Wordfest went into Maidenbower Junior School today to introduce the authors that will be doing workshops with the children on the Wordfest bus after the Easter holidays. Each author talk about their work and talk to the children about what they would be doing with them after easter, when the Wordfest bus rolls into the school for the week.  

WordFest Authors Presentation - Maidenbower Junior School

Sussex-based author Joshua Raven, who grew up in Pound Hill, Crawley, will also be speaking. He has written the 5fingers series of supernatural adventure-thrillers, which explore themes of blackmail, betrayal and isolation, as well as hope, freedom and friendship.

WORDfest 2015 Launch Night - Joshua Raven

Author Julia Crouch was officially welcomed as Patron of Crawley WORDfest. One of Brighton’s Beach Hut Writers group of authors, Julia has published four novels, – all described as psychological dramas with crime/thriller elements. The most recent, The Long Fall, came out in June 2014 and she is currently working on novel number five about some bad things happening in Elephant and Castle. 

WORDfest 2015 Launch Night - Julia Crouch

Talia Randall is a spoken word artist who's  innovative ventures skip between poetry, theatre and music. 

For more info on Talia: http://www.taliarandall.com

For more about Crawley Wordfest: http://wordfestcrawley.org



WORDfest 2015 Launch Night - Talia Randal

Mata Haggis is a multi-media storyteller, academic, and games designer who was recently appointed the Associate Professor of Creative & Entertainment Games at NHTV University in The Netherlands.

WORDfest 2015 Launch Night - Mata Haggis

WORDfest’s New Faces of Fiction introduced two writers poised, says The Observer, on the brink of literary success; Alex Hourston and Kate Hamer. 

WORDfest 2015 New Faces of Fiction - Alex Hourston & Kate Harmer

Brighton's Beach Hut crime Writers panel came to WORDfest to talk about their craft and the art of writing a good murder. Thanks to Julia Crouch, Emlyn Reese, Rebecca Whitney, Jane Lythell, P. D. Viner, William Shaw, Susan Wilkins and Elly Griffiths. 

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