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Books, literature and writing

A staircase lined with books shelves under a curved ceiling with glass doors at the top of the stairs

Virtual Living in Japan

Two small robots with cameras on top of their heads

Artificial Friends in Japan

Image of a fairy tale book with characters coming to life on the page

10 - 15 Nov 2022

The Being Human Library

Photo of pile of zines

Zines for All: Breakdowns, Break-ups and Breakthroughs

An image of a page from the Lindisfarne Gospels

The Language of the Lindisfarne Gospels

Illustration of woman walking across a dystopian landscape

10 - 19 Nov 2022

Blazing Worlds! Science Fiction by Women

An archway of coastal rocks

Writing on the Edge of Land and Sea (Walkshop)

A photograph of brown coastal rocks and the sea

Writing on the Edge of Land and Sea (Workshop) 

Three handmade bound books with sea-themed covers

Books as Treasures (Children's Workshop) [FULLY BOOKED]

The front of a book covered in blue and white patterned paper, tied with a yellow ribbon

Books as Treasures (Ages 16+) [FULLY BOOKED]

Photo of the outside of Weston Park Museum

If These Walls Could Talk

An original illustration for Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield (1849-50), which illustrates David Copperfield’s friend helping him to learn shorthand by dictating speeches aloud. One man in standing up with three people sat down listening.

Decoding Dickens

Led by the University of Leicester

A multispectral image of Annunciation

Beyond the Books

A painting of white lillies with green leaves, on a blue and purple background

South African Modernism - Art and Writing Workshops [FULLY BOOKED]

Yed Spaykin': Reading Brains in the Black Country

Revolutionary Senses Botanical Poetry Walkshop

A photography of a plaque reading 'Coventry City 1987 FA Cup Winners'

Reporting Coventry City’s FA Cup Win

A view from above of a graveyard, in front of a wall with trees and bushes

Breaking the Gravestone Code

Photo of paper star that has pictures of books on it

Reading Beyond the Lines [FULLY BOOKED]

Image of Lindisfarne Gospels, Saint Luke the Evangelist

Write at the Gallery: Poetry Inspired by the Gospels

Image of a fountain pen with stardust coming out of the nib

Storied Times: Poems Reimagining Local Myth and Legend

Literary Breakthroughs: Coventry, Warwickshire, the Midlands

Photograph of a brick wall with overlapping graffiti and posters

Publishing is Power

Led by Queen Mary University of London

Retracing the Library

Digital illustration of a rocket ship and planets

Galaxies from Gutters

Photography of colourful pigments in small glass bottles with cork tops. A long pheasant's feather is in the foreground, 3 mussel shells filled with pigment and a small black bowl with a wooden spoon.

The Science of Medieval Manuscript Illumination [FULLY BOOKED]

Image of a glowing book with an open door in the middle of the pages

The Electric Sorcerer Breaks Through!

Resonating Hearts Between Ukraine and the Black Country

Two old books open showing their pages, 'The secular song & hymn book' and 'Freethough Readings and Secular Songs'

Secular Celebration: Then and Now

A man sitting at a desk writing next to a laptop, and a woman sat on the floor holding a baby

Penning Parenthood