tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92105522721342053262012-02-16T03:30:05.317-08:00Sean Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815650416188380423noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210552272134205326.post-39666926005014482162009-06-19T00:29:00.000-07:002009-07-18T00:32:36.686-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:6;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We are delighted to announce that</span></span></strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Stevie Ronnie</strong></span><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:6;"><span style="font-size:130%;">will be our special guest on 7th October</span></span></strong><br /><br /><br />Further details here:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.northeastclf.btik.com/calendar/25718266317.ikml">http://www.northeastclf.btik.com/calendar/25718266317.ikml</a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9210552272134205326-3966692600501448216?l=literaturefestival.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sean Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815650416188380423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210552272134205326.post-12139451402222496662009-05-27T08:04:00.001-07:002009-05-27T08:30:02.230-07:00Two more special guests can now be confirmed.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Monday 5 October: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Ian Horn</span><br /><br />Thursday 8 October: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Barry Stone</span></span><br /><br />For further details, pop along to our main site:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.northeastclf.btik.com/home.ikml">http://www.northeastclf.btik.com/home.ikml</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9210552272134205326-1213945140222249666?l=literaturefestival.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sean Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815650416188380423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210552272134205326.post-55421296196085248322009-05-22T00:21:00.000-07:002009-05-22T00:25:37.500-07:00I am delighted to announce that <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">James Nash</span> is our first confirmed guest.<br /><br />For further details, pop along to the Festival website.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.northeastclf.btik.com/news/25718158396.ikml">http://www.northeastclf.btik.com/news/25718158396.ikml</a><br /><br />The Festival will now run from <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Thursday 1st October - Saturday 10 October.</span><br /><br />More updates soon.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9210552272134205326-5542129619608524832?l=literaturefestival.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sean Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815650416188380423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210552272134205326.post-59019232442936169602009-05-14T06:07:00.000-07:002009-05-14T06:11:01.487-07:00New updates at last!<br /><br />We're still several months from the Festival but already a lot of work has been going behind the scenes.<br /><br />We have a new website too, to run alongside this blog.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.northeastclf.btik.com/">http://www.northeastclf.btik.com/</a><br /><br />The blog will continue to provide the latest news and the new website will feature more in the way of information, photos, reviews and other bits and pieces.<br /><br />Stay tuned as there will be a major guest announcement over the next couple of days.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9210552272134205326-5901923244293616960?l=literaturefestival.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sean Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815650416188380423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210552272134205326.post-17707090749508244072009-03-26T07:11:00.000-07:002009-03-26T07:15:34.092-07:00The early days of the new Festival project are very busy and so far the feedback has been very positive.<br /><br />I will soon be able to announce the first confirmed guest author and once we have one or two on board the timetable for the week will start to really take shape.<br /><br />Meanwhile, if any authors out there have not been contacted by me and would like to be considered then by all means let me know by adding a comment to this post (or indeed any post on this site).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9210552272134205326-1770709074950824407?l=literaturefestival.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sean Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815650416188380423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210552272134205326.post-6045754481031003812009-03-19T06:27:00.000-07:002009-03-19T12:10:47.379-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;">I am very pleased to announce a brand new </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >North East England Children's Literature Festival</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><br /><em><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Dates:</span></em> Monday 5th October - Saturday 10th October 2009<br /><br /><em><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Venue:</span></em> Teesside High School, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees.<br /><br />We are hoping to have at least one author visit the school per day to work with children from all over the North East of England.<br /><br />I am currently in the process of booking authors and I am planning one or two surprises for evening events in addition to the main Festival activities.<br /><br />Keep checking back for further details. There will be lots of announcements as we head towards October.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9210552272134205326-604575448103100381?l=literaturefestival.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sean Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815650416188380423noreply@blogger.com0