Sat 15 Nov 2008
Swindon Zing!
Posted by samenthoven under Events and Appearances
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Hi. Just a brief post with a few quick pics from this…!
Yep: for two days in a row this week I’ve been touring around schools as part of the Swindon Youth Festival of Literature. And IT WAS BRILLIANT!
The above pic was taken at the end of the second of two excellent sessions at Churchfields School. My thanks to everyone I met there, but especially to Samurai Librarian Graham Small for his hospitality (and excellent jokes! ;p) The third of Thursday’s events was a gleeful return visit to Swindon Academy, where (as long-term followers of this blog might remember) I first came and did my stuff as part of my Wiltshire Whirlwind Tour back in March. Huzzah! 🙂
On Friday morning I gave two talks in the main hall (above) at Dorcan Technology College. A big thank you to Fiona Harcastle for lunch, and for keeping my caffeine levels topped up! 😉 Then in the afternoon it was off to spectacular Nova Hreod for a fine final session in their LRC (below).
This was a fantastic festival. The organisers had obviously worked incredibly hard, and it was particularly heartening to see that effort supported by Swindon’s community radio and local press. I was thrilled and honoured to be involved. YAY! 🙂
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