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Download the Brochure 1 The Salisbury Story Prize salisburyliteraryfestival.co.uk –2019– SalisburyLitFest @salslitfest @salslitfest #salslitfest19 FEATURING GUEST JUDGES Sus Kr mi istin ta a Jul B S ie P h t i a e k t p e t h a c e h n a s r o y n a As part of the 2019 Salisbury Primary School Aged 4-11 Adult Literary Festival, we are delighted Guest Judge: Kristina Stephenson, author Guest Judge: Susmita Bhattacharya, to announce the launch of the third and illustrator of the bestselling Sir Charlie novelist and author of the award-winning Stinky Socks series and latest book, Why short-story collection, Table Manners. annual Short Story Prize. Are There So Many Books About Bears? First Prize and Runner up: A place on the This year, we are inviting entries Professional Writing Academy’s 8-week Secondary School Aged 12-18 (of up to 500 words) on the ‘Writing Short Fiction’ course (worth £450). Guest Judge: Julie Pike, author of the theme of rivers. acclaimed children’s debut, The Last Entry to the competition is FREE. Submit your Spell Breather. stories (max 500 words) by 30 September As in previous years, the competition 2019 to www.salisburyliteraryfestival.co.uk/ is divided into three categories, Primary School and Secondary the-salisbury-story-prize. Winning stories will School prizes are: First prize of £50 be announced at the festival and published in for primary school and secondaryCMYK primary logo and straplinebook – shadow tokens version for both the winner and the Salisbury Journal. Full details of terms and school age groups, and for adults. the winner’s school. conditions can be found online. Supported by 18-20 October 2019 The Salisbury WELCOME Story Prize salisburyliteraryfestival.co.uk –2019– Ford on Friday morning, and finishing with a charity event for Salisbury Foodbank Trussell Trust at the Chapel nightclub on Sunday evening. SalisburyLitFest @salslitfest @salslitfest #salslitfest19 We’re delighted to be welcoming Jung Chang to Salisbury Cathedral for what promises to be a very special event on Friday evening. Our A very warm welcome to the third Salisbury Salisbury Greats series looks at the work of Literary Festival, with a varied programme of Edith Olivier and Michael Gilbert (with the events that I hope you will be as excited about as British Library generously offering a free novel we are. for everyone attending). There’s a fantastic range of writers to explore on Saturday, from literary Salisbury Literary Festival was founded in 2017. fiction to thrillers, Victorian gothic to uplit, short We wanted to create a festival that celebrated stories to memoir. the rich heritage of Salisbury’s literary past, championed the very best of writing today, and We also have a full day of events for children inspired the next generations of writers to follow at Salisbury Library on the Saturday, kindly FEATURING in these illustrious footsteps. supported by Salisbury City Council. Sunday is our GUEST JUDGES popular Writers’ Day, with a range of workshops Sus Kr mi We wanted the festival to be primarily fiction- and panel discussions with leading literary agents istin ta a Jul B focused to set it apart from other local festivals S ie P h and publishers. The Salisbury Story Prize also t a e ik e t p t and to keep prices as low as possible, to make it returns, with the theme of rivers inspiring the h a c e h n affordable and accessible for all. festival cover. a s r o y n a This year we’ve got a fantastic line-up of events, We hope there’s plenty to inspire you, too, in our beginning with a walking book group walk around programme, and look forward to welcoming you Avebury Stone Circle with crime author Nicola to the festival in October. As part of the 2019 Salisbury Primary School Aged 4-11 Adult Literary Festival, we are delighted Guest Judge: Kristina Stephenson, author Guest Judge: Susmita Bhattacharya, to announce the launch of the third and illustrator of the bestselling Sir Charlie novelist and author of the award-winning Stinky Socks series and latest book, Why short-story collection, Table Manners. Director, Salisbury Literary Festival annual Short Story Prize. Are There So Many Books About Bears? First Prize and Runner up: A place on the This year, we are inviting entries Professional Writing Academy’s 8-week Secondary School Aged 12-18 Festival Director Tom Bromley (of up to 500 words) on the ‘Writing Short Fiction’ course (worth £450). Digital Media & Marketing Guest Judge: Julie Pike, author of the Russell Mardell Publicity Christine Nielsen-Craig theme of rivers. acclaimed children’s debut, The Last Entry to the competition is FREE. Submit your Festival Finance Marion Dundee Spell Breather. stories (max 500 words) by 30 September Children’s Events As in previous years, the competition 2019 to www.salisburyliteraryfestival.co.uk/ Jo Boyles Sponsorship is divided into three categories, Primary School and Secondary the-salisbury-story-prize. Winning stories will Gina Gough and Anna Miller School prizes are: First prize of £50 be announced at the festival and published in Bookseller, author events Sarum College Bookshop for primary school and secondaryCMYK primary logo and straplinebook – shadow tokens version for both the winner and the Salisbury Journal. Full details of terms and Salisbury Story Prize Charlotte Phillips school age groups, and for adults. the winner’s school. conditions can be found online. Book Fairy Dave Key Logo Design Neil Smith Brochure design Phamie MacDonald, Fizzy Lemonade Design Supported by Patrons Mark Dawson, Barney Norris and Kristina Stephenson 18-20 Booklet printing Salisbury Printing October Photograph of Tom Bromley, courtesy of Paul Clifton Photography 2019 BOOKING & INFORMATION SALISBURY LITERARY FESTIVAL - 18 - 20 OCTOBER 2019 EVENTS RANGE FROM FREE ENTRY TO £10 CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE To purchase tickets and for all the latest information on the festival, please visit our website: salisburyliteraryfestival.co.uk. For queries, please email: [email protected] There are also a small number of tickets available from Sarum College Bookshop. Limited B&B is available at Sarum College. Please call 01722 424800 and quote SLF for a festival discount. Useful addresses Salisbury Tourist Information Fish Row, Salisbury SP1 1EJ Information on parking in Salisbury wiltshire.gov.uk/parking-salisbury Travel, accommodation and things to do in Salisbury visitwiltshire.co.uk/salisbury Situated in Central Southern England, Salisbury is about 75 miles from Heathrow Airport and 90 miles southwest of London in the historic county of Wiltshire. Public transport links to Salisbury are excellent with frequent train services to and from Salisbury. There are direct trains to London, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter. For details and a timetable visit southwesternrailway.com Official festival bookseller Sarum College Bookshop, 19 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EE Bookshops in Salisbury Waterstones, 7-9 High Street, Salisbury SP1 2NJ The Works, The Maltings, 31-32 Priory Square, Salisbury SP1 1BD Oxfam Bookshop, 10 Catherine Street, Salisbury SP1 2DA The History Bookshop, Fisherton Mill Courtyard, 108 Fisherton Street Salisbury SP2 7QY Sarum College. Image courtesy of Ash Mills © 2018 4 WALKING BOOK GROUP FRIDAY OCTOBER 18 10:30 THE RED LION, HIGH STREET, AVEBURY, WILTSHIRE SN8 1RF FREE Salisbury’s Walking Book Group – a cohort of dedicated local readers who combine their book discussions with a ramble in the nearby countryside, take us on a literary walk around the World Heritage site of Avebury, where we are delighted to be joined by archeologist and crime writer Nicola Ford. The walk will focus on Nicola’s debut novel, The Hidden Bones, with Nicola explaining the inspirations behind her writing and insights from her archeological work. The walk itself is approximately five miles and will begin and end in the centre of Avebury. It will start outside The Red Lion in Avebury at 10.30 am and is expected to take approximately 2½ hours. Avebury is approximately one hour’s drive from Salisbury, with one National Trust car park at Avebury itself (free to NT members). Places on the walk are free, but booking is required. 5 SALISBURY GREATS: MICHAEL GILBERT FRIDAY OCTOBER 18 17:00 - 18:00 SALISBURY LIBRARY, MARKET WALK, SP1 1BL £3 Michael Gilbert was a founding member of the Crime Writers’ Association. Gilbert’s crime writing career began in Salisbury in the 1930s, when he was a teacher at the Cathedral School: SPONSORED BY his first novel, Close Quarters, is set around a fictional cathedral close. Harriett Gilbert, Michael’s daughter, is a writer and broadcaster and currently presents World Book Club on the BBC World Service and A Good Radio on Radio 4. Harriett will be in discussion with festival director Tom Bromley, to talk about her father’s life and work. This event is being supported by the British BY SUPPORTED Library. Thanks to their generosity, everyone who buys a ticket for this event will receive a free copy of one of Michael’s recently republished books. 6 JUNG CHANG FRIDAY OCTOBER 18 19:15 SALISBURY CATHEDRAL, THE CLOSE, SP1 2EJ £10 (CONCESSIONS £7) Jung Chang is the author of the bestseller Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China which has sold over 13 million copies to date. It won the 1992 NCR Book Award, the British Book of the Year for 1993 and was voted number 11 in Waterstones’ Books of the Twentieth Century poll. It is widely considered to be the biggest selling non-fiction paperback in recent history – a bestseller everywhere apart from mainland China, where Chang’s books remain banned. Jung Chang is also the author of Mao: The Unknown Story (with Jon Halliday) and Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China.
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