10:00 am
WELCOME
Doors open to begin the first annual Epworth Literary & Arts Festival
10:15 - 11:00 am
A reading of selected poems with
Amanda Crundall and Susan Hartlebury
11:15 am - 12:30
The Isle of Axholme before the Mowbrays & Wesleys
- Alex Harvey
1:00 - 2:15 pm
Hot Off the Presses:
The Life of a Fleet Street Journalist
- Bernard Bale
bernard bale recounts his meetings with the famous as well as the notorious. hear why he was shot at and how he ruined an entire army exercise in this light-hearted but absorbing look at an amazing career.
2:30 - 3:45 pm
I've Written a Book!
How do I get it Published?
- Charles A Cornell
insights into the difficulties of getting a literary agent and a publishing contract. how the evolution of self-publishing has opened up opportunities but comes with pitfalls.
5:00 pm
End of First Day
10:00 am
WELCOME
Doors open for Day Two of the Epworth Literary & Arts Festival
10:15 - 11:00 am
The History of Epworth's
Mechanics Institute Library
- Peter Frost
11:15 am - 12:30
From Whaling Ships to Crime Thrillers:
Stories from Hull & the East Riding
- Chris Speck
1:00 - 2:15 pm
Epworth, the Mowbrays &
The Magna Carta:
The History in The Saracen's Dagger
- Robert Fish
how the 13th century history of the isle of axholme was used in this new murder mystery, the first fictional novel set in the isle to be published in over 100 years.
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Gumshoes, Fangs, Rockets & Spies:
How Literary Genres Evolve
& Change Our World
- Ken Pelham
from beowulf to the time machine to harry potter, an entertaining, mesmerizing, and sometimes laugh-out-loud look at fiction genres, how they shift and grow, and how they change us, often in profound ways. this unique presentation will be broadcast live from florida!
5:00 pm
End of Epworth Literary & Arts Festival