Posts Tagged ‘Hanif Kureishi’
Atwood, Pullman and others to launch World Book Night in Trafalgar Square
February 25th, 2011
World Book Night will see 20,000 volunteers giving away one million books. Margaret Atwood, Alan Bennett and John Le Carré will be among the authors headlining the launch event in Trafalgar Square on 4th March. Graham Norton will compere the event, while Philip Pullman, Sarah Waters, Mark Haddon, Derek Walcott, Nick Cave, Rupert Everett, Hanif Kureishi, D B C Pierre, Edna O’Brien and Lemn Sissay are among those who will be reading and performing on the night.
Ten thousand people, made up of 5,000 WBN givers and friends and 5,000 members of the public, will be able to attend the launch event in central London. Tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with 2,500 pairs of tickets set aside for givers. Information about how to get tickets will be released next week on the World Book Night website.
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14th Zoetrope All-Story Short Fiction Contest
September 23rd, 2010
Founded by the film director Francis Ford Coppola in 1997, Zoetrope All-Story is a quarterly magazine that aims to explore ‘the intersection of story and art, fiction and film’. The current issue carries work by Helen Oyeyemi and Tea Obreht; contributors to previous issues include Ethan Coen, Miranda July, Helen Simpson, Woody Allen, Hanif Kureishi and other luminaries.
The magazine also runs an annual short fiction contest, which closes on Oct 1. The winning story will be published in their Spring issue and all short-listed writers will be considered for representation by the William Morris Agency, ICM and other agencies. More details here: Zoetrope All Story Contest
Short Story Fundraiser for Macmillan – Wednesday 14 July, Tabernacle Theatre, London
July 8th, 2010
WordTheatre in association with The Sunday Times Magazine Short story (now the largest single prize for short stories in the world) is hosting an evening of short stories to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support at the Tabernacle on Wednesday 14th July at 6.30pm.
They have an incredible international cast of readers including Brian Cox, Gemma Jones and Ben Miller, and from the US the comic actor David Cross, Amber Tamblyn and Chris MacDonald. They’ll be reading work by Tom Wolff, US National Book Award Finalist Lydia Davis, and a number of Pushcart Prize-winning authors. Tickets from: www.tabernaclelive.co.uk.