Norfolk Literary Events/News

Welcome to our Norfolk Literary Events/News page. If you have an event coming up or any interesting literary news to share, please send details to cam@literarynorfolk.co.uk
 

Will be held at the UEA from September 5 to the 7, 2008. Speakers will include Will Self (whose work was influenced by Sebald) and Anthea Bell who translated much of Sebald's work from the original German.

Conference guests will also have the opportunity to visit Suffolk landmarks such as Lowestoft pier and Somerleyton Hall which appeared in Sebald's work.

For more information about the conference call 01603 507728 or visit www.uea.ac.uk/lit.

For more information about Sebald's Norfolk connections see Framingham Earl and Poringland.

2008 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the great Norfolk humourist Sidney Grapes - author of the delightful Boy John Letters. It has been suggested that a 'Sidney Grapes Society' should be established to help promote interest in the man and his work.

At present there is an oak-panelled clergy vestry in St. Nicholas' Church dedicated to Sidney Grapes - but the church is usually locked and there is no other memorial to him in his home village of Potter Heigham.

If anyone's interested in helping to establish a society or to promote Sid's links with Potter Heigham, please contact Keith Skipper via the Friends of Norfolk Dialect website or myself at Literary Norfolk. If you would like to make a comment about the possible formation of S.G.A.S., please use our Guestbook.

Aunt Agatha, she say: "That earn't wot yow look at, tha's wat yow see when yow do look."

On July 26 and 27th The Friends of Thetford Dad's Army Museum will be holding celebrations in the town to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1st series of the ever popular sitcom - first shown in 1968.

The BBC will also be filming a special 40th anniversary salute to Dad's Army which will be hosted by Jonathan Ross.

For more information about the events in Thetford contact Corinne Fulford on 07802701911.

This year, the InPrint Group (collection of artists and poets) aim to create works of art and poetry relating to the 15th Century Paston Letters - centred on the village of Paston in North Norfolk. These should result in more than one exhibition, several workshops and a hand-made book in collaboration with the Paston Heritage Society. See the group's website for more information www.inprintartsandpoetry.co.uk or visit their studio at the old Bally Factory on Hall Road, Norwich.

Message from Vernon Moyse:

'The Poetry Society have encouraged me to try and establish what they 
call a "Poetry Stanza", a group for joining together to read and write 
poetry and to undertake such other activities as members desire. The 
society have sent me details of members living in the PE post code 
district, but this includes very few Norfolk people!

It would be particularly good to get Norfolk writers contributing samples 
of their work or links to their own sites. My own work is published in 
full via a link to my web site - see: www.poetrynorfolk.net.

I am happy to support people by entering text and designing links and 
have included a blog by which I can publish your comments and 
suggestions.'

Please contact Vernon directly at vernsblog@btinternet.com if you're interested.

On Monday 17th June, leading writers such as Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland and politicians, including Norwich North MP Ian Gibson, will be examining the current threat to the planet, and what the creative imagination can contribute to the debate. Norwich Playhouse, from 8pm onwards. The cost of the event is £12, £10 concessions. Tel: 01603 598598 for tickets.