Monday, 29 September 2025

My Events: Poppets, Scrying, Art & A Book Festival

Here are details of the witchy workshops I'm running in London and online over the next two months, plus a book festival I'm speaking at, and an art exhibition in Kent which I'm happy to support.

October
Pagan Portal Podcast
On Friday 3 October I'll be part of a panel talking about Samhain and witchcraft on the Pagan Portal Podcast by Moon Books. Time: noon (or listen to recording later). Free to watch or listen to. https://open.spotify.com/show/11N4kNj65tTz9NFUcZTMa7?

In-Person Workshop on Poppets and Magical Dolls at Treadwells 
On Saturday 4 October I'm running an in-person workshop on Poppets and Magical Dolls at Treadwell's Bookshop. The address is 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. The class starts at 1pm and tickets are: £22 per person. More info and booking here: https://www.treadwells-london.com/events-1/poppets-magical-dolls-and-yuletide-lore-workshop

Art by Su Jolly Exhibition
From Tuesday 14 to 26 October you can see Hiraeth, an exhibition of Su Jolly's watercolours and fibre art, as part of South East Open Studios and the Canterbury Festival. Su Jolly is the talented artist who did the cover picture for my Gothic Novel Erosion, which is set on the Kent coast. The venue is Creek Creative, Faversham, Kent. Copies of my novel will be available at a special viewing event on 17 October. https://www.facebook.com/events/1280938399622741/

Scrying In-Person at Treadwells 
My next in-person Scrying workshop is at Treadwell's in London on Sunday 19 October.  The afternoon class covers divination using crystal balls, mirrors and water and is based on my book Pagan Portals - Scrying. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm. Cost: £22 per person. Find out more or book tickets here:  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.


November

Beckenham Creative Book Fayre
Beckenham Creative Book Fayre takes place on Saturday 8 November. I'll have a stall there and will be giving a talk on Writing Magic as part of the programme of speakers. The festival will be at Venner Road Hall, Sydenham, London SE26 from 1pm to 5pm. Entry is free, so pop along to say hello. 

Scrying In-Person at Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities
On Sunday 16 November I'll be teaching an in-person workshop on scrying with crystal balls, mirrors, fire, and water. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: noon. Tickets £30. Price includes a Cocktail with Devil’s Botany. https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/scrying-workshop-with-lucya-starza-live-3/

I'm Lucya Starza and as well as writing A Bad Witch's Blog I'm the author of books in the Pagan Portals series on Candle Magic, Guided Visualisations, Poppets and Magical Dolls, Scrying, and Rounding the Wheel of the Year. My Gothic novel Erosion is also published by Moon Books.

You can buy my books at Treadwell's Bookshop, via Amazon, at the College of Psychic Studies in London and at other bookshops. You can find more about me at my author page at publisher Moon Books, and on my Amazon author page. Please note I earn commission from advertisers for some links.

No comments: