MANI LIT FEST
This is a free festival. No need to reserve, except for workshops.
The programme is subject to change, check for updates!
FRIDAY 4th OCTOBER 2024
10.00 WORKSHOP: DRAWING INSPIRATION (WITH JENNY BARDEN AND LISA EVELEIGH)
10.00 WORKSHOP: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION (WITH SARAH BOWER)
13.00 WORKSHOP: POETRY OF PLACE (WITH NEIL FAWCETT)
13.00 WORKSHOP: WRITING VIOLENCE (WITH KALMAN DEAN-RICHARDS)
13.00 WORKSHOP: KREATIVES SCHREIBEN (WITH GERD LEPIC)
16.30 CARMEN-FRANCESCA BANCIU WILL READ FROM HER BOOK LIGHT BREEZE IN PARADISE
For one summer, the narrator turns her back on Berlin and its hectic metropolitan rhythm to recharge her batteries in the seclusion of a Greek mountain village. Click to read more ...
17.00 GERD LEPIC LEBEN UND REISEN IN ITALIEN UND GRIECHENLAND
In seinen Europäischen Künstlertagebüchern beschreibt Gerd Lepic mit eindrucksvollen Sprachbildern intime Begegnungen und kreative Auseinandersetzung mit Landschaften und Städten, mit Kunstwerken und historischen Künstlerkolonien, vor allem aber mit Menschen in Italien und Griechenland. Mehr lesen ..
17.45 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
18.30 JENNY BARDEN: THE SPANISH ARMADA
Jenny Barden will give a short talk about the Spanish Armada, the subject of the novel she is currently writing. What really happened in 1588, how close did England come to being invaded, and what were the lasting repercussions?
19.15 PANDORA BETHEA will be reading from her poetry book With Eyes Wide Open.
19.30 SARAH BOWER
Novelist Sarah Bower will talk about her books, Lines and Shadows and Erosion (writing as S. A. Hemmings) and show how they were inspired by the mysterious, shifting coastline of East Anglia. Erosion is a psychological mystery set against the ever-changing coastline of North Norfolk where neither people nor places are what they seem. Lines and Shadows is a Cold War spy story inspired by the history of the secret military installation at Orford Ness in Suffolk.
20.15 LISA EVELEIGH
Literary agent Lisa Eveleigh will give a talk & Q & A about publishing and the role of an agent,
21.00 QUIZ
Join us for our fun quiz, a mixture of literature, music, film and general knowledge. There will be a prize for the champions. (Quiz compiled by Mike Heath).
It would help us to know how many teams approximately, so book your team in (up to 6 people) by emailing manilitfest@yahoo.com. We can also book your team in on the day.
SATURDAY 5th OCTOBER 2024
10.00 WORKSHOP: GET YOUR WRITING WHIZZING (WITH JENNY BARDEN)
10.00 WORKSHOP: TOUCHING LIFE (WITH CARMEN FRANCESCA BANCIU)
10.00 WORKSHOP: FEELING FOR OUR CHARACTERS' EMOTIONS (WITH STEVE POTTER)
11.00 WORKSHOP: POETRY: OPENING THE HEART ON PAPER (WITH PANDORA BETHEA)
13.00 WORKSHOP: CREATING CHARACTERS (WITH OLGA PROFILI)
13.00 WORKSHOP: SONGWRITING AND PERFORMING (WITH GISELLE)
16.30 REGINA HERMANS WILL READ HER STORY THE MAGIC JADE GREEN BON-BON
His eyes grew wide when Binbin took something out of her pocket and held in it the palm of her hand. It was a little round ball wrapped in a shiny red wrapper with golden Chinese letters written on it. She told him that this was a very unusual bonbon. It tasted any flavor he wanted and didn’t get smaller no matter how long he sucked in. But more importantly it was made of jade and had the power to grant him a wish. Click to read more ...
16.45 KALMAN DEAN-RICHARDS: THREE SOON TO BE REJECTED VIOLENT SHORT STORIES
17.15 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
18.00 PEDALO PERIL, HOSTED BY WYNNE TRANTER
Our popular balloon debate variation is back, featuring another motley crew of fictional characters enjoying a pedalo trip out in the Messinian Bay. On the way back they run into a strong current, and no amount of furious pedalling stops them from hitting a huge rock. The only way to stop the pedalo sinking is to reduce the weight in the boat – who gets to stay on board, the decision is yours!
19.15 LISA EVELEIGH IN CONVERSATION WITH JENNY BARDEN
On the subject of Beauty and Chivalry: The Duchess of Richmond's Ball, Lisa's 2015 book about the famous ball in Brussels where the news came that Napoleon had invaded Belgium.
19.45 CRAFTING STORIES ON FILM AND PAPER: THE LITERARY WORLDS OF LULU KEATING
Lulu Keating will read from her collection of short stories, Splinter and Shard, followed by 'In Conversation with Lulu Keating'.
20.30 NEIL FAWCETT: MILES AWAY FROM US
Neil's performance explores the tenderness of human connection and our discomfort with the stark realities of war waged thousands of miles away from us.
21.15 OPEN MIC HOSTED BY PAT WOOLFE
Now it's your turn to step up to the mic!