Thursday 17 June 2010, Ipswich Insititute Tavern St 7.00 for 7.30: FREE
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The Suffolk Book League is hosting the launch of the latest book, 'Across the Blood-Red Skies', by bestselling local author Robert Radcliffe; as Robert Mawson his novel 'Lazarus Child' was in all the headlines due to the size of the advance he was given. Robert will be talking about writing for publication - how he organises his work, how to be aware of what will appeal to agents and publishers.
Come along and have a glass of wine and see whether what Robert has to say could help you!
10 June 2010
03 June 2010
BCLT NEWS
Summer School 2010
Registration now open
Programme information and registration forms for this year's summer school are available to download now from the website.
Find out more at the BCLT website
Translation event
London Book Fair
BCLT is supporting the the first-ever Literary Translation Centre at the London Book Fair 2010.
Find out more at the BCLT website
Translation news
Sebald Lecture
If you missed Will Self’s sell-out lecture at Kings Place in January, listen to the audio version.
Find out more at the BCLT website
Registration now open
Programme information and registration forms for this year's summer school are available to download now from the website.
Find out more at the BCLT website
Translation event
London Book Fair
BCLT is supporting the the first-ever Literary Translation Centre at the London Book Fair 2010.
Find out more at the BCLT website
Translation news
Sebald Lecture
If you missed Will Self’s sell-out lecture at Kings Place in January, listen to the audio version.
Find out more at the BCLT website
Amazon Central - Get your profile on Amazon
Amazon Central, a new Amazon offshoot on which authors can show all their books together, put up their photo and write some blurb about themselves. It takes up to seven days to get registered and you can change and edit whenever.
https://authorcentral.amazon.co.uk
https://authorcentral.amazon.co.uk
EDP East Anglian Book Awards 2010
tTe submission deadline of July 31st for the EDP East Anglian Book Awards for 2010. The ceremony takes place at The Assembly House this year, and the short listed and winning books get excellent sales boosts and PR coverage via the EDP, Jarrold and all the partners including Writers’ Centre Norwich. If you know any books, authors, agents or publishers who should be pushing forward titles into any of the following categories:
Fiction/Poetry/Nature and Places/Art and Photography/History and Tradition/Biography and Memoir/Guidebooks and Travel
Books need to have been published between August 1, 2009 and July 31, 2010. The judges this year will include: Keith Skipper, Professor Jean Boase-Beier, Ian Collins and Ann Thwaite.
To enter, two copies of the book should be sent to Keiron Pim at the EDP, Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich, NR1 1RE. For more information call 01603 772431 or email: keiron.pim@archant.co.uk.
Please note that to be eligible books must be predominantly set in or about East Anglia (it is not enough that the author lives in the East Anglian region).
Fiction/Poetry/Nature and Places/Art and Photography/History and Tradition/Biography and Memoir/Guidebooks and Travel
Books need to have been published between August 1, 2009 and July 31, 2010. The judges this year will include: Keith Skipper, Professor Jean Boase-Beier, Ian Collins and Ann Thwaite.
To enter, two copies of the book should be sent to Keiron Pim at the EDP, Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich, NR1 1RE. For more information call 01603 772431 or email: keiron.pim@archant.co.uk.
Please note that to be eligible books must be predominantly set in or about East Anglia (it is not enough that the author lives in the East Anglian region).
Life Writing Launch June 8 2010
THE ARVON BOOK OF LIFE WRITING : WRITING BIOGRAPHY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
by Sally Cline and Carole Angier
at HEFFERS BOOKSHOP, CAMBRIDGE
on TUESDAY JUNE 8TH 2010
6.30PM
There will be wine, food, and readings.
by Sally Cline and Carole Angier
at HEFFERS BOOKSHOP, CAMBRIDGE
on TUESDAY JUNE 8TH 2010
6.30PM
There will be wine, food, and readings.
Manchester Poetry Prize
First prize: £10,000*
Deadline for entries: 6th August 2010
Entry fee: £15
Judges: Simon Armitage, Lavinia Greenlaw and Daljit Nagra
Under the direction of Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University is launching the second Manchester Poetry Prize – a major international literary competition celebrating excellence in creative writing.
In addition to the main prize, a bursary for study at MMU will be awarded to one entrant aged 18-25 as part of the Manchester Young Writer of the Year Award*.
All entrants are asked to submit a portfolio of three to five poems (total maximum length 120 lines). The poems can be on any subject, and written in any style, but must be new work, not published or submitted for consideration elsewhere.
The prizes will be awarded at a gala dinner hosted at Manchester Metropolitan University
To find out more about the Manchester Poetry Prize, and enter online, go to:www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk
Deadline for entries: 6th August 2010
Entry fee: £15
Judges: Simon Armitage, Lavinia Greenlaw and Daljit Nagra
Under the direction of Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University is launching the second Manchester Poetry Prize – a major international literary competition celebrating excellence in creative writing.
In addition to the main prize, a bursary for study at MMU will be awarded to one entrant aged 18-25 as part of the Manchester Young Writer of the Year Award*.
All entrants are asked to submit a portfolio of three to five poems (total maximum length 120 lines). The poems can be on any subject, and written in any style, but must be new work, not published or submitted for consideration elsewhere.
The prizes will be awarded at a gala dinner hosted at Manchester Metropolitan University
To find out more about the Manchester Poetry Prize, and enter online, go to:www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk
Song and Poetry at the Dragon Hall, Norwich
An Evening of Song and Poetry, Friday 11th June, Dragon Hall, 8.00pm
"I Dwell in Possibility"
An evening of song and poetry at Dragon Hall on Friday 11th June at 8.00pm.
With the choir Big Sky directed by Sian Croose and with poems by the Norwich Poetry Group
£10 (£7 concessions)
Tickets from Dragon Hall 01603 663922 or from 01603 465851
"I Dwell in Possibility"
An evening of song and poetry at Dragon Hall on Friday 11th June at 8.00pm.
With the choir Big Sky directed by Sian Croose and with poems by the Norwich Poetry Group
£10 (£7 concessions)
Tickets from Dragon Hall 01603 663922 or from 01603 465851
Artists and Poets collaboration in Cambridge
TIME
June 11 -21 2010
Cambridge Arts Movement at Williams Art: www.williamsart.co.uk is on Gwydir Street. Come early; the performance will take place around 6.30pm.
June 11 -21 2010
Cambridge Arts Movement at Williams Art: www.williamsart.co.uk is on Gwydir Street. Come early; the performance will take place around 6.30pm.
Poetry at Aldeburgh
The Poetry Trust Presents (in partnership with Aldeburgh Music):
Faber New Poets Friday 18 June, The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh, 6pm, £5
Joe Dunthorne, Annie Katchinska, Sam Riviere, Tom Warner
A showcase reading by the four young writers selected, following a nationwide search, for this year’s prestigious and highly competitive Faber New Poets Programme. A quartet of unmissable and distinctive new voices.
Supported by Faber
The Poetry Trust Presents (in partnership with Aldeburgh Music):
Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think of You Friday 25 June, The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh, 6.30pm, £5
Written and performed by Molly Naylor
An Edinburgh preview of Molly Naylor’s new one-woman show mixing poetry, comedy and storytelling. Molly moves to London, falls in love, her pockets are empty but her heart is full. Then she finds herself on one of the trains blown up on 7/7. In seconds, her life and London are thrown into the chaos of fallibility…
Supported by Escalator East to Edinburgh
Booking (for both events):
Tel: 01728 687110
Email: boxoffice@aldeburgh.co.uk
Online: www.aldeburgh.co.uk
Faber New Poets Friday 18 June, The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh, 6pm, £5
Joe Dunthorne, Annie Katchinska, Sam Riviere, Tom Warner
A showcase reading by the four young writers selected, following a nationwide search, for this year’s prestigious and highly competitive Faber New Poets Programme. A quartet of unmissable and distinctive new voices.
Supported by Faber
The Poetry Trust Presents (in partnership with Aldeburgh Music):
Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think of You Friday 25 June, The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh, 6.30pm, £5
Written and performed by Molly Naylor
An Edinburgh preview of Molly Naylor’s new one-woman show mixing poetry, comedy and storytelling. Molly moves to London, falls in love, her pockets are empty but her heart is full. Then she finds herself on one of the trains blown up on 7/7. In seconds, her life and London are thrown into the chaos of fallibility…
Supported by Escalator East to Edinburgh
Booking (for both events):
Tel: 01728 687110
Email: boxoffice@aldeburgh.co.uk
Online: www.aldeburgh.co.uk
Debenham Festival
Debenham is a village 12 miles north of Ipswich on the B1077. Venues are all in the High Street. Festival writers' books will be on sale at 22 High Street, home of Lesley Grant-Adamson who encourages EAW members to call in and say hello.
Full details on www.debenhamartsfestival.co.uk
Friday June 18
Historical novelist Sarah Bower reveals Tricks of the historical fiction trade in a workshop for all abilities. Only 15 places. Dove cottage. 10.30 - 12.00 £15.00
Literary Lunch. Sheila Hardy talks about Arsenic in the Dumplings, a Casebook of Historic Suffolk Poisonings. The Angel Inn. 12.30 - 2.00 pm £20.00
Children’s writer David Bedford visits the primary school. 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Novelist Bernardine Evaristo discusses Hello Mum, a remarkable piece of writing about knife crime. The novella is the Debenham library choice for their Community Read. St Mary’s church. 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm No charge.
Saturday June 19
Benedict Gummer will discuss The Scourging Angel, his excellent history of England around the time of the Black Death. Fact, not fiction. A must for anyone interested in the medieval period. 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm Long Room, Red Lion £3.00.
Roma Tearne will read from her new novel, The Swimmer, set on the Suffolk coast where she used to live. Will it repeat the success of her popular Brixton Beach? 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm Long Room, Red Lion £3.00
New Poets. The winners of the Crows Hall Country Fayre poetry competition, judged by Gillian Clarke, National Poet of Wales, will read, along with other promising local poets. 4.30 pm - 5.30 pm Long Room, Red Lion No charge
A rare chance to hear Anthony Thwaite, poet, and Ann Thwaite, biographer, talk about their literary lives. He has a new volume of poems, she has written her family history. 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm St Mary’s church £4.00 Wine will be offered.
Book and pay online or pay at door. Booking is essential for writing workshop and lunch as places are limited. EAW members may email lesley@grant-adamson.co.uk to book anything, or call her on 01728 861601.
Full details on www.debenhamartsfestival.co.uk
Friday June 18
Historical novelist Sarah Bower reveals Tricks of the historical fiction trade in a workshop for all abilities. Only 15 places. Dove cottage. 10.30 - 12.00 £15.00
Literary Lunch. Sheila Hardy talks about Arsenic in the Dumplings, a Casebook of Historic Suffolk Poisonings. The Angel Inn. 12.30 - 2.00 pm £20.00
Children’s writer David Bedford visits the primary school. 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Novelist Bernardine Evaristo discusses Hello Mum, a remarkable piece of writing about knife crime. The novella is the Debenham library choice for their Community Read. St Mary’s church. 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm No charge.
Saturday June 19
Benedict Gummer will discuss The Scourging Angel, his excellent history of England around the time of the Black Death. Fact, not fiction. A must for anyone interested in the medieval period. 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm Long Room, Red Lion £3.00.
Roma Tearne will read from her new novel, The Swimmer, set on the Suffolk coast where she used to live. Will it repeat the success of her popular Brixton Beach? 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm Long Room, Red Lion £3.00
New Poets. The winners of the Crows Hall Country Fayre poetry competition, judged by Gillian Clarke, National Poet of Wales, will read, along with other promising local poets. 4.30 pm - 5.30 pm Long Room, Red Lion No charge
A rare chance to hear Anthony Thwaite, poet, and Ann Thwaite, biographer, talk about their literary lives. He has a new volume of poems, she has written her family history. 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm St Mary’s church £4.00 Wine will be offered.
Book and pay online or pay at door. Booking is essential for writing workshop and lunch as places are limited. EAW members may email lesley@grant-adamson.co.uk to book anything, or call her on 01728 861601.
Manchester Childrens Book Festival
Tickets are now on sale for the first Manchester Children's Book Festival. Launched from the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, and directed by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, the Festival runs from 1st-4th July 2010.
Events and activities include:
- launch event with Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke, the National Poet for Wales
- fundraising Gala Dinner at the Midland Hotel in Manchester with Carol Ann Duffy, Jeanette Winterson and celebrity guests
- musical performances of 'The Princess' Blankets'
- Family Fun Day with free activities including interactive workshops, exhibitions, art installations and performances, story-telling tents and a picnic in the park - come along and meet some of your favourite authors and characters
- ticketed events with children's writers including John Agard, Cathy Cassidy, Andrew Cope, Adele Geras, Mary Hoffman, Liz Kessler, Grace Nichols, Michael Rosen and Jenny Valentine
- Doctor Who event with readings from Daniel Blythe, Steve cole and Paul Magrs - and a chance to meet characters from the series and take part in the Hyde Fundraisers' Doctor Who green screen experience
- city centre reading at St Ann's church with Jackie Kay and a children's choir
- afternoon tea and a literary quiz with Sherry Ashworth and Frank Cottrell Boyce
- continuing professional development events for writers, teachers and arts practitioners
To find out more go to:
www.manchesterchildrensbookfestival.co.uk
Events and activities include:
- launch event with Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke, the National Poet for Wales
- fundraising Gala Dinner at the Midland Hotel in Manchester with Carol Ann Duffy, Jeanette Winterson and celebrity guests
- musical performances of 'The Princess' Blankets'
- Family Fun Day with free activities including interactive workshops, exhibitions, art installations and performances, story-telling tents and a picnic in the park - come along and meet some of your favourite authors and characters
- ticketed events with children's writers including John Agard, Cathy Cassidy, Andrew Cope, Adele Geras, Mary Hoffman, Liz Kessler, Grace Nichols, Michael Rosen and Jenny Valentine
- Doctor Who event with readings from Daniel Blythe, Steve cole and Paul Magrs - and a chance to meet characters from the series and take part in the Hyde Fundraisers' Doctor Who green screen experience
- city centre reading at St Ann's church with Jackie Kay and a children's choir
- afternoon tea and a literary quiz with Sherry Ashworth and Frank Cottrell Boyce
- continuing professional development events for writers, teachers and arts practitioners
To find out more go to:
www.manchesterchildrensbookfestival.co.uk
Cosmopolis at UEA June 5
Cosmopolis will bring together distinguished figures from the arts who have contributed to stories that have become important to audiences and readerships around the world. It will mark the official launch of the Think Something Different scheme, a high-profile initiative designed to create a scholarship fund for the University’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities and it will be the University of East Anglia's contribution to the Norwich bid to be the next European Capital of Culture.
The day will see a variety of events taking place, including discussions about human rights, politics, the visual arts, literature, cinema and photography, as well as a series of masterclasses from leading industry insiders. Among the eminent contributors will be writers such as Amit Chaudhuri, Geoff Dyer, Giles Foden and Jay Griffiths.
visit the website at www.thinksomethingdifferent.com, for more detailed information about the programme and our speakers.
WUEA is offering a 2 for 1 deal on day tickets for East Anglian Writers members.
The day will see a variety of events taking place, including discussions about human rights, politics, the visual arts, literature, cinema and photography, as well as a series of masterclasses from leading industry insiders. Among the eminent contributors will be writers such as Amit Chaudhuri, Geoff Dyer, Giles Foden and Jay Griffiths.
visit the website at www.thinksomethingdifferent.com, for more detailed information about the programme and our speakers.
WUEA is offering a 2 for 1 deal on day tickets for East Anglian Writers members.
Award for EAW Writer Sheridan Winn
‘The Sprite Sisters: The Circle of Power’, has won the Lincolnshire Young People’s Book Award in the 9-11 year category.
Sales of Sprites Nos 1-3 have already superseded 50,000 hardback copies in Germany. There are two more titles to be published in the series by Fischer, in hardback editions.
See http://www.sheridanwinn.com
Sales of Sprites Nos 1-3 have already superseded 50,000 hardback copies in Germany. There are two more titles to be published in the series by Fischer, in hardback editions.
See http://www.sheridanwinn.com
Hedgerow Medicine Workshop
Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal
Authors of: Hedgerow Medicine, Kitchen Medicineare offering a workshop on hedgerow medicine making on Saturday 26th June 2010 in Norfolk. The workshop will be from 11.30am to 5pm and include a herb walk for identification and harvesting, followed by a practical session making medicines. We will cover the basics of making tinctures, glycerites, infused oils and ointments.
The cost is £40, which includes a vegetarian lunch. You will also be able to take home a tincture or glycerite and an infused oil you have made. If you are interested, or have any questions, please email us info@hedgerowmedicine.com
or phone them on: 01508 489 256
www.hedgerowmedicine.com
Authors of: Hedgerow Medicine, Kitchen Medicineare offering a workshop on hedgerow medicine making on Saturday 26th June 2010 in Norfolk. The workshop will be from 11.30am to 5pm and include a herb walk for identification and harvesting, followed by a practical session making medicines. We will cover the basics of making tinctures, glycerites, infused oils and ointments.
The cost is £40, which includes a vegetarian lunch. You will also be able to take home a tincture or glycerite and an infused oil you have made. If you are interested, or have any questions, please email us info@hedgerowmedicine.com
or phone them on: 01508 489 256
www.hedgerowmedicine.com
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