programme/ at-a-glance

The events are divided into those just for children, workshops ( all days for both) and then detail of the rest of the programmes for the three days. There are also two pre-weekend county events to get you in the mood!

Tuesday 19 April

Event Number	Title	Venue	Time	Price	Event Type
1	Joy of Six	Huntingdon Library, Princes St.	7.30pm	£5	Poetry

Thursday 21 April

Event Number	Title	Venue	Time	Price	Event Type
2	Croatian Nights	Babylon Gallery, Ely	7.30pm	£5	Short Fiction

Friday 22 April

Event Number	Title	Venue	Time	Price	Event Type
3	Many Cultures, Many Voices	ADC Theatre	10am– 12pm	£5	Children’s Multi-cultural
4	Write Up My Street	ADC Theatre	6pm	Free	Competition Prize Giving
5	Andrew Motion, Alan Hollinghurst, Susan Fletcher and John Guy	ADC Theatre	8-10 pm	£11/£9	Prose readings by prize winning authors
W1	Writing Poetry with Esther Morgan	Montefiore Room, Michaelhouse Ctr.	10.30 am-4pm	£25/£20	Poetry Writing Workshop
W2	Writing Fiction with Julia Bell	University Centre	10.30 am-4pm	£25/£20	Fiction Writing Workshop

Saturday 23 April

Event Number	Title	Venue	Time	Price	Event Type
6	Andrew Miller and Sarah Hall	University Centre	11am– noon	£6/£4	Reading by Booker Shortlisted Novelists
7	James Naughtie on The Accidental American	ADC Theatre	12.30– 1.30 pm	£7/£5	Talk and Reading
8	Graham Swift The Light of Day	ADC Theatre	2-3 pm	£7/£5	Reading his new novel
9	Fergal Keane All of These People	ADC Theatre	3.30– 4.30pm	£25/£20	Reading from his memoir
10	Routes to Writing	University Centre	3.15– 4.15pm	£5/£4	Panel on becoming a published writer
11	Patrick Gale and Helen Cross	ADC Theatre	5–6 pm	£6/£4	Readings from their new novels
12	The War on Terror and the Human Rights Issue with David Rose, Phil Rees and Clive Stafford Smith OBE	University Centre	4.45– 6.15pm	£6/£4	Political Discussion
13	Wordfest Pre-Election Question Time	ADC Theatre	6.30–8 pm	£7/£5	Panel Discussion
14	Hilary Mantel and Shamim Sarif	University Centre	6.45– 7.45pm	£6/£4	Readings from their new novels
15	Poets Centre Stage Jackie Kay, Nick Laird, Esther Morgan	ADC Theatre	8.30–10.30pm	£7/£5	Readings of new poetry
C1	Michael Morpurgo	ADC Theatre	11am–noon	£6/£4	Reading From Children’s Laureate
C2	Fairy Dreams: Gwyneth Rees	Cambridge Central Library	11am– noon	Free	Children and families event – Ages 6-9
C3	Marcus Sedgwick	Cambridge Central Library	12.30– 1.30pm	Free	Children and families event – Ages 9-13
C3 (cont’d)	Michael Morpurgo and Phillippa Pearce	Cambridge Central Library	2–2.45 pm	Free	Children and families event – Ages 9-13
C4	Cat Weatherill	Cambridge Central Library	2.45– 3.45pm	Free	Children and families event – Ages 7+

C5	Football Fantasy	Cambridge Central Library	4–5 pm	Free	Children and families event – Ages 9-13
C6	Young Writers Stand and Deliver	The Junction	6–7 pm	£3	Performances by local young writers
W3	Crime Writing with Michelle Spring	Montefiore Room, Michaelhouse Ctr.	11am–1 pm	£15/£12	Crime Writing Workshop
W4	Get Started in Fiction with Helen Cross	Cambridge Central Library	11am–1 pm	£15/£12	Fiction Writing Workshop
W5	Writing From Experience with Justine Picardie	Montefiore Room, Michaelhouse Ctr.	2–4 pm	£15/£12	Fiction and Non-fiction Workshop
W6	Erotic Fiction Writing with Mitzi Serato	Cambridge Central Library	2–4 pm	£15/£12	Fiction Writing Workshop

Sunday 24 April

Event Number	Title	Venue	Time	Price	Event Type
16	Being Alive Neil Astley and Helen Ivory	Michaelhouse Cafe	11am– noon	£6/£4	The New Bloodaxe Poetry Collection
17	American Dream, Global Nightmare with Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies	Michaelhouse Cafe	12.30– 1.30pm	£6/£4	Talk by best-selling co-authors
18	Meet the Mentor: Michele Roberts, Sally Cline and Russell Celyn Jones	University Graduate Centre	12.30– 1.30pm	£5/£4	Forum with Creative Writing tutors
19	Laura Wilson and Andrew Taylor	Michaelhouse Cafe	2–3pm	£6/£4	Readings from historical crime fiction
20	Writers CV Susanna Clarke and Diana Evans	University Centre	2–3pm	£6/£4	Readings from their debut novels
21	Living Differently Carl Honore and Pat Kane	Michaelhouse Cafe	3.30– 4.30pm	£6/£4	Lifestyle Readings and Discussion
22	Picador New Writing Anthology with Ali Smith, Toby Litt, Helen Simpson and Eloise Shepherd	University Centre	3.30–4.30pm	£6/£4	Fiction readings from the anthology
23	Poets Centre Stage: Tobias Hill, Sue Hubbard and Choman Hardie Followed by Stand and Deliver	Michaelhouse Cafe	5–7.30 pm	£6/£4	Poetry
24	New Writers: Helen Oyeyemi and Alexander Masters with Michele Roberts	University Centre	5–6.30 pm	£6/£4	Readings from their new works
25	Have I Got Novels for You – the Festival Literary Quiz	Michaelhouse Cafe	8pm	£3	Quiz
C7	Phillippa Pearce	University Graduate Centre	11am-12pm	£6/£4	Reading by Children’s Novelist
C8	Cambridge Storytellers present Anansi the Spider	Milton Country Park	2pm	£3.50	Storytelling for under 8’s by Marion Leeper
W7	Writing Poetry with Tobias Hill	Cambridge Central Library	1.30-3.30pm	£15/£12	Poetry Writing Workshop
W8	Writing Together – a Workshop for Families with Morag Styles	Montefiore Room, Michaelhouse Ctr.	4pm – 6pm	£4/£2	Writing Workshop for children age 7-14 and their families
None	My Summer of Love (film, cert 15) Morvern Callar (film, cert 15)	Arts Picturehouse	12pm	Book thru Picturehouse	wordfest at the movies