Lewes Lit event

The Lewes Literary Society (which used to be called the Monday Literary Society until it changed meetings to Tuesday) has been running for more than 70 years. An annual programme of talks and readings by distinguished speakers from many areas of literary endeavour – novelists, poets, playwrights, biographers, historians, literary critics and travel writers, as well as illustrators and cartoonists.

Their next event, held at All Saints Centre on Friars Walk, Lewes, is a celebration of local children’s writer Eve Garnett who lived in Lewes.

Eve Garnett with Dame Jacqueline Wilson on

Sunday 26th January 2025

There will be a separate free children’s event celebrating Garnett’s book at Lewes Library on 25 January.

Booking is essential. See Lewes Literary Society website for details.

with Jacqueline Wilson who has written an enormous number of books for children was recently awarded a Dame Grand Cross (GBE) for services to literature. She lives near Lewes and recently ran a book signing at Bag of Books, the wonderful children’s bookshop in Lewes. There was a two hour queue but the granddaughter of one our team thought it was worth every minute.

Bag of Books have an excellent selection of Jacqueline Wilson novels on sale. Eve Garnett books are also available online – check in shop