Write & Shine: Nature & Cities My Hummingbird Father Tues 1st October 2024
Pascale will talk about her debut novel My Hummingbird Father, just published by Salt
and will offer workshop prompts on the theme of Nature & Cities – My Hummingbird Father is set in Paris and a remote plateau deep in the Venezuelan Amazon.
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Sutton Literary Festival, Carshalton, Sutton 12:15 – 1pm Sunday 13 October 2024
In Conversation: Pascale Petit and Sam Mills with Kate Wakeling
Pascale launches her debut novel My Hummingbird Father
Honeywood Museum, Carshalton, Sutton
More details HERE and HERE for bookings (Free entry but booking essential)
Women in Word Literary Festival, Penzance, Cornwall, 5–8 June 2025
Pascale Petit reading and masterclass, more tba
The Hypatia Trust, Lower Ground Floor, The Regent, 54 Chapel Street (entrance on Custom House Lane) Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4AE
Further details tbc HERE
Selected Past Events
BBC Contains Strong Language Festival, Leeds, 3:30pm Fri 22 September
Laurel Prize for Nature and Ecopoetry Prizegiving, with Chair of judges Pascale Petit, and judges Reeta Chakarbarti and Nick Laird, at Howard Assembly Room Book HERE
Pascale also lead the Laurel Prize Workshop 10am – 11.30 Fri 22 Sept
Leeds Central Library, Book HERE
Maison de la Poésie, Paris, launch of bilingual edition Fauverie 7pm Fri 29 Sep
To book and for more details click HERE
Pascale Petit read for the launch of the bilingual edition of her collection Fauverie, translated into French by Valérie Rouzeau, with a preface by Martine de Clercq, published by Le Castor Astral in summer 2023, and for the launch of L’île Rebelle: Anthologie de poésie britannique au tournant du XXI siécle, published by Gallimard Poésie, also in 2023.
With Martine De Clercq, Pascale Petit, Stephen Romer & Valérie Rouzeau, Chaired by Jacques Darras
Forward Meet the Poet 7 – 7.45pm BST Tuesday 1 September 2020
Pascale Petit, read from Tiger Girl, and was in conversation with Kim Moore, one of the judges for the Forward Prize Best Collection shortlist.
Zoom online event. Booking £3 HERE
Launch of Tiger Girl 7pm to 8pm Tuesday 8 September 2020
Pascale Petit launched Tiger Girl, along with Wayne-Holloway Smith and Phoebe Stuckes, who also launched their new poetry collections, Tuesday 8 September 7pm BST. Hosted by editor Neil Astley, this was streamed live through the Bloodaxe Books YouTube channel and can now be viewed. Here is a 15 minute clip of Pascale’s reading:
Pascale Petit’s collection Tiger Girl was shortlisted for Best Collection, in the 2020 Forward Prize for Poetry. Here she reads her poem ‘Jungle Owlet’ during the online awards event in October 2020.
