Events

If you want to hear J.S.Watts reading her poetry and prose live, or attend one of her workshops, check out the events below.

2025 Readings and Events

Sun 9 March 4pm-7pm (Poetry)                          Further details to follow                                                            Ely, Cambridgeshire                                 

2024 Readings and Events

Thurs 4 Apr 7.30pm (Poetry)                                Barn Tales                                                                        The Vic, 1 Ickleford Road, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1TJ       Pay What You Feel

Sun 12 May 2pm (Poetry)                                     Word Habit                                                      The Brewery Tap, 21 East Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TP FREE

Sat 18 May 11am (Poetry)                Tomorrow and What Comes After - A reading and Q&A    University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10      FREE                                                with J.S. Watts (University of Hertfordshire, Festival of Ideas) 

Sun 19 May 10am-4pm (Fiction & Poetry)           Hertfordshire Book Festival                                         Southern Maltings, Kibes Ln, Ware, Herts, SG12 7BS

(Fantasy Forum 3pm-4pm)

Tues 4 June (Talk)                                                  Care Home Event                                                                                            (private event)

Sat 28 Sept 11am-4pm (Fiction and Poetry)         Author Book Fair, Royston Arts Festival               Royston Masonic Hall, Jepps Lane, Royston, Herts, SG8 9AP 1.30pm - 1.45pm book reading FREE

3pm - 3.15pm book reading FREE

Sat 5 Oct 4pm - 5.45 (How to Get Published)      Barkway Literary Festival   The Pavilion, Barkway Recreational Ground, Barkway, Nr. Royston, Herts, SG8 8DF

Tickets £20.00

Sat 23 Nov (How To Get Published Talk)            Alumni Literary Event                                                                             Somerville College, Oxford

(private event)   

   

Thurs 19 Dec 6.30pm (Fiction & Poetry)            Naughty & Nice - Christmas Readings                  Hitchin Library,  Paynes Park, Hitchin Hertfordshire, SG5 1EW

Tickets £4.50  + booking fee                                                  

  J.S.Watts reading at Word Habit, May 2024 (photograph by Amy Wragg  https://www.getonthesoapbox.co.uk/ )

J.S. Watts with Richard Cook, Nick Barraclough, Michelle Shepherd-Barron, Al Dixon and Phil Meyler at True Stories Told Live (Cambridge) - May 2023 (photograph by Steve Reynolds)                                                   

J.S.Watts with John Tarrow at the Herts Book Festival in Hertford, May 2022

 

J.S.Watts reading at Stevenage Festival, June  2019 as part of Parnassus poetry (photo with thanks to Chris Ripple)

J.S.Watts reading at The 1000 Monkeys, Guildford - 4th June 2018

(Photograph by Janice Dempsey)

                                               

J.S.Watts reading at the Feminist Poetry Jamboree, "Holding The Line", Kings Cross, London - 8th April 2017

(Photograph by Cathy Pyle)                                                                           

                                                             J.S.Watts reading at the book launch for "Years Ago You Coloured Me" - 29th March 2016

                                             

J.S.Watts performing at Beast and Bards, Cambridge - 21st February 2015

(photograph by Matt Widgery)

J.S.Watts performing at Rhythms of the World, Hitchin -  2nd August 2014

                                                                   

J.S.Watts reading at Scribal Gathering, Stony Stratford - March 2013

    

      J.S.Watts reading at the Winter Into Spring event in support of Bassingbourn Book Cafe - 10th February 2012

                                  J.S.Watts reading in Royston Library as part of the 2011 Royston Arts Festival  - 30th September 2011