Workshops
In the lead up to Commonwealth Week and the
announcement of the 2008 Commonwealth
Writers' Prize regional winners, the Commonwealth Foundation, in collaboration with Longstone Books, is organising a number of outreach workshops in London.
The workshops will be a series of 'meet-the-author' events in four boroughs, with particular focus on those areas whose readers reflect the diverse multi-cultural nature of London's population. Local book groups have been invited to read and discuss books by former Commonwealth Writers' Prize winner, Marion Molteno, and will then have a chance to meet the author to ask questions and share ideas with people from other groups.
The workshops will culminate during Commonwealth Week on Thursday 13 March when the Foundation will host a panel discussion bringing together all the participating reading groups at the same venue to discuss the theme: 'Reading in crisis: do people read books in the internet era?'. The panel includes:
Donna Daley-Clarke, author, 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize (CWP) judge and winner of the 2006 CWP Europe and South Asia Best First Book award for Lazy Eye;
Lee Langley, author and winner of the 1993 CWP Europe and South Asia Best Book award for Persistent Rumours;
Marion Molteno, author and winner of 1999 CWP Africa award for If You Can Walk, You Can Dance;
Professor Angela Smith, 2006/7 CWP Europe and South Asia regional chairperson.
This panel discussion will be followed by the announcement of the Europe and South Asia 2008 CWP winners for Best Book and Best First Book at a reception to be held at the same venue. Announcements of the regional winners in the other three regions will be made simultaneously.
For more information please email Jennifer Sobol at j.sobol@commonwealth.int.
Workshop venue and times
19 February 7-8 pm Surbiton library
21 February 7.30-9 pm Dulwich library
04 March 2008, 6-7.30 pm Mayfair library
01 April 7.30-9 pm Newham library
Panel discussion and CWP announcement and reception
When: Thursday 13 March 5.30 - 8.30 pm
Venue: Ian Gulland Hall, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross
London SE14 6NW, UK
