St Clementin Literary Festival

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31 August 2012: 10.00 – 18.30
St. Clémentin Bi-Lingual LitFest
31st August, 1st – 2nd September
2012

The first event of its kind in this region of France, the festival is attracting much interest from authors and readers. Our principal guest author is widely acclaimed novelist and poet Helen Dunmore.

St. Clémentin is an unspoilt historic village, rumoured to be the site of the ancient Gallo-Roman city of Segora. During the festival an exhibition of paintings may be visited at La Chapelle des Rosiers.

bookstalls/workshops/signings/lectures/discussions/ music/food.

Entry fee: 5€. No charge for children under 18.

Events are free unless otherwise indicated. Places are limited so please do reserve your places for any of the events which take your fancy. As well as the scheduled events there will be authors reading and signing their books.

Are you an author? Would you like to come along, sell your books, read to the audience? Get in touch with one of the organisers: Gordon & Jocelyn Simms or Glyn Pope.

gordon.simms@aliceadsl.fr
jocelynsmss@gmail.com
gjpopeuk@gmail.com
Tel: ++ 33 (0) 5 49 80 22 96

Please reserve places for any event you would like to attend: events are free unless indicated *
31st – English
1st September – English/French
2nd September – French

The organisers reserve the right to alter the programme should this be necessary.

English

10.10-10.50 The Linen Press: Lynn Michell, Rhona Scullion: an independent press in today’s market. Presenting work for publication.
www.linenpressbooks.com

11.00-12.00 Helen Dunmore reads from The Siege, The Betrayal & House of Orphans. Reading groups welcome. Helen will discuss the use of historical fact in fiction.
www.helendunmore.com *5€

* Lunch Chez Didier (05 49 65 98 81) book signings, book stalls and live music

13.00-13.45 Lorna Penney, voice coach, will teach you how to breathe! Find your vocal range and try it out with selected texts.

13.00-13.45 Roger Elkin, poet and lecturer: Shared Voices in the poetry of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

13.50-14.30 The Linen Press: novelists Hema Macherla and Lynn Michell discuss novels by Indian and African authors including Mitchell’s White Lies.

13.50-14.50 Bill Kirton : Write a crime story in an hour.
www.bill-kirton.co.uk

14.40-15.20 Roisin McAuley: Former broadcaster, Roisin explains how she became a romantic novelist and reveals French Secrets.
www.roisinmcauley.com

15.25-16.25 Short Story Forum: Join Barbara Unkovic, Bill Kirton, Fleur Smithwick and others: readings and discussion.

16.30-17.30 Helen Dunmore winner of the National Poetry competition, 2010, will discuss poetry and read from The Malarkey.
*5€

17.30-18.30 Poetry Forum: Katherine Gallagher, David Cooke, Roger Elkin, Brian Clark, Gordon Simms, Wendy Wright, Bernard Lord, Glyn Pope are among poets who will be reading and discussing poetry.

1 septembre 2012: 10.00 – 17.30 English/Français

10.15-12.15 Katherine Gallagher: Atelier poésie bilingue/traductions de poésie et extraits du Le Somnambule aux Yeux D’Argile.
*10€
www.katherine-gallagher.com

10.15-11.15 Duncan Falconer: Assassin and other novels.

10.30-11.10 Lorna Penney : la voix et le souffle pour bien-être.

11.30-12.30 Léonor de Recondo, la grâce du chypre blanc, Les rêves oubliés Lecteur et chansons.

11.30-12.30 Bill Kirton: Write a crime story in an hour.
www.bill-kirton.co.uk
* Déjeuner Chez Didier (05 49 65 98 81), dédicaces, musique, Tombola

13.30-14.15 The Linen Press: Juliet Bates reads from The Missing, set in Paris.
Sophie Radice reads from: The Henry Experiment.

13.30-14.30 Hélène Gloria : Récits, intervention aux enfants. Barbe Bleue etc.

14.20-15.20 Tips from Tim Kay: Microsoft Word for writers.

14.40-15.40 Helen Dunmore: conférence, lecteur: la faim, La maison des Orphelins, Le réel et l’imaginaire. *5€

15.30-16.30 Katherine Gallagher reads from Carnival Edge and poetry for children.

15.50-16.20 Barbara Unkovic: Flash Fiction. www.barbaraunkovic.com

15.50- 16.30 Annie Massy, présidente d’association des écrivains de Haute Marne: les liens avec Grande Bretagne. Conférences, lecteurs . . . www.ecrivains-haute-marne.com

16.30-17.10 Roisin McAuley: Romantic novelist.

16.40-17.10 Noëlle Rouault: ‘Vignettes’ en Français et Bernard Lord in English.

16.40-17.40. Helen Dunmore: the Ingo trilogy; writing for children.
*5€

17.15-18.00 Wendy Wright performance: Searching for Signs.

19.00 Dîner avec, dinner with Helen Dunmore, Les 4 Saisons (05 49 80 20 12)
réservez, svp *25€
Segora : poetry, prose, vignettes (prix)


2 septembre 2012: 10.00 – 18.00 Français

10.15-11.00 Noëlle Pouplin, Le Pin Barlot en Poitou (1 & 2)

11.00-11.25 Guy-Marie Lenne et la société Histoire et Patrimoine du Bressuirais.
Réfugiés des Guerres de Vendée. 1793-1796, Petite histoire de Bressuire.

11.30-12.30 Annie Massy, Présidente d’association des écrivains de Haute Marne, conférences : chansons traditionnelles, inclus Bernard Dimey et Barbara LeBrun.

* Déjeuner Chez Didier (05 49 65 98 81) ‘Mise en vente’ le tableau de l’église

14.00-15.00 Isabelle Soulard : conférence café littéraire sur les femmes du Poitou au Moyen Age dont Aliénor d'Aquitaine et toutes les autres.

15.15-16.15 Michel Cordeboeuf : Légendes de la Vienne, Femmes et Hommes de la Terre. Contes, chansons.

16.30-18.00 Auteurs de la région

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Entry: 5euros

Time: 10am-1830 (for three days)