Reading Agency calendar entries: Authors wanted

Bournemouth Festival of Words

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:49:49 +0000

We are looking for authors to complement our Festival's philosophy of ensuring that everyone who loves words can attend the Festival particularly those who face physical or financial barriers to doing so. Authors who have triumphed over adversity would be of particular interest as well as children's authors or those writing humour.

Authors wanted for Cultural Olympiad

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:26:08 +0000

As part of the cultural Olympiad we are looking for authors willing to come along to give a talk. As we are an olympic borough this will be an exciting opportunity to promote reading for pleasure. We do have a budget available

Coventry Book Festival ( title tbc)

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:24:02 +0000

Coventry's first book festival will inspire reading and creative writing in the whole community. Events for adults, teenagers and children will be held in schools and community venues throughout the week culminating in large celebration event on Saturday 16th June. The Inspiration Book Awards ceremony will be on June 13th so there is an opportunity for winning authors (winners announced on Feb 15th) attending that to do other events while in Coventry. Please note that the date coincides with Birmingham Young Reader's festival schools week and so there is the opportunity for authors to do both festivals in one trip to the West Midlands! Please contact me as soon as possible with your suggestions to ensure you do not miss this cost effective opportunity

Derbyshire Literature Festival 2012

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:34:26 +0000

Derbyshire Libraries will be hosting their 7th biennial Literature Festival from 11th to 20th May 2012 and are looking for well known authors to add to our diverse programme. We have a fantastic track record for live literature, a network of nearly 200 reading groups and around 30 writing groups.

The festival takes place across the county in libraries and community venues. Previously featured writers include Maggie Gee, Kate Adie, Stephen Booth, George Alagiah, Kate Mosse,Louise Doughty, Edward Hogan and Michael Morley. We will be programming over the next couple of months and would love to hear from you.

Reader Development Day for all the family, Cardiff

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:24:08 +0000

We will be holding a Reader's Development day for adults and children alike in October. At the daytime event we will be offering advice on reading groups, Dads and lads (reading with your children), Ethnic and Welsh language titles, creative writing, author talks, reading group meetings, children's groups and many extra opportunities. In the evening event we will have quizzes and fun events plus a headliner author will talk. If you are interested in being involved, have any freebies to give away, books to promote or your talents to offer, please contact Susanna.

Sleuths! IV Crime & Thriller Festival

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:36:44 +0000

Torbay Libraries and our commercial partners The Torbay Bookshop are currently fielding writers who would be interested in being guests at the 4th Sleuths! Crime and Thriller Writing Festival here in Torbay in 2012. The festival is scheduled to take place Wednesday 18 - Saturday 21 April.

At this stage we remain largely unfunded so we would ideally seek to coincide with planned promotional tours for any crime and thriller releases. Guest authors in past years have included Robert Goddard, Belinda Bauer, Jane Casey, MC Beaton, Ann Cleeves, Graham Hurley, Simon Brett and Anne Perry.

Contact paul.trainer@torbay.gov.uk for further details.

Author wanted for Black history month october 2011

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:00:03 +0000

The brand new Woolwich Centre Library in the London borough of Greenwich will be dedicating the languages section to the late Cllr Kanta Patel during Black history month. We are looking for a gujerati author to give a talk.

Please contact sarah.davis@greenwich.gov.uk for details.

Authors wanted for World Book Day week

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:51:32 +0000

We're looking for authors to come to Leicester on World Book Day week. We can afford to contribute to their fees and travelling.

We run very sucessful author programmes which have been nationally recognised. Take a look at our website www.leicester.gov.uk/libraries

Email chris.hodgson@leicester.gov.uk for details.

Chichester Festivities and Chi Fest 17th June - 10th July 2011

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:00:59 +0000

Chichester Library is looking for enthusiastic authors to speak at events for the Chichester Festivities and Chi Fest, which is for a week before the Festivities start. The festivities are a very popular literary and arts festival, drawing many big acts and many people to the city and Chichester library would like to celebrate the festivities by holding a few authors events with stand alone authors or panels of authors.

For more information about the festivities please see the website below or contact me if you have any queries.

http://www.chifest.org.uk/

New library opening in North Yorkshire - authors, illustrators etc wanted

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:51:38 +0000

North Yorkshire County Council is opening a new library in the small community of Starbeck in partnership with day services to adults with learning disabilities. We will be celebrating the new library from January 2011 onwards and are looking for authors, illustrators or publishers who will support us with events, goody bags, or anything else! For more information about the development, please visit our website (www.northyorks.gov.uk/starbeck), our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/starbeckhub), or contact Karen Thornton (karen.thornton@northyorks.gov.uk)

Authors wanted: Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Readers' Day

Wed, 05 May 2010 12:58:29 +0000

Nottingham City Council is looking for authors to take part in the 7th annual Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Readers' Day. The day will take place on Saturday 27th November and is a unique joint venture between the Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Councils.

Last year's Readers' Day added Hardeep Singh-Kohli and Helen Dunmore to the list of literary luminaries who have taken part in this high-profile event. In previous years speakers have included Wendy Cope, Sadie Jones and Jon McGregor.

Each year, the Readers' Day attracts a sunstantial audience (averaging 150) from the diverse and dynamic areas of Nottingham City and its surrounding county. This time, the event will be held in Nottingham City's Council House. It's a great opportunity for authors to meet their readers and publicise their latest book releases to a significant number of interested individuals. There will also be the opportunity for books to be sold at the event.

If you know of an author who may be interested please get in touch with Kate Wilkinson kate.wilkinson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk