All schools are warmly invited to take part in our special events for young people and to bring students to any events in the main programme. How about as trip to hear Simon Armitage, Liz Lochead, Simon Callow on Charles Dickens or Melvyn Bragg on the impact of the King James Version of the Bible on history and literature?

Our special curriculum links sheet will be sent to schools at the beginning of term in September 2011 or you can access it here. We’d be grateful if you could display it in your Staff Room.

Special Events for Young People in 2011 include:

Young People’s WordsFest

A special Cool Voice WordsFest for young people aged 12 to 18 at Otley Courthouse Arts Centre on Sun 9th October which will feature a range of workshops sessions from writing a screen play to creating a fictional character, graffiti, writing poetry and writing for gaming with staff from  the University of Sunderland plus great chocolate cake and a fun informal poetry and prose slam competition.

All inclusive tickets are £5 – in advance or on the door. School groups of not more than 15 most welcome.

Make a Newspaper in a Day or Learn to Write a Great Review

Students who are keen on creative writing or journalism will love our two day long workshops:

Creating a Festival Newspaper in a Day (Sat 15th October 10.30am-4.30pm £5)

or

Press Pack (Sat 1st October 11am-4pm £5) where they can find out how to write a good review then set off with a press ticket to see a Festival event and writing it up in our ‘newsroom’ before we post it online.

Cool Voices Club Night

Young people are invited to take part in this exciting ‘words’ Club Night on Friday 14th October at Otley Courthouse Arts Centre, Otley where they performed their own performance poetry, rap, songs, read fiction they had written and performed their own sketches and stand-up.

• Contact Rachel on feldberg@arthouse.demon.co.uk or call 01943 462826 if you teach young people who would like to perform in our bi-monthly club Nights throughout the year.
  

How to Book

Booking will open on Tuesday 30th August 2011.

Telephone:  01943 816714 for group visits or visit www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk.

School parties are welcome at special rates at any main programme events.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the Festival Office if you need further information.