah Wobble in conversation with @robertelms. It was a delightfully funny and frank evening spent in the company of this alternative national treasure.

Last night at the @NewWimbtheatre historian Bettany Hughes💙 took us on an exploration of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Along the way she revealed why the list was created and guided us through the landscapes of both ancient and modern times.

Hello #London ! I just heard they’ve added some extra tickets for tonight so do come along to ⁦New Wimbledon Theatre⁩ ⁦Wimbledon BookFest⁩ if you’d like to escape the rain and hear about the #7Wonders of the #ancient world! X

Our second day of schools events at @NewWimbtheatre featured the amazing @Tolaokogwu. Schools from the area were taken on an incredible journey into the world of superheroes and hair!

Tonight!

Our Year 5 children have had a lovely afternoon at Wimbledon Theatre’s Bookfest. The children saw Master storyteller Frank Cottrel-Boyce who waved his literacy wand in his latest childrens adventure. The children had a wonderful time @stocsch Wimbledon BookFest 💙💛

Can’t wait to chair this wonderful talk with Bettany Hughes💙 tomorrow night - still a handful of tickets left, join us! @

900 schoolchildren
18 local primary schools
3 amazing authors

A wonderful day of school events thanks to the brilliant @FrankCottrell_b and the terrific twosome Katherine Webber Tsang and Kevin Tsang

Thanks to Arts Council England Uni of Roehampton Axis Foundation for their generous support

A wonderful start to our Spring Season - a packed audience @newwimbledontheatre for a fascinating evening with the peerless @thereelclivemyrie
Clive was in conversation with Toby Mundy about life, family history and his remarkable career.
Thanks to event sponsors Ashworths Solicitors

NEXT WEEK! The iconic Jah Wobble in conversation with Robert Elms about his memoir 'Dark Luminosity' From East End childhood, to the birth of punk, and an illustrious career – join us for a fascinating insider view of the music industry and more. Book: ow.ly/nBeG50QBhzC

One week to go! Join the historian, author & broadcaster @BettanyHughes on a fascinating journey into the ancient past, as she charts the creation, construction and legacy of The Seven Wonders of the World.
Book Now: ow.ly/B2oV50QBh31

Nice to see Wimbledon featured in The Times and The Sunday Times best places to live and it's got a great cultural offering too!

thetimes.co.uk/article/wimble…

Just a week to go until our event with Clive Myrie

Join us for what promises to be an engrossing and deeply personal conversation with one of the UK's most respected journalists and broadcasters. Book here: ow.ly/yTgI50QBhnX

ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

We're thrilled to welcome Rose Goddard as new Executive Director at Wimbledon BookFest. Read more here wimbledonbookfest.org/news/rose-godd…

Great news for Merton - congratulations to all involved!

Unmissable... James O'Brien in conversation with the brilliant @SamiraAhmeduk about his Sunday Times bestseller 'How They Broke Britain'
Book now: ow.ly/Mk1P50QBhiP

Join the historian, author & broadcaster @BettanyHughes on a fascinating journey into the ancient past, as she charts the creation, construction and legacy of The Seven Wonders of the World.
Book Now: ow.ly/B2oV50QBh31

There's still time to book for our Spring Season 🕰️

Featuring the brilliant Clive Myrie James O'Brien Bettany Hughes💙

Book here: wimbledonbookfest.org/whats-on/
@newwimbledontheatre