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welcome to NCBF04
Held for two weeks each
November in schools and libraries across the north east of England,
NCBF is Europe's largest FREE children's book festival.
42 of the UK's finest children's writers,
poets, illustrators and storytellers are taking part this year.
NCBF is organised by the northern region's library services.
This year's Festival takes place:
November 8th-20th
NCBF author sessions
Our sessions take place in schools with each author visiting
for a full day.
These sessions are therefore closed and not
available to the general public.
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Gala Day
This year's open to all Gala Day spectacular
takes place on Saturday 20th November at Blyth Community College.
tickets for Gala Day author sessions can be booked by
POST ONLY from
Monday 11th October 2004
more information and leaflet download:
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South Tyneside
Book Festival Extravaganzas
1. Tuesday 9th November
Bede's World
FREE
bookings: phone Flick 0191 424 7885
Authors:
Caroline
Lawrence: 4.00 -4.50pm
Nick Toczek: 5.00 - 6.00pm
Julia Jarman: 4.00 - 4.50pm
Lynne Chapman: 5.00 - 6.00pm
Ian Beck: 4.15 - 5.15pm
download
programme
2. Friday
19th November
South Shields Central Library
FREE
bookings: phone Flick 0191 424 7885
Authors:
Jamie
Rix : 5.00 -6.00pm
Kjartan Poskitt: 4.00 - 4.50pm
Hilda Offen: 4.00 - 4.50pm
Sally Crabtree: 4.00 - 5.00pm
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programme
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Gateshead Grid for Learning
Shoo Rayner
Winston's Lot Project
Barley Mow & Kell's Lane Primary
Schools, Gateshead
November 9, 10, 11
Shoo will be visiting 2 Gateshead schools, working with the children
to develop a new, open source children's book character, to be
called Winston.
The children will develop the character, storylines and images
and then launch a new website with an invitation
to children around the world to upload their Winston stories to
the site.
This project combines literacy and ICT by using cutting
edge weblog and web-conferencing technologies.
more information contact:
Peter Bolger 0191 433 8630
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Redcar & Cleveland
Mini Gala Day!
Saturday 13th November 10.30-3.30
Eston City Learning Centre
(by Eston Sports Academy), South Bank, (Normanby Rd off the A66)
Authors:
Kjartan Poskitt
Penny Dolan
Eric Maddern
Liz Million
Plus storyteller Hilaire Agnama & the Travelling Educational
Resource,
crafts, bookshop (run by Badger for Books) and storytelling on
the library
bus.
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Stop Press!
Due to illness
Caroline Pitcher will not now be attending NCBF. Cathy Cassidy
will be appearing.
Author/Book Linkages
Contact Us
Barbara Wood
Youth Services Manager
Gateshead Council
0191 433 8529
or by post:
Youth Services Team
Dryden PDC
Evistones Road
Gateshead
NE9 5UR
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