The South Hams
Authors Network
Dartmoor Edge Literary Fest
Sat 15th - Sun 16th October, 2022
Join us at South Hams first literary festival at the Clay Factory near Ivybridge, for an exciting mix of local creativity, including author readings and workshops for both adults and children, an illustration workshop and gallery, poetry competition recitals, open mic, creative market and more!
Entrance is free but you must register for free tickets for the event as well as any individual talks and workshops that you would like to attend, since all are likely to be fully subscribed.
Saturday Schedule
10.00 Doors Open
10.15 – 10.45 Opening Talk 1: Justin Leigh (BBC presenter) - 'My Life in the Spotlight'
10.45 - 12.00 Workshop 1: Jessica J Brown, Morganna Weeks, Wyatt Harris, Jamila Hanan 'Illustrate a Poem' for adults and children (The Art Playground will be open for the rest of the event to continue working on illustrations)
10.45– 12.45 Workshop 2: Anne Aubin Therapeutic Writing – 'Writing Your Way Out of Illness, Trauma and Pain'
11.00 - 15.30 Open Mic in RedPod Café
11.00 – 12.00 Talk 2: Alison Huntingford - 'Using Your Family History to Write Fiction'
11.00 – 12.00 Talk 3: Elizabeth Ducie - 'More Murder in Coombesford'
11.30 - 12.30 Child Workshop 2: Claire Helen Welsh - 'All the Animals Were Sleeping'
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch Break
12.00 - 14.50 Ukrainian Stories, Poetry and Craft
13.00 – 13.45 Poetry competition recitals and results announced by Justin Leigh
13.30 - 14.30 Child Workshop 3: Slaine McGough Davey and Chi Bennett, Wonderzoo - 'Romeo and Juliet meets Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile'
13.45 – 14.45 Talk 4: Julian Mitchell - 'Confessions of a Novice Writer'
13.45 – 15.45 Workshop 3: David Woolley Poetry – 'A Fresh Look & A Fresh Listen’
14.30 - 15.15 Child Workshop 4: Marleen Lammers - 'The Boy and the Tree'
14.30 - 16.00 Book Groups Meet Up
15.00 – 16.00 Talk 5: Mary McClarey - 'Creating a Novel Using One’s Own Life Experiences'
15.15 - 16.00 Child Workshop 5: Sarah Adams - 'Munch and Music'
16.00 Day End
Sunday Schedule
10.00 Doors Open
10.15 – 11.15 Talk 1: Abigail Yardimci - 'Life Is Yours – An Authors Talk & Meditation for an Awake Heart'
10.15 – 11.15 Talk 2: Tony Rea - 'Writing Historical Fiction: Problems, Pitfalls and Possibilities'
10.30 - 15.30 Open Mic in RedPod Café
10.30– 12.30 Workshop 1: Elizabeth Ducie - 'Which Route Should I Take Towards Publication?'
10.30 - 11.30 Child Workshop 1: Hilda Kalap - 'Donna and Dermot Heal'
11.30 – 12.30 Talk 3: Mary Georgina de Grey - 'Writing Romance'
11.30 – 12.30 Talk 4: Stephanie Austin - 'Turning to Crime'
11.30 - 12.30 Child Workshop 2: Fiona Barker - 'Setsuko and the Song of the Sea'
12.30 – 13.00 Lunch Break
13.00 – 13.30 Book Raffle Draw
13.00– 14.30 Workshop 2: Richard Handy - 'Writing a Spy Thriller: The Secret Deals, Espionage and Real History Behind The Wolfsberg Deception.'
13.30 – 14.30 Talk 5: Lawrence McPartlin - 'Why Poetry?'
13.30 – 15.30 Workshop 3: Liz Scott - 'Unleashing the Voice of Women'
13.30 - 14.30 Child Workshop 3: Mark R Riley Author and Jessica J Brown Illustrator - 'Missing Tails'
14.30 - 15.30 Child Workshop 4: Jessica J Brown - 'Shellabella'
14.45 – 15.45 Workshop 4: Biku Ghosh - 'From the Beginning to Somewhere – Tell and Script Your Own Story about Living with Disability'
14.45 – 15.45 Talk 6: Lily Style - 'Nelson’s Descendants in South Brent'
16.00 Event End
Address: The Clay Factory, Redlake Trading Estate, David's Lane, Ivybridge PL21 0EZ
Directions: When leaving Ivybridge heading towards Bittaford, turn left up David's Lane, BEFORE you reach The Clay Factory. This will take you over the railway, around the sharp right bend and then follow the road alongside the railway track. Please DON'T follow the postcode on satnav at the last turn or it will take you to the wrong side of the building.
Parking: There is free parking alongside , in front of and opposite the building.
Public Transport: It is an 18 minute walk from Ivybridge train station. It is a 10 minute walk from the nearest bus station at Davy's Cross in between Ivybridge and Bittaford, opposite the new housing estate. Take the GOLD or X38 bus.