Write till your ink be dry - online exhibition

After William Shakespeare died in 1616 two of his friends and colleagues got together to make sure that his plays were published in a collection that would ensure that they were enjoyed forever. Four hundred years ago in 1623 Shakespeare’s First Folio was published. To celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of The First Folio we are inviting children everywhere to create their own Shakespeare-inspired book and enter it into a special creative bookmaking competition for Shakespeare Week 2023.

In this exhibition you will find a selection of inspiring books from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s collection. We have also asked several well-known children’s figures including children’s authors Michael Rosen and Martin Brown to create their own home-made books to inspire children. You can see their creative responses in this exhibition.