Punctuation: "It tells the reader how to hum the tune."Lynne Truss, Eats Shoots and leaves.
Weather today: Warm, sunny day with little wind.
Writers’ and Readers’ Forum 4th, 5th, 6th
July 2014
Picton Little Theatre, Dublin Street
Programme
Friday 4th July. 7pm. – 9pm.
Registration, and a chance for writers to display
their books on the sales table and meet other writers. Tea and coffee will be
available and attendees may, if they wish, bring their own wine. Wine will not
be on sale at the theatre. At 8pm entertainment will be provided by The Ukes of
Marlborough.
Saturday 5th July 9am – 5pm.
Writers will be allocated a time (typically 15 to 30
minutes) to present their work to the audience. They may use the time in any
way they wish. It could include: reading extracts, discussing the motivations
for producing the book, future plans, and answering questions from the audience.
Also independent publishers will make a presentation about the services they
can offer. Authors will have the opportunity to sell and sign copies of their
work from the sales table and talk to publishers. It is anticipated that the
media will be present and they may wish to interview writers about their work.
We will have breaks for morning tea, lunch, and
afternoon tea.
The Red Salt cafe will provide evening meals at 6pm
for attendees. Alternatively there are numerous other restaurants nearby where
meals can be purchased at a reasonable cost.
Sunday 6th July 9.30am – 12.30pm.
Guest speakers will provide a panel discussion on the production
of books and the changes that are taking place in the industry. They will
include paper books, electronic books on e-readers, audio books and the
discussion will cover most aspects of independent publishing. The discussion
could include such topics as: editing, proof reading, book cover design, sales,
marketing, reviewing and publicity. Questions and participation will be invited
from the audience. There will be a mid-morning break for tea and coffee.
Writers of Picton wish to thank Prisma Print for their
generous sponsorship.
A $5 registration fee is required from participants and
entrance to the Forum will be free for the public. Tea, coffee, and biscuits
will be provided for a gold coin donation. The purchase of meals will be the
responsibility of the attendees.
Picton offers a variety of accommodation choices at
reasonable cost. Cabins, back-packers, bed and breakfast, motels and hotels are
all available. Details may be obtained by looking up accommodation in Picton on
Google.
This forum is aimed at writers. If you wish to
participate please complete the form below and enclose a $5 registration fee.
If you want to join the group for dinner on Saturday
evening this needs to be ordered and paid for in advance and will cost $20 per
person. Please specify any special diets.
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Name...................................................................................................
Address................................................................................................
Email....................................................
Phone.....................................
The work you will be presenting. For example, a
finished novel and work in progress on another book. The material presented
must be suitable for the general public.
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I wish to join the group for dinner on Saturday
evening at a cost of $22.50 (mains + dessert) per person...................................... Yes / No
No of people for dinner...............................................
Special diet
requirements........................................................................
Numbers are limited and the first 20 applications
received before Friday 20th June will be accepted, others will be returned.
Cheques should be made out to Writers of Picton and
sent to:
Writers of Picton, PO Box 596 Picton 7250
Amount enclosed............
Signed........................... Date...................
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mobile. 027 249 3146 tel. (03) 972 0638
