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The Swindon Ten Learning Network will be hosting the Swindon Ten Youth Festival of Literature in the week 8th - 12th November 2010 (with a small number of activities scheduled for the previous week).

The festival is a collaborative project co-ordinated by the Librarians of the 11 Secondary Schools in Swindon and aims to encourage the young people of Swindon to explore and celebrate the world of literature and discover the pleasures of reading.

Location Thursday 4th Friday 6th Monday 8th Tuesday 9th Wednesday 10th Thursday 11th Friday 12th
Churchfields     Fastest Story in the West
(All Day)
   Fred Blunt
(morning)		 Bali Rai
(All Day)		  
Commonweal     Fastest Story in the West
(All Day)
   Bali Rai
(All Day)		    
Dorcan     Book Quiz
(morning)
Fastest Story in the West
(All Day)
 Sarwat Chadda
(All Day)		     Ally Kennen
(afternoon)
Andy Briggs
(Page to Screen)
(morning)
Greendown Community School     Fastest Story in the West
(All Day)
 Fred Blunt
(morning)
Sarah Singleton
(All Day)		   Celia Rees
(afternoon)		  
Highworth Warneford     Fastest Story in the West
(All Day)
 Bali Rai
(All Day)		   Sophie McKenzie
(afternoon)		  
Isambard Community School Fred Blunt
(morning)		   Fastest Story in the West
(All Day)
 Marcus Sedgwick
(afternoon)		   Celia Rees
(morning)		 Andy Briggs
(Page to Screen)
(morning)
Kingsdown Anthony McGowan
(All Day)		   Fastest Story in the West
(All Day)
     Sophie McKenzie
(morning)		 Fred Blunt
(morning)
Ally Kennen
(morning)
Nova Hreod     Fastest Story in the West
(All Day)
 Sam Enthoven
(All Day)		   Sue Lib
(morning)
Mary Hooper
(All Day)		  
Ridgeway     Fastest Story in the West
(All Day)
 Ali Sparkes
(All Day)		   Fred Blunt
(morning)		  
St Josephs   Fred Blunt
(morning)		 Fastest Story in the West
(All Day)
 Marcus Sedgwick
(morning)		      
Swindon Academy     Fastest Story in the West
(All Day)
 John Brindley
(All Day)		      
Wyvern Theatre         Charlie Higson
10 - 11:30am

Carl Ann Duffy with John Sampson
1 - 2:30pm 		   


A number of follow up activities relating to the Illustration Competition take place later in November 2010 :

Date Event Time Location Participants
16th November Illustration Competition Judging 1:30 - 3:30pm Kingsdown School Fred Blunt
Swindon Advertiser
22nd to 26th November Illustration Exhibition All Day Central Library All
25th November Illustration Prize Giving 5:30 - 6pm Central Library Winners
Mayor of Swindon


 

For more information contact :
Fiona Hardcastle, Co-ordinator Swindon Ten Youth Festival of Literature
Dorcan Technology College, St Pauls Drive, Covingham, Swindon, SN3 5DA
Tel : 01793 525231 ext 144. Email : fhardcastle@dorcan.swindon.sch.uk