Festival highlights! |
Jodi Picoult Top selling author of fiction in the UK |
Clarissa Dickson Wright Bestselling author, cook and country woman |
Johnnie Walker Radio DJ on is autobiography |
Andrew Davies BAFTA award-winning screenwriter |
Felix Dennis With his latest poetry evening |
Robert Muchamore Creator of the award-winning CHERUB series |
Eastenders meets the Bard! Ian Beale and Ruth Archer v The Academics |
Katie Fforde Bestselling author on the romantic novel |
Fun for everyone!
Young people are a key part of the Stratford Literary Festival and in 2008 we put together a fun and fascinating line-up for all ages, which took place in out special marquee on the Theatre Gardens and in schools in the area.
AND thanks to the generosity of Stratford Town Trust, we were able to offer all children at Secondary School in Stratford a free ticket to a Festival event.
Throughout 2008 and 2009 we'll be taking authors into local schools for special events, including an exclusive with Francesca Simon, author of the inimitable Horrid Henry. If your school is interested in an event, email the Festival Office here.
Children's Short Story Competition
We've had over 400 entries to the competition! Well done to everyone who entered. Prizes were given out by Robert Muchamore and Tony De Saulles in the Festival marquee and there were lots of happy faces.
Here are the winners:
6-7 age group
WINNER – Rebecca Hewitt (St James C of E School, Southam)
Runner – up – Hannah Sparks (Wilmcote C of E Primary)
Highly Commended – Rosie Bristow (Ettington Primary)
Highly Commended – Amber Donaldon (Mickleton Primary)
8-10 age group – done by primary school cut off age
WINNER – Sophie Haselden (The Croft)
Runner up – Felicity Bee (The Croft)
Highly Commended – Laura Coles (Mount Stewart Junior School, Brent)
Highly Commended – Rajinder Dhami (Thomas Jolyffe)
11-13 age group
WINNER – Joy Stevens (Stratford Girls Grammar School)
Runner up – Jasmine Theilgaard (Stratford Girls Grammar School)
Highly Commended – Oliver Jerram (King Edward’s VI School)
Highly Commended – Gabriella Jones (Stratford Girls Grammar School)
14-16 Age Group
WINNER – David Tipping (Alcester Grammar)
Runner-up – Emma Horridge ((Stratford Girls Grammar School)
Highly Commended – Chelsea Butler (Stratford High School)
Highly Commended – Robin Jackson (Kineton High School)
