Visiting authors and writers

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We work with publishers, and authors and writers, to arrange visits from authors who are doing book tours. We often have to get an audience of a particular size which is why it is really important to us that you book your ticket in advance if possible.

On this page you can find information about:

• Forthcoming author events
• Arranging your own event
• Local literature festivals

Forthcoming author events

Date	Library	Event	Time	How to book
1 May 2012	Salisbury	Dr Gus Caseley-Hayford talks about his recent BBC 4 series and book ‘The Lost Kingdoms of Africa’. Gus has advised the United Nations and British Council, developed a future audience vision for the Tate family of galleries and sits on a variety of committees and boards including the Tate Britain Council and the National Portrait Gallery Board of Trustees.	7.30pm	Tickets £3 from the library
10 May 2012	Devizes	Sophie Hannah will be talking about her latest novel, and what it is like to be adapted for television.	7.30pm	Tickets £3 from the library
18 September 2012	Westbury	Anna Jacobs visits the library to talk about her work, with many bestselling novels set in both the UK and Australia. Anna Jacobs is currently writing the ‘Wiltshire Girls’ series.	7pm	TBC

Arranging your own event

The regional literature development agency, Cyprus Well, also provides a reading and literature related What’s On calendar for the south west.

In 2012 Cyprus Well expect to launch a Grassroots Literature fund which will allow local groups to bid for money to host their own literature or reading event. We would be interested to work with a small number of groups to host such events in the library. If you have any ideas, please mention them at your local library.

Local Literature Festivals

You may also be interested in the programmes for various literature festivals in and around Wiltshire:

• Salisbury International Festival
• Mere Literary Festival
• Swindon Festival of Literature
• Bath Literature Festival
• Marlborough Literary Festival
• Chalke Valley History Festival

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Last updated: 20 April 2012