National Centre for Writing Norfolk and Norwich Festival City of Literature 2019

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Tickets now on sale for 24 - 26 May City of Literature 2019 Start your summer celebrations in Chapelfield Gardens with 28 writers across 20 events for readers, writers, thinkers and change-makers. Tickets from £8 - book four or more events for the City of Literature weekend and get a £1.50 discount per ticket. Don't miss... Universal Women – with Aida Edemariam and Sinéad Gleeson Friday 24 May, 10am, The Adnams Spiegeltent Guardian journalist Aida Edemariam and award-winning writer Sinéad Gleeson present two intimate portrayals of ‘ordinary’ women who find boldness and bravery within the constraints of their bodies, time and place. Lowborn – with Kerry Hudson Friday 24 May, 12.30pm, The Adnams Spiegeltent Kerry Hudson says she feels proudly working class but never felt proudly poor. Lowborn is her exploration of where she came from, revisiting the towns she grew up in to try to discover what being poor really means in Britain today and whether anything has changed. Some Kids I Taught And What They Taught Me – with Kate Clanchy Friday 24 May, 2pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Prize-winning poet Kate Clanchy wants to change the world and thinks school is an excellent place to do it. Her candid, funny and moving new book invites you to meet some of the kids she has taught in her 30-year career, and to celebrate teaching as the most creative, passionate and practically useful of jobs. Sarah Hall in conversation with Lila Azam Zanganeh Friday 24 May, 2.30pm, The Adnams Spiegeltent Eavesdrop on an intimate conversation between two of the most influential and critically-acclaimed writers of our day: Man Booker Prize judge and nominee Sarah Hall and New York Times/Paris Review writer Lila Azam Zanganeh. Dragon Hall After Dark – with Adelaide Ivánova and Rachel Long Friday 24 May, 7.30pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Join us for an hour of empowering conversation and beautiful poetry from Brazilian poet, activist and artist Adelaide Ivánova and her translator Rachel Long. Portrait of an Anxious Nation – with Tom Bolton and James Meek Saturday 25 May, 11.30am, The Adnams Spiegeltent Since the referendum in 2016, the nation has been split into two; one-half dreaming of leaving, the other of remaining. Tom Bolton and James Meek have searched the UK landscape for political folk legends and forgotten stories which may help us to make sense of our tumultuous present. Fire & Rain – with Jan Carson and Inua Ellams Saturday 25 May, 6pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Two spectacular new voices in literature transport us into wildly magical settings. The Fire Starters by Jan Carson is a tale of fierce familial love and sacrifice that fizzes with wonder. The Half-God of Rainfall by Inua Ellams is an epic story and lyrical exploration of pride, power and female revenge. The Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood – with Rose George Sunday 26 May, 10am, The Adnams Spiegeltent In Nine Pints, Guardian journalist and acclaimed writer Rose George begins by donating to the NHS Blood and Transport Service. From there, she spans science and politics, storytelling and global epidemics to tell an astonishing account of this life-giving substance. The Path to Publication: 40 Years of Granta magazine Sunday 26 May, 10am, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Granta editor Sigrid Rausing and writer and Guardian journalist Ian Jack discuss the practical skills and insider knowledge needed to succeed in your journey to publication. Plus two special headline events... Spring – with Ali Smith Tuesday 21 May, 7.30pm, Norwich Playhouse We are thrilled to welcome back the Baileys and Goldsmiths prize-winning, and Man Booker shortlisted author for the next instalment in her remarkable, once-in-a-generation masterpiece, the Seasonal Quartet. Ali Smith is one of our generation’s warmest, wittiest and finest writers. Harriet Martineau Lecture – with Sarah Perry Saturday 25 May, 2.30pm, The Adnams Spiegeltent The Harriet Martineau Lecture celebrates the legacy of a remarkable, world-changing woman by inviting globally-renowned radical writers to respond to her life and work. This year we welcome Sarah Perry, the Norwich-based author of The Essex Serpent and Melmoth. Book tickets now nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk 01603 766400 Theatre Royal Norwich, Theatre St, Norwich NR2 1RL Share with a friend: The National Centre for Writing is supported by: Copyright © 2019 National Centre for Writing, All rights reserved. Registered charity number: 1110725 Our mailing address is: National Centre for Writing Dragon Hall 115 - 123 King Street Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1QE United Kingdom