WRAP Live! With Ashley Hickson-Lovence

Tuesday 21 November 2023

7:00 pm : Main stage

Seated

14+

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WRAP is back with another live literary event, this time with brilliant Faber and Penguin writer Ashley Hickson-Lovence.

Ashley will be in conversation with poet and WRAP Director Becky Cullen.

Ashley was born in London in 1991 and is a former secondary school English teacher. He is currently completing his PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of East Anglia and is a Lecture of Creative Writing at the Arts University Bournemouth. In his spare time, using his experience as a football referee, he formally observes semi-professional referees for the FA. His debut novel ‘The 392’ was released with OWN IT! in April 2019. His second novel ‘Your Show’, based on the life and career of former Black football referee Uriah Rennie, was released with Faber in April 2022.

You can enjoy this event in person or watch the livestream on YouTube.

Accessibility
Seated gigs offer disabled access within the first three rows inside the venue.

Please click here for full accessibility information.

If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected].

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WRAP Live! With Ashley Hickson-Lovence

WRAP is back with another live literary event, this time with brilliant Faber and Penguin writer Ashley Hickson-Lovence.

Ashley will be in conversation with poet and WRAP Director Becky Cullen.

Ashley was born in London in 1991 and is a former secondary school English teacher. He is currently completing his PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of East Anglia and is a Lecture of Creative Writing at the Arts University Bournemouth. In his spare time, using his experience as a football referee, he formally observes semi-professional referees for the FA. His debut novel ‘The 392’ was released with OWN IT! in April 2019. His second novel ‘Your Show’, based on the life and career of former Black football referee Uriah Rennie, was released with Faber in April 2022.

You can enjoy this event in person or watch the livestream on YouTube.

Accessibility
Seated gigs offer disabled access within the first three rows inside the venue.

Please click here for full accessibility information.

If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected].

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