| 5th November | Critique groups: Work in Progress |
| 6th - 14th November | External event: Folkestone Book Festival. For details, visit www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk/ |
| Tuesday 10th November | External event: 6.00pm, Creative Writing Tuesday Readings at the University, Peter Brown Room: Charlie Williams (crime writer). £2.00 Tickets on the door or by post from english-office@kent.ac.uk |
| Tuesday 17th November | External event: 6.00pm, Creative Writing Tuesday Readings at the University, Peter Brown Room: The Common Room Poets (local writers), launching Mirror Writing. £2.00, all proceeds to Children in Need (See above). |
| 19th November | Anthology Launch: 7.30 - 9.00 (Doors open 7.15) at Deal Library. Come along to enjoy the readings, the free glass of wine, the Limerick Competition, and maybe even to buy the book, View from the Pier 3, for only £4.99. Complete either of the following limericks: A life on the coast can be tough OR There's something about the sea air, for a chance to win a free, signed copy of the new anthology. |
| Friday 20th November | 'Time' Challenge deadline. Click here for details. |
| Tuesday 24th November | External event: 6.00pm, Creative Writing Tuesday Readings at the University, Peter Brown Room: Allen Fisher (poet). £2.00 (See above). |
| 3rd December | Challenge readings. |
| Sunday 13 December | External event: 6.00pm - 7.45pm Contemporary Zimbabwean Poets read from their new collection State of the Nation at Orange Street Music Club, Canterbury. Free entry. |
| 17th December | Christmas Party |
| Saturday 19 December | External event: 10.00am - 400pm, Book Fair St Thomas's Hall, 59 Burgate, Canterbury. A chance for local writers to sell their published work. Our new anthology will be on sale. Free event. |
| 7th January | Critique groups: Work in Progress. For guidelines on critical feedback click here |
| 21st January | Anthology and French Writers Discussion. Come and have your say! |
| 24th January | 'Emotion' Challenge deadline. Click here for details. |
| Tuesday 3rd February | External event: 6.00pm, Creative Writing Tuesday Readings at the University, Peter Brown Room, Darwin College: China Miéville |
| 4th February | 'Emotion' Challenge readings |
| Sunday 14th February | External event: 6.00pm- 8.00pm, poetry at Coffee & Corks, Palace Street, Canterbury. Free entry. Open mic. |
| 18th February | Critique groups: Work in Progress. For guidelines on critical feedback click here |
| Tuesday 2nd March | External event: 6.00pm, Creative Writing Tuesday Readings at the University, Aphra Theatre, Grimond Building: Patience Agbabi |
| 4th March | Guest speaker - local author, Gregory Holyoake, on getting published (author of
"The Prefab Kid", "Deal - Sad Smuggling Town" and many others). |
| Sunday 7th March | Day of poetry in Canterbury External event: 2.00 - 4.30pm, Poetry Reading at Waterstone's, Rose Lane: Ann Drysdale and Abegail Morley plus Pat Griffin, Vicky Wilson, Jen Kahawatte External event: 6.30 - 8.00pm, Poetry Reading at Coffee and Corks, Palace Street: Maggie Harris plus Christopher Hobday, David Nettleingham, Luigi Marchini |
| Tuesday 9th March | External event: 6.00pm, Creative Writing Tuesday Readings at the University, Peter Brown Room, Darwin College: Patricia Duncker |
| 11th March | 'Cliché' Challenge deadline. Click here for details. |
| Tuesday 16th March | External event: 6.00pm, Creative Writing Tuesday Readings at the University, Peter Brown Room, Darwin College: Peter Robinson |
| 18th March | 'Cliché' Challenge readings |
| Tuesday 23rd March | External event: 6.00pm, Creative Writing Tuesday Readings at the University, Peter Brown Room, Darwin College: Scarlett Thomas |
| Tuesday 30th March | External event: 6.00pm, Creative Writing Tuesday Readings at the University, Peter Brown Room, Darwin College: Anindita Sengupta |
| 1st April | Critique groups: Work in Progress. For guidelines on critical feedback click here 'Architectural' Challenge deadline. Click here for details. |
| 15th April | 'Architectural' Challenge readings |
| Sunday 25th April | Day of poetry in Canterbury External event: 10.00 - 11.30pm, Editor's Poetry Workshop at Waterstone's, Rose Lane, details from june.english@btinternet.com External event: 2.00 - 4.30pm, Poetry Reading at Waterstone's, Rose Lane: Barbara Dordi and Angela Kirby plus Frederic Stansfield, Amal Garnham and open mic. External event: 6.30 - 8.00pm, 'Canterbury Tells' Open Mic at The Jolly Sailor, 75 Northgate (upstairs function room): A chance to get your poem published in the Canterbury Laureate Anthology |
| 6th May | Play Writing Workshop - our own Jane Francis |
| 10th May | 'On the Edge' Challenge deadline. Click here for details. |
| 20th May | 'On the Edge' Challenge readings |
| 3rd June | Critique groups: Work in Progress. For guidelines on critical feedback click here |
| 4th June | 'Stormy Weather' Challenge deadline. Click here for details. (also vote on anthology title) |
| 17th June | 'Stormy Weather' Challenge readings (**Deadline for Anthology submissions**) |
| 1st July | 'I-Spy' Brainstorm (also vote on anthology photo) |
| 2nd - 17th July | Deal Festival 2010 www.dealfestival.co.uk Saturday 3rd July Andrew Motion reads his poetry |
| 15th July | Critique groups: Work in Progress. For guidelines on critical feedback click here |
| 5th August | Summer meeting Deal Festival discussion 'Subtext' Challenge deadline. Click here for details. |
| 19th August | Subtext Challenge readings |