Kids events at the Wood Green Literary Festival

Wood Green Literary Festival 

A one stop guide to the kids events happening throughout the weekend 

As well as all the events listed here, there'll also be lots of FREE book related craft activities for kids to enjoy at the school, so please come along and help ensure that we can do this again next year!

For more information about the Festival, please visit woodgreenlitfest.org.uk

All children's events will be taking place in Noel Park Primary School. Gladstone Avenue N22 6LH (3 minutes walk from the Bookshop)

Saturday October 12th

1.00pm - London’s biggest and most explosive songs & stories for under 5s (and older if you like).

BIG SONGS!! BIG STORIES!! BIG FUN!!

Join in the fun with Tim and friends, as he entertains your little ones in his own inimitable style.

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2.00pm - GUY BASS.  LIVE and UNTAMED!! - FREE

Here’s your chance to witness something quite remarkable.

The award winning writer, author, actor, singer and oh, I don’t know, lots of other things too will be joining us for an hour of spectacular entertainment.

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3.00pm - How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth with Michelle Robinson and Kate Hindley - FREE

Does your mammoth need a wash? I imagine if it was woolly it probably would. Thankfully Michelle Robinson and Kate Hindley have written a very useful book which will show you how to do it!

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3.00pm-4.00pm - Comic Book Workshop with Zoom “The Zoom”Rockman. £5

We’re thrilled to be putting on a comic workshop event with the amazing Zoom Rockman, creator and artist of ‘The Zoom’ comic.

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4.00pm - Sally Nicholls Exclusively Reveals her New Novel, Close Your Pretty Eyes. - FREE

Sally Nicholls is the multi-award-winning author of novels including the bestselling Ways to Live Forever and All Fall Down.

In her new book, Close Your Pretty Eyes, Sally has weaved a story around real-life Victorian mass-murderess Amelia Dyer. The book isn’t published yet, and the Festival will be the first opportunity you’ll have to get your hands on copies!

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5.00pm - Monsters, Magic and Mayhem with Sam Enthoven, Steve Feasey and Conrad Mason. FREE

Demons, trolls, vomiting bats, werewolves, elves, hybrid monsters. This has it all! Meet three of our most magical kids authors for an hour of out of this world fun. Sam, Steve and Conrad will be taking you through their fictional worlds, chatting about fantastical fiction and offering great advice to anyone interested in writing.

Sunday October 13^th

1.00pm - Ciaran Murtagh – The Man, The Legend, The Author. - FREE

Have you ever watched The Legend of Dick and Dom?

How about Hotel Trubble or The Slammer?

Maybe you’ve watched Planet Ajay, , Shaun the Sheep or The Numtums?

If you have, there’s a very very good chance that Ciaran Murtagh wrote the script to it. Because that’s just one of the things that he does!

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2.00pm - Uncovering Ancient London with Catherine Johnson and Lydia Syson. FREE

Together, and maybe with your help, Catherine and Lydia will be talking about how they’ve used London as a location in their novels and the importance of building a realistic sense of place for their readers. There’ll be fascinating insights into how they researched for their books and no doubt a few surprises on the way.

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2.45pm - 45minutes of Ellie May-hem with Marianne Levy - FREE

Here are some things you need to know about Marianne Levy

1. She likes cheese
2. She owns a horrible cat called Boots*.
3.  When she was young she wanted to be an incredibly famous actress
4. Thankfully she isn't an incredibly famous actress, because if she was, her amazing Ellie May books might not exist

Marianne's live events are always a real treat and we couldn't be happier that she's coming to join us at the festival.

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3.45pm - Edgy Fiction, with Keren David and Hilary Freeman. FREE

There’s a big debate about the way some modern Young Adult fiction tackles gritty realistic subjects, and a number of people have questioned whether teenagers should be exposed to it like this. Recently, American Library censors were targeting this genre and removing titles from their shelves.

Thankfully, there are authors like Keren David and Hilary Freeman, who despite this, continue to write realistic, thought provoking books, which don’t shy away from tough subjects.

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4.30pm - Here's our big Finalé.

The LONDON FACTOR?- With judges Holly Smale, Sophia Bennett and CJ Daugherty

We want you to write a story, no longer than 200 words, with the title

"A London Journey"

The best stories will reach the final where you'll have a chance to read out your story LIVE in front of an expectant audience and our 3 ace judges.

All finalists will receive a £5 Big Green Bookshop Voucher, but there are three incredible prizes for the winners.

The winners can choose from these three amazing prizes;

- Having a character in Sophia Bennett's new book named after them!

- CJ Daugherty will write the winner into her next novel!

 - You and 3 friends can enjoy a slap up meal with Holly Smale!

All entries MUST be in by midnight on Wednesday 9th of October.

Please email your entries to woodgreenlitfest@gmail.com, with your name, age and the best way to contact you.

The competition is open to EVERYONE.