York 2011
Planning for our York Festival of Writing 2011 (25-27 March)has
been going on for a wee while now, but we had our first summit
major meeting on it today. From what I can see so far, we've got a
really good programme shaping up. We'll reveal all when we can, but
in the meantime here are a few ideas ('definite possibles') that
we've been kicking around ...
Wifi
Free wifi for everyone. So bring your laptop. Write. Blog. Tweet. Check your ebay watchlists.
Parking
Free parking for all. Makes life simpler.
Agents / book doctors
Last year there was a shortage of agent slots, some agents didn't perform as well as they might have done (ahem!), and other agents were troopers, but ended the weekend exhausted troopers.
So this year we're thinking of giving everyone one book doctor slot (where you get detailed editorial feedback on your opening chunk), and one agent slot (where you'll get a view as to the broad marketability of your work). As always, if a book doctor really rates your work, we'll make sure an agent gives it special attention. We'll also do what we can do to make sure that agents really deliver. We'll also make sure that agents/book docs receive work well in advance.
Authonomy Live
Same idea as last year, but fewer speakers, and we'll keep the whole thing briefer. We won't run Lit Death Match again.
Comps
We'll throw in a couple of comps this year. Winners announced on Saturday. Some lovely prize for the winners. Two comps probably; details to follow.
The Word Cloud Love Machine
We'll see if we can have a Writers' Workshop / Word Cloud table permanently manned (or, quite likely, womanned), to hand out advice, love, biscuits, money-off vouchers & sympathy to one and all. York can produce downs as well as ups, so we'll stock the biscuit jar well before arrival.
We're aiming to have a draft site ready in 2-3 weeks and bookings ready in 4-5. Word Clouders will get first dibs. Prices will likely be up a tad from last year, but we'll limit it as close to inflation as we can manage. Hey ho. That's all the news I've got ... but do you know, I'm genuinely feeling a little pulse of excitement. This one could be even better ...
Wifi
Free wifi for everyone. So bring your laptop. Write. Blog. Tweet. Check your ebay watchlists.
Parking
Free parking for all. Makes life simpler.
Agents / book doctors
Last year there was a shortage of agent slots, some agents didn't perform as well as they might have done (ahem!), and other agents were troopers, but ended the weekend exhausted troopers.
So this year we're thinking of giving everyone one book doctor slot (where you get detailed editorial feedback on your opening chunk), and one agent slot (where you'll get a view as to the broad marketability of your work). As always, if a book doctor really rates your work, we'll make sure an agent gives it special attention. We'll also do what we can do to make sure that agents really deliver. We'll also make sure that agents/book docs receive work well in advance.
Authonomy Live
Same idea as last year, but fewer speakers, and we'll keep the whole thing briefer. We won't run Lit Death Match again.
Comps
We'll throw in a couple of comps this year. Winners announced on Saturday. Some lovely prize for the winners. Two comps probably; details to follow.
The Word Cloud Love Machine
We'll see if we can have a Writers' Workshop / Word Cloud table permanently manned (or, quite likely, womanned), to hand out advice, love, biscuits, money-off vouchers & sympathy to one and all. York can produce downs as well as ups, so we'll stock the biscuit jar well before arrival.
We're aiming to have a draft site ready in 2-3 weeks and bookings ready in 4-5. Word Clouders will get first dibs. Prices will likely be up a tad from last year, but we'll limit it as close to inflation as we can manage. Hey ho. That's all the news I've got ... but do you know, I'm genuinely feeling a little pulse of excitement. This one could be even better ...
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Any chance of swapping, say, a book doctor slot for an agent slot, with another Cloud member?
Add wifi, clouders to meet in person and biscuits - 2011 sounds even better.
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