In Our Words Events

Tigerboat Tales: Story Sessions

Date: Thursday 26th June, and 3rd/10th/17th July
Time: 10.30-11.30 and 12.30-1.30
Location: North End Library
Cost: Free!
Ages: 2-5 years

Whispers from The Wild: A Queer Nature Writing Workshop

Date: 4th July
Time: 18:00-19:30
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Age: All ages welcome!

An online workshop exploring how we can use writing to connect to ourselves and the earth.

Monsters From the Closet: A Queer Horror Workshop

Date & time: 17th July, 16:00-18:00 (in-person) & 23rd July, 18:00-20:00 (online)
Location: In-person – Panero Lounge, Southsea
Cost: Free!
Ages: 16+

A 2-hour online session exploring the rich history of queer horror writing and the power of harnessing what scares us.

Adventures from the potting shed!

Date & time: Friday 22nd & 23rd August (14:30 – 15:00pm) 
Date & time: Sunday 24th August (15:15 – 15:45)
Location: Victorious (Kids Stage)
Cost: Free with a Victorious ticket
Age range: Family audiences 4-11 years

Join Rachella the Storyteller and her puppet friends for magical tales live on stage or online with fun, free activity worksheets for kids!

From The Heart

Date: Thursday 2 October 2025
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Location: The Square Tower, Portsmouth
Cost: £5

A Portsmouth Musical Adventure

Date: 16th June 1.30-2.30 Paulsgrove Library
20th June 10-11am Carnegie Library
27th June 10-11am Central Library
11th July 10-11am Southsea Library
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: Free!
Age: 0-5

A Portsmouth Musical Adventure (EYFS settings)

16th June – 9.30-10.30 Little Bears pre-school,
11-12 St Paul’s EYFS
23rd June 9.30-11 Bramble Infants & 1.30-3 Penbridge Infants
Cost: Free!
Age: 0-5

Portrait of a Queer Woman on Fire: Self-expression through Creative Writing and Visual Art for LGBTQIA+ women

Date: Sunday 22 June, Sunday 20 July, Sunday 17 August, and Sunday 28 September
Time: 10am-4pm

Location: The Green House, Victoria Park
Cost: £60 (for all 4 days)
Age: 18+

A celebration of LGBTQIA+ women’s identities through creative writing and visual arts.

Big Screen Poetry

Submissions: 21st March- 27th June.
Screening Thursday 2nd October for World Poetry Day

Time: 02/10/25 Video Screenings 7am-11pm
Cost: Free!
Age: Under 18’s may enter the competition via The Base Guildhall

To celebrate the magic of World Poetry Day, Pompey Poetry Party invites local poets to share their work on ‘The Big Screen.”