Look Who's Coming to Wordplay 2011

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

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for more details contact: Donald Anderson at Shetland Arts t: 01595 743843

Simon Armitage CBE celebrated poet, novelist and winner of an Ivor Novello award. > www.simonarmitage.com

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

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Ron Butlin Edinburgh’s Poet Laureate, award winning novelist and acclaimed librettist. > www.ronbutlin.co.uk

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Alex Cluness returning to Shetland, a fine poet with work published in “These Islands We Sing”.

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

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Carol Dunbar education officer at the pier arts centre, Stromness, up to deliver book-making workshops.

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Margaret Elphinstone one of the finest writers in the country returns to Shetland for her first appearance at Wordplay. > www.margaretelphinstone.co.uk

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

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Viv French top children’s author who appeared in the first Wordplay returns for the tenth festival. > www.vivianfrench.com

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Magi Gibson Stirling’s first makar for several hundred years: a celebrated poet. > www.magigibson.co.uk

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

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Maggi Gibson Seriously Sassy author for kids aged 8-13, born in a castle, making her first appearance at Wordplay. > www.seriouslysassy.co.uk

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John Glenday Ted Hughes Poetry Award short-listed poet making his first appearance at the festival.

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

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Andrew Greig poet, songwriter, novelist: a fine writer with strong island connections. > www.andrew-greig.weebly.com

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Roger Hutchinson award winning journalist and author of “Callum’s Road”.

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

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Sally Kindberg cartoonist and travel writer, comes to Wordplay for the first time. > www.sallykindberg.co.uk

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Liz Lochhead Scotland’s makar: poet of note, celebrated playwright and a great performer.

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

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Kevin MacNeil Hebridean man of letters, returns to Shetland with “These Islands We Sing”, which he edited for Polygon. > www.kevinmacneil.com

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Ian MacPherson comic novelist, author of “The Auto Biography of Ireland’s Greatest Living Genius”. > www.ianmacpherson.net

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

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Jonathan Meades has written and performed in sixty television shows: first appearance at Wordplay. > www.jonathanmeades.com

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James Naughtie journalist, broadcaster, voice of mornings on BBC Radio Four’s Today.

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

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Alistair Peebles former chair of the Orkney Arts Forum, poet, small press publisher. > www.braeprojects.com

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David Wheatley Dublin born awardwinning poet who is making his first appearance at Wordplay.

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

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Laura Drever & Lesley Harrison artist and poet, who collaborated on “Ecstatics - A Language of Birds” (Brae Editions - The publisher acknowledges financial support from Creative Scotland).

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> www.lauradrever.com

3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

www.shetlandarts.org for more details contact: Donald Anderson at Shetland Arts t: 01595 743843