PLYMOUTH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL PLYMOUTH WELCOME BECOME A FRIEND INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL PLYMOUTH The Plymouth International Book Festival is back once again, bringing By becoming a Friend of the Plymouth International Book Festival, words and books to life across Plymouth. Organised through a you will receive great offers and benefits while helping to support partnership of Plymouth University, Peninsula Arts, Literature Works writing and reading activities for people and community groups in and (the literature development agency for the South West) and Plymouth around Plymouth. Your support offers more people in the region the City Council, it will unite local and global authors in a celebration of chance to get involved with the life-changing world of books, reading writing and reading for everyone to enjoy. and writing. This 2015 programme includes exciting, We would like to thank Arts Council England Join one of our membership schemes today Champion / Corporate Friend – new novels from bestselling authors Simon for once again supporting the Festival, The and get priority booking and invites to £500 per year Scarrow and Judy Finnigan, stimulating Duke of Cornwall Hotel for looking after our literature events throughout the year: All of the Folio Friend benefits plus: non-fiction from Bidisha, spoken word from writers and Waterstones for providing the Friend – £20 per year • Dedicated assistance with priority the always entertaining John Hegley, and a Festival bookshop. • Discounted Festival event tickets bookings for event tickets Writing For Radio workshop from the multi- • Priority access to the Festival programme • Ten complimentary tickets to be used at I look forward to meeting you. selected events during the Festival and talented Paul Dodgson and Edson Burton. • One-week priority booking ahead of the annual programme general public Bertel Martin Acknowledgement of your support in our Also this year, we not only have some of the • Exclusive invitation to Friends events during • Director printed programme greatest literary talents of our time, but an the year Plymouth International Book Festival Opportunities to meet our authors during opportunity to meet before or after events • Discounts, treats and special offers • the Festival (subject to author availability) and mull over your literary passions and through the Friends e-newsletter Advance programming meeting with the experiences. You will be able to relax in our • 10% discount from Waterstones’ Festival • Festival Director which will include an 1950s-style café, Chez Paulette, and for the bookshop first time, we have events programmed opportunity to discuss event sponsorship in The House – Plymouth University’s Folio Friend – £250 per year For full terms and conditions please contact performing arts building. All of the Friend benefits plus: [email protected] • Acknowledgement of your support on the While the majority of Festival events will take Festival website place at Plymouth University, a number of • A personally signed book by any of our city organisations are also putting on related Festival authors (subject to availability) literary events. These include the Counter – Artists’ Book Fair at Karst, a book binding and illustration workshop at Plymouth College of Art, reading events for young people provided by Plymouth Library Services, the Flash Fiction Slam at The Athenaeum and other book events at by PCQ Arts and Flameworks. 2 www.twitter.com/plymouthbkfest www.plymouthinternationalbookfestival.com T: 01752 585 050 www.twitter.com/plymouthbkfest www.plymouthinternationalbookfestival.com T: 01752 585 050 3 PLYMOUTH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL PLYMOUTH CONTENTS VENUES INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL PLYMOUTH Date Event Page PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY CAMPUS PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY CAMPUS 1 The House 6 KARST Gallery Thursday 15 October Chez Paulette 7 2 Roland Levinsky Building 7 Plymouth Albion RFC Dream Cargo: Stanley Donwood’s artwork for 7 8 The Plymouth Athenaeum, Derry’s Cross AROUND THE CITY J.G. Ballard publications 9 Plymouth Central Library, North Road 3 China House, Sutton Harbour 10 Plymouth College of Art, Tavistock Place Thurston Moore 8 4 Flameworks, 7 Richmond Walk, Inspired: Thurston Moore; composition of Lyrics Devonport and Poetry 5 Guildhall Plymouth Friday 16 October Bidisha 9 Asylum and Exile 7 John Hegley and Anna Freeman 10 Live & Loud Saturday 17 October Edson Burton and Paul Dodgson 11 Writing For Radio Anna Freeman, Tim Clare and Mark Sennen 12 Branding The Writer 9 Helen Lederer 13 1 Losing It Ian Buxton 14 2 101 Gins To Try Before You Die 10 Matt Haig 14 Reasons To Stay Alive Apples & Snakes 15 Public Address: The Soapbox Tour 4 Sunday 18 October Imogen Robertson and Holly Davey 16 6 Hidden Histories Writing Places with Literature Works and the National 17 5 3 Trust 8 Imogen Robertson 18 Murder and Mystery in Georgian England Monday 19 October Simon Scarrow 19 Britannia Wednesday 21 October Judy Finnigan and Richard Madeley 20 I Do Not Sleep 4 www.twitter.com/plymouthbkfest www.plymouthinternationalbookfestival.com T: 01752 585 050 www.twitter.com/plymouthbkfest www.plymouthinternationalbookfestival.com T: 01752 585 050 5 PLYMOUTH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL PLYMOUTH FESTIVAL INFORMATION CHEZ PAULETTE DREAM CARGO: OCTOBER 15 THURSDAY Stanley Donwood’s artwork for J.G. Ballard publications Buying Tickets Terms and Conditions Tickets are available to purchase online 24/7. Tickets can either be posted to you or may be Visit www.plymouthinternationalbookfestival.com picked up on the door at least ten minutes prior to the start of the event. Tickets cannot be reserved In person without payment. Tickets can be purchased from the Box Office. Seats are unreserved, and are on a first-come, By phone first-served basis. We regret that it is not The Box Office accept all major credit cards. There possible to offer a refund once a ticket has been is an answering machine service in operation purchased, except when an event has been outside of opening hours or if lines are busy. cancelled by the organisers. On the day Bookshops Subject to availability, tickets may be available to We are delighted that the Chez Paulette café Exhibition of Donwood’s cover art and design The festival bookshop is provided by purchase up until the start of an event from the will return specially for this year’s Plymouth for 21 of the author’s works. Waterstones. Their team will be at book launches Box Office. International Book Festival. First featured as Stanley Donwood, artist and writer, received an and readings. part of the Peninsula Arts 2013 season, Chez Box Office email from J.G. Ballard’s publishers asking if he Author signings The Box Office is based at: Paulette was a huge success, combining the would create cover art and design for 21 of the Our authors will be pleased to sign books after The Peninsula Arts Gallery art of coffee with popular culture. author’s works. In Donwood’s words: their events. All signings will be held next to the Roland Levinsky Building (RLB) Artist and Plymouth University Fine Art lecturer, festival bookshop. “As Ballard is both arguably the finest and Plymouth University Anya Lewin, commissioned a replica of her most peculiar novelist to work in English in the Tel: 01752 585050 Facilities for visitors with disabilities father’s 1950s coffee house in the form of a film 20th century, and perhaps my favourite writer, Email: [email protected] The RLB has level access from the north set that references the American TV show 77 entrances and lift access from Cobourg Street. the outcome of that email was a foregone Opening Hours Sunset Strip, which also featured a set of the Access is available for disabled people in all conclusion.” Box office opening hours during the festival are original Chez Paulette cafe. venues used by Peninsula Arts on the University as follows: In producing the cover designs, campus, including The House. Other venues Operating as a fully functioning coffee bar Donwood worked with scientists in their Thursday 15 October – 13:00 – 20:00 have varying degrees of accessibility for visitors throughout the Festival, it is the perfect venue laboratories, using acids, combustion, Friday 16 October – 13:00 – 20:00 with disabilities. We advise that you check with for you to enjoy fine coffee, listen to poetry Saturday 17 October – 10:00 – 20:00 the venue prior to your visit. For support with X-rays, chromatography, and various other and readings, and of course philosophise and experimental techniques - working with the Sunday 18 October – 10:00 – 15:00 checking accessibility please email dream. Monday 19 October – 13:00 – 18:30 info@ literatureworks.org.uk. instinct that J.G. Ballard regarded his writing as Tuesday 20 October – 13:00 – 17:00 a sort of experiment itself. Visiting with children Installation open Wednesday 21 October – 13:00 – 17:00 We request that all children under 10 years of age Monday-Friday 10:00 – 17:00 Free admission Concessions are accompanied by an adult. Saturday 11:00 – 16:00 Crosspoint, Roland Levinsky Building, Concessionary rates apply to: Latecomers policy Chez Paulette will also be open before Plymouth University • Friends of Plymouth International Book We recommend you arrive at least 15 minutes evening and Sunday festival events Festival and Peninsula Arts prior to the published commencement time as Dream Cargo is open throughout the festival • Over-60s admittance may be restricted after the published For coffee shop opening times please refer to • Unemployed commencement