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Review of WordFest 2012
Impact

World Book Night 23/4/12
60 participants
150 free books distributed

Adur Festival June 2012
Poetry Trail around Shoreham throughout June and permanent display at Shoreham Station

WordFest
25/9 to 7/10/12
21 events
1345 attendances
50 performers
20 volunteers
2 secondary 10 primary schools involved
Around 2,000 hours of voluntary effort to organise and coordinate WordFest events throughout 2012


1. BRIGHTON CRIME:
an evening of crime writing set in Brighton
2. LAUNCH EVENT: DINNER WITH HERBIE FLOWERS: ‘The Book I Dare Not Write’
3. TALES BY THE RIVER BANK: storytelling and folk music aboard the Verda houseboat

4. WRITE A NOVEL IN HALF A DAY: writing workshop with Sue Walker
5. HOW TO WRITE HISTORICAL FICTION: writing workshop with Sally O’Reilly
6. AN EVENING WITH LOCAL AUTHORS: readings and discussion
7. WORDFEST PLAY COMPETITION: THE WINNING ENTRIES
8. HILAIRE BELLOC IN SUSSEX: a talk by Chris Hare
9. LITERARY LUNCH: ‘Tickled to Death’ with Simon Brett
10. FLAM - a voice theatre event
11. CINEMA-BY-SEA: talk with film excerpts by cinema historian, David Fisher
12. THE POETRY OF THOMAS HARDY
13. YOUNG WRITERS OF SHOREHAM AND LANCING
14. AN EVENING IN SOUTHWICK WITH AUTHORS DANNY MILLER AND EMLYN REES
15. ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH:
Talking about his new book, Sunshine on Scotland Street
16. LUNCHTIME CONCERT AT ST.MARY DE HAURA: with Shoreham Singers and Airs and Disgraces
17. RHYME, RHYTHM AND RAP: with children’s poet BRIAN MOSES
18. RATTLE TALES: SHORT STORIES
19. LITERARY RIVER WALK
20. ‘CREATING LIVING CHARACTERS’
writing workshop with well-known crime writer Sue Walker
21. SHORT STORY AND POETRY SLAM