Gareth Calway:
Exile in His Own Country - Best of Tour
2rd June, The Puppet
Theatre, Norwich, 01603 629921
Gareth Calway’s seventh
collection is a harvest of his best work – and an extensive
selection of new poems. Dareth Calway is Head of English at
Smithdon High School in Norfolk and the official poet laureate
for Bristol City football club. He established poetry
anthologies and competitions for teenagers, toured much of his
writing as national ‘shows’/CDs and was East Anglian organiser
for the Schools Poetry Association. He is 50 on the publication
of this book and the poems combine the experience of that age
with the enduring lyrical enthusiasms of youth.
Jack Mapanje Reading in aid of Norwich-Dedza
Partnership
3 June, 7 pm, UEA Lecture Theatre 2. Tickets on the door £5
(additional voluntary contributions welcome)
Distinguished Malawian poet and writer, Jack Mapanje,
will read
extracts from his poems and other writing.
His first collection of poems,
Of Chameleons and Gods published in the UK in 1981, won
international acclaim and was awarded the Rotterdam
International Poetry Prize. It was banned in Malawi in 1985 and
in 1987 Jack was imprisoned without charge or trial. Many
writers and human rights activists, including Harold Pinter and
Wole Soyinka, campaigned for his release, which eventually came
in 1991. Fearing for his life, he fled with his family to the
UK. He has published and edited other books, including poems
that were composed while he was imprisoned. Jack Mapanje is
currently teaching Creative Writing and Literatures of
Incarceration at Newcastle University.
Click here to download the flyer.
Mega Manga Day
3 June, 1pm, Ottakar’s, Southend on Sea. (Free)
A whole afternoon of Manga Madness. A wide
selection of Tokyo Pop will be available including, Chobits,
Hack, Love Hina and many more! and we will be showing a Manga
movie at the end of the day.
Please contact Sarah at the store on 01702 461655 for further
details.
Terry Jones And The Barbarians (author event)
6 June, 6.30pm. Ottakar’s, Norwich. (£2)
Don't miss this highly entertaining and splendid
illustrated talk by one-time Monty Python and full-time
historical genius Terry Jones, to coincide with the book and new
BBC 2 series Terry Jones's Barbarians.
To book tickets, call in-store or phone 01603 767 292. Teachers
and schools please enquire before purchasing tickets.
Julian CLARY
7 June, 7pm, Lecture Theatre 1, UEA, Norwich (£5)
JULIAN CLARY studied English and Drama at
Goldsmith's College before joining the Covent Gardent Community
Theatre. He worked on the caberet circuit and performed at
fourteen Edinburgh Festivals and three Royal Variety Shows. He
is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute and
starred in BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. His memoir, A Young
Man's Passage, was published in April 2005 and became a
best-seller; it appears in paperback in June 2006. For more
information visit
www.uea.ac.uk or telephone 01603 508050 (credit and
debit card payments are subject to a booking fee).
Britain in the Middle Ages (author event)
8 June, 7pm, Ottakar’s, King’s Lynn. (£2)
Francis Pryor will give a talk to promote his
new book ‘Britain in the Middle Ages’. He has spent thirty years
studying the prehistory of the Fens, excavated Bronze Age farms,
field systems and entire Iron Age villages. He appears
frequently on TVs Time Team and is the author of Seahenge.
Tickets available in-store, redeemable against a purchase of the
book on the night. For more details please call store manager
Ben Richardson on 01553 660111.
Meet Eamonn Holmes (author event)
8 June, 12.30pm. Ottakar’s, Norwich. (Free)
The one-time presenter of GMTV who moved over to
the coveted BBC 1 National Lottery show Jet Set will be in-store
signing copies of his controversial and intriguing autobiography
This Is My Life. Eamonn has been quite public in his criticisms
of GMTV so the book will make for a scintillating read. Don't
miss the chamce to meet the thinking woman's breakfast crumpet!
Limited signed copies will be available for customers unable to
attend, call 01603 767 292 or ask in store to book.
Café Writers
12 June, 7.15pm. Jurnet’s Bar, Wensum Lodge, Norwich. (Free)
Editor of Smiths Knoll magazine, Michael Laskey,
and East Anglian Writer and Poet Jenny Morris read from their
work. Plus open mic.
www.cafewriters.org.uk
The Medieval Murderers (author event)
15 June, 7pm, Ottakar’s, Bury St Edmunds (£3)
‘The Medieval Murderers’ group will talk about
and sign copies of their new book, Sword of Shame.
Please contact Mark Houlton-Hart or Philip Daws on 01284 750877
for further details.
Jade Goody (author event)
16 June, 1pm, Ottakar’s, St Neots. (Free)
Jade Goody of Big Brother fame will be signing
of her autobiography. Contact: Please contact Katie at the store
on 01702 461 655 for further details.
World
Writers Meet World Art: Experimentation and Interpretation
15 June -18 June, The Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts,
Norwich
A series
of innovative readings, workshops and discussions with writers
and artists from around the world. Find out what happens when
words, images and cultures mix. Hosted by the Sainsbury Centre
for Visual Arts in collaboration with the New Writing
Partnership.
Free lunchtime readings from around the world (1.15 to 1.45 pm).
Sainsbury Centre Lower Gallery, no booking required. Poetry,
fiction and fresh thoughts from some of the world’s leading
authors.
● Thursday 15: Evelyn Schlag, Dubravka Ugresic
● Friday 16: Andrew O’Connor, Phan Huyen Thu
● Saturday 17: Ivan Vladislavic, Tobias Hill
Plus
much more on, just visit
www.newwritingpartnership.org.uk
RSA
Lecture: Steve Jones: Adventures in Thought: Experiment in
Literature and Science.
16 June, 7pm (£5). Lecture Theatre 1, UEA. Speaker to be
confirmed.
Leading
scientist and author Professor Steve Jones gives an enthralling
lecture about literary Darwinism and talks about some of the
unexpected literary ties between certain literary figures and
the world of science and the extent to which nature or nurture
determines what we are in fiction, and in fact. Sponsored by the
Royal Society for Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce.
Tickets £5. Available from the UEA Box Office, Tel 01603 508050.
Or on the door from 6.15pm.
Maureen
Lipman
18th June,
The Assembly Rooms, Norwich.
'By
Jack Rosenthal' presented by actress and author Maureen Lipman.
Tickets and Further Information from Kulture Shock, 10 - 12 St
Benedicts Street, Norwich NR2 4AG, Tel: 01603 625557, Fax: 01603
625558, or visit
www.kultureshock.co.uk.
St
Benedicts Street Fair Authors: Andrew Smith
18th June, Kulture Shock, Norwich.
Author
of Richard & Judy's book club choice, Moon Dust. Further
Information from Kulture Shock, 10 - 12 St Benedicts Street,
Norwich NR2 4AG, Tel: 01603 625557, Fax: 01603 625558, or visit
www.kultureshock.co.uk
St
Benedicts Street Fair Authors: Jaq D Hawkins
18th June, Kulture Shock, Norwich.
Author
of the fantasy novel Dance of the Goblins. Tickets and Further
Information from Kulture Shock, 10 - 12 St Benedicts Street,
Norwich NR2 4AG, Tel: 01603 625557, Fax: 01603 625558, or visit
www.kultureshock.co.uk.
Simon and
Alex Scarrow (author event)
29 June, 7pm, Ottakar’s, Bury St Edmunds (£2)
The
Scarrow Brothers, Simon and Alex, will talk about and sign
copies of their new books, ‘A Thousand Suns’ and ‘Young Bloods’.
Please contact Mark Houlton-Hart or Philip Daws on 01284 750877
for further details.
For more regional events why not visit the
New Writing Partnership website.
