I’m one of the organisers of a brand new literary festival in Chipping Norton, a beautiful Oxfordshire market town on the edge of the Cotswolds. The town was recently made famous by the ‘Chipping Norton set’ involved in the phone hacking scandal. I can assure you there’ll be none of that going on at the Chipping Norton Literary Festival…
I know that many of those who read my blog are writers themselves, and that many of you are passionate readers. So the reason for this post is to let you know that the Chipping Norton Literary Festival will take place in April 2012, over a three day weekend packed with workshops, author talks, readings, signings and discussions. We’ve already got some fantastic names booked, and we’re working on sponsorship to make the event a real talking point. Our authors and volunteers will enjoy a luxury green room filled with treats, and we can assure them a fantastic welcome in our beautiful town. We’ll be launching a short story competition in the run up to the festival and have lots of events planned for local schools too. In addition to scheduled events such as ‘How to write your memoir’, ‘Writing for the BBC’, ‘How to get published’ and many others, our central meet and greet point will have book swaps, reading corners and even a Scrabble tournament.
If you’d like to be kept informed, then please leave a comment below or opt in to our mailing list. If you are a published author, agent or publisher who would like to be involved in the festival, or you represent a business and would like to offer sponsorship, please do register your interest to find out more. Although early days, you can follow the planning team on Twitter. We’re hugely excited about #ChipLitFest and we hope you will be too.