Useful Information
Call in at Waterstone’s in the Brunel Plaza or Borders Bookstore in the North District Centre for books by authors coming to the Festival, and look out for on-site bookshop stalls at Festival events, offering sales, signings, and surprises!
Read the Swindon Advertiser, Link Magazine, Western Daily Press, SwindonWeb, and Frequency Magazine for daily, weekly, and monthly coverage of the Festival.
Tune in to BBC Radios Swindon and Wiltshire on 103.6FM and GWR FM on 97.2 and Brunel FM on 107.7 and new Swindon Community Radio on 105.5 for regular Festival updates.
Look out for purposeful Festival photographer Ben Cavanna.
Swindon Borough Council is pleased to be supporting the 2007 Swindon Festival of Literature. The Festival receives support from the Borough’s Arts Services, which exist to make the arts visible, valued, enjoyed, and easily accessed by the people of Swindon.
Supporting the Swindon Festival of Literature is an excellent example of how we achieve our mission.
Arts Services are managed by Helen Miah, Strategic Arts and Community Officer.
tel: 01793 529392
email: hmiah@swindon.gov.uk
web: www.swindon.gov.uk/artsandculture
Swindon’s Literature Development Programme, ARTSWORDS,
is alive and kicking.
It works to organise, encourage, support, and run creative, entertaining, and educational word-based activities in town. These include the following:
SWINDON ARTS CENTRE READING GROUP – meets monthly to enjoy good book talk!
Regular READING GROUPS – in Libraries and elsewhere!
A WRITERS’ CAFÉ – happens monthly, to meet other writers, get guidance, be inspired, and write!
A RESIDENTIAL WRITING WEEKEND – will take place in Autumn!
A MENTORING SERVICE for WRITERS – available on request!
For further information on any of the above, or any reading or writing related matters, contact Matt Holland on 01793 771080 or e-mail matt@lowershawfarm.co.uk
ARTSWORDS is funded and supported by Arts Council England, South West, Swindon Borough Council's Arts Services, and Swindon Libraries Service.
Bookings and
Reservations
Each venue issues tickets for its own events only.
Tickets for most events can be booked in advance. To do so, telephone the venue hosting the event you wish to attend. Or, on the day, tickets, if still available, can be bought on the door at each venue. The ticket price in brackets applies to people entitled to concessions.