Where better to write than a bookshop with a cafe? When better than at 5am? Join other local writers from 5am on the first Wednesday of every month to write as the sun comes up.

Great coffee and loose-leaf tea available to kickstart your writing morning.

We'll open the shop at 5am and you're welcome to join us then, or at anytime after that. You can stay until inspiration wanes. The shop opens at 9.30am but if you're in full flow, feel free to stay but do move upstairs to our cafe area if you're writing elsewhere in the shop.

Tickets are limited to 20 as we only have so many chairs and table space. While the majority of writers sit upstairs in the cafe, we also have chairs and tables on the ground floor and in the cosy basement, so feel free to spread yourself about throughout the bookshop - wherever you feel comfortable.

Tickets cost £10 (including VAT) and in addition to including your first coffee or pot of tea, you will also get a third off any other drinks or snacks. Feel free to bring a snack with you, so long as it's not smelly! If you're using a laptop, please have it fully charged for your writing session as we only have two plug sockets.

This is a silent write session - there's no workshopping, just the motivation of being around other writers as the sun comes up. We can promise you a magical atmosphere.

Why do we do this? Author and bookshop owner Cathy Hayward has regularly risen at 5am to write and she wondered if other local writers did the same. We started the 5am Writing Club in the bookshop as a trial on the Summer Solstice 2023. They've proved popular so they're now a monthly fixture and we'll keep running them as long as people keep turning up. If you have any questions, or feedback, email cathy@kemptownbookshop.co.uk

Tickets are non-refundable just because of the admin involved - sorry. But you can transfer them to another person - just email us with their name.

NB: We apologise for the inconvenience, but our bookshop is currently not wheelchair accessible.

The toilets are located on the ground floor.

The event space/bookroom café is located at the top of a staircase (17 steps).

Please do get in touch if you’d like to know more details to plan your visit ahead.

Email is: salomee@kemptownbookshop.co.uk

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