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SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015 IMAGINE THE WORLD
Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
WELCOME
CONTENTS
Welcome 3 Hay Festival’s Schools Programme is curated
Croeso 4 by Mary Byrne, Director of Hay Fever
Programme at a glance 5
Your questions answered 6
We are delighted to announce the 2015 line-up of top writers
Thursday 21 May – Key Stage 2 8 taking part in our programme of free events for schools in
10am events 8 Wales and Herefordshire. On Thursday 21 and Friday 22 May
we will again welcome thousands of children onto our Dairy
11.15am events 12 Meadows site on the edge of Hay. Pupils and teachers can get
1pm events 15 involved in a wide range of events, exploring many subjects and
themes and offering pupils the opportunity to meet a variety
Friday 22 May – Key Stages 3 & 4 18 of experts.
10am events 18
This year’s programme will cover major curriculum subjects
11.15am events 22 including English, Literacy, Maths, History, Poetry and Science.
1pm events 25 Meet some of the UK’s top writers and hear them talk about
Booking form 28 their work and inspiration. They will all be signing books in
the Hay Festival Bookshop after their events. Pupils can also
watch one of Into Film’s excellent films. Bring a packed lunch
and picnic in our beautiful gardens.
We hope that your Key Stage 2, 3 and 4 pupils will be inspired
and enthused by the programme and we look forward to
welcoming you on site, whether you are an annual visitor or it
is your first time joining us.
Nessie Mason
Hay Festival Schools Programme
S U P P O R T E D BY nessie@hayfestival.org | 07976 700 457
Photos: Cover and page 7 by Marsha Arnold
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Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
CROESO P R O G R A M M E AT A G L A N C E
Mae Rhaglen Ysgolion Gŵyl y Gelli yn cael ‘ Thank you for a well-organised
ei churadu gan Mary Byrne, teacher- and child-friendly day.’
Cyfarwyddwr ‘Hay Fever’ Teacher, Clyro School
Rydym yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi enwau'r awduron ardderchog THURSDAY 21 MAY 2015
a fydd yn cymryd rhan yn ein rhaglen o ddigwyddiadau am
ddim i ysgolion yng Nghymru a Swydd Henffordd yn 2015. Ar
ddydd Iau 21 a dydd Gwener 22 Mai, byddwn yn croesawu 10am to Gill Jeff Kenneth Into
miloedd o blant unwaith eto i'n canolfan yn Dairy Meadows 10.45am Lewis Norton Oppel Film
ar gyrion y Gelli Gandryll. Gall disgyblion ac athrawon gym-
ryd rhan mewn ystod eang o ddigwyddiadau ac archwilio nifer
fawr o bynciau a themâu. Bydd cyfle hefyd i ddisgyblion gwrdd 11.15am Megan Elen Rachel Paddington
ag amrywiaeth eang o arbenigwyr. to 12pm Rix Caldecott Rooney
Bydd y rhaglen eleni yn cwmpasu prif bynciau'r cwricwlwm gan
gynnwys Saesneg, Llythrennedd, Mathemateg, Hanes, Bard- 12pm
Joseph
LUNCH
1pm to Michelle Stephan
doniaeth a Gwyddoniaeth. Dewch i gwrdd â rhai o awduron 1.45pm Coelho
to 1pm Paver Pastis
gorau'r DG ac i'w clywed nhw'n siarad am eu gwaith a'u hys-
brydoliaeth. Byddant yn arwyddo eu llyfrau bob un yn Siop
Lyfrau Gŵyl y Gelli ar ôl eu digwyddiadau. Gall disgyblion
hefyd wylio un o ffilmiau gwych Into Film. Dewch â phecyn FRIDAY 22 MAY 2015
bwyd i fwynhau picnic yn ein gerddi prydferth.
Rydym yn gobeithio y bydd eich disgyblion Cyfnod Allweddol 10am to Sarah Sam Into
Gemini
2, 3 a 4 yn mwynhau ein rhaglen ac edrychwn ymlaen at eich 10.45am Force 1 Crossan Hepburn Film
croesawu i'n plith, pa un ai ydych chi'n ymwelydd blynyddol
neu yn ymuno â ni am y tro cyntaf.
Sita
11.15am Tony De Tim
Nessie Mason Brahma- Skellig
to 12pm Saulles Bowler
Rhaglen Ysgolion Gŵyl y Gelli chari
nessie@hayfestival.org | 07976 700 457
12pm Robert
1pm to Muchamore David Joseph
LUNCH
1.45pm & Sophie Almond Coelho
to 1pm McKenzie
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Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
YO U R Q U E S T I O N S A N S W E R E D
‘ The children have displayed a new-found
enthusiasm for the books they heard about.’
Teacher, Clyro School
Why are the events free?
Our Schools Programme is funded by the Arts Council of Wales and Hay
Festival, as part of our ongoing commitment to education and the local
community. We ask Independent schools to make a contribution of £7.50
per pupil for the day that they attend.
How do I book tickets?
All bookings are handled by Nessie Mason on nessie@hayfestival.org. Are the events accessible?
You can request tickets by submitting the supplied booking form via post Yes, our venues are wheelchair-accessible and have infrared audio loops
or email. Bookings will be dealt with in order of receipt. Please note the for students with hearing difficulties. We can also provide a palentypist
closing date for applications is Friday 27 March 2015. or British Sign Language interpreter, given advance notice.
Do we need to prepare the pupils? Can we bring packed lunches?
Your pupils will get far more out of their visit if they have had the chance Yes, there is plenty of space on site for pupils to relax and enjoy themselves
to read some of the books by the authors they are going to hear speak. during the lunch break. In the event of rain, everyone will stay dry inside
They will know what questions they want to ask and be much more the tents.
engaged with the event. We will send out a book pre-order form at the
end of April. Our Hay Festival bookseller will help with discounted book Is there anywhere we can buy tea and coffee on site?
orders to schools. Please contact Nessie on nessie@hayfestival.org for The Friends Café will be open throughout the two Schools Programme
more information. days, serving tea, coffee, soft drinks and snacks.
Can the pupils bring their own books to be signed? Where should we park?
Pupils are welcome to bring their own books to be signed by the authors. The festival has parking on site for minibuses. Please mark on your
It makes the authors feel really appreciated. The Festival Bookshop will booking form if you need parking during your visit. Coaches can pull into
also have books by all the authors appearing at the festival on sale. To help the layby outside the festival site on the Brecon Road for drop-offs.
prepare pupils before their visit, schools can arrange to buy books in Should coaches need to remain in Hay for the duration of your stay there
advance at a discounted rate – contact Nessie (see above) to arrange. is coach parking available in the public car park in central Hay. Coaches
should arrive at least 20 minutes before your first event.
Can we go to more than one event?
You can attend as many events as you wish, as long as there is space available. What is Into Film?
Into Film is an education charity that seeks to put film at the heart of children
Is it safe to bring a large group of children to the festival site? and young people’s learning and cultural experience. Into Film’s ambitious
Yes, the site is designed for safety and comfort. Each school will be greeted UK-wide programme provides 5–19-year-olds with unparalleled opportu-
as they arrive on site and guided to their first venue. Festival staff will be nities to see, think, make and imagine, contributing to their educational,
on hand throughout the day to answer any queries you may have. The site cultural, creative and personal development. Into Film incorporates the
has full security, with a comprehensive lost child procedure. legacy of two leading film education charities, First Light and FILM
CLUB. To find out more and get involved please visit www.intofilm.org.
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Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
T HU R S DAY 2 1 M AY – K E Y STAG E 2
10AM GILL LEWIS 10AM JEFF NORTON
Before she could walk, Gill Lewis was discovered force- If you think all zombies are brainless, cannibalistic
feeding bread to a sick hedgehog under the rose bushes. monsters...then think again! Jeff Norton challenges stereo-
Now her stories reflect her passion for wild animals in wild types and upends clichés in this hilarious event about the
places. She draws inspiration from the many inspiration for his new book Memoirs of a Neurotic
people and animals she has met during her work and travels as a vet, both Zombie.
at home and abroad.
With an interactive, multi-media presentation, Jeff shares how he went
Gill’s first novel Sky Hawk was published to much critical acclaim. It won from being a video-gaming, reluctant reader to the award-winning author
the UKLA Children’s Book of the Year, Leeds Book Award, Heart of (who still loves video games!) of the MetaWars series. Jeff confronted his
Hawick Book Award, Solihull Book Award, Warwickshire Children’s fear of zombies with his laugh-out-loud new novel about a neurotic
Book Award, Newton Marasco Green Earth Book Award and was short- twelve-year-old called Adam Meltzer who unexpectedly finds himself
listed for the prestigious Red House Children’s Book Award, Waterstones back from the grave.
Children’s Book Prize and the Branford Boase Award. Her latest book is
Scarlet Ibis. A passionate and engaging speaker, Jeff playfully challenges students to
explore their own prejudices and discover, as Adam does, the value of
Gill will talk about how her love of animals has inspired her writing and empathy. The event also includes a reading from the book and a Q&A
offer creative writing tips to young writers. with the audience. Dressing up as a zombie is highly encouraged!
Focus: Biology, English, Geography, Creative Writing Focus: English, Creative Writing, Technology
Resources: www.gilllewis.com Resources: http://jeffnorton.com
Booklist: Sky Hawk, Scarlet Ibis Books: Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie, Cortina
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Thursday 21 May 2015 – Key Stage 2 Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
10AM KENNETH OPPEL 10AM–12PM INTO FILM: PADDINGTON
Kenneth Oppel is the author of numerous books for young The film will be introduced by a BBFC (British Board of Film Classification)
readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold Examiner and it will be followed by an interactive discussion, in which
over a million copies worldwide and has been adapted as children can raise questions about the film and its content.
an animated TV series and stage play. Airborn was
winner of a Michael L Printz Honor Book Award, and the Canadian An accident-prone bear from deepest Peru arrives in London searching
Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature; its sequel, for a home, but finds himself lost and lonely at Paddington station.
Skybreaker, was a New York Times bestseller and was named Children’s However he quickly meets the Brown family, who take him in, having
Novel of the Year by The Times. His most recent book is The Boundless. read the label around his neck – ‘Please look after this bear’. This heart-
warming film is packed with an all-star British cast, with Nicole Kidman
Don’t miss the chance to hear this highly acclaimed and inspirational on hand to lend pantomime villainy as a wicked taxidermist. Showcasing
writer talk about his latest book on a rare visit to the UK. the modern city at its diverse, multicultural best, there are thoughtful
messages about being kind to strangers and helping everybody to fit in
Focus: Creative Writing, Geography, English sprinkled in among the fun. A charming family film to watch while
Resources: www.davidficklingbooks.com munching on marmalade sandwiches.
Books: Silverwing trilogy, The Boundless Rating: PG (suitable for 7+ years)
Duration: 95 minutes | Focus: Film Literacy
Resources: www.intofilm.org
For more information about the age rating for Paddington parents and teachers
can read the BBFC insight, which is available at www.bbfc.co.uk. Children can
find out more about BBFC age ratings at www.cbbfc.co.uk.
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Thursday 21 May 2015 – Key Stage 2 Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
11.15AM MEGAN RIX 11.15AM ELEN CALDECOTT
Photo © BlueMaterial Girl
Megan Rix is the author of several wonderful wartime Elen Caldecott’s books have received high acclaim and
animal stories including The Great Escape and The Bomber award recognition since she was first published in 2009. In
Dog, which is currently shortlisted for the Red House the last five years she has been shortlisted for the Red
Children’s Book Award 2015. She lives by a river in House Children’s Book Award and the Waterstones
England with her husband and two adorable dogs, Bella and Traffy. Children’s Book Prize, highly commended at the Sheffield Children’s
Book Awards and won the Lennoxlove Author Award. Elen’s books have
Fans of Michael Morpurgo, Dick King-Smith and Sarah Lean will love been shortlisted for 30 different awards. Originally from Llangollen in
Megan’s original adventures. Join her to hear about her research into Wales, Elen now lives in Bristol with her husband.
wartime history and marvel at the fantastic artefacts and videos she has
Elen’s event includes an introduction to the story and characters with
to share. Her latest book, The Runaways, is set during the First World War
storytelling, plus interactive story plotting – Elen explains her writing
and tells the story of two friends, a brave old collie and a beautiful baby
process and takes the audience through each stage, taking suggestions for
elephant, fighting their way home.
a new story from the group. At the end of a highly interactive, fun session
the group has the main characters, setting and rough plot outlined. If the
Focus: English, Creative Writing, History
teachers wish, they can then get the children to write the story themselves
Resources: www.meganrix.com
in their next creative writing lesson.
Books: The Bomber Dog, The Runaways (May 2015)
Focus: Creativity, Geography, PSHE/Citizenship
Resources: www.elencaldecott.com
Facebook: Elen Caldecott Children’s Author
Twitter: @ElenCaldecott
Booklist: Diamonds and Daggers (Marsh Road Mysteries), How Kirsty
Jenkins Stole the Elephant
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Thursday 21 May 2015 – Key Stage 2 Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
11.15AM RACHEL ROONEY 1PM MICHELLE PAVER
Rachel Rooney trained and works as a special needs Michelle Paver is a multi-million bestselling author, who
teacher, alongside visits to schools for poetry readings and lives and breathes the adventure stories that she writes,
workshops. Her debut collection of poems for older travelling far and wide in the name of research. She has
children The Language of Cat was the 2011 Poetry Book trekked erupting volcanoes, eaten seal’s blubber and come
Society children’s choice. It also won the 2012 CLPE Award and was face-to-face with a polar bear, to name but a few experiences. The Eye of
longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her second collection of poems for the Falcon is the third book in the epic five-part Bronze Age series Gods
junior aged children, My Life as a Goldfish, came out in October 2014. and Warriors, for boys and girls aged 9+ years who like their reading
She has also published a rhyming picture book A Patch of Black. extreme.
‘Rachel Rooney’s poetry collection for children is a well-crafted, stimu-
Come and hear Michelle’s fascinating talk about her adventures while
lating and unpatronising box of delights, always accessible and constantly
researching her books – you’ll even get the chance to handle real Bronze
inventive.’ Carol Ann Duffy
Age artefacts!
Rachel’s performance encourages children to look at how poems are
made, inviting their interaction in a skilled and winningly informal Focus: Creativity, Geography, Anthropology, English, Myth
manner. She has a strong mission to educate as well as to entertain, and Resources: www.michellepaver.com
the inclusion of opportunities for children’s participation in the perform- Books: The Outsiders (Gods and Warriors 1), The Eye of the Falcon (Gods
ance enables her to demonstrate that ‘performing poetry brings it to life’. and Warriors 3)
Focus: Creative Writing, Poetry, English
Resources: www.franceslincoln.com/rachel-rooney/
www.rachelrooneypoet.co.uk
Books: My Life as a Goldfish, The Language of Cat
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Thursday 21 May 2015 – Key Stage 2 Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
1PM STEPHAN PASTIS 1PM JOSEPH COELHO
Photo © Hayley Madden/Poetry Society
Stephan spent many childhood hours by himself, drawing Joseph Coelho is a performance poet and playwright. He
in his room. When Stephan wasn’t drawing, he was has written plays for companies including the Soho
spending time collecting baseball cards, his other child- Theatre, Polka Theatre, the Unicorn Theatre and Oily
hood love. About entering the world of children’s books Cart. His debut children’s collection is Werewolf Club
for the first time, with Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, Stephan says, Rules.
‘For me as a kid, I liked to laugh. I just really want to give them a story
that has something humorous in every chapter.’ Joseph has been a guest poet on Cbeebies Rhyme Rocket where he was
beamed up from The Rhyme Rock to perform his ‘Bug Poem’. He is a
Stephan won the National Cartoonists Society Newspaper Comic Strip brilliant performer – he engages and energises audiences with funny and
Award in 2003 and 2006. Stephen is also a New York Times bestseller reflective poems about his school days as well as poems that will challenge
with Timmy Failure. the audience to take part, becoming bugs and inventing disgusting recipes.
Young readers and writers will come away inspired and with a plethora
In this lively event the creator of Timmy Failure talks about his career, of literacy tools to make their own writing more exciting. This event is
from lawyer to cartoonist. Expect lots of live drawing and cartooning not to be missed!
from Stephan, and plenty of laughs!
Focus: Poetry, Drama, Creativity, Creative Writing, Literacy
Focus: Creativity, Social Studies, Creative Writing Resources: www.franceslincoln.com/joseph-coelho/
Resources: www.timmyfailure.com www.joseph-coelho.com
Books: Timmy Failure: Now Look What You’ve Done, Mistakes Were Made Books: Werewolf Club Rules
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Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
FR I DAY 22 MAY – K E Y STAG E S 3 & 4
10AM MG HARRIS & JAMIE ANDERSON 10AM SARAH CROSSAN
Gemini Force 1 is a modern-day reinvention of the magic Sarah Crossan is originally from Dublin. She graduated
formula of adventure and rescue which formed the core of with a degree in philosophy and literature before training
Gerry Anderson’s most successful series, Thunderbirds. It as an English and drama teacher at Cambridge University
will appeal to generations of Thunderbirds fans and a and has since worked to promote creative
generation of readers entirely new to the Thunderbirds phenomenon. writing in schools.
MG Harris is best known for her bestselling series The Joshua Files. Sarah’s debut book, The Weight of Water, won the Eilís Dillon Award for
Brought on board Gemini Force 1 at an early stage, she is passionate about a First Children’s Book (CBI Book of the Year Awards), the We Read
the project and is honoured to be tasked with bringing Gemini Force 1 Prize, a Coventry Inspiration Book Award and a UKLA Book Award. It
to life. was also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the CLPE Poetry Award.
Sarah will talk about her love of poetry and how it influences her work.
In ‘Beyond Gemini Force One’, MG Harris and Jamie Anderson present She wrote The Weight of Water in free verse. On publication she was sur-
an audio-visual tour of the background, design and influences behind prised to find that many readers were weary of this unusual format. She
GF1. This is your chance to hear all the behind-the-scenes publishing wrote Apple and Rain in reaction to that. Find out why she thinks teen
secrets, including the exciting story of how the worldwide community of readers have fallen out of love with poetry and how she hopes her books
Thunderbirds fans helped MG Harris and Jamie Anderson to bring the can help fix it.
final Gerry Anderson project to the page.
Focus: Creative Writing, English, Geography, Poetry
Focus: Drama, English, Creativity, Construction/Engineering Resources: www.sarahcrossan.com
Resources: www.mgharris.net Facebook: Sarah Crossan / Twitter: @SarahCrossan
Books: Gemini Force 1 Books: Apple and Rain, The Weight of Water, Breathe, Resist,
One (to be published in August 2015)
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10AM SAM HEPBURN 10AM–12PM INTO FILM: SKELLIG
Sam Hepburn read Modern Languages at Cambridge The film will be introduced by a BBFC (British Board of Film Classification)
University before joining the BBC, where she produced Examiner and it will be followed by an interactive discussion, in which
and directed factual documentaries for over 25 years and children can raise questions about the film and its content.
commissioned factual programming for the launch of
BBC Four. Of dual British/Sudanese heritage, she has travelled widely in A fifteenth anniversary special screening of Skellig. Adapted from the
Africa and the Middle East and now lives with her husband and three much-loved novel by David Almond, this is the story of a boy who finds
children in London. Her thriller Chasing the Dark won the teen category a mysterious person living in the shed at the bottom of his
of the Stockport Book Award in 2014. garden...Michael has been going through a hard time since his baby sister
was born with health problems, and his parents understandably don’t have
Sam will engage audiences with a style which brings the shadowy world much time for him, so his friendship with the strange Skellig helps him
of espionage, intrigue and global politics to life. Her talk explores the through. But who, or what, is Skellig?
impact of world events on individuals struggling to survive and the The film does a nice job of making the low-key fantasy elements fit
destructive power of personal and press prejudice. naturally into an ordinary suburban setting, while staying true to the heart
of an affecting story.
Focus: Creative Writing, Drama, English, Politics
Resources: http://doublecluck.com/author/Sam+Hepburn Rating: PG (suitable for 7+ years)
Books: If You Were Me, Chasing the Dark Duration: 100 minutes | Focus: Film Literacy
Resources: www.intofilm.org
For more information about BBFC age ratings parents and teachers can read
the BBFC insight, which is available at www.bbfc.co.uk. Education resources
about film classification aimed at secondary school students can be found at
www.bbfc.co.uk/education.
PAG E 2 0 PAG E 2 1Friday 22 May 2015 – Key Stages 3 & 4 Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
11.15AM TONY DE SAULLES 11.15AM TIM BOWLER
Horrible Science Tim Bowler is one of the UK’s most compelling and
Tony De Saulles trained as a graphic designer and original writers for teenagers. He has written twenty books
worked in advertising, graphic design and book design and won fifteen awards, including the prestigious Carnegie
before turning to illustration and writing. Tony has Medal for River Boy. He has been described by the Sunday
been illustrating the bestselling Horrible Science series since it first started Telegraph as ‘the master of the psychological thriller’ and by the
back in 1996. Horrible Science has sold more than ten million copies in Independent as ‘one of the truly individual voices in British teenage
over thirty countries. fiction’. His books have sold over a million copies worldwide.
Tony will show you how he brings science to life in cartoons, in a horrible His most recent novels are Night Runner and Game Changer, two fast-
way! Audiences will learn about both science and art in this lively and paced thrillers about young people in terrible danger. Tim will talk about
fun-packed session. both books and give advice to keen writers in the audience on how to
hook and grip the reader.
Focus: Art, Science, Biology, History, Physics
Resources: http://www.scholastic.co.uk Focus: English, Social Studies, Creative Writing
Books: Ugly Bugs, Killer Energy Resources: www.timbowler.co.uk
Books: Game Changer, Night Runner
PAG E 2 2 PAG E 2 3Friday 22 May 2015 – Key Stages 3 & 4 Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
11.15AM SITA BRAHMACHARI 1PM ROBERT MUCHAMORE & SOPHIE MCKENZIE
Sita was born in Derby in 1966. She has a BA in English As a teenager Robert Muchamore dreamed of becoming
Literature and an MA in Arts Education. Her many an architect, a photographer or a writer. On discovering
projects and writing commissions have been produced in that architects have to train for seven years and after
theatres, universities, schools and community groups quitting his Saturday job in a camera shop, he saved up enough
throughout Britain and America. money to buy a word processor and set his heart on writing. The
only problem was, he didn’t know what to write. So he found a
Artichoke Hearts is her first novel for young people and won the regular job and spent thirteen years as a private investigator. He
prestigious Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize for 2011. Her most recent was inspired to start writing again by his nephew’s complaints about ‘the
book is Red Leaves. As with all Sita’s work, this brings an insight of what lack of anything decent to read’, and is now a global bestselling author.
it means to ‘belong’; how her young characters deal with problems facing Sophie McKenzie is the multiple award-winning author of the Missing
children today. series as well as over fifteen other YA novels. Her latest book for teens,
Every Second Counts, is the follow-up to Split Second. She has over 20
Sita’s event brings these feelings to life and inspires all audiences with international, national and regional awards for her writing and has been
stories of hope and discovery. a featured World Book Day author twice.
Focus: Social Studies, English, Creative Writing Sophie and Robert’s event will inspire all young and aspiring writers and
Resources: www.panmacmillan.com/author/sitabrahmachari show that story ideas can come from anywhere.
Books: Artichoke Hearts, Red Leaves Focus: English, Creativity, Music
Resources: www.muchamore.com | www.sophiemckenziebooks.com
Books (Robert Muchamore): CHERUB: Lone Wolf, Rock War series
Books (Sophie McKenzie): Girl, Missing, Sister, Missing, Missing Me
PAG E 2 4 PAG E 2 5Friday 22 May 2015 – Key Stages 3 & 4 Schools Programme: Hay Festival 21–22 May 2015
1PM DAVID ALMOND 1PM JOSEPH COELHO
Photo © Hayley Madden/Poetry Society
David Almond is one of the most exciting children’s Joseph Coelho is a performance poet and playwright. He
authors writing today. His acclaimed books include Skellig, has written plays for companies including the Soho
winner of the Whitbread Children’s Award and the Theatre, Polka Theatre, the Unicorn Theatre and Oily
Carnegie Medal; Kit’s Wilderness, winner of the Smarties Cart. His debut children’s collection is Werewolf Club
Award Silver Medal, Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and Rules.
shortlisted for the Guardian Award; and The Fire-Eaters,
winner of the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Gold Award and short- Joseph has been a guest poet on Cbeebies Rhyme Rocket where he was
listed for the Carnegie Medal. His latest book is the magnificent A Song beamed up from The Rhyme Rock to perform his ‘Bug Poem’. He is a
for Ella Grey, which is based on the Orpheus myth. brilliant performer – he engages and energises audiences with funny and
reflective poems about his school days as well as poems that will challenge
David is one of the truly great writers of YA fiction today. Come and be the audience to take part, becoming bugs and inventing disgusting recipes.
inspired. Young readers and writers will come away inspired and with a plethora
of literacy tools to make their own writing more exciting. This event is
Focus: English, Creative Writing, History, Myth not to be missed!
Resources: www.hachettechildrens.co.uk
Booklist: A Song for Ella Grey, Skellig Focus: Poetry, Drama, Creativity, Creative Writing, Literacy
Resources: www.franceslincoln.com/joseph-coelho/
www.joseph-coelho.com
Books: Werewolf Club Rules
PAG E 2 6 PAG E 2 7SCHOOLS PROGRAMME BOOKING FORM
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