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EVENTS

Book launches, poetry nights, cabaret, drag queen story time, pottery classes, yoga... pretty much anything you can think of is happening here! You can use the button on the right to toggle between list and calendar view.

We hope to see you at one of our events soon!

  • QUEER POETRY COLLECTIVE Common Press Poetry Night Takeover
    QUEER POETRY COLLECTIVE Common Press Poetry Night Takeover
    26 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:30
    We're BACK for a night of queer poetry and community! Join us as Queer Poetry Collective takes on Poetry Night at The Common Press bookshop on 26 November — with all ticket sales donated to The Common Press' fundraiser. We'll have guest readings from award-winning and prize-commended queer poets,
  • Book Launch: What it meant to survive by Mala Kumar
    Book Launch: What it meant to survive by Mala Kumar
    Thu, 28 Nov
    28 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    28 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    The Common Press is proud to host Mala Kumar's new book What It Meant to Survive on 28th November from 7 pm to 9 pm. Mala Kumar, an international author from New York City, offers a poignant and heartbreaking commentary on life in modern-day America and Nigeria.
  • Holiday Romance: Queers and Mistletoe
    Holiday Romance: Queers and Mistletoe
    Sun, 01 Dec
    01 Dec 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    01 Dec 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Join us on December 1st at 7pm to celebrate all things queers, romance, holidays, and family gatherings. We will be hosting a beautiful conversation with queer romance authors: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Lizzie Huxley-Jones, and Justin Myers. Bring a cute jumper and cozy up for fun discussions and theme
  • Unfiltered Queer Voices - Film Screening to SAVE THE COMMON PRESS
    Unfiltered Queer Voices - Film Screening to SAVE THE COMMON PRESS
    04 Dec 2024, 18:00 – 20:30
  • Queer Writer's Circle
    Queer Writer's Circle
    Wed, 04 Dec
    04 Dec 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    04 Dec 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Join us for an evening of creative writing at The Common Press! You can find out more about the Queer Writer's Circle on their Instagram page.
  •  Advanced Elvis Course: An evening with CAConrad
     Advanced Elvis Course: An evening with CAConrad
    Thu, 05 Dec
    05 Dec 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    05 Dec 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Join us on December 5th at 7pm, for a heartfelt exploration of queer fandom with legendary poet, CAConrad. Who will be in conversation with Isabel Waidner about the lasting power and pull of Elvis in Advanced Elvis Course, as well as queer fandoms and they're lasting power.
  • I WANT THAT TWINK OBLITERATED!
    I WANT THAT TWINK OBLITERATED!
    Fri, 13 Dec
    13 Dec 2024, 19:30 – 22:30
    13 Dec 2024, 19:30 – 22:30
    This December 13th: For too long, queer voices have been kept at the margins of pulp science fiction and fantasy. Now, seventeen brave authors have taken up their pens to right that wrong and push the boundaries of excess, masculinity, and good taste.
  • fourteen poems: 15th issue
    fourteen poems: 15th issue
    Tue, 17 Dec
    17 Dec 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    17 Dec 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    Join us and fourteen poems this December 17th to celebrate some of the most exciting queer contemporary poets around, offering a snapshot into diverse stories from around the globe. Issue 15 features both emerging and established poets, with poems celebrating queerness from across the spectrum.
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