Friday 24 August 2018

Festilitt needs helpers and books


Festilitt 2018, 19-21st October.

We need you and your books! The planning and organisation for the 6th annual book festival in Parisot is now underway. This weekend event is extremely popular with the local English and French communities and friends who travel into the area specifically for this literary binge. Since 2013 this literary weekend has introduced book readers to some well known authors such as Tracey Chevalier, Kate Mosse, Helen Dunmore and Adam Thorpe, local writers like Vanessa Couchman and Robin Ellis (yes, he of original Poldark fame) and some new ones to the writing scene, such as Piu Marie Eatwell, Sarah Taylor and Fiona Barton. If you have not been before, all author events at the festival are free - this is possible because we rely on volunteers for help and on our big second hand book sale for funds. 

SO - if you would like to volunteer for any of the various jobs we have (airport runs, book sales, cake making, running afternoon tea, setting up and clearing away) then please contact Debra on dokitikpi@hotmail.com 

If you have any books you have read and want rid of, that are in good condition and not much older than 5 years, then please contact Maggie on maggietallentire@live.fr and she will arrange a collection point.

Please put the dates into your diary and enjoy meeting the authors and discussing books over afternoon tea (with delicious cakes contributed by those of you who are star bakers!)

Thank you!
With many thanks,
Debra xx