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
The Supreme Lie - dystopian/climate change YA. Two-time Carnegie Medal winner
Lavie Tidhar
19:00-20:00
The Escarpment 2021. Won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 2017, for Central Station
Karen Swann/ Padmacandrab
11:00-12:00
The Tale of the Whale - picture book themed around ocean environment and pollution
Phil Hickes
15:00-16:00
The Bewitching of Aveline Jones - LAL!+ Hallowe’en tie-in. Book two in the Aveline Jones series
Anthea Simmons
15:00-16:00
Burning Light
Fossil fuel crisis/link to Somaliland culture, human rights and climate change
Lauren James
15:00-16:00
Green Rising is YA fiction exploring climate change and ecological catastrophe inspired by movements like Extinction Rebellion
Emily Barr
15:00-16:00
Things to Do Before the End of the World - YA apocalyptic fiction; thriller element
Nicola Davies and Jackie Morris
17:00-18:00
The Song that Sings Us. Debut novel by Nicola Davies; illustrated by award-winning illustrator Jackie Morris. Themes of identity and the environment
Workshops for 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)
2-3.30pm
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.
Illustration workshop for 13-17 year olds
Learn to draw different characters with different profiles and expressions inspired by graphic novels
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
Book Clubs
Cosmia Book Club: The Poppy War
11:30-12:30
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
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This is a panel about stuff with people in conversation
This is a panel about stuff with people in conversation
