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Previous events...
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Virtual Signing with Julia Donaldson for ‘What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside’
1st April, 2020
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CANCELLED – Pre-Schooler Fun with Sam Lloyd
24th March, 2020
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Bad Mothers’ Day with Stephanie Calman
17th March, 2020
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Events
We hold regular ‘Author Suppers’ at the Sussex Produce café, and have frequent children’s author events and workshops at the shop. We also organise book launches and author talks at a variety of venues. We are the organisers of the literary events for the biennial Steyning Festival.
An Evening with Novelist Jess Kidd
We are delighted to welcome novelist Jess Kidd to Steyning, on Thursday 23rd January 2020, for a literary evening at the Gluck Studio. Jess will be discussing her latest novel Things in Jars, alongside her previous novels, The Hoarder and Himself. Jess Kidd has been...
Late Night Shopping with Julia Donaldson Book-Signing
On Wednesday 4th December from 6-9pm Steyning High Street becomes a winter wonderland! With street entertainers, live music, a candle-lit procession, Father Christmas in his vintage transport, and a host of wondrous stalls selling all manner of artisan gifts, plus...
Christmas Fun with Sue Hendra
On Saturday 14th December at 11am we are delighted to welcome author/illustrator Sue Hendra back to the Steyning Bookshop for a fun morning of stories and simple crafting with a Christmassy theme. Sue Hendra is a firm Steyning Bookshop favourite, having visited us...
Christmas Lino-Cut Workshop
On Thursday November 14th from 7pm until 9pm we are really delighted to offer a Christmas Card lino-cut workshop led by Sarah Burns and Alice Garner. Sarah Burns is a textile designer and woodblock printer who creates beautiful hand printed textiles, runs natural-dye...
Single Mums’ Mansion: An Evening with JANET HOGGARTH
On Tuesday 8th October, join us for an evening of confessional girly fun with added gin as we welcome novelist Jane Hoggarth to talk about her 'Single Mum' novels. After her husband walked out on her, leaving her with three young children, Janet Hoggarth teamed up...
National Poetry Day with Spoken Steyning
Thursday 3rd October at 7.30pm. Come celebrate National Poetry Day with us and the good folks of 'Spoken Steyning' at the lovely Gluck Studio. An evening of poetry, wine and music, with local poets including Simon Zec sharing their work, also featuring a poetry 'free...
BOOK SIGNING with JULIA DONALDSON for THE SMEDS AND THE SMOOS
Very last minute but Julia has just kindly agreed to come for a signing for her brilliant new book The Smeds and the Smoos! This will take place on Saturday 7th September here at the Steyning Bookshop, from 10.30 am till 12.30 pm. If you wish to attend, you must...
A Cookery Author Supper with Camilla Stephens
We are really pleased to welcome the marvellous Camilla Stephens to the Steyning & District Food & Drink Festival. Camilla is the founder of the acclaimed locally based success story Higgidy Pies. She trained as a cook at Leith's School of Food and Wine and...
Summer Holiday Kids Event: ‘Super Duper You’ with Sophy Henn
We are so pleased to welcome the wonderful writer/illustrator Sophy Henn to our bookshop garden tent for a fun kids event! Sophy will get busy with stories plus drawing, cutting, sticking and making activities based around her lovely picture book Super Duper You, a...
Partners in Crime: An Evening with Simon Brett & Caro Ramsey
On Tuesday 16th July, at 7.30 pm we are delighted to celebrate the launch of a new crime imprint from the acclaimed independent publishing house Canongate; Black Thorn, which will be dedicated to publishing compulsive, high quality crime fiction. We are thrilled that...