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Have you
heard? We've created the biggest Norfolk & Norwich Festival
literature programme yet. Book quick for Kate Mosse,
who will give the second Martineau Lecture, prepare for an evening
of horror with Darren
Shan and enjoy a day-long literary festival in
celebration of Great
Women Writers.
Looking for workshops? Try writing poetry on a train with Hannah Jane Walker,
walking the Cathedral grounds with David Morley or writing
poetry over the weekend with George
Szirtes.
With a Live
Literature Symposium to boot, we've a lot to get
through!
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City of
Literature Events in May
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An Evening with Ray Davies of The Kinks
Saturday 10th May, 7pm, Norwich
Playhouse, £18/£16 conc
Get your
Norfolk & Norwich Festival going with Ray Davies,
who will reveal his experience of rock star life. Ray will take you on
a personal road trip through his musical career, from touring America
to hunting for the perfect riff. You'll also have the chance to ask him
those burning questions.
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Kate Mosse: The Harriet Martineau Lecture
Thursday 22nd May, 7.30pm, Norwich
Playhouse, £12/£10 conc
Join
celebrated novelist Kate
Mosse (Labyrinth,
The Winter Ghosts) for
the second annual Harriet Martineau lecture, honouring the life and
writing of this extraordinary Norwich figure. You'll have the chance to
put your questions to Kate, and get your books signed too.
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Karl Ove Knausgaard: My
Struggle
Saturday 24th May, 5pm, Norwich
Playhouse, £8
Discover the
truth behind the latest literary sensation as Knausgaard comes
to Norwich to discuss his controversial memoir series My Struggle.Knauusgaard will
be joined by his translator Don
Bartlett, and the evening will be hosted by Philip Langeskov.
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Darren Shan & Alexander Gordon Smith
Friday 23rd May, 4pm, Norwich
Playhouse, £7.50/£6 conc
Don't miss
this bloodthirsty evening with masters of horror Darren Shan
and Alexander
Gordon Smith - you're sure to be on the edge of your
seat as you hear them read from their work, discuss their writing
techniques and answer your questions.
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Live
Literature at Norwich Arts Centre
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If Destroyed Still True: Featuring Molly Naylor
& Iain Ross
Friday 9th May, 9pm, Norwich Arts
Centre, £10 or £14 for a joint ticket with Stand By For Tape Back-Up
An evening of
music, autobiography and performance from Molly Naylor
(Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think of You) and Iain Ross (Bearsuit,
Mega Emotion) exploring the teenage experience. You'll laugh, cry and
cringe.
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Ross Sutherland's Stand By For Tape Back-Up
Friday 9th May, 6pm, Norwich Arts
Centre, £6 or £14 for a joint ticket with If Destroyed Still True
Time Out Award
winner Ross
Sutherland draws out the stories of his life; using his
Grandad's collection of videotapes to create a moving audio-visual
poem. This emotionally honest and visually absorbing show is unlike
anything you've seen before.
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[Live] Art Club: The Shroud
Saturday 17th May, 10.30pm, Norwich
Arts Centre, £5
Witness a
powerful two-man theatre experience which draws on Hindu myth, memories
and personal letters. Starring Siddhartha
Bose and Avases
Mohammad, The Shroud is a beautiful meditation on
loss, death and ritual.
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Great
Women Writers at Norwich Cathedral
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The Lives of Great Women Writers: A Literary
Festival in a Day
Sunday 18th May, from 2pm, The Hostry,
Norwich Cathedral, £20 for day ticket or £6 each event
A day of
literary events honouring great contemporary and historical women
writers. Dame
Hermione Lee will reveal a new side to Penelope Fitzgerald,
Samantha Ellis
re-visits her literary heroines, Mary
and Bryan
Talbot discuss writing a graphic novel, and bestselling
novelists Diane
Setterfield and Raffaella
Barker discuss their work.
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Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life with
Hermione Lee
Sunday 18th May, 2pm, The Hostry, £6 or £20 for day
ticket
Biographer Hermione Lee
explores the life and writing of Booker winner Penelope Fitzgerald,
giving a fresh perspective of one of the best writers of the 20th
century.
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How to be a Heroine with Samantha
Ellis
Sunday 18th May, 3.30pm, The Hostry, £6 or £20 for day
ticket
Samantha Ellis invites you to accompany her on a
literary pilgrimage where she rediscovers her fictional heroines and
sees if they still deserve her admiration.
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Sally Heathcote: Suffragette with Mary
and Bryan Talbot
Sunday 18th May, 4.45pm, The Hostry, £6 or £20 for day
ticket
Costa Award
winning team Mary
and Bryan discuss their latest graphic novel, Sally Heathcote:
Suffragette, the challenges of the form, and how the
accompanying images influenced their writing.
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Bellman & Black with Diane
Setterfield
Sunday 18th May, 6pm, The Hostry, £6 or £20 for day
ticket
Diane Setterfield, bestselling author of The Thirteenth Tale, chats
about gothic tales, shadowy ghosts and her writing process.
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From a Distance with Raffaella Barker
Sunday 18th May, 7.15pm, The Hostry, £6 or £20 for day
ticket
Raffaella reveals her writing process,
discusses how the Norfolk countryside shaped her writing and reads
an extract from her latest book. You'll also have a chance to ask
questions.
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City of
Literature at the Spiegeltent
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Literary Death Match: Featuring A.L. Kennedy &
More
Wednesday 14th May, 8.30pm, The
Spiegeltent, Chapelfield Gardens, £12
Like your
literature wild? Head to Literary Death Match, a raucous showdown where
four writers compete in a battle of biting words. Emma Jane Unsworth,
DW Wilson
and Isley Lynn
have already agreed to put their skills to the test, and the match of
wits will be judged by A.L.
Kennedy.
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Norwich City of Literature: The Salon
Saturday 24th May, 2-4pm, The
Spiegeltent, Chapelfield Gardens, Free
Come to a
special Festival edition of the WCN Salon where you can get involved in
your city of literature. With writers, readers and literature
organisers all present, it's your chance to find out more about the
past, present and future of Norwich, City of Literature.
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Creative
Writing Workshops & Opportunities
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Poetry Workshops
Editing, Structure and Form: A Poetry Masterclass with
Helen Mort
Saturday 31 May, 10am-4pm, £60/£50 conc, WCN
Learn the craft of editing and polish up your poetry
with this workshop from award-winning poet Helen Mort.
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Poetry Environments with David Morley
Saturday 21 June, 10am-4pm, £60/£50 conc, WCN
& Norwich Cathedral
Join leading poet David Morley in the stunning grounds
of Norwich Cathedral for a poetry workshop with a difference.
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Voice & Other Places: Poetry Weekend with George
Szirtes
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 July, 10am-4pm
each day, £120/£100 conc, WCN
Enjoy a weekend devoted to the craft of poetry under
the tutelage of internationally renowned poet George Szirtes.
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Prose Workshops
The Art of the Short Story with Philip Langeskov
Saturday 5 July, 10am-4pm, £60/£50 conc, WCN
UEA tutor Philip Langeskov will teach you to refine
your short story writing and inspire you to take new steps with your
work.
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Stuck in the Middle: A Novel Structure Workshop with
Nii Parkes
Saturday 26 July, 10am-4pm, £60/£50 conc, WCN
Solve your novel’s structural problems with this
workshop from critically acclaimed author Nii Parkes.
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Agent Panel Day & Grants for the
Arts Workshop
Funding your Writing: a Guide to Grants for the Arts
Applications
Wednesday 28 May, 2-5pm, Free, WCN
Get a head start on your Grants for the Arts funding
application with this workshop led by John Prebble of Arts Council
England and Laura Stimson of WCN.
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New Workshops Coming Soon...
Yes indeed. We'll be emailing you very soon with a new
collection of tantalising workshops led by expert tutors.
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