Saturday 23 - Sunday 31 October 2021
See details below of our FREE author talks, workshops for children and young people, thematic panels and book clubs.
Author talks
Geraldine McCaughrean
16:00-17:00
This enthralling new novel is set in a world paralysed by natural disaster and dangerous lies.
Lavie Tidhar
19:00-20:00
'A twisted Arthur retelling mixing the historical and the magical with a very modern eye. Brutal and vicious, funny, Peaky Blinders of the Round Table' Adrian Tchaikovsky
Karen Swann & Padmacandra
11:00-12:00
This tale of friendship between a child and a whale invites us to consider our responsibilities towards the environment and makes a direct plea to end plastic pollution.
Phil Hickes
15:00-16:00
The second in a deliciously spine-tingling, spooky series, where mysteries are always solved, spirits are always laid to rest, and everybody gets to bed on time.
This event is a LAL!+ Hallowe’en tie-in.
Anthea Simmons
15:00-16:00
Burning Sunlight
Zaynab is from Somaliland... Lucas is from rural Devon, which might as well be a world away. They discover a common cause: the climate crisis.
Lauren James
15:00-16:00
Set in a near-future world on the brink of ecological catastrophe, Lauren James’ novel is a gripping, witty and romantic call to arms.
Courttia Newland
19:00-20:00
In conversation with Courttia Newland, talking about Cosmogramma. A dark and incisive collection of speculative short stories set in an alternate future of interstellar space travel, robots, mythical creatures and the uncanny.
Emily Barr
15:00-16:00
Timely and powerful; the new coming-of-age thriller from the bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks.
Nicola Davies and Jackie Morris
17:00-18:00
A stunning environmental epic with cover and chapter illustrations by award-winning illustrator, Jackie Morris.
Children and young people
Family Story Making workshop 11:00-12.30 All welcome
Join Chol Theatre to imagine, create and explore your own imaginary world in another galaxy! Play games and create stories about the places, people and creatures in our brand new world. Who will you be? What will you create that belongs in this world?
Drama Workshop for 7 - 12 year olds (families welcome to join in)
14:00-15:30
Create your own character and bring them to life! This workshop will include fun drama games to build confidence and begin to create individual characters. We will discover and celebrate each character's unique talents and work together to bring them to life. There will be an opportunity to make costumes and also be a chance for you to perform and be filmed as your character.
To avoid disappointment book your place: Email Lauren at Lauren@wearechol.co.uk, alternatively drop in to Makerworld on the day
Magical Creatures Illustration Workshop for 12-16 year olds
13:00-15:00
Join artist Tasneem Kausar and learn how to build an imagainary magical character, illustrate and then frame your createion in a d.i.y frame. Time to get creative!
Poems for a Green Planet is seeking poems of up to 25 lines that respond to our current climate crisis by imagining the future.
Entries open in two categories: 13-15 and 16-18 years.
Deadline: Midnight 31.10.21
Cosmia Book Club
Cosmia Book Club: The Poppy War
12:00-13:00
This compulsive novel by R.F. Kuang takes Chinese history and refashions it into a sweeping story of love, betrayal and power
Cosmia Book Club: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
11:30-12:30
What a place to end the Festival for 2021, talking about this fascinating tale from V.E. Schwab
Panels
The Open Dyslexia project
19:00-20:00
Cosmia is delighted to welcome authors Chrissey Harrison and Joel Cornah to discuss their involvement in the Open Dyslexia project. They are joined by the project’s organiser Alistair Sims from Books on the Hill to talk about why making writing accessible to all is so important, and why it matters to writers of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Read more about the project here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/both-opendyslexia/open-dyslexia
