Pens of the Earth

Tickets are now available for the launch of our Wild Seas, Wilder Cities audiobook!

The event will be at the Guildhall’s Lens Studio in Portsmouth on Mon 29th June 2026. Doors open at 6:00pm, and the event starts at 6:30pm

Help us celebrate the 50 different voices who have brought the book to life.

The evening will include readings – some from the book and some entirely new – environmental talks, plus original music, handmade items to buy, and more!

All proceeds go to the Solent Seagrass Restoration Project.

Our audiobook version of Wild Seas, Wilder Cities launches on June 29th at Portsmouth Guildhall’s Lens Studio. More details to follow.

Tamsin’s next workshop for us is an online poetry workshop on Mon 30th March 2026 from 7:00-8:30pm. Tickets here.

The Bookfest workshop on 2nd March is sold out!

(We previously posted, incorrectly, that this workshop would be on 23rd March.)

We have now raised a total of £5,500 for our chosen charity: The Solent Seagrass Restoration Project. Thank you to everyone who has contributed by buying the book or tickets to one of our events!

Tickets are now available for our writing workshop on 2nd March. For a full list of workshops in 2026, see our Writing Workshops page.

Tamsin Hopkins will be running more writing workshops for us in 2026. For details, click here.

We’re running an online environmental poetry workshop on 10th December, 7:00-8:30pm.

The event is hosted by our writer and audiobook performer Tamsin Hopkins. She’s very experienced and welcoming, and will cater to all levels and abilities, so even if you’re just thinking about giving poetry a go, this is your chance!

If you’d like to be there, tickets are £5 from Eventbrite: click here.

With the help of funding from Portsmouth Creates, we are making an audiobook of Wild Seas, Wilder Cities, and we need your help! Check out our Performances and Recording page to see how you can get involved.

Read Rachel Birchley’s report on Pens of the Earth’s role in the wonderful ‘Planting Words’ literary event at the Sustainability Centre here.

Planting Words – Writing for Sustainability is an all-day event on 22nd July hosted by the Sustainability Centre and featuring talks, performances and writing workshops. Pens of the Earth will be there, along with green gardening consultant Kevin Bryan, Denise Baden of Green Stories, plus writer, academic and activist Toby Litt. More information and tickets (at very reasonable prices!) are available here.