HAMMOND HOUSE AWARDS DAY

WEDNESDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2025  10.00 -4.00

Highlight of the festival is the full day of literary activities on WEDNESDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2025 at the University Centre Grimsby including a Televised Awards Ceremony for the winners of the 2024 International Literary Prize and launch of the 2025 competition.

Spend the morning in the university centre corner lounge chatting to other writers and browsing  the book fair.  Book for a workshop or writers clinic, join the poetry corner, enjoy a tarot reading or even have your portrait done while enjoying some gentle music and figuring out the clues in the festival competition.

You can meet members of local writers groups including St James Writers and Grimsby Writers and find out more about their activities.

Find out how you can become a Fellow of the Royal Society for Art  (FRSA) from Membership Spokesperson, Callum Bate.

You can buy a special  'Festival Edition ' of  TIME,  the 2024 anthology of short stories  or the beautifully illustrated  anthology of poetry.  See if you can spot some of the authors and judges and collect their signatures on the pages as a unique memento of the day.

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Enjoy lunch in the university refectory or coffee shop before settling down to watch our keynote speakers,  televised awards ceremony and launch of some very special events for 2025.

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Hear  from thriller writer, Nick Louth  about his journey to becoming a 1m international best-selling author and from Callum Bate about  the prestigious history of the Royal Society for Art, its relevance today and how you can become a fellow of this eminent society (FRSA).

Celebrate with the  2024 award winners as they step up to receive their prizes for stories, poetry, scripts and songs.

Be one of the first to learn the secret theme for the 2025 International Literary Prize as we launch the new competition with an exciting new theme song from local prog-rock band, North Wall Cosa.   

Find out about two exciting new competitions for children. The Jean Cooper-Moran Prize for Poetry and the Nick Louth Prize for Fiction.

You can also learn more about BILLBOARD SHOWCASE  the exciting  new programme to showcase the talent of six emerging artists: musicians, painters, writers, performers.......   and support their journey towards a professional career, doing what they love.

WAR CHILD

Twelve local solo artists and bands will come together in a Band-Aid style programme to raise money for this charity that supports the heart-breaking plight of children in war zones across the world.

All the artists will perform together on a record for worldwide release and come together in the summer for a festival of music and a live performance of the song. Throughout the year they will perform their own interpretation of the song, raising money and awareness at their gigs for this deserving cause.  Donate here

Guest speakers include professional screenwriter, Lisa Holdsworth and best-selling novelist Nick Louth.

Book your event:

Writers’ clinics

Portrait Group

Poetry Corner 

Developing dramatic dialogue  with Sue Doherty 

How to write a best-selling thriller with Nick Louth

Creating Dramatic Scenes with Sue Doherty

Secrets of storytelling with Ted Stanley

Perfecting Poetry with Paul Sutherland

Open mic and poetry readings with Nunsthorpe Poetry Group

LITERARY FESTIVAL AWARDS DAY