The Game's Afoot

After many months of careful planning, discussions and meetings we launched the full programme for this year's festival yesterday. There had been a slight lull between the final copy being approved for the printers and the programme launch, which was actually a bit weird - it got increasingly harder to keep the mouth shut on twitter and facebook about the programme details (esp. Borgen/Mad Men!).
And so to the day itself - a tweeting blitz ensured that the news got out there to the twitterverse and online bookings started almost immediately, with the family events being very strong early sellers. One or two technical glitches had to be hunted down and eradicated but once they were sorted we were rocking and rolling.
Hurray.
Have a look through the programme to see what you fancy - aswell as the high quality readings, interviews and workshops you've come to expect from us we've also got loads of other stuff going on, including Itinerant Poetry Library and Where's Wally Family Trail in the People's Park, Zebra Poetry Film in the Kingston Hotel & Movie Mayhem with Derek Landy in the Pavilion. Lots of good things to look forward to!