Events in the West Midlands

The Orange Birmingham Book Festival litfest

October 5 2010 - October 21 2010

Events confirmed for October include Fatima Bhutto, Gareth Peirce, Jackie Kay, Lionel Shriver, Jenny Eclair, John O’Farrell, Jonathan Coe, David Nicholls, David Shukman and plenty more.

Knutsford Literature Festival litfest

October 7 2010 - October 24 2010

The festival takes place in the historic market town of Knutsford, known to many as Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford. Highlights include Rosie Alison: “The Very Thought of You” Orange short-listed nominee, Rosie Alison, makes her debut; Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin: “The Cranford Companion” - a joyful celebration of all things Cranford, by the creators of the award-winning BBC series.

Chester Literature Festival litfest

October 18 2010 - October 31 2010 - Chester

Chester celebrates its 22nd year with a mix of top authors, book signings, workshops and events throughout the month.

Talking for Learning and Life inset

November 25 2010

Developing ‘Talk for Writing’ to fulfil potential across the curriculum: A National Literacy Trust conference for primary school professionals with Pie Corbett, Julia Strong and Judy Clarke

Botanical Gardens, Birmingham.

This conference again builds on the very successful Primary National Strategy (PNS) Talk for Writing materials developed by Pie Corbett supported by Julia Strong. The PNS materials focused on fiction but Pie, Julia and Judy have been working with a number of authorities to adapt the approach to suit the needs of communication across the curriculum. Pie will exemplify how to use fiction text to help children internalise the patterns of language of a range of non-fiction text types, and then show how to adapt the approach across the curriculum so that children become confident communicators in all non-fiction areas. All material presented will be different from last year and will include an emphasis on talking and writing recount, persuasion and discussion text.

Kings Sutton Literary Festival litfest

March 12 2011 - March 13 2011

Please do join us to meet old friends and make new ones, and to celebrate King’s Sutton’s Weekend World of Books.