The inaugural session of our first ever Writing Hour is coming up on Saturday 14th March for writers of all kind that would like to write in the peaceful surroundings of our book room.

For one hour from 10:30am to 11:30am you’re welcome to join us for a quiet writing session to work on whatever you’re writing, be it a novel, an essay or a letter.

It’s free to attend and there’s no need to book.

In this vital and visceral novel, Brigid Lowe casts ancient light on desire, sex and our relationship with nature to bring these Celtic heroines to explosive, sensuous, blossoming new life.

Join us as we welcome Brigid Lowe to Chapter One to discuss her new book The Bloody Branch, a retelling of the interweaving stories of Blodeuwedd, Goewin and Arianrhod, three powerful women of the Mabinogion.

Please note, there are two options for booking, one is ticket only at £5 and the other includes ticket and a copy of the book for £17.

FULLY BOOKED. If you like all things literary from the classic to the modern, history to popular fiction, then we have the quiz for you! Our new bi-monthly quiz is on all things book-ish, book-shaped and book-adjacent.

It’s from 7-9pm, £2 per person and teams are a maximum of four (it’s a space thing). Plus there are book-ish prizes to be won!

Our next quiz will be on Thursday 19th March at 7pm.

Book ahead at the button below or in person at Chapter One.

We run a writing group that aims to support writers at whatever stage of their writing life they’re in. The friendly, relaxed sessions will offer chances to write, to share, to get feedback and to talk about writing as well as sometimes playing host to writer talks and workshops.

Whether you’re a poet, a playwright, a novelist – or something else – the group will provide a chance to build a writing community for an area flourishing with creativity!

Our sessions are on the fourth Saturday of every month from 10:30-12 noon with our next being on Saturday 28th March.

Click the link to book your place for as many sessions as you like, one to ten (if you book ten the other two are free!)

Join us in the Easter Holidays for more crafts, colouring and messy fun at Narberth Museum.

Due to its popularity we’re now running it in two sessions! 10-11:30am and 11:30am-1pm.

Please be aware that if we’re at maximum capacity we may ask you to wait for the next session or until someone leaves.

Award-winning local poet, Mark Lewis is launching his new poetry collection Anchor & Wing at Chapter One on Friday 10th April at 6pm.

Join us for a reading and Q&A from Mark as we celebrate the publication of his book.

“Anchor and Wing establishes Mark Lewis as a lyrical wordsmith, with a deep love of language rooted in the bardic heritage of Wales, though shapeshifting, taking flight, as blackbird, robin or firefly. He is clearly a poet’s poet and a human’s human, ‘heart buzzing like a bombilation of bees’”

Emma Baines, poet and translator

Kandice from Happy Hands will be leading a two part workshop to make your own pair of clay gonks on Saturday 11th April and Saturday 9th May from 2-4pm.

The two part workshop covers making, designing and painting your gonks and you’ll leave with a finished pair.

To book your place email happyhandshideaway@outlook.com

Sarah from Starflower Arts is returning to Narberth Museum in April to lead a one day workshop in Creative Papermaking.

Sarah previously ran the wonderful Creative Weaving workshop here last November and we are delighted to welcome her back.

For more information or to book visit: https://www.starflowerarts.com/creative-papermaking.html

or

https://www.craftcourses.com/courses/creative-papermaking-with-sarah-holloway

‘The Dylan Thomas Guy’ is joining us on Thursday 23rd April at 6:30pm to talk about his new book.

The Wilder Shores of Dylan Thomas is a collection of 18 essays about the Welsh bard in which Jeff shares his extensive knowledge and insights into Thomas, his work and life.

Tickets are £5 and include 10% off the book.