Saturday 12th June, 9.30am – 4.00pm

Join The Reader Organisation’s Jane Davis, Brian Nellist, Angela Macmillan and many others, for a day of interactive workshops that explore the ways that literature can make us feel good. Engage with some familiar favourites in Dickens, Austen and Wordsworth, and discover some new writers, as we unearth why reading and writing occupies a unique role in our lives: helping us to understand self and other; personal experiences past, present, and future; and uncountable unknowns. “Can hard times really make us stronger?” “Can we recover moments of supreme happiness from times past?” The Reader Organisation staff consider these big questions and more, all inspired by the reading experience.

Tickets: £20, £15 Student/OAP, £12 Leisure Card Holders. A delicious lunch is included in the price.

Workshop Details and Booking Form:
Brindley Readers Day 2010 Booking Form

Booking and Enquiries: call or email Claire Bigley at the Brindley: 0151 906 3734 or Claire.Bigley@halton.gov.uk

• award-winning author of Poppy Shakespeare, Clare Allan;
• artist Viv Levy;
• local poet Rebecca Goss;
• and our own celebrated reading enthusiasts Jane Davis, Director of The Reader Organisation, and Angela MacMillan, Co-Editor of The Reader magazine.

The event, held in partnership with the Brindley Arts Centre, runs from 9.30am – 4pm. Cost: £20 (£15 OAP & Student, £12 Unemployed & Leisure Card Holders) with lunch included. For more information, visit our website or contact Clare Williams (0151 794 2830).

• award-winning author of Poppy Shakespeare, Clare Allan;
• artist Viv Levy;
• local poet Rebecca Goss;
• and our own celebrated reading enthusiasts Jane Davis, Director of The Reader Organisation, and Angela MacMillan, Co-Editor of The Reader magazine.

The event, held in partnership with the Brindley Arts Centre, runs from 9.30am – 4pm. Cost: £20 (£15 OAP & Student, £12 Unemployed & Leisure Card Holders) with lunch included. For more information, visit our website or contact Clare Williams (0151 794 2830).

‘Words and Images’ Readers’ Day
in partnership with The Brindley Arts Centre

Saturday 13th June, 9.30-4.00pm
£20, £15 OAP & Student, £12 Unemployed & Leisure Card Holders
Lunch included

As part of Halton’s annual Literature Festival Talkwrite 8-13 June 2009, The Reader Organisation is presenting an event packed Readers’ Day.

Anyone who has attended one of our Readers’ Days in the past will know that they are relaxed and friendly affairs, intellectually stimulating and fully accessible to all, infusing the regular weekend Saturday with the creative energy made possible through people from all walks of life sharing in the delights and complexities of great books and poems. A wide range of poets, writers, and local literary enthusiasts will gather on the day and deliver a variety of workshops which will all be centred around the popular theme of Words and Images.

On the day we will be joined by award-winning author of Poppy Shakespeare, Clare Allan, as well as artist Viv Levy, local poet Rebecca Goss, and our own celebrated reading enthusiasts Jane Davis, Director of The Reader Organisation, and Angela MacMillan, Co-Editor of The Reader magazine.

Workshops will encompass a broad range of themes, including interesting discussions about the relationship between painting and literature, photographs and poetry, film adaptations and the classics, the illustration and the printed word, art and the imagination and much more – each exploring the dynamic relationship between words and images in its own unique way. There will also be a double poetry workshop led by local poet Rebecca Goss, which will include an afternoon creative writing session.

You can view the programme on our website, or alternatively click here to download a programme.

If you are interested in finding out more please contact Clare Williams (call 0151 794 2830).

Alternatively, you can go direct to The Brindley’s website to find out further details and book tickets or call 0151 907 8360 to find out more.

‘Words and Images’ Readers’ Day
in partnership with The Brindley Arts Centre

Saturday 13th June, 9.30-4.00pm
£20, £15 OAP & Student, £12 Unemployed & Leisure Card Holders
Lunch included

As part of Halton’s annual Literature Festival Talkwrite 8-13 June 2009, The Reader Organisation is presenting an event packed Readers’ Day.

Anyone who has attended one of our Readers’ Days in the past will know that they are relaxed and friendly affairs, intellectually stimulating and fully accessible to all, infusing the regular weekend Saturday with the creative energy made possible through people from all walks of life sharing in the delights and complexities of great books and poems. A wide range of poets, writers, and local literary enthusiasts will gather on the day and deliver a variety of workshops which will all be centred around the popular theme of Words and Images.

On the day we will be joined by award-winning author of Poppy Shakespeare, Clare Allan, as well as artist Viv Levy, local poet Rebecca Goss, and our own celebrated reading enthusiasts Jane Davis, Director of The Reader Organisation, and Angela MacMillan, Co-Editor of The Reader magazine.

Workshops will encompass a broad range of themes, including interesting discussions about the relationship between painting and literature, photographs and poetry, film adaptations and the classics, the illustration and the printed word, art and the imagination and much more – each exploring the dynamic relationship between words and images in its own unique way. There will also be a double poetry workshop led by local poet Rebecca Goss, which will include an afternoon creative writing session.

You can view the programme on our website, or alternatively click here to download a programme.

If you are interested in finding out more please contact Clare Williams (call 0151 794 2830).

Alternatively, you can go direct to The Brindley’s website to find out further details and book tickets or call 0151 907 8360 to find out more.

We started the day with a ‘Reader Recommends’ panel, where each of the panel members – consisting of members of The Reader Organisation team and local author Caroline Smailes and poet Rebecca Goss – recommended their favourite ‘Mind and Body’ read. These included ‘Janet’s Repentance’ from George Eliot’s Scenes of Clerical Life, the poem ‘Trout’ from Seamus Heaney’s collection Death of a Naturalist and D. H. Lawrence’s novel The Rainbow. After lunch was a Readers’ Clinic, where members of the audience posed questions about personal or social problems and concerns to the panel, with books and poems being prescribed as ways to assist. These sessions were great fun, helpful and really tested the memory skills of our team!

The workshops that were run throughout the day were thoroughly enjoyed by all involved and included a diverse choice of options for guests: discussions about specific texts, including Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Tennyson’s In Memoriam; a film/novel workshop based on the powerful The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; a journey from birth to death through poetry; how authors write about memories; an introduction to The Reader Organisation’s Get Into Reading project and much more besides.

Thank you to all those involved in the organisation and facilitation of the day – and to all the guests, some of which travelled some great distances to attend – for making it such a pleasurable and memorable day. Don’t just take our word for it though, here are some comments from Readers’ Day guests:

“I was reminded of the joy of being read to and it introduced me to new works that I hope to read in the future.”

“Great to meet other readers and to hear about great books.”

“Excellent venue.”

“There were some great discussions, I really enjoyed the workshops.”

“Make it longer!”

“The workshops are always very stimulating – I have enjoyed the opportunity to talk to others.”

Also see Caroline Smailes’ blog to read her (and others’) thoughts about it.

We started the day with a ‘Reader Recommends’ panel, where each of the panel members – consisting of members of The Reader Organisation team and local author Caroline Smailes and poet Rebecca Goss – recommended their favourite ‘Mind and Body’ read. These included ‘Janet’s Repentance’ from George Eliot’s Scenes of Clerical Life, the poem ‘Trout’ from Seamus Heaney’s collection Death of a Naturalist and D. H. Lawrence’s novel The Rainbow. After lunch was a Readers’ Clinic, where members of the audience posed questions about personal or social problems and concerns to the panel, with books and poems being prescribed as ways to assist. These sessions were great fun, helpful and really tested the memory skills of our team!

The workshops that were run throughout the day were thoroughly enjoyed by all involved and included a diverse choice of options for guests: discussions about specific texts, including Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Tennyson’s In Memoriam; a film/novel workshop based on the powerful The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; a journey from birth to death through poetry; how authors write about memories; an introduction to The Reader Organisation’s Get Into Reading project and much more besides.

Thank you to all those involved in the organisation and facilitation of the day – and to all the guests, some of which travelled some great distances to attend – for making it such a pleasurable and memorable day. Don’t just take our word for it though, here are some comments from Readers’ Day guests:

“I was reminded of the joy of being read to and it introduced me to new works that I hope to read in the future.”

“Great to meet other readers and to hear about great books.”

“Excellent venue.”

“There were some great discussions, I really enjoyed the workshops.”

“Make it longer!”

“The workshops are always very stimulating – I have enjoyed the opportunity to talk to others.”

Also see Caroline Smailes’ blog to read her (and others’) thoughts about it.

As it is the National Year of Reading, we are following the month’s theme of ‘Mind and Body’ to bring you an exciting and varied series of talks and workshops from members of The Reader Organisation and local writers.

The programme for the day includes:
• a talk by Jane Davis, Director of The Reader Organisation, about the origins and the practice of the nationally acclaimed ‘Get Into Reading’ project;
• a discussion by Caroline Smailes (author of the superb novel In Search of Adam) about how writers use their own memories to create their plots and stories;
• a journey through poetry – from birth to death, run by poet Rebecca Goss exploring changes that affect our bodies and mind in universal and personal experiences;
• a workshop led by  Chris Routledge, Editor of The Reader Online, which explores, how once the body has gone, over time stories cover up the real you;
• and a chance to take part in a Book of the Film and the Film of the Book workshop with Ella Jolly about The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, an inspirational tale of the strength and power of the mind in the face of physical adversity.

All this and much, much more!

Interested?

The programme for the day is available to download here: readersday08programme and contains all the information about the event. Tickets cost £20 (£15 concessions/£12 income support and leisure card), which includes lunch, and morning/afternoon refreshments and can be booked via the Brindley Box Office on 0151 907 8360. 

As it is the National Year of Reading, we are following the month’s theme of ‘Mind and Body’ to bring you an exciting and varied series of talks and workshops from members of The Reader Organisation and local writers.

The programme for the day includes:
• a talk by Jane Davis, Director of The Reader Organisation, about the origins and the practice of the nationally acclaimed ‘Get Into Reading’ project;
• a discussion by Caroline Smailes (author of the superb novel In Search of Adam) about how writers use their own memories to create their plots and stories;
• a journey through poetry – from birth to death, run by poet Rebecca Goss exploring changes that affect our bodies and mind in universal and personal experiences;
• a workshop led by  Chris Routledge, Editor of The Reader Online, which explores, how once the body has gone, over time stories cover up the real you;
• and a chance to take part in a Book of the Film and the Film of the Book workshop with Ella Jolly about The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, an inspirational tale of the strength and power of the mind in the face of physical adversity.

All this and much, much more!

Interested?

The programme for the day is available to download here: readersday08programme and contains all the information about the event. Tickets cost £20 (£15 concessions/£12 income support and leisure card), which includes lunch, and morning/afternoon refreshments and can be booked via the Brindley Box Office on 0151 907 8360.