Now in it's 4th year, the Swindon Youth Festival of Literature will be running from the 7th to 11th November 2011.
The Festival which celebrates Creativity, Writing and Reading is a collaborative project co-ordinated by the Librarians of the 11 Secondary Schools across Swindon.
Throughout the festival week, students will have the opportunity to work with Authors, Poets and Illustrators who will visit schools for readings, performances and workshops.
In 2011 we welcome the following Authors, Poets and Illustrators to the festival :
The Headline event of our week will take place on Wednesday 9th November at the Wyvern Theatre. Knees will be knocking; spines will be shivering when students across Swindon's Secondary Schools experience up close Zombies, Vampires, Dragons, Werewolves and a graveyard full of things that go bump in the night courtesy of The Chainsaw Gang.
Authors, Alex Bell, Sarwat Chadda, Stephen Deas, William Hussey and Alexander Gordon Smith will deliver a rush of adrenalin to Swindon's student readers.
In addition, the Festival programme includes a range of Cross School Activities, created by the schools to contribute to the week-long celebration of Creativity, Writing and Reading. Activities taking place or culminating during the festival week include:
Fastest Story in the West — Collaborative speed-writing story event.
Quiz — Inter school Book Quiz.
Illustration Competition — Creation of illustrations from a section of text taken from the
Carnegie winning title of 2011.
Creative Writing Competition — 500 words inspired by an image.
Comments by authors who have previously participated in the Festival :
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