Friday 23 May 2014

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DETAILS OF FESTIVAL EVENTS 2014 (ARCHIVED)

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CATHERINE GREEN AT THE MIDDLEWICH LITERARY FESTIVAL 2014 (ARCHIVED)


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Photo courtesy of Catherine Green
Author of adult paranormal romance series The Redcliffe Novels, Catherine Green was raised on books from a young age, and has happy memories of Saturday mornings spent in her small local library, devouring the contents of the shelves. Aside from the Redcliffe novels, Catherine has short stories published in YA anthologies Devils, Demons and Werewolves, and The Mirador Fantasmagoria, and she writes articles for websites including Write and Share UK. Catherine is also a freelance copywriter and copy editor.

Catherine has always been fascinated by the supernatural world, and it feels natural for her to write about vampires, werewolves, witches and other mystical creatures in her stories. She is a mother of two (plus dog), with an interest in crafts and social history. Catherine practises Law of Attraction and truly believes that everyone can achieve their dreams if they can step beyond the fear of social conformity.

Catherine says,

'I am the first author to speak on Saturday and will introduce myself and my books, my journey to being an author and my general background in the literary world.'

I
See Catherine at the Town Hall function suite starting at 10am on Saturday 24th May.

LINKS:

CATHERINE GREEN ON FACEBOOK

CATHERINE GREEN BLOG





FESTIVAL LAUNCH 2014 (ARCHIVED)


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(l to r) Jonathan Williams (Town Clerk), Fiona Bruce MP, Paul Edwards (Mayor of Middlewich), Cllr Sonya Edwards (Middlewich Mayoress)
The official launch of the first ever Middlewich Literary Festival on Friday 23rd May at Middlewich High School

(photo courtesy of MIDDLEWICH VISION)

MIDDLEWICH LITERARY FESTIVAL - PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 2014 (ARCHIVED)



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Friday 23rd May


MIDDLEWICH HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY

*Refreshments provided*

5.30 pm         Official Opening with MP Fiona Bruce
5.45 - 6.15 pm  Commended stories being read
6.30 pm         Prize giving
7 pm         Close



Saturday 24th May

MIDDLEWICH TOWN HALL FUNCTION SUITE

*Café open all day onsite*


10:00am  Opening announcements
Ken Kingston, Middlewich Deputy Mayor, Author Catherine Green
10:45  Author - Gill Hoffs
11:30  Holmes Chapel & Middlewich Book Club Reviewing Pure by Andrew Miller
12:15pm  Commended stories being read
1:00          Illustrator / children’s books
1:45          Author Lucy Pireel
2:30 Commended stories being read
3:15 Author Bernice Walmsley
4:00pm Close



Saturday 24th May

MIDDLEWICH LIBRARY


9:55 am       Introduction of the Read-a-thon
10:00        Reading starts with our Mayor, Cllr Paul Edwards
10:15       Janet Chisholm, BEM - Middlewich Clean Team
10:30       Mayoress, Cllr Sonya Edwards
10:45       Vivienne Johnson, U3A.
11:00       Jonathan Williams - Town Clerk
11:15       Liz Rosenfield, Cheshire Folk
11:30       Mike Walton, Middlewich Heritage Society
11:45       Bev Cope, Middlewich Viison
12:00pm      Close

Courtesy of Catherine Green


DETAILED PROGRAMME



Wednesday 21 May 2014

FESTIVAL INFORMATION 2014 (ARCHIVED)

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Middlewich  Literary Festival


Photo: Middlewich Vision/Catherine Green


General Information


The winners of the short story competitions will be announced at Middlewich High School on Friday 23rd May, in the High School library, between 5.30pm and 6.30pm.

There will be a Read-a-thon in Middlewich Library on Lewin Street from 10 am to 12 noon. Various members of the community will be reading for 15 minutes from their favourite books

At the Town Hall (formerly the Civic Hall), we will be having a variety of events starting from 10am in 45 minute bursts.

The Book Club will be reviewing “Pure” by Andrew Miller.  Join the Book Club in the Town Hall at 11.30 am.

 - Information courtesy of Middlewich Vision

Monday 19 May 2014

LIZ ROSENFIELD AT THE MIDDLEWICH LITERARY FESTIVAL 2014 (ARCHIVED)

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Photo: Liz Rosenfield


I have been asked to join the Read-athon at the Literary Festival in Middlewich Library on  Saturday starting at 11.15!
I am delighted to have been asked, having spent many hours reading to and encouraging kids to read, and  I am very excited.
 Now what shall I read?
I am expecting children around and think my very favourite kids' poem of all times that I've been sharing all through the years of my teaching career has to be the wonderful 'Chocolate Cake.'  by Michael Rosen.

I love chocolate cake.
And when I was a boy
I loved it even more.

Sometimes we used to have it for tea
and Mum used to say,
'If there's any left over
you can have it to take to school
tomorrow to have at playtime.'
And the next day I would take it to school
wrapped up in tin foil
open it up at playtime
and sit in the corner of the playground
eating it,
you know how the icing on top
is all shiny and it cracks as you
bite into it,
and there's that other kind of icing in
the middle
and it sticks to your hands and you
can lick your fingers
and lick your lips
oh it's lovely.
yeah.


From Chocolate Cake' by Michael Rosen

Liz is also a talented folk singer, musician and promoter of folk events both in Middlewich and further afield. She is a former festival director of the Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival.




Note: The Read-a-thon takes place in Middlewich Library from 10am until 12 noon Various members of the community will be reading for 15 minutes from their favourite books.

Links:

LIZ ROSENFIELD ON FACEBOOK

CHESHIRE FOLK WEBSITE



Wednesday 9 April 2014

SHORT STORY COMPETITION & NAME and LOGO COMPETITION 2014 (ARCHIVED)

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The Middlewich Literary Festival was launched at Middlewich library on the 20th March.
 Middlewich Vision is looking for a name and a logo for the new Festival and also for entries for
its short story competition.
Winning entries will be published here in the Middlewich Diary as well as in a dedicated publication produced by Middlewich Vision. There will also be opportunities for public performances.
The Name & Logo competition is open to people of all ages, and contestants can come up with either the name or the logo, or both.
All the details are shown in the above poster.
We'll be bringing you more details of  the Festival itself soon. In the meantime if you have any questions, you can contact Alison Roylance-White on 01606 841379

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Thursday 20 March 2014

LAUNCH OF THE SHORT STORY COMPETITION (ARCHIVED)


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Short Story Competition Launch

20th MARCH 2014


 4.30 pm in the Library. 



Time to get all those young budding authors in the know!
 Top tips from authors, info on the 7-11 and 11-16 competitions
 and should we have a name and logo for our Literary Festival?
 Come and join us at 4.30 pm