The Correspondent: book club + letter writing workshop

What if we brought back the lost art of writing a proper letter?

Join Spilt Wine Book Club x The Gentle Exchange for a social afternoon of books, wine and letter writing, inspired by Virginia Evans’ The Correspondent.

We’ll start with a relaxed book club discussion of The Correspondent, getting stuck into the wonderfully quirky, prickly and very loveable Sybil Van Antwerp, before The Gentle Exchange takes us into a guided letter-writing session.

Inspired by Sybil’s love of correspondence, you’ll put pen to paper and write a letter of your own. To an author, someone you love, someone you’ve been meaning to reconnect with, or whoever you feel deserves a proper letter.

And this one won’t be going into a drawer. We’ll provide the materials and postage so your letter can actually make its way into the world, and hopefully some meaningful communication can follow.

Books. Wine. Letters. A little more connection.

The book

Current read: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Meet Sybil Van Antwerp: 73, retired, fiercely opinionated and a lifelong letter writer. Through her correspondence with friends, family, authors and strangers, we slowly uncover the story of her life, her relationships and the things she has left unsaid.

Make sure you read the book beforehand as we’ll be discussing it at the session!

Deets

Date: Sunday 8th November, 3pm
Venue: Bar Elsie, Brunswick East

What’s included

• A facilitated book club discussion

• A guided letter-writing session

• Letter-writing materials

• Postage for your letter

• A guaranteed spot in our small group

What to bring

• Your copy of The Correspondent

• Any thoughts, highlights or passages you’d like to discuss

• We’ll provide everything you need for the letter-writing portion

Tickets

$30 per person

Refunds are available up to 14 days before the event. After this time, tickets are non-refundable, as attendees need time to read the book.

If you can no longer attend, please let us know as soon as possible. Even if you’re outside the refund window, it helps us plan for the event and means we know not to set a place for you at the table.

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