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Sunderland Literature & CREATIVE WRITING <strong>Festival</strong> 2016<br />
Wednesday 5 October<br />
Amanda Revell<br />
Walton - The<br />
Shipyard Girls<br />
City Library and Arts Centre,<br />
10.30 – 11.30am<br />
Booking required<br />
Suggested donation £2.00<br />
Writing under the pen name Nancy Revell,<br />
writer and journalist Amanda Revell Walton<br />
was brought up in Sunderland and comes<br />
from a long line of shipbuilders. Her saga<br />
series ‘The Shipyard Girls’, published by<br />
Random House/Arrow, follows the fortunes<br />
of the first female workers in the<br />
Sunderland shipyards during the Second<br />
World War. There will be a question and<br />
answer session and book signing by the<br />
author.<br />
Rhyme Time<br />
City Library and Arts Centre, 10am<br />
Join our library team for a fun, lively session<br />
of songs, rhymes and actions.<br />
Foyle Street Writers<br />
City Library and Arts Centre, 10 – 12noon<br />
Foyle Street Writers meet weekly to share<br />
ideas and support fellow creative writers.<br />
New members welcome.<br />
Tiny Tweeties<br />
Houghton Library, 10 – 11am<br />
A lively music and song session for<br />
preschool children involving puppets,<br />
songs, dancing and instruments. The Tiny<br />
Tweeties duo have performed on CBeebies<br />
and their music resources are used in<br />
schools across the globe. Engaging and<br />
creative fun for little ones!<br />
Visually Impaired<br />
Reading Group<br />
Washington Town Centre Library<br />
10 – 11am<br />
The group meets monthly and new<br />
members are welcome to share their love<br />
of books. Please contact Washington Town<br />
Centre Library for more details.<br />
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