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School's Information
Michael Morpurgo's event for primary and secondary schools (Years 4-7 inclusive) on Monday 6th October at 1.30pm at the Kings Hall Ilkley is now sold out. Just announced: New secondary schools' event!
Popular young people's author, Catherine McPhail will be talking about Nemesis Boys, her heart stopping crime thriller series on Thursday 16th October at 2pm at Ilkley Grammar School. This event is for Y7,8.9.10 and 11.
Bookings for our secondary school event 'Imagining Change'with Beverley Naidoo and Olusola Oyeleye for Years 8.9,10,11,12,13 at 1.45pm Thursday 9th October at Prince Henry’s Grammar School Otley are coming in thick and fast. (see detailed info below)/ Don't leave it until next term. Contact us on 01943 601210 or email admin@ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
Books for both these events can be pre-ordered from the Grove Bookshop, Ilkley who will circulate order forms in the Autumn to participating schools
Beverley Naidoo and Olusola Oyeleye 'Imagining Change'
1.45pm
Thursday 9th October
Prince Henry’s Grammar School Otley
Years 8.9,10,11,12,13,
Award-winning author Beverley Naidoo (Journey to Jo’burg) and acclaimed director and dramatist Olusola Oyeleye interweave prose, poetry, drama, images and music in a special Festival event for Secondary School students
• Imagining Change brings Naidoo’s writing to life, linking her famous books about the UK and South
Africa with contemporary events.
• This is a very exciting, not-to-be-missed event, by an internationally known author
• Schools are invited to bring parties of students at £3 per student, , free staff ticket for every 10 pupils.
Cool Voices Club Night
Friday 17th October
Otley Courthouse Arts Centre, Otley
Young people are invited to apply to take part in this exciting ‘words’ club night on where they can perform their own performance poetry, rap, songs, read fiction they have written, perform their own sketches or stand-up.
• Applications to the Festival for a slot to perform by Tuesday 14th October at the latest please.
Chidlren and Young People’s Poetry and Short Story Competition
• Details and entry forms for this year’s chiodlren's and young people’s poetry and short story
competitions can be found on the Competition page.
• The competition closes on Mon Sept 29th and work from the Summer term may also be submitted.
Festival Mushaira
Sunday 5th October
from 1pm-4.30pm with free refreshments during the interval.
Young people (12 plus) writing ghazals in any language: urdu, bengali, hindi, english etc are invited to join us and read at the multi- lingual Festival Mushaira .
• Non readers and teachers are most welcome to come and listen to this free event where translations
are given of these lyrical poems whose subjects range from love to Star Wars
• The ghazal form began thbousands of years ago in Persia and the reading is lively and interactive
Contact the Festival for more information or to put your name down to read.
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