The capital's alternative celebration of all things written and spoken is back with a bumper line-up. See the results of Josie Long's self-improvement project, One Hundred Days to Make Me a Better Person, at a to-be-revealed venue. Create a unique artwork at The Henningham Family Press's Chip Shop, a mobile screen-printing unit where you can have a word of your choice printed on a piece of chipboard — all for the price of a bag of chips. Or listen to John Hegley leading a poetic tribute to Ron Arad (another self-confessed word nerd) amid the designer's iconic creations in the Barbican's current retrospective. - Lucy Davies FPclick image for more info