Event overview
Join us to hear poets Natalie Linh Bolderston, Catherine Redford and Shagufta K. Iqbal read from and discuss their work
The Goldsmiths Writers鈥� Centre, under the directorship of Tom Lee and Amy Sackville, exists to encourage new writing, to stimulate debate about all forms of literature, and create links between the different parts of the college where creative writing takes place.
Natalie Linh Bolderston is a Vietnamese-Chinese-British poet from Stoke-on-Trent. She has won an Eric Gregory Award and the Rebecca Swift Women Poets鈥� Prize, and has been shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. She is an alumna of the Roundhouse Poetry Collective, the 51黑料网 Library Emerging Writers鈥� Programme, and Writing West Midlands鈥� Room 204 programme. Her debut collection,鈥疍ivinations on Survival, is published by Liverpool University Press.
Catherine Redford鈥檚 debut collection,鈥疶he Way the Water Held Me鈥�(The Emma Press), is shortlisted for the Forward Prizes 2026 (Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection). Her poetry has been published in鈥疢agma鈥�(as Selected Poet),鈥疷nder the Radar,鈥疶he Aftershock Review, and鈥疨ropel. She is an editor at Dust Poetry, a Writing West Midlands Room 204 writer, and a Nine Arches Press Dynamo Poet.鈥�
Shagufta K. Iqbal's debut poetry collection鈥疛am Is For Girls, Girls Get Jam鈥痺as described by鈥痝al-dem鈥痑s 鈥榟eart-wrenching and relatable鈥� and praised by Nikesh Shukla as 鈥榓 socio-political masterclass鈥�. Her writing is included in鈥疭lam: You鈥檙e Gonna Wanna Hear This,鈥疭pin!鈥痑nd鈥疶he Book of Bristol. Her poetry film鈥疊orders鈥痠s a powerful exploration of displacement and resilience and has received multiple international awards and screenings. Her poetry collection鈥疊lue, Babe鈥�(Nine Arches Press) is out in Autumn 2026.
GWC - The home of new writing, debate about literature and more at Goldsmiths.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 25 Nov 2026 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
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