Calendar: Authors wanted

Derbyshire Literature Festival

1st June - 14th June 2010

A 2 week biennial literature festival held in a range of venues (including many libraries) round Derbyshire and aiming at audiences of all ages.

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/festival

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Autumn events in Hammersmith & Fulham

21st Sept to end of October

Authors wanted!
If you are promoting a book in the autumn, I would love to hear from you.
Locations are Hammersmith Library and Fulham Library and also the new Shepherds Bush Library in the Westfields shopping centre. For the latter, I am looking to have some of the events confirmed by early July, for external publicity.

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Ian Mortimer on The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England

Sept 2009 - Feb 2010

The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England is an original, entertaining and illuminating guide to a 'completely different world': England in the Middle Ages.
http://www.rbooks.co.uk/product.aspx?id=0224079948

Ian is available for library events and talks to reading groups.

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Havering Book Festival

12th Oct - 24th Oct

Havering, East London, are hosting a Book Festival 12th Oct - 24th Oct. We are looking to put on a number of events for all ages. We have recently hosted a very successful event with Jo Brand and Liza Tarbuck, pulling in an audience of 300. If you want to follow in Jo Brand's footsteps please contact us - we will amke you very welcome!!

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Young Teen Fiction Award Celebration Day

Tuesday 7th July 2009

Staffordshire Library and Information Services runs the Young Teen Fiction Award for 11-14 years. On the first Tuesday in July a Celebration Day is held when the young people vote for the winning title. The day is also an opportunity to listen to authors and ask questions, get books signed. We require a male and a female author for the day. One would talk in the morning for 40minutes and the other would talk during the afternoon, again for 40minutes. For background information about the award go to www.staffordshire.gov.uk/ytf

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Newcastle new city library opening programme june - Dec 2009

June to December 2009

Newcastles new city library will be opening in June 2009. It is the largest PFI project in the country . It has a 180 seat performance area and exhibition space. We are now putting together our opening programme for the new city library - what better way to promote your author than to have your author included in our programme which will be the focus of much media attention.

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