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The 2016 Philippa Pearce Lecture: Allan Ahlberg


MUCH LOVED, best-selling, author, Allan Ahlberg, will give the Pearce lecture in 2016 on September 1st in the Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Cambridge.

Allan is author of more than a hundred books for children, translated into many languages, and winner of many awards, including two Greenaway prizes for Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Postman (with his late wife, Janet Ahlberg). Allan’s range is extraordinary and encompasses some of the best books ever produced for babies, and for older children.  These include wonderful versions of fairy tales, brilliantly funny stories and fine collections of poetry.Always warm, inventive, creative, his output connects powerfully with young readers. We know his lecture will be a rare treat.

Last week’s lecture

Meg Rosoff’s lecture was a great success. Clever, witty insightful and often funny too. A lot of the voices that I overheard in the auditorium and at the reception afterwards were saying that it was one of the best so far.

If all goes well there will be a lecture video here and on the 2015 lecture page in the next few days.

One more week to go!

One week to go until Meg Rosoff gives her Philippa Pearce Memorial lecture!

Entitled: Do Not Be Afraid To Be Afraid, it will take place at 5.00pm on the 10th of September in the Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Cambridge.

There are still some seats left, so do come to the Pearce Lecture website and book if you are interested. Remember the event is free! After the lecture there will be a short wine reception. Both lecture and reception are funded entirely by donations. There will be a collection immediately after the lecture.

Seats for Meg Rosoff’s lecture are still available

A quick update to remind all who follow us that seats are still available for Meg Rosoff’s lecture, Do Not Be Afraid To Be Afraid.

The lecture will take place at 5.00pm on the 10th of September in the Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Cambridge. After the lecture there will be a short wine reception. Both lecture and reception are free, but are funded by donations. There will be a collection immediately after the lecture.

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Booking is now open for Meg Rosoff’s 2015 lecture

BOOKING IS NOW OPEN for Meg Rosoff’s lecture, Do Not Be Afraid To Be Afraid.

The lecture will take place at 5.00pm on the 10th of September in the Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Cambridge. After the lecture there will be a short wine reception. Both lecture and reception are free, but are funded by donations. There will be a collection immediately after the lecture.

Please book your free tickets, with a maximum of two per applicant, using the form on the booking page. If you have party of more than two you will need to make a second booking using an additional email account.

Once booked you will receive a confirmation email that is also your e-ticket. Print it out, keep it safely and take it with you to the lecture.

If you have previously booked a ticket with us, then you should use the password that you created then for the current booking. People booking for the first time will find that they need to set up an account. If you have forgotten your password there is an option that will allow you to create a new one.

If you have booked tickets, but have not received the confirmation email, please check any junk mail folders. If your email address is behind a company firewall, we recommend that you contact your IT department to make certain that the domain www.pearcelecture.com is not blacklisted. Otherwise, please get in touch.

This Year’s Lecture: Meg Rosoff

A quick note to remind people that this years lecure will be given by Meg Rosoff. It is entitled, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO BE AFRAID and will take place be at 5:00pm on the 10th of September, Homerton College, Cambridge,

We often open booking right at the start of July – this year there is a slight delay but we hope to have the booking page up and running very soon indeed. If you want to be informed the moment that ticketng open, please join our mailing list or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.