Gedling Book Festival 2015, supported by Gedling Borough
Council, New Writers UK and Waterstones Nottingham.
June 12-14, Arnot Hill House, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold,
Nottingham NG5 6LU
Free to attend. No booking required.
The line-up includes Stephen Booth, Alison Moore, Eve Makis
and Vince Eager. From Dr Who to Tolkien there are over twenty talks and
workshops to enjoy.
Friday 12th June
10am Mayor of Gedling Borough Council.
10.30am Historical novelist David Ebsworth talks about the
women on the Napoleonic battlefields.
11.30am Alison Moore discusses the transition from her
Booker nominated debut to her second novel He Wants.
12.30pm. From Authonomy to Scrivener, John Baird looks at
some of the best websites and software for writers.
2.00pm Join the crime writer Stephen Booth for his talk
entitled ‘Bring in the bodies!’
3.00pm Discover how Eve Makis has written history fiction
through human stories.
Saturday 13th June
Children’s Day
10.10am, 10.30am and 3.00pm Storytelling for children with
Julie Malone, Rob Hann and Steve Taylor.
Writing workshops with Steve Bowkett running at various
times throughout the day
11.10am Tales from the TARDIS with David J Howe, contributor
to over thirty titles about Dr Who.
12.20pm Best literary character, children’s costume award.
12.30pm Adventures of a visiting author, with children’s
author Steve Bowkett.
1.30pm A spooky creative writing workshop for children with
Sam Stone.
2.30pm Launch of the New Writers UK creative writing
competition.
4.00pm Katy Perry tribute.
Sunday 14th June
Non-Fiction Day
10.30am The truth is out there somewhere, says Dr Nick Thom
in his talk on writing about ancient history.
11.15am Ex-con Frankie Owens talks about life in prison and
how he came to write a book about it.
12.15pm Frank Earp looks at the A to Z of Curious
Nottinghamshire.
12.45pm Joe Earp examined Nottingham from old photographs.
2.00pm Rock ‘n’ roll star Vince Eager talks about his life,
career and book.
3.00pm Professor Alison Milbank discusses J R R Tolkien.
