16-21.3.2026: Arvon Foundation Residential Writing Course: Fiction
Drawing from myth and history
Tutors Natasha Pulley & Rosie Garland
Guest Speaker – Nikita Gill
Date Monday March 16th – Saturday March 21st 2026
Location – Totleigh Barton, Devon
Pat Barker said ‘History is then, myth is now’. As readers and writers, we turn again and again to fiction rooted in myth and history, always discovering newness. How can you infuse your own work with inspiration drawn from myth and history?

14.3.2026: Polari Literary Salon, Lancaster Litfest

Atkinsons Hall Café
The Dukes,
Moor Lane,
Lancaster,
LA1 1QE

Hosted by Paul Burston
With Rosie Garland, VG Lee and Max Wallis
Founded in 2007 by author and activist Paul Burston, Polari is a multi-award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon. From its humble beginnings in a bar in Soho, the salon enjoyed a long residency at London’s Southbank Centre before relocating to The British Library and touring regularly across the UK. Come and enjoy an evening of high energy, thought -provoking performances at the Polari Salon.

25.2.2026: Voiced: Polari & Poetry in Manchester
Manchester City of Literature
Manchester Central Library
Saint Peter’s Square
Manchester M2 5PD
Wednesday, Feb 25 from 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm
£4 – £8

Voiced, the UK’s first creative festival for endangered languages, presents an electric and unmissable evening of Queer poetry.

14 February – Anti-Valentine’s Verbalise Special feat. Rosie Garland

Doors 7pm | Tickets £ 11 | Malt Room Cabaret Seating

This Anti-Valentines Verbalise Special features acclaimed poet, novelist and singer Rosie Garland of The March Violets. Rosie won the Mslexia Novel Competition with The Palace of Curiosities; her other novels are Vixen, The Night Brother and The Fates. Nine Arches Press publishes her latest poetry collection, This Is How I Fight, and it was The Observer Poetry Book of the Month.

The Prose of Mycock: Portico Fundraiser
Thursday, February 5, 2026
7:00 PM 8:30 PM
The Portico Library 57 Mosley Street Manchester, England, M2 3HY

Residential Writing Course: Starting to Write Fiction and Poetry, Arvon Lumb Bank

Want to bring that idea bubbling away in the back of the mind to the page, whether poetry, a novel or short fiction? Perhaps you want to write about monsters or mothers, distant times and places; or maybe it’s the unsettling present that sparks your writing mojo.

Todmorden Community College
44 Burnley Rd, Todmorden OL14 7BX
7.30pm – 11pm
A joyful celebration for LGBTQ+ folk and allies alike, filled with laughter, song, and community spirit — right here in our wonderful town of Todmorden.

22.11.2025: Push the Boat Out, Edinburgh

Finding Meaning, Seeking Consolation

Panel discussion 4-5pm Upper Hall at the Pleasance
With Isabelle Baafi, Rosie Garland & Janette Ayachi

16.11.2025: Louder than Words Festival, Manchester

THIS IS HOW I FIGHT: A celebration of writing with ROSIE GARLAND and Ralph Dartford. From novels to poetry to lyrics and more.

Sunday, November 16 • 4 – 5:15pm GMT
INNSIDE Manchester
1 First Street
Manchester M15 4RP

Friday, October 31
Writers Workshop Weird Weekend Halloween Party

Featuring a weird ‘n’ wonderful spoken-word performance from Rosie Garland, quiz, and dancing. Costumes encouraged!