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Dates
2008February 1stPlanning meeting with Bath Festivals for the Write Team Project working with children in Bath and North East Somerset schools. February 11th After school children's poetry workshop, publisher's fair, West Norwood Library, Lambeth Libraries Literature Festival. February 21st Reading of poetry and short stories at an event to launch the re-opening of Forest Hill Library after its refurbishment; 6pm, 82 Dartmouth Road, London SE23 3H2 t: 020-8699-2065 March 8th Writing poetry for children workshop, Small Press Writers' Day, Huddersfield Town Hall, 10.30am-4.30pm. Tel: 01484-226364 March 10th - 14th Poetry residency at Winton Primary School, Islington. March 18th Visit to Newton Prep School, Battersea, evening poetry celebration 6-8pm. March 31st - April 4th Hexham Book Festival rural workshops in 5 first schools in the Northumberland National Park - Greenhaugh, Kielder, West Woodburn, Bellingham, and Otterburn. May 17th Dulwich Festival poetry reading and workshop for children aged 7-11, Dulwich Library, 10.30am-12.00. Free admission by ticket. Tel: 020-7525-6227. May 28th Children's poetry reading The Guardian Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, 2.30-3.15pm. June 14th Recording of contribution to the Oxfam Children's Poetry CD at the Museum of Childhood Bethnal Green, hosted by Michael Rosen and John Mole. Readings for children from participating poets throughout the day. June 30th and July 2nd Visits to Gothic Mede Lower School, Arlesey, Bedfordshire. July 22nd Monitoring and evaluation meeting with Bath Festivals for the Write Team Project working with children in Bath and North East Somerset schools. August 6th Guest reader at Moniack Mhor (Arvon Foundation) on the Poetry for Children course with tutors Carol Ann Duffy and Helen Taylor. August 11th Edinburgh International Book Festival, Charlotte Square Gardens: 11.30am, children's poetry reading with Roger Stevens, RBS Corner Theatre. 4.30pm reading from Family Connections with Gerard Donovan and Gerard Woodward, Writer's Retreat. October 6th Children's book Week visit to Ashford Church of England Primary School. October 9th National Poetry Day visit to St Mark's Catholic School, Hounslow to work with Year 7. October 22nd, 23rd, 24th NAWE Writing in Schools Research Programme Residency at Husthwaite Primary School, North Yorkshire. October 30th Dagger Press poets reading in memory of Brain Morse, Manchester Central Library, 1pm. November 17th - 21st Residency for Bath Festivals Write Team Project in Widcombe Junior School Bath, Chandag Junior School Keynsham, Oldfield Park Junior School Bath, Ralph Allen Secondary Bath, Hayesfield Secondary Bath, Wellsway (secondary) Keynsham, Broadlands (secondary) Keynsham, Salford Junior Keynsham. 2007January 29th, 30th, 31stVisiting six primary schools in North Norfolk, for the Poetry-next-the-Sea Festival – Blakeney, Hindringham, Burnham Market, Wells-next-the-Sea, Langham Village, and Walsingham. February 15th Visiting Willow Primary School/Northholt High School in North Ealing for primary-secondary transition festival. Febraury 26th Book week visit to Lucas Vale Primary School, Deptford. March 1st, 8th, 12th, 16th Visiting Willow Primary School/Northholt High School in North Ealing for primary-secondary transition festival. April 5th Launch of short story collection Family Connections at ‘Salt Margins’ event, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 80-82 Whitechapel High Street, 7pm, free. Tube: Aldgate East. April 25th Reading from Family Connections and Armature. 2-3pm Crescent House, Room 106, University of Salford, The Crescent. Admission £3/£2 conc. April 26th Reading from Family Connections at Manchester Central Library, 1-2pm, Reception Room, 2nd Floor. Free event May 5th Children’s event, Poetry-next-the-sea Festival, Wells, North Norfolk. 9.30am, The Maltings, Staithe Street. £2 or £5 for a family group of four. May 22nd Reading at Wanstead Church of England Primary School for Redbridge Book and Media Festival. May 24th Reading from Family Connections at Newcastle University, English Department, Percy Building, 1.15-2.00pm. Free event. If you need more details please contact Melanie Birch 0191-222-7619. 
May 24th Writing for Children workshop, Newcastle University English Department, 5.15-7.15pm. June 9th Poem Death in the Poetry Library read by Roger McGough on BBCR4's Archive Hour, in celebration of the re-opening of the Royal Festival Hall. 8 - 9.00pm. June 11th Visit to St Mary St Pancras Primary School, Camden, for the Arrivals project at The Place. June 13th Award ceremony for the 2007 CLPE Poetry Award, 4-6pm, CLPE (Centre for Literacy in Primary Education), Webber Street, SE1 8QW tel: 020-7633-0840 June13th and 15th Visit to St Aloysius Primary School, Camden, for the Arrivals project at The Place. June 18th Visit to Winton Primary School, Islington, for the Arrivals project at The Place. June 20th and 22nd Visit to Netley Primary School, Camden, for the Arrivals project at The Place. July 16th – 21st Arvon residential course at Totleigh Barton, Devon, for Toot Hill School, Nottinghamshire; co-tutor Jeremy Sheldon. Guest Malachy Doyle. August 7th Repeat of radio play Dinner in the Iguanodon, set in Crystal Palace Dinosaur Park, BBCR4 2.15pm, and online for a week afterwards. September 22nd New short story Piercings published in The Guardian, Family section. October 6th Ilkley Literature Festival: 10.30 - 11.30am poetry writing workshop at All Saints School, ages 8-12, £3.50. 2.00 - 3.30pm children's poetry performance at Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, ages 7-11, £3.50. 
October 3rd Chrissie will be signing copies of Family Connections in her home town of Bury at Waterstone's, 4 Union Arcade, 1-2pm. 0161-764-2642. October 9th Visit to Old Palace School, Croydon. October 12th and 17th Visit to St Ursula's Secondary School, Blackheath. October 16th Visit, along with 13 other poets, to give workshops to 198 secondary school children at Buckingham Palace, 9am - 2pm. October 19th Visit to The Ravensbourne School, Bromley. October 29th - November 3rd ‘Start to Write’ Arvon residential course at The Hurst, Shropshire, with co-tutor Tom Palmer and guest reader Julia Copus November 17th Lancaster Litfest. Reading from Family Connections with Peter Hobbs and Carys Davies at Dukes Theatre, 6pm, £5.50 (£4 concs.). November 29th Salt Autumn Party - short reading from Family Connections along with short readings from 19 other Salt authors and poets, 6.30-9.30pm, The Gallery, Foyles Bookshop, Charing Cross Road, London. Tel: 01223-882220 December 25th Repeat of The People's Place BBCR4 - a celebration of the re-opening of the Royal Festival Hall in June, including the poem Death in the Poetry Library. 6pm  Printable version of page
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