Libertas Book Festival
DATES: Friday 27 & Sat 28 October 2006
VENUE: York Racecourse
TIME: 9.45am each day to about 5.30pm
TICKETS: one-day ticket £20, two-day ticket £35
see www.ylaf.or.guk for more information

Two great days
Your ticket gets you in to all sessions at the book festival (one or two-day tickets available), subject to space. It’s a lively couple of days packed with readings, discussion, book-signings and performances.

Hear Jackie Kay and Rebecca Brown discussing the use of fact and fiction in their work; or Manda Scott, Val McDermid and Jane Fletcher talking about what goes into writing a series of novels.

Sit back and enjoy the best in performance poetry from Dorothea Smartt, Aoife Mannix, Stacy Makishi and Salena Godden, or wow the audience with your own 5-minute performance at our open-mic sessions.

Enjoy Sandi Toksvig’s amusing talk about her latest book, and American romance writers sharing the secrets of writing about sex.

Take your pick from more than a dozen different ‘happenings’ each day, in a friendly, relaxed environment at a top venue - York Racecourse. You don’t have to be gay, you don’t have to be ‘out’, but it probably helps if you like books!

The authors
Our American guests We are delighted to play host to more US authors than ever before: Kathleen Bryson, Joan Opyr, Abha Dawesar, JM Redmann, Radclyffe, Kim Baldwin, Therese Szymanski, Megan Carter, Rebecca Brown. All appear on both days.

Can’t miss your favourite? Make sure you are there when these authors appear for one day only: Sandi Toksvig (Friday), Helen Cross (Saturday), Cathy Ryan (Saturday), Dorothea Smartt (Friday), Naomi Alderman (Friday morning), Ali Smith (Saturday).

UK-based writers and speakers appearing on both days Stella Duffy, Jane Fletcher, Jackie Kay, VG Lee, Reina Lewis, Val McDermid, Jenny Roberts, Helen Sandler, Manda Scott, Kelly Smith, Jane Traies, Christine Webb and more.

Poets on both days Stacy Makishi, Aoife Mannix, Salena ‘Saliva’ Godden

Visiting groups Writers from Chroma, Commonword’s Bitch Lit Tour and proudWORDS - poets and short story writers on the cutting edge. Plus the Wotever crew mentioned above.

Wednesday 25th October: Tall Lighthouse - Launch of John Clarke (Jazzman)’s new publication “ghost on the road”.

At the Poetry Café, 22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2. 8pm

With Special Guest: Michael Horowitz
Also starring: Aoife Mannix, Maggie Sullivan and Graham Pollock

John will also be joined by musicians Jimmy Beckley and Dunstan Clarke

LIT UP
A Spotlight on Performance Poetry,
Literature & Spoken Word
Wed 20 - Fri 22 Sep 06
Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
Information and booking forms from
01539 722833 ext 242
info@litup.org
www.litup.org

LIT UP is a brand new event for arts professionals:
a showcase of performance poetry, literature and
spoken word events alongside debates and
discussions, all designed to explore new ways of
developing the role of live literature in performing
arts programmes.

Irish Poetry Night
Friday 29th September, 7:15pm
Hammersmith & Fulham Irish Centre, Blacks Road, Hammersmith, London W6;
Tel: 020 8563 8232
Fax 020 8563 8233
Email: irish.centre@lbhf.gov.uk

“This bi monthly gathering has fast become one of the most popular poetry nights in town. The Centre’s resident bard, Niall McDevitt, gathers with guests for another great night of poetry.”

SW11 Poetry Showcase
Friday 22 SEP, 9pm
BAC, Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TN
£4.75 / £3.50 (concessions)

Join Clapham Junction’s official poet-in-residence Aoife Mannix as she presents some of the future poetry celebs she’s met during the SW11 Literature Festival. There’s also an open-mic session, so come along and wow the crowd with a few of your own raps, rhythms and rhymes. You know you want to.