ON Saturday, October 18, Under the Edge Literature Festival will be holding a day of story telling and book talks for children and young people of all ages.
Leading children's authors will be visiting the Chipping Hall in Wotton-Under-Edge for interactive book-based talks and activities, starting with a free session for under eights and their parents with local author Maria Little from11am until noon. At 2pm Jessica Spanyol, author of the 'Carlo the Giraffe' books will host a session for 8-11 to year olds. The day concludes with a book talk for teens at 4pm with acclaimed, best-selling author Jamila Gavin; author of The Magic Orange Tree, Three Indian Princesses, The Singing Bowls and Blackberry Blue: a collection of six original Fairy Tales. All talks will take place in the Chipping Hall in Wotton-Under-Edge.
For more details or to reserve a place, please visit the Under he Edge Arts website at www.utea.org.uk or call 07911 323869, where you can also find a full listing of Under the Edge Literature Festival events.
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