Aye Write Festival 2007
Information on: Aye Write Festival 2008
16th - 25th February
The second year of the Aye Write! Bank of Scotland Book Festival will celebrate some of Glasgow's most impressive writers. It will also provide a platform for some of Scotland's most talented authors and international writers will participate in this popular event. With sponsorship from the Bank of Scotland it looks set to become an annual event.
Since the emphatic success of the first Aye Write Festival in 2005 I have been inundated with queries regarding the return of this event so I am delighted to provide information about a programme that looks certain to satisfy. The magnificient Mitchell Library will be the main locus for the Festival, however, there will be particpating venues throughout the city with a terrific programme of events and a host of talent.
Participating Authors
More than 100 writers will take part in the Aye Write Festival for 2007 including:
- Alasdair Gray - a unique and highly talented writer and artist, featured on the local characters section of the website.
- Andrea Levy - whose award-winning novel Small Island has been chosen for the first Glasgow citywide reading project - watch out for free copies, which will be distributed through The Herald, newspaper and libraries.
- Steve Bell
- Anthony Beevor
- William Boyd
- Bernard MacLaverty - another Westender who continues to produce great stories.
- Will Hutton
- Sandi Toksvig
- A.L. Kennedy
- Denise Mina - one of the most popular writers taking part in the 2005 festival.
- Don Paterson
- George Monbiot
- Iain Banks
- Andrew Motion
- Lynne Truss
- John Burnside
- Linda Grant
- Sophie Kinsella
- John Banville
- Howard Jacobson
Full programme will soon be available on the Aye Write Website
The Schools' Programme will include events for children of all ages and in addition there will be experiential play sessions for nurseries. Author sessions will include: Philip Ardagh, Julie Bertagna, Melvin Burgess, Emily Gravett and Tony Ross, and a series of film screenings in association with the Glasgow Film Festival. Glasgow City Council will provide free travel to events for schools. Schools ' Programme PDF. Love reading and discussing books. Why not join one of the
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Glasgow Schools Film Festival programme 2007
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Pat Byrne | Sun Jan 28 2007