Online Speakeasy with special guest Liz Berry

Join us for an inspiring evening of poetry, prose, comedy, readings, and more.

We are so pleased that Liz Berry is joining us for this session! Liz Berry is an award-winning poet and author of the critically acclaimed collections Black Country (Chatto, 2014); The Republic of Motherhood (Chatto, 2018); and The Home Child (Chatto, 2023), a novel in verse. Liz’s work, described as “a sooty soaring hymn to her native West Midlands” (Guardian), celebrates the landscape, history and dialect of the region. Liz has received the Somerset Maugham Award, Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, The Writers' Prize and two Forward Prizes. Her poem ‘Homing’, a love poem for the language of the Black Country, is part of the GCSE English syllabus. Liz is a patron of Writing West Midlands and lives in Birmingham with her family.

Instagram: @misslizberry

Everyone is welcome—whether you'd like to share your own writing or simply sit back, listen, and enjoy the creative talents of others.

Whether you're a storyteller, poet, or fiction writer, we want to hear from you! This is your chance to share your work, discover new voices, and connect with like-minded creatives in a welcoming and supportive space.

If you would like to read or perform your work in the second half of the Speakeasy, please email Lucy Beckley at Lucy@thewritersblock.org.uk

Sessions are free to attend, but please book a ticket in advance. Donations are warmly welcomed to help support The Writers' Block!

This is an ONLINE event, we also do Speakeasy's in person at The Writers' Block & Trevow Helston.