Celebrating Excellence in Writing for Children
The Philippa Pearce Memorial Lectures are a series of talks delivered by distinguished speakers with an interest in children’s books. The lectures have no fixed topic, but we hope that they will all tend to reflect Philippa Pearce’s own wide-ranging literary interests in, for example, the short story, the ghost story, the picture book and, of course, the novel. In this way and in Philippa Pearce’s
14/03/2022
2022 Pearce Lecture: Anniversary Event: Geraldine McCaughrean -
2022 Pearce Lecture: Anniversary Event: Geraldine McCaughrean IN 2020 IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 100 years since the birth of Philippa Pearce, but, sadly, our celebrations had to be canceled. However we are delighted to announce that the special Anniversary Event will now take place on Thursday 14th April 2022.
With regret, we have decided to postpone the Philippa Pearce lecture and centenary celebrations that were scheduled to take place on 26th March, to support the effort to prevent the further spread of Covid-19. We will be in touch as soon as we can to provide further information about the rescheduled event. All booked tickets will remain valid for the new date. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Booking is now open for the 2019 lecture, to be given by Jacqueline Wilson and entitled, Be Careful What You Wish For!
The lecture will take place at 5.00pm on the 11th of April in the Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Cambridge, CB2 8PH. After the lecture there will be a short wine reception.
Both lecture and reception are free.
To book your ticket, please use the form on the booking page of the Philippa Pearce Lecture website.
23/04/2018
Blog Post: “As scary as it needs to be” -
“As scary as it needs to be” The Tenth Anniversary Lecture Frances Hardinge: Peopling the Dark “Is your book too scary?” The only time she’s been asked this by a child, says Frances, was in an email from an eleven-year-old. Having been warned off one of her novels by a well-meaning relative, the young correspondent had de...
Booking is open for the Philippa Pearce Lecture –
Philippa Pearce Lecture February 2018 Newsletter Frances’ highly acclaimed children’s novels include Fly By Night, Twilight Robbery, the Carnegie-shortlisted Cuckoo Song and Costa Book of the Year, The Lie Tree. For her Philippa Pearce lecture, she will explore unseen and half-seen figures of menace and malice in children’s literature, ...
Booking is open for the Philippa Pearce Lecture -
Philippa Pearce Lecture February 2018 Newsletter Frances’ highly acclaimed children’s novels include Fly By Night, Twilight Robbery, the Carnegie-shortlisted Cuckoo Song and Costa Book of the Year, The Lie Tree. For her Philippa Pearce lecture, she will explore unseen and half-seen figures of menace and malice in children’s literature, ...
Blog Post: The 2018 lecture with Frances Hardinge -
The 2018 lecture with Frances Hardinge We are excited to announce the title of Frances Hardinge's forthcoming lecture: Peopling the Dark Frances’ highly acclaimed children's novels include Fly By Night, Twilight Robbery, the Carnegie-shortlisted Cuckoo Song and Costa Book of the Year winner, The Lie Tree. For her Philippa Pearce lectur...
08/01/2018
Blog Post: Video of Chris Riddell's 2017 lecture is live -
Video of Chris Riddell’s 2017 lecture is live Happy New Year! The video for Chris Riddell's 2017 lecture is now live at our website. If you missed this excellent lecture then do visit the site and listen to it (and it is very much worth watching too, as it was certainly the most visually entertaining lecture that we have ever hosted). There was...
08/01/2018
Video of Chris Riddell's 2017 lecture is up at the site!
Philippa Pearce Lecture: January 2018 Newsletter PHILIPPA PEARCE died in 2006, but respect and affection for her writing is as strong as ever. In her memory, a series of lectures is now underway, each intended to celebrate excellence in literature for children and to emphasize its continuing vital importance.