Welcome to Off the Shelf 2008
Off the Shelf is truly wonderful - once again, bigger and better than ever and, as always, with its distinctive range of "celebrity" events, locally based events, performance and workshop-based activities. We are very fortunate to have such a high quality literary Festival to look forward to every year. Students from this University attended events last year and I heard nothing but very positive feedback from them all. Congratulations! I am really looking forward to this years programme of events.
John Turner - Principal Lecturer and Learning and Teaching Fellow in English Studies
Sheffield Hallam University
Welcome to Off the Shelf - Sheffield's annual celebration of writing and reading. This year's Festival has over 200 events including readings, workshops, walks, talks, exhibitions and competitions, a Readers Day, poetry and more. The Festival also offers an exciting programme of events for children and young people.
This year's Festival includes appearances by authors including David Lodge, James Meek, Alan Sillitoe, Bernadine Evaristo, Chinese author Xinran, Philip Hensher, Sophie Hannah, Costa Prize winner Catherine O'Flynn and American David Guterson. Poets include Lemn Sissay and Patience Agbabi, Michael Laskey, Simon Armitage, Daljit Nagra and Ian McMillan. The programme has a strong line up of journalists including John Pilger, Tariq Ali, Jeremy Bowen and Kate Adie as well as events with screenwriter Andrew Davies, playwright Sir Arnold Wesker, actress Sheila Hancock and children's authors Judith Kerr, Caroline Lawrence and Malcolm Rose. There are also historical talks, literary walks, star gazing, a three day graphic novel challenge and a talk about pop group The Fall.
Off the Shelf is organised by the Culture Department of Sheffield City Council.
Rhyme and Reason - Specialists in childrens 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
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| Off the Shelf - New Web Site Launched | |
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