Book Festival Fri 24th and Sat 25th October 2008
Two great days
Your ticket gets you into all sessions at the book festival, subject to space. A great day packed with readings, discussion, book-signings and fun events.
Buy a one day ticket or save money and buy a joint pass.
Wow the audience with your own 5-minute performance at our open-mic session compered by Spoken Word Artist and Performer Mojisola Adebayo.
Friday Book Fest £20
Saturday Book Fest £25
Joint Book Festival Pass £40
The Authors
Over 35 artists including:
From the USA Radclyffe, Jennifer Fulton, Therese Szymanski, Kim Baldwin, Xenia Alexiou, Stacia Seaman, Justine Saracen, Julie Canon, Marcia Finical.
UK-based writers and speakers Stella Duffy, Jackie Kay, Val McDermid, Manda Scott, Kelly Smith, VG Lee, Jane Fletcher, Sarah Broughton, Karen McLeod, Kate North, Helen Sandler, Crin Claxton, Jane Traies, Helen Shacklady, Deni Francis, Fiona Cooper, Naomi Young, Valerie Mason John, Hillary McCollum, Jane Marlow, Cherry Potts, Helen Larder, more.
Spoken Word artists Mojisola Adebayo, Dorothea and Sophia Blackwell.
The friday book festival will feature spoken word and poetry dramatically performed in the Wordslam.
The saturday book festival is jam packed with panels, happenings and short performance including the return of the YLAF Playas.
Both days will feature top authors and fresh voices in the world of writing plus debate, writing tips, book signings and performance.
To book a five minute slot at the open mic on Sat 25th October email info@ylaf.org.uk
You can also perform at YLAF08 by booking yourself onto the From the Page to the Stage spoken word workshop: this will feed into the Wordslam and Open Mic sessions.
The Stalls
A great Libertas stall will be selling a range of titles by the authors appearing at the book festival as well as other popular writers. Buy your books and get them signed on the spot!
NEW!
The Marketplace will be held once again on the Ground Floor, with more room for stalls and better catering provision. Do you want to run a stall? contact Jane Traies: janetraies@ylaf.org.uk
Getting There
Visit our York page for information about getting to York and the Racecourse venue where the book festival takes place.
Door Policy
The book festival is not (and never has been) a women-only event. The audience is 99% female - lesbian, bi and straight - but men are welcome as guests of women (or by writing to the organisers before booking).
Transsexual and intersex people are welcome. See the full policy on 'lesbian space'. The book festival is not suitable for children.
Access is very good and an access team is on hand. There is full wheelchair access at the racecourse. Infra-red hearing system. BSL (Britsh sign language) interpreters at some sessions. If you or anyone in your party are deaf or disabled, please fill in an access questionnaire when booking, so we can plan for everyone's needs. This includes those who will be using the infra-red system or need a disabled parking space... whatever you need, we want to plan in advance for it to make sure your day goes smoothly.
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