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Chrissie Gittins - Dates
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2010
January 1stAppointed Writer-in-Residence with the borough of Lewisham, based in the attic at the newly refurbished Forest Hill Library.
January 12th
Republished Now You See Me, Now You ... is selected by the Poetry Book Society as one of the two top choices for the Children’s Poetry Bookshelf, Spring Term 2010.
January 20th
Able Writers' Day at Monks Orchard Primary School, Shirley, Croydon
January 27th
Able Writers' Day at Brentwood School, Essex.
February 9th
Able Writers' Day in St Adrian's R.C.P. School, St Albans.
February 11th
Poetry reading with Lance Lee and Roy Batt at Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, Waterlow Park, London N6 5HG, 8-10pm. 020-8348-8716. £5/£3. Nearest tube: Archway.
February 24th and March 3rd
Visits to Royston Primary School, Penge, London SE20
March 1st
Visit to Darrick Wood Senior School, Orpington, Kent
March 4th
Book signing at Royston Primary School, Penge, SE20, World Book Day Book Fair, 3.30-4pm.
March 11th
Readings at Batheaston Primary School for Bath Literature Festival.
March 13th
Keats House - children's event - reading and workshop, 10.30am. Keats Grove, Hampstead, London NW3 2RR Tel: 020-7332-3868
March 25th
'The Humpback's Wail' is selected as one of the top two choices for the Poetry Book Society's Children's Poetry Bookshelf, Summer term 2010, alongside Philip Gross's collection 'Off Road to Everywhere'.
April 19th
Publication of new children's poetry collection 'The Humpback's Wail' illustrated by Paul Bommer.
April 24th
Launch of 'The Humpback's Wail' at the gorgeous Grade II listed Georgian Manor House Library which stands in an award winning park.(The Baring Room, Manor House Library, 34 Old Road, Lee, London SE13 5SY - Hither Green overland British Rail) 2 - 4pm. Performance, signing and refreshments, music provided by children from St Margaret's Primary School, Lee. Free event but please book places beforehand - ask for Manor House Library when you dial 0208-852-0357.
May 14th
Kingston Readers' Festival: Poetry reading with Todd Swift, 1pm, Kingston Museum, Fairfield Road, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2PS. £8 (£5 under 18s)
am Readings at Canbury School, Kingston Hill
May 19th
Readings and workshops at Manor House Library, Lee, with St Winifred's Junior School, St Margaret's Lee and Brindishe School.
May 26th
Readings and workshops at Manor House Library, Lee, with Baring School, Brindishe School and St Winifred's Junior School.
June 3rd
10pm: Reading from 'The Humpback's Wail' at Hay Library.
Hay Festival, 2:30, reading from 'The Humpback's Wail'
Event HF70, box office 01497-822-629. Venue: Oxfam Studio, £3, 7+ years.
'Making cream cakes for pop stars, sweet-smelling pirates and postcards from bathrooms - anything is possible in poetry. Come and hear one of the brightest children's poets, fresh from CBBCs Poetry Pie. 7+ years.' From the Hay Festival brochure.
June 9th
Reading for Loose Muse at Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, London WC2H 9BX, 8pm, £5/£4. Nearest tube: Covent Garden.
June 10th
Able Writers Day at Ocklynge Junior School, Eastbourne
June 15th
Able Writers Day at King Offa Primary School, Bexhill
June 18th
Visit to Willow Tree Primary School, Ealing
June 21st
Visit to Downe Manor Primary School, Northolt.
June 23rd
Able Writers Day at Little Ilford School, Newham.
June 24th
Visit to Wood End Junior School, Greenford.
June 30th
Poetry reading at Oxford University for the Creative Writing Summer School at Rewley House, Wellington Square, 6-7pm.
July 5th
Visit to Northcote Lodge School, Wandsworth Common, to judge their poetry competitions, read and run workshops.
July 10th
Children's poetry reading and signing at Dorking Waterstones 1.30pm
July 29th
Children's poetry reading and signing at Waterstones, Tunbridge Wells, 2.30pm
August 21st
Children's poetry reading and signing at Taunton Waterstones, pm.
September 1st-30th
Residency with Shetland Arts on the Shetland Islands.
Wordplay Festival, Isleburgh Community Centre, Lerwick
September 4th Children's Poetry Reading, 4-5pm, 7-11yrs, £3.50
September 5th Adult poetry reading with Miranda Pearson, 12-1pm £5/£3.50
- 7th and 14th September
Visits to Sandwick Junior High School - 8th and 22nd September
Visits to Bells Brae Primary School, Lerwick - 10th and 17th September
Visits to North Roe Primary and Urafirth Primary Schools - 16th and 23rd September
Visits to Nesting Primary School - 20th and 27th September
Visits to Bressay Primary School - 21st and 28th September
Visits to Cunningsburgh Primary School
Children's poetry reading at the Wigtown Book Festival, 2.30pm.
October 7th
National Poetry Day visit to St Dunstan's College, Catford.
October 9th
Family poetry event, Horniman Museum, 3pm, Forest Hill.
October 12th
Book week visit to Alleyn's Junior School Infants Department, Dulwich.
November 18th
Able Writers Day, Blackheath High School, SE3
2011
February 8thAble Writers' Day, Burstow Primary School, Horley, Surrey.
March 2nd
Able Writers' Day, Cheam Fields Primary, Surrey.
May 23rd
Rayham Primary School, Upper Edmonton, London.
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