Broken Spine Live Presents: Dual Book Launch & Pride Reading
Wed 25 Jun
|The Engine Room
Join Broken Spine for the launch of two queer publications from local talent, and a celebration of queer voices, grass-roots culture, and literary resistance.
Time & Location
25 Jun 2025, 19:30 – 22:00
The Engine Room, 44 Wayfarers Arcade, West Street, Southport PR8 1NT
About the Event
The Broken Spine and Sefton Pride are collaborating to bring you a book launch with a difference! Celebrate the double launch of Rainbows in the Rough by Shaun Ponsonby and out.skirts, an LGBTQIA+ anthology edited by Perry Gasteiger & Romina Ramos. Hosted by Alan Parry, there will be live readings from Perry, Romina, and poet Jen Corcoran, as well as a Q&A with Shaun Ponsonby exploring the queer icons and lived experience behind his words - all raw, real, and unfiltered
Tickets are Pay What You Want - but bear in mind all ticket proceeds will go to The Proud Trust, so give generously!
Accessibility
The main entrance to Wayfarer Arcade from Lord Street is very wide and flat, making an ideal access point for all visitors. Reportedly there is a disabled toilet and baby change facilities that the caretakers or any of the shop assistants within the Arcade can help visitors…