BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10614@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250504T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250508T170000 DTSTAMP:20250503T150125Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/sefton-park-palm-house-wows-25th -birthday-party-with-frank-cottrell-boyce/ SUMMARY:Sefton Park Palm House: Sefton Park Palm House: WoW’s 25th Birthd ay Party with Frank Cottrell-Boyce DESCRIPTION:WoW’s 25th Birthday Party with Special Guest Frank Cottrell Boyce\nJoin Children’s Laureate\, Frank Cottrell Boyce and a host of in credible writers\, poets and creatives as we celebrate WoW’s 25th annive rsary in the beautiful surroundings of Sefton Park Palm House. The aftern oon will be packed with performances\, creative activities and fun for all the family. Hosted by Dom Berry and featuring Blue Saint\, Marie Basti ng\, Amina Atiq\, Natalie Denny\, and Helen Jeffery. Over the last 25 y ears Writing on the Wall have worked with thousands of children and young people. Our Young Writers have performed with some of the UK’s leading p oets and recording artists\, establishing their own successful careers. We ’ve travelled to different worlds and time zones in our time machine\, o ur superheroes have battled with book worms and our story tellers have sha red diverse stories for a diverse world. At our 25th birthday party we inv ite your imagination to fly and your creativity sparkle. And of course… what’s a birthday without CAKE?\n\nAll welcome.\n\nFrank Cottrell-Boyce  is an award-winning British screenwriter and children’s author\, born in 1959 in Merseyside. He rose to prominence writing screenplays for films like 24 Hour Party People and Millions\, the latter of which he also adap ted into his debut novel\, winning the Carnegie Medal. He has since writte n several acclaimed children’s books\, including Cosmic\, Sputnik’s Gu ide to Life on Earth\, and The Wonder Brothers (2023). In 2024\, he was na med the Waterstones Children’s Laureate\, launching a national campaign to promote children’s access to books. He lives near Liverpool and is a professor at Liverpool Hope University.\n\nDominic Berry is an award-winn ing poet and performer. A former Glastonbury Festival Poet in Residence\, he’s toured globally and won the Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Art ist twice\, along with multiple slam titles and ten Arts Council England g rants. \n\nMarie Basting writes funny\, myth-inspired stories for childr en. Her My Family and Other Romans series has won awards and inspired ed ucational trails at the Roman Baths and Corinium Museum. \n\nBlue Saint ( Daniel Sebuyange) is a Congolese British artist blending rap\, poetry and activism. He’s shared stages with Ed Sheeran and Akala\, and founded Me rseyMusic.co.uk to support grassroots talent.\n\nAmina Atiq is a Yemeni-S couse poet\, artist and activist. Named one of Merseyside’s “100 Inspi rational Women\,” she uses poetry and media to highlight diaspora experi ences and humanitarian issues. \n\nNatalie Denny is an award-winning wri ter\, activist and founder of Skywriters Ltd. Her Keisha Jones children ’s series champions representation and creativity in young readers. \n\ nHelen Jeffery is a writer\, performer and poet. A proud sober creative\, her play Buckled recently toured the Northwest\, and she works as a cre ative facilitator across community and arts projects. \n\n \;\n\nAlth ough this event is free\, capacity in the Palm House is limited\, so we  advise arriving early to secure your place. \n\n \;\n\nWe encourag e people to use public transport to travel to events where possible.\n\nPu blic Transport: \n\nBus: 26\, 4A\, 68\, 82\, X4\n\nNearest bus stop(s):  Park Avenue (Approx. 7 min walk)\, Livingstone Drive South (Approx. 9 mi n walk)\, Merebank Court (Approx. 11 min walk) Nearest train station(s):  St Michaels (Approx. 20 min walk)\n\n \;\n\n*These are difficult tim es. We know some people may struggle to afford full price tickets. If you would like to attend this event but can’t afford to\, please contact inf o@writingonthewall.org.uk. All queries will be treated in confidence.   \n\nBOOKING &\; INFO ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/05/WOWFEST-25-WebHead.jpeg CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Sefton Park Palm House\, Sefton Park Palm House\, Liverpool\, L17 1AP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.381306;-2.935231 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sefton Park Palm House\, Li verpool\, L17 1AP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE= Sefton Park Palm House:geo:53.381306,-2.935231 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR