
Writing Big and Small after Gulliver
Wed 28 Oct · 14:00
Templeman Library A108
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A creative workshop takes place at Templeman Library in Canterbury on 28 October 2026 to help participants reflect on archive material inspired by Gulliver's Travels and write other worlds into existence.
A creative workshop inviting participants to reflect on archive material inspired by Gullivers Travels to write other worlds into existence
First published in 1726, the first two books of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels turn on a single trick played in opposite directions: shrink the world around its narrator, and even the smallest objects and gestures of Lilliputian court life become petty and absurd; leave him ordinary-sized among the giants of Brobdingnag, and the plainest objects, and the bodies of the people who use them, become overwhelming, even repulsive, at close range.
This workshop led by Dr Declan Kavanagh invites participants to consider items from Special Collections & Archives that evoke this play on perspective to write other worlds into existence.
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Writing Big and Small after Gulliver takes place on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 14:00.
Writing Big and Small after Gulliver is held at Templeman Library A108 in Canterbury (Library Road, Canterbury, CT2 7NU).
Entry to Writing Big and Small after Gulliver is free.
Yes — hotels within walking distance of Templeman Library A108 can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
Tickets for Writing Big and Small after Gulliver can be booked via Eventbrite using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.

Writing Big and Small after Gulliver
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A creative workshop takes place at Templeman Library in Canterbury on 28 October 2026 to help participants reflect on archive material inspired by Gulliver's Travels and write other worlds into existence.
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A creative workshop inviting participants to reflect on archive material inspired by Gullivers Travels to write other worlds into existence
First published in 1726, the first two books of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels turn on a single trick played in opposite directions: shrink the world around its narrator, and even the smallest objects and gestures of Lilliputian court life become petty and absurd; leave him ordinary-sized among the giants of Brobdingnag, and the plainest objects, and the bodies of the people who use them, become overwhelming, even repulsive, at close range.
This workshop led by Dr Declan Kavanagh invites participants to consider items from Special Collections & Archives that evoke this play on perspective to write other worlds into existence.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
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Templeman Library A108Library Road, Canterbury, CT2 7NU
Blean Forest, Canterbury
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When is Writing Big and Small after Gulliver?
Writing Big and Small after Gulliver takes place on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 14:00.
Where is Writing Big and Small after Gulliver taking place?
Writing Big and Small after Gulliver is held at Templeman Library A108 in Canterbury (Library Road, Canterbury, CT2 7NU).
How much are tickets for Writing Big and Small after Gulliver?
Entry to Writing Big and Small after Gulliver is free.
Is there anywhere to stay near Writing Big and Small after Gulliver?
Yes — hotels within walking distance of Templeman Library A108 can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
How do I get tickets for Writing Big and Small after Gulliver?
Tickets for Writing Big and Small after Gulliver can be booked via Eventbrite using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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Until Wednesday, 28 October 2026
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