Welcome to Off the Shelf 2008
Now in its 17th year, Sheffield’s Off the Shelf Festival of Writing and Reading is well established as one of the major events in the region’s cultural calendar. The Festival has grown into one of the largest, most popular and exciting events in the North of England attracting some of the best known names in literature and the media.
The Festival offers a wide range of events for audiences of all ages including readings, workshops, storytelling, exhibitions, talks, walks, poetry and much more. This year’s programme offers a choice of over 200 events.
Off the Shelf is very popular and audiences grow year on year. A recent audience survey gave a 97% good or excellent rating for Festival events. We do hope that you will be able to enjoy an Off the Shelf event this year.
The Festival Team are:
Maria de Souza, Su Walker and Lesley Webster
Festival Administration
Michelle Taylor-Steer, Ann Bradley
Financial and Administrative Support
Judith Adam
Festival Bookseller
Rhyme and Reason
Festival Website
Intuitive IT (UK) Ltd
Off the Shelf is organised by the Culture Department of Sheffield City Council.
Rhyme and Reason - Specialists in children’s books will provide bookstalls at all events during the Festival.
If you are unable to attend an event in person, Rhyme and Reason can organise for signed copies to be reserved. Please e-mail or tel. 0114 266 1950 for information.
e-mail enquiries@rhyme-reason.co.uk
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News and Events
05/01/2009 |
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| Words of Steel - Winning Poem | |
02/09/2008 |
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| Off the Shelf - New Web Site Launched | |





