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Saturday 9th
July, 3.30pm
Malorie BlackmanFree tickets from Beckenham Enquiry Desk
Malorie Blackman was born in 1962. She qualif ied in ComputerScience and fo llowed a successful career in computing beforebecoming a wri ter at the age of 28. Her first publ ished book was Not
So Stupid! (1990), a book of short stories. Since then she haswritten over 50 books and scripts, and her popularity has steadily
grown. In 2007 she collected stories and poems for the bookUnheard Voices, commemorating the bicentenary anniversary of the
abolit ion of the slave trade. Her latest books are The Stuff of
Nightmares (2007) ,Double Cross (2008) and Boys Don’t Cry (2009). She was awarded an OBE in 2008 and has been described by THE
TIMES newspaper as “ a bit of a national treasure” .
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Welcome to Becfest – Beckenham Library’s first literary festival,
celebrating performance, books and reading.The two week festival features the work of many local authors
and groups, who will be presenting writing workshops, debates,
talks and much more, covering all topics, for all age groups.
All events are ticketed and can be obtained from the Enquiry
Desk at Beckenham Library.
Thursday 7th
July, 7pm
David Loyn speaks onThe History of War ReportingBBC correspondent David Loyn talksabout the History of War Reporting,from Billy Russell and WinstonChurchill in the 19th century to thepresent day. As well as providing anoverview of what has changed - andremained the same - in the tradeDavid will share some of his ownstories about his time in Afghanistan
- as well as take questions.David Loyn is the author of Frontline and Butcher & Bolt: 200 years ofForeign Engagement In Afghanistan
Friday 8th
July, 11am
How To Turn Your Holidays
Into Popular Fiction
With Kate NivisonKate Nivison began writing shortstories and serials for magazines onher return from 9 years of teachingand raising a family in various partsof Africa. She has since written forradio and TV, published a number of
travel-related books, both fiction andnon-fiction, and contributes travelfeatures regularly to a variety ofnational and internationalpublications.
Friday 8th
July,6.30pm
Conversation with a Diversity
Writer - Rosaline TingBorn in Singapore, she migrated toEngland in 1980. In 2007, her debutplay Journeys was performed atWimbledon Studio and, with ArtsCouncil funding, a performed reading
was presented at several othervenues. In 2006/7she won the PolkaTheatres (Children) Playgroundingcompetition. Now a full-timeplaywright she is completing her firstnovel and short film scripts. Herprose pieces, a poem and haiku arepublished in Sydenham Sprouts, ananthology by Kirkdale writers inDecember 2010
Saturday 9th
July, 11am
Writing Literary Mysteries
Chris Bowden Crystal Palace author ChristopherBowden has published two novels:The Blue Book and The YellowRoom. He will talk about them both -and a new one appearing in the
autumn.
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Saturday 2nd July
Alex Milway & FriendsWednesday 29
th June,
2pm
Lyn Stone - Illustrator
Make a BookLyn Stone has worked in a variety of
jobs, including as a model-maker fortelevision, a research assistant atthe Tower of London, and a librarian.Her main line of work, however, hasbeen that of an artist and illustrator.Her amusing drawings have
enlivened the pages of manychildren's books, from history booksto gift books and pop-up books.
Wednesday 29th
June,
7pm
Beckenham Bubble 1 –The
Next Hundred Years
Members and former members ofthe borough’s three collectives readpoetry and prose in this BeckenhamBubble.Writers Unlimited, The BeckenhamScribblers and Shortlands Poetry
Writers Circle are just three writersgroups to emerge from the boroughin the last hundred years.
Children’s authorsthroughout the day
including Alex Mi lway
Gary Northfield
Tamsyn Murray
Thursday 30th
June,
6.30pmA Talk by Brian ScovellBorn in the Isle of Wight, BrianScovell had no plans to be a sportswriter until a German raid in 1943left him in hospital for 2 yearsreading the sport pages of the DailyHerald. Fifteen years later he was
appointed the cricket correspondentof the Daily Sketch and managedto survive forty happy and rewardingyears with the Sketch and DailyMail. His books are about BobbyRobson, Trevor Brooking, DickieBird and Brian Lara and his memoir"Thank You Hermann Goering - ALife of a Sports Writer ".
Friday 1st July, 7pm
Ian Bevan: "To the Palace for
the Cup!" - From Idea to
Publication
Charts the process of the productionof the book from Ian Bevan’s firstwild idea through to them publishing
it themselves.Described as “an affectionate historyof football at the Crystal Palace from1861” the book covers 150 years offootball at the Crystal Palace fromthe 20 FA cup finals to the birth ofCPFC.
Jim Helmore & KarenWall
C T Furlong