Academi events at Hay Festival 2010

Sunday 30 May 2010

4.00pm – 4.30pm
Emyr Lewis and Joumna Hahhah in conversation

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Monday 31 May

10.00am – 10.45am
Robin Chapman in discussion with Wales Book of the Year long-listed writer Dr. Densil Morgan about his book Lewis Edwards (University of Wales Press) – Welsh language event

10.45am – 11.30am
Wales Book of the Year long-listed writers Hywel Griffiths (Banerog, Lolfa) and Haf Llewelyn (Llwybrau, Barddas) in conversation - Welsh language event

11.30am – 12.30pm
Jon Gower in discussion with Wales Book of the Year long-listed writers Manon Steffan Ros (Fel Aderyn, Lolfa) and Sian Owen (Mân Esgyrn, Gomer) - Welsh language event

12.30pm – 1.00pm
Wales Book of the Year long-listed writer Jasmine Donahaye (Self-Portrait as Ruth, Salt) reads extracts from her work

1.00pm – 1.30pm
Jon Gower in conversation with Wales Book of the Year long-listed writers Mike Thomas (Pocket Notebook, William Heinemann) and Terri Wiltshire (Carry Me Home, Macmillan)

1.30pm – 2.30pm
Robin Chapman in discussion with Wales Book of the Year long-listed writer Caryl Lewis (Naw Mis, Lolfa) - Welsh language event

2.30pm – 3.30pm
Jon Gower in discussion with Wales Book of the Year long-listed writer John Davies (Cymru: Y 100 lle i'w gweld cyn marw, Lolfa) - Welsh language event

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Tuesday 1 June

Tom Anderson is Academi’s blogger-in-residence: he will write about his experience at Hay Festival in a daily blog for Academi’s website – Academi in partnership with Bloc: Creative Technology Wales

10.30am – 11.00am
Blogging surgery. Find out about blogging and meet writer-in-residence for Academi’s blogging project Tom Anderson – Academi in partnership with Bloc: Creative Technology Wales

4.00pm – 4.30pm
Nigel Jenkins and international writer to be confirmed in conversation

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Wednesday 2 June

Tom Anderson is Academi’s blogger-in-residence: he will write about his experience at Hay Festival in a daily blog for Academi’s website – Academi in partnership with Bloc: Creative Technology Wales

10.30am – 11.00am
Blogging surgery. Find out about blogging and meet writer-in-residence for Academi’s blogging project Tom Anderson – Academi in partnership with Bloc: Creative Technology Wales

4.00pm – 4.30pm
Pascale Petit reading from her work

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Thursday 3 June

Tom Anderson is Academi’s blogger-in-residence: he will write about his experience at Hay Festival in a daily blog for Academi’s website – Academi in partnership with Bloc: Creative Technology Wales



9.30am – 11.00am
Academi’s Young People's Writing Squad workshop with Media Education Wales (please note this is a closed event and participation is by invitation only - not open to the general public)

11.30am – 12.30pm
Translators' House Wales-Oxfam Cymru Translation Challenge 2010 Launch:
Haitian author Yanick Lahens and Oxfam representative in conversation with Ned Thomas

2.00pm – 2.30pm
Blogging surgery. Find out about blogging and meet writer-in-residence for Academi’s blogging project Tom Anderson – Academi in partnership with Bloc: Creative Technology Wales

2.30pm – 4.00pm
Academi’s Young People's Writing Squad workshop with Media Education Wales (please note this is a closed event and participation is by invitation only - not open to the general public)

4.00pm – 4.30pm
Robert Minhinnick and international writer to be confirmed in conversation

5.00pm – 6.00pm
Lapidus Cymru Reception. A chance to find out about this network of writers working in health and social care and an opportunity to meet writers working in this field and discuss future developments – sponsored by Tŷ Newydd, National Writers Centre for Wales, Lapidus Cymru and The George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling at the University of Glamorgan

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Friday 4 June

Tom Anderson is Academi’s blogger-in-residence: he will write about his experience at Hay Festival in a daily blog for Academi’s website – Academi in partnership with Bloc: Creative Technology Wales

9.30am - 1.30pm (off site - near Hay Bluff)
By Breath and By Foot: literary guided walk.
Join poet Ric Hool on a walk in the stunning landscape that inspires his work - Academi in conjunction with the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority.
Meet at foot of Hay Bluff – car park near stone circle (SO 239373), no dogs.
Leaders: National Park Wardens, Howard Morgan and Nick Jones
Free, but booking is essential. Please phone the National Park Authority on 01874 623366 for more details or click here.

10.30am – 11.00am
Blogging surgery. Find out about blogging and meet writer-in-residence for Academi’s blogging project Tom Anderson – Academi in partnership with Bloc: Creative Technology Wales

2.30pm – 3.00pm
Ric Hool in discussion with Patricia Doree (Brecon Beacons National Park Authority), following the morning’s literary walk - Academi in conjunction with the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

4.00pm – 4.30pm
Phillip Gross in conversation with Ben Okri

4.30pm – 5.00pm
Scritture Giovani Award

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Saturday 5 June 2010

11.30am – 12.30am
Intersection - Publishing is an open, friendly conversation where authors, readers, publishers and technologists will come together and debate the future of publishing (www.intersectionpublishing.com)

4.00pm – 4.30pm
Trezza Azzopardi in conversation with Carsten Jensen

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Sunday 6 June 2010

2.30pm – 3.30pm
Wales Book of the Year 2010 short-list launch hosted by Academi