ReadFest 2025: Storytelling Soapbox

Are you an established or newly published poet or author? Step up, speak out and let your story shine!

By Pen to Print

Date and time

Location

Dagenham Library

1 Church Elm Lane Dagenham RM10 9QS United Kingdom

About this event

Event lasts 1 hour

Join us for a vibrant hour of Spoken Word Poetry and Author Readings at the Storytelling Soapbox, where voices rise and stories come alive!

Whether you're a seasoned performer, a first-time poet, or a published author, this is your moment to shine, sharing extracts from your novel or poetry collection with a live audience.

We’re offering 10 performance slots and if you’d like to guarantee your place on stage, sign up now and email us at pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk to confirm your spot.

Come along to share your creativity and be inspired by the power of words.

We look forward to being moved, challenged, and uplifted by your stories.

If you have any accessibility requirements, please directly get in touch with us at pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk

Booking is essential and you will be asked to present your booking confirmation upon arrival.

Pen to Print shall not be liable to attendees for any injury, loss or damage of or to personal equipment belonging to the attendees or any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever arising out of the attendance of the event.

Pen to Print reserves the right to cancel, delay or postpone the event for any reason, including adverse weather conditions, an emergency situation or unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances out of its reasonable control. In such cases, the event organiser will endeavour to inform participants as quickly as is possible.

Organized by

Pen to Print

Pen to Print provided by Barking & Dagenham Libraries is working to build a network of support for aspiring writers in Barking and Dagenham.

We identify local writing talent and provide them with opportunities to produce quality writing for publication.

We publish our own suite of publications, Write On! our free quarterly print magazine, alongside Write On! Extra online and our Write On! Audio podcast

In addition to our main competition The Book Challenge we offer other free writing competitions, author events classes, workshops and other activity supported by established creative writing experts, authors and artists.

Our events are free and open to everyone and are designed to inspire and encourage writers, as well as providing entertainment to the wider reading public.

Pen to Print is supported using public funding by Arts Council, England funded by UK Government, as a Library National Portfolio Organisation .

Web Address: pentoprint.org

Email: pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk

Sign up for Pen to Print e-newsletters go to:http://bit.ly/PentoPrintNews and register.

To help people access our online content we have created some How to Guides:

How to Access and Event/Class After Booking on Eventbrite:

https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/how-to-guides/access-an-event-or-class-after-booking-on-eventbrite/

How to Set-up a Google Account:https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/how-to-guides/set-up-a-google-account/

How to Join a Google Classroom:https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/how-to-guides/how-to-join-a-google-classroom/

How to Submit and Assignment and Make Comments:https://pentoprint.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/How-to-Submit-an-Assignment-and-Make-Comments-in-Google-Classroom.pdf

How to View Tutor Feedback and Make Edits to Your Assignments:https://pentoprint.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/How-to-View-Tutor-Feedback-on-Your-Assignments-Reply-and-Make-Edits..pdf