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Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Wednesday 20 August 10:00 - 10:30

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Join us for a relaxed morning story especially for your littlest readers…
 

Celebrate 10 Years of Read Write Count with Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Wednesday 20 August 11:00 - 11:45

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Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are back for a PAW-some new adventure…
 

Introduction to Graphic Novels: A Workshop with Lizzy Stewart

Wednesday 20 August 13:30 - 15:30

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Illustrator Lizzy Stewart (author of the breathtaking graphic novel Alison and genre-evading Walking Distance) introduces you today to the world of graphic storytelling. During this workshop, you'll look at character, finding inspiration, and the way…
 

Take on Tinseltown with Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Steven Lenton

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Wednesday 20 August 13:30 - 14:15

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We’re over the moon to welcome a dynamite duo to the Schools Programme this year: multi-award-winning Waterstones Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce and fantastic and funny illustrator Steven Lenton…
 

Elly Griffiths: Cold Cases Stuck in Time

Wednesday 20 August 16:00 - 17:00

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Number one Sunday Times bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, Elly Griffiths, returns with a brand new crime series. With 26 novels under her belt, how does Griffiths continue to keep her characters fresh, plot lines exciting, and twists…
 

Etgar Keret: In Short

Wednesday 20 August 16:45 - 17:45

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One of the most original and entertaining storytellers at work today, Etgar Keret is known for his dark humour, off-the-wall imagination, and deceptively whimsical short fiction. The internationally acclaimed Israeli author of books including Suddenly a…
 

Mark Watson: Serendipity and Sushi Rolls

Wednesday 20 August 17:00 - 18:00

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Whether it's texting Greg Davies (almost) every day for a year for Taskmaster, podcasting, touring, or popping up in panel shows, comedian and writer Mark Watson goes at life full-pelt - just like delivery rider Damir in his new novel, One Minute Away…
 

Lucía Lijtmaer & Monika Radojevic: Fuelled by Rage

Wednesday 20 August 17:30 - 18:30

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Sharp writing and incisive perspectives are the hallmarks of Lucía Lijtmaer (Cautery) and Monika Radojevic (A Beautiful Lack of Consequence). Join them for a vital conversation about the pressures and the possibilities of female experiences…
 

Anthony Delaney & Alice Loxton: Cobwebs Not Included

Wednesday 20 August 18:30 - 19:30

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Ah, history… musty, stuffy, cobwebby stuff, right? Wrong – with Anthony Delaney’s Queer Georgians and Alice Loxton’s Eighteen, you’re getting history that’s as fizzing with verve and wit as its authors. Join two of the brightest young historians today…
 

The Essentials of Fiction: A Workshop with Sarah Shin

Wednesday 20 August 19:30 - 21:00

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‘An awareness of what your own writing sounds like is an essential skill for a writer,’ commented the legendary Ursula K Le Guin’s in Steering the Craft: A 21st Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story. Today’s workshop uses this title as a guide for…