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August
Festival Poet Short-Listed!Many congratulations to Stephanie Norgate, whose outstanding Hidden River has been shortlisted for the Forward Best First Collection Prize. You can see Stephanie at Tongues & Grooves, Thursday 25 September at Havant Arts Centre. Tickets are £8, concessions £6.50, available now from HAC.For extra news and last minute updates, join the Mailing List at hlf2008havant@googlemail.com Festival author wins Samuel Johnson Prize!Kate Summerscale was last week named as the winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize Non-Fiction 2008.The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction is the UK's most prestigious non-fiction literary award. Now in its tenth year, the prize is open to books in the areas of current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. Kate, who was a judge for the very first Samuel Johnson Prize in its inaugural year, won for her stunning book, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, the true story of a gruesome murder in 1860 which directly inspired Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens, and gave birth to the modern detective fiction genre. Kate will be talking about her book, and signing copies, on Saturday, 27th September at Nineveh Gallery and Bookshop. Tickets will be on sale mid-August from Havant Arts Centre. June Short Story Competition in association with Havant Writers' CircleWrite a story on the theme of 'A Fresh Page' of no more than 1500 words.The competition's senior judge is Greg Mosse, writer, translator and creative writing teacher, author of Secrets of the Labyrinth. The closing date is 31st July 2008. Prizes are £100 and £50 and the entry fee is £5. Please make cheques or POs payable to Havant Literary Festival. The winner will be invited to the Grand Opening Ceremony on Thursday, 25 September 2008, where they will be presented with their prize. For an application form, visit the Havant Writers' Circle website www.havantwriters.co.uk and click on the News tab. Good luck! March Havant Literary Festival Poetry CompetitionPoetry Competition launched on 17 March 2008.First prize of £250. Judged by Costa Poetry Prize Winner John Haynes. Open theme, maximum twenty lines. For more information, contact the Festival Secretary on hlf2008havant@googlemail.com Jazz PicnicFollowing the success of the Grand Ceilidh, the next Festival fund-raiser a summer Jazz Concert, will take place on 19 July in Old Bedhampton.For further details about this and all Festival events, join the e mailing list by sending your e mail address to hlf2008havant@googlemail.com (Your details will remain confidential and will not be shared with any third party.) |
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