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Alex Bell Alex Bell is the author of The Ninth Circle. She is judging the Children's Short Story Competition, 14 – 18 year old category. Denise Bennett Denise Bennett is a published poet, Creative Writing tutor and Secretary of Portsmouth Poetry Society. See Denise at Poems from Photographs Workshop on Saturday, 27 September at The Bear Hotel, 11.45-1.45pm. See Programme page for details. Tim Bouquet Tim Bouquet is the author of Cold Steel the gripping story of the world's biggest and most hard-fought industry takeover of recent years, an epic corporate battle that would send shockwaves through the political corridors of Europe, excite the world's financial markets, enrich thirty hedge funds and transform the global steel industry. www.coldsteelbook.com See Tim at How I Got Published, at Havant Arts Centre, Saturday 27 September, 1.00pm, 023 9247 2700 Tom CainTom Cain is an award-winning journalist with 25 years experience working in Fleet Street. His first book The Accident Man was described by mega-selling novelist Wilbur Smith as 'The best first thriller I have read since The Day of the Jackal' and received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. The rights have been bought by Paramount studios. His second book The House of War will be published in July.http://accidentman.blogspot.com/ See Tom at How I Got Published, at Havant Arts Centre, Saturday 27 September, 1.00pm, 023 9247 2700 Brian Clarke Former Times Fishing Correspondent and author of several books on fishing, Brian also won the BP Natural World Book Prize and the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award for his environmental novel The Stream. 'A bustling compendium of river-life...not so much stream-of-consciousness as consciousness of a stream...Clarke's novel is a challenge and an education' The Guardian www.booksattransworld.co.uk www.harpercollins.co.uk See Brian at Writing about Nature, at Havant Arts Centre, Saturday 27 September, 3.45pm, 023 9247 2700 John Davies John's alter ego is inspired by all kinds of sheds - shed antlers or skins, shedding tears or shedding light. He's writing a book about his shed experience. On his travels researching the subject he creates enthralling workshops and lively events that explore the place of the shed - and literature - in everyone's hearts, using sheds as the focus for a unique interaction with people of all ages, cultures and backgrounds. www.shedman.net See Shedman in West Street pedestrian precinct! Friday and Saturday, 26 & 27 September Hugh Dunkerley Hugh is the author of Walking to the Fire Tower and Fast and has been the West Sussex Poet Laureate since 2000. He teaches at the University of Chichester and co-runs Tongues and Strings, a monthly music and writing cabaret. www.tonguesandstrings.org.uk See Hugh at Wild Writing Poetry Workshop on Saturday, 27 September at The Bear Hotel, 2.00-4.00pm. See Programme page for details. Nick Evans Nick Evans is one of the UK's top pedal steel guitarists. www.tongues-and-grooves.org.uk See Nick at Tongues & Grooves, Havant Arts Centre, Thursday 25 September, 8.00pm, 023 9247 2700 Donald Gardner International poet and translator Donald Gardner has performed all over the world and took part in the legendary 1967 reading at the East Village Theatre in New York. His one-man performance Chicken with Madness was one of three poetry performances selected for Amsterdam's year as Cultural Capital of Europe. www.donaldgardner.net www.poetrypf.co.uk/donaldgardnerpage.html www.tongues-and-grooves.org.uk See Donald at Tongues & Grooves, Havant Arts Centre, Thursday 25 September, 8.00pm, 023 9247 2700 Patrick GarlandAn actor and director of British theatre, television and film, and also a writer, Patrick Garland twice served as the Artistic Director for the Chichester Festival Theatre where he directed over twenty productions. He directed the revival of My Fair Lady on Broadway with Rex Harrison (about whom he wrote The Incomparable Rex) and the musical Billy with Michael Crawford at Drury Lane. Patrick also worked with Alan Bennett, directing the original stage production of Forty Years On, directing Patricia Routledge in the second Talking Heads and Bennett himself in Telling Tales, both for TV. He directed Fanfare for Elizabeth at Covent Garden on Queen Elizabeth II's 60th Birthday and in 1989 he directed the Thanksgiving Service in Westminster Abbey for Lord Olivier.http://www.panmacmillan.com/default.asp See Patrick at My Life in Theatre at Havant Arts Centre, Saturday 27 September, 7.45pm, 023 9247 2700 John Haynes Winner of the Costa Award for Poetry 2006 and The Troubadour Prize in 2007, John has published three books of poetry, including Letters to Patience as well as books on African poetry, stylistics and children's fiction. http://www.tongues-and-grooves.org.uk/index.htm See John at Tongues & Grooves, Havant Arts Centre, Thursday 25 September, 8.00pm, 023 9247 2700 Rory Motion Singer/songwriter, comedian, poet and tree impressionist, Rory has appeared on TV, radio, and at Glastonbury Festival. In his French-speaking persona Raymond Bizarre Rory enjoyed a network radio hit in France with his epic homage to Eric Cantona. A triumphant accolade for the Englishman abroad, the disc was played before international matches at the Parc des Princes on several occasions. http://www.rorymotion.co.uk/ http://www.tongues-and-grooves.org.uk/index.htm See Rory at Tongues & Grooves, Havant Arts Centre, Thursday 25 September, 8.00pm, 023 9247 2700 Stephanie Norgate Stephanie Norgate is a playwright and poet. She lives in Sussex with her husband and two children, and runs the MA in Creative Writing at the University of Chichester. Her plays have been produced on the London Fringe and her radio plays broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Fireclay, a Poetry Business prize-winning pamphlet appeared in 1998, followed by a selection of poems in Oxford Poets 2000. Hidden River (Bloodaxe Books, 2008) is her first full-length collection. http://www.chiuni.ac.uk/english/stephanie.cfm http://www.tongues-and-grooves.org.uk/index.htm See Stephanie at Tongues & Grooves, Havant Arts Centre, Thursday 25 September, 8.00pm, 023 9247 2700 Tony Ring Tony's Wodehouse collection contains in excess of 10,000 items, ranging from books and magazines to theatre programmes, sheet music and records. He is the author of many books on Wodehouse (pictured with his wife, Ethel) including The Millennium Wodehouse Concordance and The Wit and Wisdom of P G Wodehouse. He is a Founder Member of The P G Wodehouse Society (UK) and a former editor of Wooster Sauce, the Society's journal. http://www.pgwodehousesociety.org.uk/ See Tony at The Art of Wodehouse at Havant Arts Centre, Saturday 27 September, 6.00pm, 023 9247 2700 Pauline Rowson Pauline Rowson is the author of the Marine Mystery series of crime and thriller novels, including In Cold Daylight which was shortlisted for the World Book Day Prize 2008. She is a member of the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain and The Society of Authors. www.paulinerowson.com See Pauline at Havant Arts Centre, Saturday 27 September, 10.30am, 023 9247 2700 Maggie Sawkins Maggie Sawkins spent her childhood in Leigh Park. She began writing poetry at the age of nine after being inspired by her head teacher. Her first poems were published in Hampshire Poets when she was seventeen. After a series of office jobs, Maggie returned to education and went on to gain an MA with distinction in Creative Writing. For the past twelve years she has taught students with specific learning difficulties at South Downs College. In 2003 Maggie co-founded the popular Tongues & Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Southsea. Flarestack published a pamphlet collection, Charcot's Pet, in 2003. The Zig Zag Woman is her first full collection. www.maggiesawkins.com http://www.tongues-and-grooves.org.uk/index.htm See Maggie at Tongues & Grooves, Havant Arts Centre, Thursday 25 September, 8.00pm, and with Bernard MacDonagh at The Colour of Words Poetry Workshop on Saturday, 27 September at Nineveh, 2.00-4.00pm. See Programme page for details. Madeleine SelbyPopular local historian Madeleine Selby has given talks to local libraries and many other organisations on a number of subjects, including Nevil Shute, Charles Dickens, the Countess of Salisbury and Warblington Castle, and The Point at Old Portsmouth. She also leads local history and literary walks.See Madeleine at Nevil Shute - 'Wheezer and Dodger' on Saturday, 27 September at St Nicholas' Chapel, Langstone High Street, 3.00-4.00pm. See Programme page for details. Tim Stretton Tim Stretton is a writer of fantasy and science fiction and is the author of Dragonchaser and The Dog of the North. He is currently working on his new book, The Last Free City. timstretton.blogspot.com dragonchaser.net See Tim at How I Got Published, at Havant Arts Centre, Saturday 27 September, 1.00pm, 023 9247 2700 Dee Williams Picture courtesy of The News, Portsmouth. Dee has written 18 London-based sagas. After having her very first novel accepted by Headline she has been writing one a year ever since and has sold over a million paperbacks. Dee gets such enjoyment from her writing, she actively seeks to encourage other writers and to help beginners overcome common obstacles. She regularly gives talks and workshops and all the proceeds from these are donated to the charity Breakthrough; Dee is proud of having raised nearly £6000. http://www.headline.co.uk/ See Dee at Never Too Late , further details to follow Murray Lachlan Young 'It's tempting to wonder why Young hasn't yet been appointed Poet Laureate, but perhaps the Queen wouldn't appreciate an interactive folk song about Dogging - which has nothing to do with corgis.' CHORTLE **** www.murraylachlanyoung.com See Murray at Havant Arts Centre, Friday 26 September, 8.30pm, 023 9247 2700 |
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