Writers Forum #99 January 2010

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The essential writing
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FESTIVALS
Arts and Book Festival, Cumbria
22-24 January
The Wordsworth Trust has lined up a number
of events and authors for its 2010 programme
including romantic biographer Richard Holmes,
playwright Lee Hall (writer of Billy Elliot),
Richard Bronk on ‘The Romantic Economist’,
Claire Harman on ‘How Jane Austen Took Over
the World’ and much more. Full details can be
found online. Participants can attend individual
events or for £395 can attend the festival on AUTHOR & BOOK EVENTS Maria V Snyder, Crawley
a residential basis – the fee includes a shared 21 January, 6-8pm
twin or double room, breakfast, lunch, dinner, You Are Here – a poetry show The author of the successful Study series will
lectures and workshops. January to April be visiting Waterstone’s in Crawley to discuss
www.wordsworth.org.uk Throughout January and until April, poets her new book Sea Glass, and signing copies.
Colette Bryce, Daljit Nagra and Jo Shapcott Tickets cost £1.50, redeemable against a pur-
StonyWords! 6 will be touring the UK with poetry readings chase of the book on the night.
Literature Festival, Milton Keynes in theatres and arts centres. There will be For more information call 01293 525352.
23 January – 1 February performances in Bath, Cambridge, Chipping
This festival is back for its sixth year, offering Norton, Hull, Kendal, Lancaster, Liverpool, Author discussion with Antonia
all sorts of events for people interested in the London, Newcastle, Norwich, Stockton on Tees Fraser, London
written, spoken or sung word. Previous festi- and Torrington. 21 January, 6pm
vals have seen discussions on famous authors For more details call 07768 012645 or visit Must You Go? is Antonia Fraser’s memoir of her
and talks by a variety of writers as well as a http://youareherepoetryshow.wordpress.com life with Harold Pinter. She discusses the book
performance by the Stony Stratford Mummers. with Mark Lawson at the National Theatre.
Full details will be available online. Rod Glenn, Newcastle Tickets cost £3.50.
Visit www.stonystratford.co.uk 2 January, 1pm For more information call 020 7452 3000.
Author Rod Glenn will be signing copies of
Hay Festival, Cartagena, his new book, The Killing Moon, at Borders Reading group, Bolton
Colombia Silverlink. 28 January, 4.30pm
24-27 January For more information call 0191 263 4503. The Waterstone’s reading group in Bolton will
The ﬁ fth edition of Hay Festival Cartagena de be discussing As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Indias will see the best of national Colombian Adult Bookclub, Leicester and Last Orders by Graham Swift. It meets on
and international literature, and conversations 4 January, 6.30pm the last Thursday of every month and everyone
about culture, geopolitics and the environment, Everyone is welcome to attend the adult book- is welcome.
across four days. Salman Rushdie, Martin Amis, club in Starbucks in Borders as they look at For more information call 01204 522588.
Benjamin Zephaniah, Junot Diaz, Juan Manuel Too Close to Home by Linwood Barclay. Relax,
de Prada and Cristina Fernandez Cubas are have fun and help choose future titles for the Emma Craigie book signing, Bath
some of the authors appearing this year. coming months. 29 January, 7.30pm
Visit www.cartagenahayfestival.blogspot.com For more information call 0116 289 4729. Emma Craigie’s novel Chocolate Cake with Hitler
tells the extraordinary story of Helga, daugh-
Galle Literary Festival, Sri Lanka Meet Arlene Baptiste, Reading ter of the Nazi Party’s head of propaganda. The
27-31 January 2010 10 January, 11.30am writer will be in store at Topping and Company’s
The Galle 2010 Festival will take place in and Poet Arlene Baptiste will be at Waterstone’s Bookshop in Bath. Tickets cost £6, redeemable
around the historic city of Galle in Sri Lanka. in the Oracle in Reading, signing and discuss- against a purchase of the book on the night.
In a run of conversations, workshops and liter- ing copies of her new book Thinking Out Loud: For more information call 01225 428111.
ary lunches and dinners, the participants will Poems from the Heart.
consider literary arts previously unexplored at For more information call 01189 503400. Poetry Reading: Kelley Swain and
the festival – writing memoirs, making comic Brian Johnstone, Cumbria
books and creating conspiracy theories! There Author discussion with Terry 13 February, 2pm
will be a Children’s Festival with a treasure Pratchett, London At this reading Will Mackie of Flambard Press
island theme and a collaborative travel writ- 19 January, 6pm will introduce Kelley Swain, who will read from
ing project for everyone. Previous writers Bestselling author Terry Pratchett will be at the her ﬁ rst collection, Darwin’s Microscope, and
who have taken part include Germaine Greer, National Theatre talking about his work. He Tony Ward of Arc Publications will present
Michelle de Kretser, Moses Isegawa, Pico Iyer will also be discussing the journey of his latest Brian Johnstone, reading from his new collec-
and many more. novel, Nation, to the stage. Tickets cost £3.50. tion, The Book of Belongings. Tickets cost £4.
Visit www.galleliteraryfestival.com For more information call 020 7452 3000. To reserve a place call 015394 35544.
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