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.
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)
(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
Sat 23 Nov Details tbc Oxford
J.S.Watts reading at Word Habit, May 2024 (photograph by Amy Wragg https://www.getonthesoapbox.co.uk/ )
2023 Readings and Events
Weds 3 May 7.30pm (story telling) True Stories Told Live NCI Centre, Holland St., Cambridge
£2
Fri 12 May 8pm (Poetry) Ware Poets Ware Arts Centre. Kibes Lane, Ware, Herts, SG12 7BS
£5 (concessions £4)
Sat 3 June 3.25pm approx (poetry) Strawberry Fair Wild Strawberries Stage, Midsummer Common, Cambridge
FREE
Thurs 27 Jul 3pm (Poetry) Hitchin Festival - Halsey's Deli 10-11 Market Place, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1DS
£15 (includes price of a drink)
Thurs 28 Sept 6.30pm (Poetry) Live Lit Jam #4: Movie Night Room 117, Coslett Building, ARU, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT
FREE
Thurs 5 Oct 3.30pm (Poetry) National Poetry Day - Refuge Baldock Library, Simpson Drive, Baldock, SG7 6DH
FREE
FREE
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 reading at Stevenage Festival, June 2019 as part of Parnassus poetry (photo with thanks to Chris Ripple)
J.S.Watts reading at the Feminist Poetry Jamboree, "Holding The Line", Kings Cross, London - 8th April 2017
(photograph by Matt Widgery)