Last year’s inaugural Monty Mini Fest was such a success that it is being repeated on June 14 in Montgomery, with Children’s Laureate Wales, Nicola Davies, headlining.
“I’m really looking forward to bringing my fantasy world of my tiger sea captain and his friends to Montgomeryshire and to talking about my plans for my remaining time as Children’s Laureate for Wales – mapping the future and a project making poems and songs about Wales’ migratory species,” said Nicola.
She has been writing for more than 20 years and is well-known to older children and young adults for her novels featuring Skrimsli, the said tiger captain, as well as viewers of The Really Wild Show.
Monty Mini Fest is Monty Lit Fest’s day of celebration of children’s books, named in honour of the much-missed Jill Kibble of Montgomery, a great enthusiast for involving children in all things creative.
Held in association with Firefly Press, the Mini Fest starts with Storytime for the Under 7s, followed by Sharon Marie Jones sharing the adventures in her Grace-Ella series of books featuring a young witch and her magical friends.
“‘I’m looking forward to bringing Grace-Ella’s magical mayhem to Monty this year,” said Sharon. “Expect potion mixing and a sprinkling of chaos to spark the imagination!”
Rhiannon Oliver, author of Fresh, her debut book of poetry for the over eights, says: “I’m really looking forward to joining families for some poetry fun at Monty Mini Fest.”
Emma Rea, who will be talking about her wonderful book, Entangled, which is set in Venice, added: “I’m excited to meet the children of Montgomery and chat with them about stories and story-making. It’s always a privilege to get an insight into children’s imaginations and share my ideas and working processes.”
Monty Mini Fest is held at the Activity Centre in the beautiful, historic town of Montgomery. All sessions will be interactive, with a chance for the audience to participate and ask questions and will be followed by a book signing session facilitated by Booka Bookshop. Refreshments will be available.
The mini fest is free for children and tickets for adults are now on sale via the website or locally from the Bookshop and Ivy Cafe/Post Office, both in Montgomery.
To browse the programme, visit montylitfest.com where visitors can also sign up for a newsletter.
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