Shipping Lines Liverpool Literary Festival

Featuring Philip Pullman, Carol Ann Duffy, Jorie Graham, Mallory Blackman, Roger McGough, Paul Farley and many others…In Liverpool’s shipping heyday, Liverpool’s shipping lines connected the UK to the rest of the world. These days, knowledge, creativity and ideas are the key economic drivers.

As part of the University of Liverpool’s celebrations for 2008, the School of English and The Reader Organisation will present Shipping Lines Literature Festival bringing the world of ideas to our city through lines of the greatest contemporary writers. This international festival of books, authors and reading will welcome internationally-lauded writers to read, speak and inspire audiences at the many interactive and community-based events during November 2008.

With live readings for adults and children, poetry for both aficionados and absolute beginners, writing competitions for the competitive, and late night talk for those who like to stay up late, Shipping Lines Literature Festival will introduce some of the world’s greatest writers to readers aged 10-100 (and to the under 10’s too…)

Dates

Opening 2008 3 Nov 2008