STST Word Club | IN HOUSE

Staffordshire St's Word Club: IN HOUSE is an open studios, but for writers and readers. Join us for an intimate insight into the world of writers. Readers will share works-in-progress and snippets of their writing practices, inviting the audience in house. A night for thinking, listening and discussing the pithy world of words and writing.

Word Club at Staffordshire St is a space for collectives, curators and audiences to explore cross-disciplinary writing, from prose and non-fiction, to academia and poetry.

Readings from Alice Hattrick, Joe Conroy and Flora Elmi Beagley, with more to be announced. 

Info:
16 / 07 / 2026
19.00 - 22.00

Tickets:
£3 low-income
£6 general
£9 pay it forward

If you would like to attend but the cost is prohibitive, please get contact info@staffordshirest.com. If you are financially able, please consider choosing a pay-it-forward ticket. This helps keep events accessible to all.


Alice Hattrick | @alicehattrick
Alice (they/them) is a writer and lecturer based in London. They are the author of two books of creative non-fiction published by Fitzcarraldo Editions: Ill Feelings (2021), which examines chronic illness, intimacy and mother–daughter relationships, and Fancy Work (June 2026), which reclaims queer embroidery as a form of thinking, living and resisting.

Alice has published criticism and essays in publications including Art Review, Frieze, Granta, The White Review and TANK, and contributes writing for exhibitions and artists internationally. They are a Lecturer in Fashion Communication at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.


Flora Elmi Beagley | @flora.elmi
Flora Elmi Beagley is a writer based in London. She won the 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize for poetry, was shortlisted for the London Magazine 2026 Poetry Prize and has been longlisted for the National Poetry Society competition. Her work explores intimate histories, Anglo-Finnish heritage and interwoven linguistics. She has work featured or upcoming in Wasafiri, The Kenyon Review, Boulevard, The Belfast Review and West Trade Review. Her work The Thaw is out now with Skear Zines.

Joe Conroy | @joe__conroy
Joe Conroy (b. 2002) is a writer from Liverpool. In Out, his debut novel, is set for publication in October 2026.

Sufiyaan Salam | @sufiyaansalam
Sufiyaan Salam is a writer and former animator from Blackburn. He’s working on several TV & feature projects, and co-wrote the short film MAGID / ZAFAR, which recently won a BIFA and was nominated for a BAFTA for Best British Short Film. Wimmy Road Boyz, winner of the #Merky Books New Writers’ prize, is his first novel. Sufiyaan was named as one of The Observer's Best Debut Novelists for 2026 and has been called 'a standard bearer for a new generation of literary novelists' by The Guardian.

Accessibility: There is step-free access to the gallery via the door to the left hand side of the main entrance. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet. The event will be taking place in the exhibition space, which is a large open room with bright lighting and some seating available. View our accessibility rider here. 

Staffordshire St is an independent project space in Peckham, South East London. The venue facilitates arts and cultural events and provides affordable studios for artists, makers and designers. ​

Staffordshire St is not-for-profit and all income is invested into developing our public programme which launched the summer of 2022. The venue was established as an art gallery in 2017, before then it was vacant for many years after a community centre closed. Originally it was built as a Methodist Hall. We intend to support a range of cultural events for the local community.

Staffordshire St will build on the established record of these histories, opening up again to the neighbourhood and developing a welcoming interdisciplinary arts space. More information on upcoming events at : info@staffordshirest.com or @staffordshirest

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