Wessex Children's Book Festival 2008

28– 30 November, Winchester Guildhall

Welcome to the 12th Wessex Children’s Book Festival

We have a fantastic line-up of top authors and illustrators for you to meet with events to suit all ages... see you there!

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  Our bookshop will have a huge selection of quality children’s titles – perfect for Christmas presents. We also have activities and competitions and a children’s entertainer to keep you amused while you browse the bookshop or wait to have your books signed. You might even bump into Elmer, Maisy Mouse or Horrid Henry!

   
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  Our last Wessex Gala Weekend attracted over 5000 visitors with a further 5000 children attending events in schools and public libraries through the week. This year is the National Year of Reading so we hope that even more of you will come along to Winchester Guildhall and join in the fun.

   
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  For the National Year of Reading we have extended the Wessex Festival to include a programme of authors for adults. There's something for eveyone in a fabulous fortnight of author visits: poetry, creative writing masterclass, crime writers, local history, literary bluffing plus an event for reading groups. In a Hampshire Library near you.

   

Our bookshop, supplied by P&G Wells of Winchester.