Oakwood Literature Festival Programme 2019
Oakwood Community Centre, Springwood Drive, Oakwood, Derby DE21 2RQ
FOR ALL: 10am Oakwood Literature Festival Opening Address Formal opening by Deputy Mayor, Councillor Frank Harwood
10.15am Dawn Brookes, organiser of the festival will be introducing the events for the day.
Main Hall
Open 10 – 5pm
CHOOSE YOUR EVENT!
10.30am – 11.30am Keynote Speaker Taryn Johnston from Kronos publishing will be presenting:
How to write a memoir/biography for publishing
Author Readings
11.40am ‘Poetry feast’ Josephine Lay (Chair), Charlotte Emily Lunn, Sophie Sparham, Becky Deans, Peter Lay
12.30pm ‘Children’s Storytime’ Wendy H. Jones (Chair), Dawn Brookes, Lee Benson, David Robertson
1.30 pm ‘A Fine Romance’ Kate Frost (Chair), Toni Bolton, SarahJane Ford
2.15pm ‘History Time’ Celia Boyd (Chair), Mike Atherton, Michael Vaughan-Davies, John Lynch
3pm ‘Thriller!’ AA Abbott (Chair), Jane Shemilt, Jo Jakeman
3.30pm ‘You can do magic!’ Rae Stoltenkamp, Sophie Sparham
Other Activities continuing all day in the main hall
Book café selling bacon butties, snacks, cakes, teas, coffee & soft drinks
Tombola
Raffle tickets on sale (draw at 4.30pm, winners’ presence is required)
Workshops (Main Office)
Places are limited so these are ticketed workshops, please book early to avoid disappointment. Tickets are FREE
11.30am – 12.30pm Ghostwriting with John Lynch
1.30pm – 2.30pm Flash Fiction with David Robertson
3pm – 4pm Poetry workshop with Josephine Lay (Tickets almost sold out)
Springwood Leisure Centre, DE21 2RQ
Panel Discussions 11am – 4pm
11.00am – 11.50am A Plotted History
(English Civil Wars, WWI, WWII) Celia Boyd (Chair), Mike Atherton & Richard Vaughan-Davies
12MD – 12.50pm Creating New Worlds
(SciFi, Timeslip, Magical Realism, Fantasy) Kate Frost (Chair), Rae Stoltenkamp, Sophie Sparham
1pm – 1.50pm Gritty Fiction
(Psychological thrillers, crime thrillers) AA Abbott (Chair), Jane Shemilt, Jo Jakeman
2pm – 2.50pm What makes a cosy mystery and why is it considered a comfort read?
Debbie Young (Chair), Wendy H. Jones, Dawn Brookes
3pm – 3.50pm Romance: it’s not all Barbara Cartland and Mills & Boon!
Author John Lynch who is involved in publishing romance at Mandrill Press will be interviewing 3 romance authors abut their books. Kate Frost, SarahJane Ford, Toni Bolton
Springwood Library, Springwood Leisure Centre
10.30am – 11.15am Readings from Children’s Authors
- David Roberston reading from The Dog Walk
- Wendy H. Jones reading from Bertie the Buffalo
- Lee Benson reading from The Adventures of Dan Bear
- Kate Frost reading extracts from her Time Shiftersbooks
11.30am – 12.15pmAuthor Readings for Adults
Debbie Young reading from Best Murder in Show, first in series
AA Abbott reading from her latest crime thriller, The Revenge Trail
Jane Shemilt reading from her latest psychological thriller How Far We Fall
FOR ALL: Keynote 2
4:10pm ‘Oakwood: From the Outside In’ Adam Dundon-Innis
4.40pm Raffle prize draw
4.50pm Closing speech, Dawn Brookes