Literature for Schools 2017 - Secondary brochure

6–15 October 2017 Book online: cheltenhamfestivals.com/ literatureforschools #cheltlitfest

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

PLANNER 10am

11am

12noon

1pm

2pm

FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER LS02 Young Writers Showcase

Event

Workshop

LS01 Anthony Anaxagorou: Poetry

Covered lunch space

Lunch

MONDAY 9 OCTOBER Event

LP10 Jonathan Stroud

LS03 Steven Camden

Workshop

LS04 HOTP: David Sanderson

Workshop

LS05 Jonathan Stroud: How to Edit

Covered lunch space

Lunch

WEDNESDAY 11 OCTOBER Event

LS06 Tanya Landman

LP24 Emma Carroll

Event

LS07 Jason Wallace

LS09 Carnegie Medal Winner of Winners LS08 Pascale Petit: Poetry

Workshop

Covered lunch space

Lunch

FRIDAY 13 OCTOBER Events(s)

LS10 Inside the Industry: Journalism from Scoop to Story

Event

Covered lunch space

KEY STAGE 3 KEY STAGE 3/4/5 MEET THE AUTHOR

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LS11 Inside the Industry: Publishing from idea to publication

LS12 Philip Collins: How to Talk so People Listen

LP36 Elizabeth Laird

Lunch

KEY STAGE 4

KEY STAGE 4/5

KEY STAGE 5

WELCOME How to book For information on how to book tickets see the FAQs on the back cover.

Literature for Schools contacts If you would like to contact a member of the Education Team, email us at: education@cheltenhamfestivals.com Or give us a call: Sharron Pearson

01242 537 250

Philippa Claridge

01242 537 267

Welcome to the 2017 Cheltenham Literature Festival

Rose Wood

01242 537 268

Inspire your students by bringing them face-to-face with practising writers, poets and industry professionals.

Authors reveal the secrets of their writing process, inspiration and research; workshops develop writing and editing skills and gain insight into the worlds of publishing and journalism through exclusive industry events.

Events

£5.50 per pupil

Workshops

£6.50 per pupil

To celebrate the 80th Anniversary of The Carnegie Medal we are hosting a special debate. Come and hear students from local schools battling it out to declare the Winner of Winners.

Finally, the 2017 schools programme is at our fantastic new site on Montpellier Gardens making it even easier for students to dip into the Literature Festival public programme revealed on 12th August at cheltenhamfestivals. com/literature.

See you in October!

Ali Mawle Director of Education

Overview of prices

Showcase and Carnegie events debate £2.00 per pupil Tickets for teachers and other adults accompanying school groups are free.

A £5 booking fee will be added to the total cost of your booking.

Look out for this icon! In response to feedback we have included the retail price of books featured in the programme to make it easier for pupils who would like to buy copies and have them signed by the author at the Waterstones book tent.

With thanks to the following publishers for their continued support: Andersen Press, Bloodaxe, Harpercollins, Faber and Faber, Macmillan Children's Books, Out-Spoken Press, Penguin Random House, Seren and Walker Books.

Loraine Evans Children and Young People’s Programme Manager 3

FREE ACTIVITIES Look out for other free activities on site too – check cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature for more information.

The Famous Five Story Trail To mark 75 years since first publication take part in our Famous Five Story Trail. It’s free and you can take part at a time to suit you during your visit. Pick up an entry sheet from the Dean Close tent and set off on an adventure in Montpellier Gardens.

FREE

Once Upon a Place Come along to an exhibition of poetry and photography from students participating in Beyond Words, a Cheltenham Festivals outreach programme. Students are from Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service and the University of Gloucestershire.

The Famous Five® and Enid Blyton® © Hodder & Stoughton Limited. All rights reserved.

Waterstones Children’s Book Tent Drop in to the Waterstones Children’s Book Tent to browse the bookshelves, meet authors and get your books signed, take pictures for your school website and join in fun activities.

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FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER

13.45pm–15.15pm 10–11am

LS01

Workshop Anthony Anaxagorou: Performance Poetry The Hive KS4 / KS5 YRS 10–13 £6.50 per pupil Very limited availability – maximum of 32 pupils plus accompanying staff

Anthony Anaxagorou is an award-winning poet, prose writer, performer and educator. As well as tips on how to refine ideas and create interesting imagery in poetry, this workshop will focus on how we can bring writing to life on a stage, finding that crucial point between delivery and performance that makes for a great listening experience.

LS02

Young Writers’ Showcase The Inkpot KS3 / KS4 / KS5 YRS 8–13 £2 per person Award-winning performance poet and writer Anthony Anaxagorou chairs this celebratory event which showcases talent unlocked through Cheltenham Festivals’ year-round outreach programmes. Anthony will share the stage with students from Cheltenham Festivals First Story schools: All Saints’ Academy, Gloucester Academy and Severn Vale School; and the Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service. Be inspired by the students who perform highlights of their professionally-published anthologies.

anthonyanaxagorou.com @anthony1983 Buy the book: £10.99 5

MONDAY 9 OCTOBER

11.45am–12.45pm

LS03

Steve Camden 10–11am

LP10

Jonathan Stroud Sunday Times Garden Theatre KS3 YRS 7 £5.50 per pupil Join Jonathan Stroud for a brilliant, interactive and somewhat spooky event. Watch the spine-tingling Lockwood & Co. trailer, learn about what’s required of a ghost hunter and help Jonathan create the creepiest setting for a ghost story possible – there may even be some dressing up involved! Hear how Jonathan became an author and ask your own questions about writing, publishing or ghosts! jonathanstroud.com Buy the book: £7.99

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The Inkpot KS3 YRS 7–9 £5.50 per pupil Spoken-word artist, novelist, playwright and screenwriter Steven Camden, aka Polarbear, will engage, entertain and get your ideas flowing. His latest novel It’s About Love is dedicated to his home city – “For Birmingham, my heavy armour”. A session of spoken word and prose, brought alive in Steven’s own intimate style. @HOMEOFPOLAR facebook.com/stevencamdentheauthor Buy the book: £7.99

MONDAY 9 OCTOBER

1.30–2.30pm

LS04

Workshop Hot off the Press: The News Article with David Sanderson The Hive KS3 YRS 7–9 £6.50 per pupil Very limited availability – maximum of 32 pupils plus accompanying staff

What does it take to be a news reporter and what does the job actually involve? Come and find out with David Sanderson, Arts Correspondent for The Times. Follow a story from the point where it breaks to when it appears in print in this interactive workshop and have a go at writing your own. @thetimes

1.30–2.30pm

LS05

Workshop How to Edit with Jonathan Stroud The Nook KS3 YRS 7 £6.50 per pupil Very limited availability – maximum of 32 pupils plus accompanying staff

Editing is a vital part of the writing process, but what does it mean and how can you apply it to your own work? Before Jonathan Stroud became a full-time writer he worked as an editor helping authors with their ideas and manuscripts.

In this hands-on workshop pick up some top tips to hone words and phrases into a clear, concise piece to engage your reader. jonathanstroud.com Buy the book: £7.99

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WEDNESDAY 11 OCTOBER

10–11am

10–11am

Tanya Landman

Jason Wallace

The Inkpot KS3 YRS 7–9 £5.50 per pupil

The Nook KS4 YRS 10–11 £5.50 per pupil

LS07

Very limited availability – maximum of 40 pupils plus accompanying staff

Tanya Landman has made a glittering career out of discovering forgotten people in popular eras of history and returning them to the spotlight in her numerous, award-winning works. From the buffalo soldiers in her Carnegie-winning novel of the same name, to the Roman slave girls in her bold, new novel Beyond The Wall, Landman’s books capture the abandoned figures of popular history, drawing them out of the shadows with her vivid and intricate writing. Find out how and why with this inspirational author.

Jason Wallace’s debut novel Out of Shadows won the Costa Children’s Book Award, Branford Boase Award and UKLA Award. In this exclusive event, Wallace introduces his incredible and highly anticipated new book, Encounters, inspired by chilling accounts of an alien landing in Zimbabwe in 1994 and challenges you to think about place, time and how to weave a mystery throughout your fiction.

@tanya_landman www.tanyalandman.com

www.jason-wallace.com

Buy the book: £7.99

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LS06

Buy the book: £9.99

WEDNESDAY 11 OCTOBER

11.45am–12.45pm

LS08

Workshop Poetry with Pascale Petit The Nook KS4 YRS 10–11 £6.50 per pupil Very limited availability – maximum of 32 pupils plus accompanying staff

Pascale Petit is the Jerwood Arvon Poetry Mentor 2017/18, co-founding tutor of The Poetry School and has published seven books, including What the Water Gave Me: Poems after Frida Kahlo. In this practical workshop students will explore how paintings can help us write vivid poems about our lives, inspired by Kahlo’s magical and sometimes shocking self-portraits. @pascalepoet www.pascalepetit.co.uk

11.45am–12.45pm

LP24

Emma Carroll The Sunday Times Garden Theatre KS3 YRS 7 £5.50 per pupil Join Queen of Historical Fiction Emma Carroll to hear about her new wartime adventure, Letters from the Lighthouse, and discover facts about World War II – from painting camouflage on lighthouses, to evacuation, refugees and code breaking. Find out about the process of writing a book from idea to publication, how Emma became a writer and what inspires her. @emmac2603 emmacarrollauthor.wordpress.com Buy the book: £6.99

Buy the book: £8.99

11.45am–12.45pm

LS09

The Carnegie Medal Winner of Winners Debate The Pillar Room KS3 YRS 7–9 £2 per person The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people. In celebration of the 80th Anniversary, through a partnership between Cheltenham Festivals and Gloucestershire Library Services for Education, six secondary schools fight it out to determine The Carnegie Winner of Winners. Chaired by Alex O’Connell, The Times. www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk 9

FRIDAY 13 OCTOBER 11.45am–12.45pm

LS11

Inside the Industry: Publishing from Idea to Publication The Nook KS5 YRS 12, 13 £6.50 per pupil Very limited availability – maximum of 40 pupils plus accompanying staff

Join the publishing team at Oxford University Press to discover how a book is created from idea to finished article. Who makes publishing decisions?

What does an editor do? What makes a good cover?

Find out the answers and ask more questions, as well as discovering how to carve out a career in this fascinating profession at this lively and informative event. global.oup.com @OUPChildrens 10–11am

LS10

Inside the Industry: Journalism from Scoop to Story The Nook KS5 YRS 12, 13 £6.50 per pupil Very limited availability – maximum of 40 pupils plus accompanying staff

Join Deputy Editor of The Times Emma Tucker and colleagues for an inspiring and honest insight into the world of journalism. Discover how to carve out a career in this fascinating profession, find out what it takes to become a success and try your hand at designing tomorrow’s newspaper.

News Academy invests in the future of journalism, helping and inspiring the next generation who might one day work in the industry. @thetimes

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Coming soon Amnesty International and The Poetry Hour present

Words that Burn Developed in partnership with Cheltenham Festivals The project that develops young people’s empathy and understanding of human rights through the writing and performance of poetry. amnesty.org.uk/wordsthatburn

FRIDAY 13 OCTOBER

11.45am–12.45pm

LP36

Elizabeth Laird The Sunday Times Garden Theatre KS3 YRS 7 £5.50 per pupil What lies behind the tragic news coming out of Syria and how are young Syrians coping with the shattering upheaval to their lives? In Welcome to Nowhere, Elizabeth Laird, award-winning author, traveller and story-collector, introduces 12 year old Omar, his disabled brother Musa and their ambitious sister Eman.

Their powerful story will help readers understand why so many people are forced to flee their homes and seek refuge in other countries. elizabethlaird.co.uk Buy the book: £6.99

1.30–2.30pm

LS12

Philip Collins: How To Talk So People Listen The Nook KS5 YRS 12, 13 £6.50 per pupil Very limited availability – maximum of 40 pupils plus accompanying staff

How do you talk so people listen? What is it that wins people over? Join Tony Blair‘s former speech writer and Times columnist Philip Collins to find out. Whether students are preparing for presentations or wanting to get a step ahead in interview, this workshop will prepare them to communicate confidently, concisely and creatively. @thetimes

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FAQS How do I book tickets?

It’s simple! Once you’ve decided which activities you want to book complete the booking form at cheltenhamfestivals.com/literatureforschools Booking opens 8am on Tuesday 13th June 2017. Please be aware there will be a £5 administrative booking fee applied to each booking.

Is there a bookable lunch space?

We are able to offer a 30 minute lunch slot in The Den on site, but the space has a maximum limit so please make sure you request a reservation on your booking form if you know you are having lunch on-site, and we will aim to accommodate as many groups as we can.

What happens next?

1. Once received, we will review your booking form. If any of your choices are not available, we will be in touch to discuss alternative options. You will receive a formal booking confirmation via email once everything is booked.

2. Friday 8th September is the deadline for notifying us of changes to your numbers as a result of fluctuations in class size. We will do our best to accommodate such changes, but please understand that we may be unable to do so.

3. After this date an invoice will be sent to your school finance office. You will also receive the following documents, please bring them with you: ∞ A ticket document ∞ An Important Information about your Visit document which will include a site map and a venue list.

It is helpful for every accompanying adult in your party to have a copy of these documents on the day.

Getting to the Festival For full details about arriving, parking, getting to venues and more, please refer to the FAQs at cheltenhamfestivals.com/education/planning-your-visit where you will also find our cancellation policy and advice for preparing a risk assessment.

Save the Date!

YA Day at Cheltenham Literature Festival A day of events for teenagers and young adults on Saturday 7th October includes a comedy writing workshop, an out-of-this-world fantasy fiction panel, a best-selling US author, behind the scenes revelations from YA publisher Chicken House and chats on how magic and messed up life can be with a former Radio 1 agony aunt.

Family Programme Our Family programme featuring over 80 events and workshops for children from toddlers to teenagers and the full Literature Festival programme will be revealed on 12th August at cheltenhamfestivals.com/ literature. Why not bring your family and friends?

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Illustration by Michelle Thompson