Cheltenham Literature for Schools 2022: Secondary Schools pack

7–16 October 2022 #CheltLitFest

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

PLANNER 9.30am FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER Events

10am

11am

12 noon

1pm

LS30 Struan Murray: Orphans of the Tide

2pm

Meet the Author LS04 The News: Fact or Fake?

Covered picnic area MONDAY 10 OCTOBER Events

Lunch LS31 Battle of the Books: Read the World

LS18 Sarah Crossan: Meet the Chapter and Verse Author LS48 Julian Sedgwick: Meet the Calming the Ghost Author Lunch

Meet the Author

Workshops

Covered picnic area TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER Events LEY01: Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils Conference 9.30am - 4.30pm Covered picnic area THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER Events Covered picnic area FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER Events

LS32 Jonathan Stroud: The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne LS35 The Write Job

Meet the Author

EVENT

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LS05 Katya Balen: The Light in Everything

LS37 Luke Wright: Masterclass

Meet the Author Meet the Author

Covered picnic area 9.30am

Lunch

Lunch

LS47 Lucy Strange: Writing Gothic

Workshops

Meet the Author

10am

WORKSHOP

11am

MEET THE AUTHOR

Meet the Author

LS36 The Write Job

LS33 Lucy Strange: Meet the Exploring the Gothic Author Genre LS49 Manon Steffan Ros: Meet the Creative Writing Author Lunch 12 noon 1pm

CPD FOR TEACHERS

Meet the Author

2pm

Meet the Author

WELCOME

Welcome to The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival for Schools Programme 2022.

We’re so excited to welcome you to our Festival Village on Montpellier Gardens from 7-16 October for the second year of our theme Read the World.

We’ve got a fantastic line-up of writers, poets and industry professionals for you this year, including Carnegie Medal winner Sarah Crossan, fantasy writer Jonathan Stroud and Lucy Strange, who will be sharing her approach to writing gothic fiction.

Come and be inspired by our industry panels The Write Job for KS4 and KS5 with guest speakers including Darren Charlton, Ione Gamble, Manon Steffan Ros and Yomi Sode, experience a poetry masterclass with Luke Wright or cheer on students from local Secondary Schools as they compete in our Battle of the Books live debate chaired by author Julian Sedgwick.

After your event, be sure to head over to the Waterstones Bookshop to meet the authors and have your questions ready.

Finally, if you’re looking to reinvigorate reading for pleasure in your school, sign up for our Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils Conference on Tuesday 11 October.

See you at the Festival!

Rebecca Smith Education Manager Loraine Evans Family and Schools Programme Manager

“Our students were very excited to visit the Festival and they were not disappointed! We will definitely be booking trips to events in the future, it was a very enriching experience and a great cultural opportunity for our students.”

– Teacher, 2021

Look out for these icons throughout the brochure!

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Discover our Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils authors in the programme.

Look out for our Read the World themed events.

We’ve included the retail price of books featured in the programme for students who would like to buy copies for author signings at the Waterstones Bookshop. All prices subject to change.

With thanks to the following publishers for their continued support: Bloomsbury, Chicken House, Dialogue Books, Firefly Press, Guppy Books, Penguin Random House, Little Tiger, Walker Books.

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FREE ACTIVITIES Look out for our free activities and pop-up events in the Festival Village.

Beyond Words Join us at VOICEBOX at the Literature Festival for a free event launching an exciting creative writing for wellbeing resource for young people and their teachers. This new resource has been created by writer and poet Caleb Parkin in consultation with previous students from our Beyond Words project (20152021). Look out for the VOICEBOX zine later in the year for more information.

Waterstones Bookshop Bring your students along to the Waterstones Bookshop in the heart of the Festival Village to meet authors, have books signed and take pictures for your school website. Browse the bookshelves for the latest releases and firm favourites.

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See our public programme brochure for information on free events in The Huddle during your visit. The full programme will be announced in August.

FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER 12–1pm

LS30

Struan Murray: Orphans of the Tide The Garden Theatre KS3 Year 7 £6.50 per pupil Where do stories come from? Dive in with Scottish author Struan Murray as he takes you on a journey through his breath taking fantasy series Orphans of the Tide, and introduces readers to Eternity Engine, the dramatic conclusion. Struan will explore the different places story ideas can come from, as well as giving the audience the opportunity to create their own fantasy adventure. £7.99

1.30–2.30pm

LS04

The News: Fact or Fake?

The Hive KS3 Year 7 £6.50 per pupil Meet the team behind the award-winning children’s news magazine The Week Junior. Editor Vanessa Harriss and art director Dave Kelsall will be joined by journalist and television presenter Nick Sheridan (Breaking News). Together they reveal how to write the perfect news report, what goes into creating a front cover and why it’s important to be able to distinguish between true stories and fake news. If you want to know more about making magazines and develop the skills to spot misinformation, this is an event you won’t want to miss. £9.99

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MONDAY 10 OCTOBER RT=RP

10–11am

LS31

Battle of the Books: Read the World The Hive KS3 Years 8, 9 £4 per pupil How do authors create empathy in their books? Is it the characters, the setting, the language, or something else? After taking part in our Read the World reading challenge earlier this year, five selected secondary schools have each elected one student to champion the book they feel builds the most empathy with a culture other than their own.

Take part in this lively debate, hosted by award-winning writer Julian Sedgwick (Tsunami Girl) as you and our three eminent judges determine the winner.

Supported by our programme partner Gloucestershire Library Services. £9.99

12.15–1.15pm

LS48

Workshop

Julian Sedgwick: Calming the Ghost The Den KS3 Years 8, 9 £7.50 per pupil Following on from the themes of empathy, trauma and healing raised in Julian Sedgwick’s novel Tsunami Girl, this workshop explores the power of settings – particularly abandoned places – to fire the imagination and generate story. Julian’s research in the Fukushima Evacuation Zone will introduce you to the world of Japanese ghosts and yōkai to help you create your own abandoned spaces and a witness character to explore them. Who – or what – will emerge from that setting and will you along with your classmates and witnesses be able to “calm the ghost”? £9.99

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12–1pm

LS18

Sarah Crossan: Chapter and Verse The Garden Theatre KS3 Years 8, 9 £6.50 per pupil Explore the power of poetry and spoken word with Irish writer Sarah Crossan in her verse novels Moonrise, One and Toffee and her poetry collection Tomorrow Is Beautiful. Sarah’s books open our eyes to people in places and situations outside of our own experience and tackle big subjects in relevant and accessible ways. Join us for a lively, frank and open talk with this Carnegie-winning author. £7.99

TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER

9.30am–4.30pm

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Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils Conference 2022 Parabola Arts Centre, Main Auditorium £80 Ticket includes lunch and refreshments Reading for pleasure is the single most important indicator of a child’s future success (OECD, 2010). We believe when teachers read, pupils read.

Cheltenham Festivals’ Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils (RTRP) programme has been running for seven years, annually reaching 9,000 pupils across the country through a network of teachers’ reading groups.

Join us for a conference that will empower and equip delegates to bring books to life in the classroom. A host of authors and literacy experts will contribute to a day of professional development centred on reading for pleasure. With keynotes, a panel discussion on Reading the World and a choice of workshops led by literacy organisations, researchers and writers, the programme offers a holistic approach to inspiring young people to read.

Aimed at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 practitioners, whether you are a senior leader, NQT, experienced classroom teacher or librarian, the RTRP conference will give you the tools and practical ideas to refresh your practice, engage your pupils, and ignite their love of reading.

Tickets includes the full day’s programme, including two workshops of your choice. Details will be sent following your booking request.

Speakers include: authors Emma Carroll, Sophie Kirtley and S F Said; literacy experts Darren Chetty, Miranda McKearney and Dr Alison Waller, as well as representatives from the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education.

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THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER RT=RP

1.30–2.30pm

LS05

Katya Balen: The Light in Everything The Garden Theatre KS3 Year 7 £6.50 per pupil Join Carnegie-shortlisted author Katya Balen (October, October) and author Sophie Kirtley (The Way to Impossible Island) as they dive in and explore the themes in Katya’s new book The Light in Everything. Meet the unforgettable Tom and Zofia in this life-affirming story about blended families, learning to trust and leaping into life with your heart open wide. Told from the dual perspectives of shy, sensitive Tom and wild, impulsive Zofia, prepare to fall in love with them both. Have your nimble origami fingers at the ready. £7.99

Literature for Schools is supported by Peters, the Official School Book Supplier of Cheltenham Literature Festival Schools Programme, with an expert team of librarians and curriculum specialists to advise on all your reading requirements. Visit peters.co.uk/cheltenhamfestivals to view our Literature for Schools special offer for your classroom and library books.

28% book discount

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FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER 10–11am

LS35

The Write Job The Hive KS4 Years 10, 11 £6.50 per pupil

10–11am

LS32

Jonathan Stroud: The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne

Author, Social Media consultant and creator @booksandquills, Sanne Vliegenthart talks with Costa Book Awards shortlisted author Darren Charlton (Wranglestone/Timberdark) and Welsh novelist, games author, scriptwriter, and musician Manon Steffan Ros (The Blue Book of Nebo) about their love of books, post-apocalyptic writing, paths to being published and how to develop your own writing. Come prepared with questions for the panel. £7.99

10–11am

LS47

Workshop

Lucy Strange: Writing Gothic The Den KS4 Years 10, 11 £7.50 per pupil Award-winning author Lucy Strange (Sisters of the Lost Marsh) will be helping students to write their own stories drawing upon gothic conventions. Lucy will explore how to develop detailed and atmospheric gothic descriptions as well as different ways to plan and structure their very own thrillingly twisted tale. £7.99

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The Garden Theatre KS3 Years 7, 8 £6.50 per pupil Lose yourself in a broken, future England where gunfights and monsters collide, with international bestselling author Jonathan Stroud (The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne and Lockwood & Co). Discover how this award-winning author sculpts his landscapes and daring characters and transforms his middle-of-the-night scribbles into scenes, chapters, plot twists and spine-tingling monsters. £7.99

11.30am–12.30pm

LS37

Luke Wright: Masterclass VOICEBOX KS4 Years 10, 11 KS5 Years 12, 13 £6.50 per pupil Whether he’s playing master of ceremonies at a Libertines show or reciting Georgian ballads down your local, Luke Wright takes poetry places it doesn’t normally go.

From tender and riotous to caustic and romantic, this poet delivers his poetry with the ferocity and panache of a raconteur at the top of his game. In this masterclass, Luke will perform some of his poems, talk about how he creates new work and encourage students to write their own short piece using poetic constraints. The session will be informal and fun with time for a Q&A at the end. £9.99

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FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER

12.15–1.15pm

LS49

Workshop 12–1pm

LS33

Lucy Strange: Exploring the Gothic Genre The Garden Theatre KS3 Years 7, 8 £6.50 per pupil Critically acclaimed children’s author and ex-English teacher Lucy Strange delves into the gothic traditions and conventions that feature in her novels The Ghost of Gosswater and Sisters of the Lost Marsh, both selected as The Times Book of the Week. In this inspirational event, Lucy shares the secrets of her writing process and explores the legends and real-life history behind her books, leaving students brimming with ideas to create their own stories. £7.99

Manon Steffan Ros: Creative Writing The Den KS4 Years 10, 11 £7.50 per pupil Join Welsh novelist, playwright and musician Manon Steffan Ros, (The Blue Book of Nebo) for a practical creative writing workshop focused on having fun with the writing process, constructing realistic, entertaining characters and creating and experiencing stories with confidence. £7.99

1–2pm

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The Write Job VOICEBOX KS5 Year 12, 13 £6.50 per pupil Podcast developer, marketer and producer Clarissa Pabi is joined by Ione Gamble (content creator, podcaster and novelist), Emily Koch (journalist and novelist) and Yomi Sode (writer and curator). Together they talk about their love of books and writing, an entrepreneurial approach to being published, how to develop your own writing and the opportunities they see for young people in the world of the written and spoken word. Come prepared with your questions for the panel. £7.99, £12.99, £10.99

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YEAR-ROUND OPPORTUNITIES

Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils Are you a KS3 English teacher or School Librarian who wants to inspire your pupils to read for pleasure? Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils is a national network of teachers’ reading groups who read high quality, diverse children’s literature, chosen by an expert panel, to ignite the spark of reading for pleasure in teachers and their pupils.

If you join an RTRP book group, you will enjoy: •

an exclusive launch event at the Literature Festival

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vibrant conversations with like-minded colleagues

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ideas and inspiration to ignite the imagination, hone the skills and fire up the enthusiasm of your pupils

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free books for you and your school

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author events for you and your pupils

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special discount on book orders from official Peters, the Official School Book Supplier of Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils

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You can also become an Independent Partner and set up your own RTRP book group for teachers in your school’s network or academy trust.

Find out more at cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature/get-involved/reading-teachersreading-pupils-get-involved

Peters is the Official School Book Supplier of Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils.

Visit peters.co.uk/cheltenhamfestivals and peters.co.uk/readingteachersreadingpupils to view our Literature for Schools and RTRP special offers for your classroom and library books.

With an expert team of librarians and curriculum specialists to advise on all your reading requirements, Peters are a leading specialist supplier of children’s books.

16-25 Membership Sign up today for our free 16-25 Membership and enjoy priority booking on Thursday 1 September 2022.

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HOW TO BOOK How do I book tickets?

Go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/learning-participation/literature-for-schools and complete the booking form; booking opens at 8am on Tuesday 14 June 2022. Please note that a £5 booking fee will be applied to each booking. Terms and conditions apply.

Is there a bookable lunch space?

We offer 20 minute lunch slots in our covered picnic area in the Festival Village for a limited number of schools. Please request a reservation on your booking form and we will accommodate as many as we can.

What happens next?

1. We will review your booking form and be in touch to discuss alternative options if any of your choices are not available.

2. You will receive a formal booking confirmation via email.

3. P lease notify us of changes to your numbers as a result of fluctuations in class size by 9 September 2022 and we will do our best to accommodate them.

4. Your school finance office will receive an invoice after 9 September 2022. It is important this invoice is paid before you attend the Festival.

5. We will be back in touch in September with your ticket document and further information about the facilities on site.

Further information about your visit For full details about arriving, parking, getting to venues and more, go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/learning-participation/literature-forschools where you will also find FAQs, our cancellation policy and advice for preparing a risk assessment.

Prices*

(unless otherwise stated)

Events £6.50 per pupil Workshops £7.50 per pupil Tickets for teachers and other accompanying adults for events and workshops are free. *A £5 booking fee will be added to the total cost of your order.

Literature for Schools Contacts If you would like to contact a member of the Education Team, please email education@cheltenhamfestivals.com Or give us a call: Rose Wood

01242 569284

Rebecca Smith

01242 569286

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Family, Young Adult and Adult Programme Our Family programme showcases the best children’s books and books for young adults. All events will be featured in the full Literature Festival programme revealed in August in print and online.

Save the date and come along with your friends and family.

Charity No. 251765

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Adult programme artwork © Vicky Scott 2022

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