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© Isle of Wight Literary Festival 2024
Northwood House | Ward Avenue
Cowes | Isle of Wight | PO31 9AZ
Registered Charity Number 1164814
'AUTHOR! AUTHOR!'
Friday 4th October 2024 | 5.30PM
FREE (Book a ticket to reserve a seat.)
In partnership with the Naked Figleaf Collective
This is a new free session for 2024. Local authors will be given a chance to share their publications in a short two-minute 'elevator pitch' to an assembled audience.
ISLAND PUBLISHED AUTHORS
- Applications have now closed for this 2024 event.
FIZZ QUIZ
Thursday 3rd October 2024 | 7.30pm
Enjoy the hospitality and ambiance of the Island Sailing Club while pitting your literary and general knowledge against other Festival goers at the popular Fizz Quiz.
Prizes include a bottle of fizz and discounts at the Festival Bookshop.
Teams to a maximum of six.
Doors Open 6pm
FROM INSPIRATION TO PUBLICATION
Friday 4th October 2024 | 7pm
Join our panel of four local Island authors, Katie Daysh, Angela Buckley, Anna Britton and Sarah Lawton, as they share how they took an idea and became published as part of our Write on Wight segment.
In Partnership with Medina Bookshop.
THE JOHN DAVIDSON QUINTET
Wednesday 2nd October 2024 | 7.30pm
Kicking off our 2024 festival in style! Come along and listen to the John Davidson Quintet with vocalist Jane Hurst over a glass of wine and cheese.
We look forward to welcoming you to an evening inspired by the great Hollywood songbook, featuring composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin alongside some more contemporary songs.
Featuring Jane Hurst Vocalist, Gary Plumley on Saxophone, Flute and Clarinet, Charles Ross on Trumpet, Alan Nicholls on Keyboards, Peter Coe on Drums and John Titley on Bass. Jane helps us to set the scene and transports us through our musical journey.
BOTTOMS UP!
WINE TASTING WITH HELEN MCGINN
Thursday 3rd October 2024
The evavescent Helen McGinn will be with us for a special wine tasting event. She will be guiding us through wines of her choice enriching our palettes and minds with her knowledge and expertise. (Cheese included).
Sponsored by BCM Rural Property Specialists
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THE GARDEN'S MATT EGAN WITH THE BUTCHER SHOP
BUTCHERY MASTERCLASS | Saturday 5th October | 2.30pm
Here two Cowes' businesses come
together to bring you a masterclass;
The Butcher Shop and The Garden, both
committed to sourcing ingredients from
the Isle of Wight, will teach you
everything you need to know about how
to make the most of a chicken in just
one fascinating hour.
Observe a skillful butcher in action, and
then enjoy watching The Garden's Head Chef
Matt Egan at work to produce the most
delicious fare from our most
beloved of fowl.
Cooking with The Butcher Shop's new
brined chicken, Egan will show you how
to replicate his sumptuous dishes in
your own home.
CREATIVE WRITING WALK AND WORKSHOP
SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER 10AM - 12PM | £15
We are privileged to offer a unique opportunity for you to hone and enhance your writing skills by working with Nicola Watson, Lania Knight, and Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone of The Open University.
The Creative Writing Walk and Workshop features a one-hour literary walk starting in the Festival Café Northwood House, then around and about Cowes, followed by a one hour writing workshop Island Sailing Club in which the group will respond creatively to the literature and landscape of the Isle of Wight.
Please wear comfortable, suitable walking attire and bring a phone for taking photographs.
Pens and paper provided, but feel free to bring your own.
Only 12 tickets available!