Festival of New Writing in Aberdeen and North-East Scotland
1–30 September 2012
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Charlie Ashton
Stories for children aged 8 upwards
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Saturday 1 September 2012
11.30am
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12.30pm
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Brander Library, Huntly
[Map]
Admission free
Charlie's stories are generally read by children. He makes frequent visits to other
countries and will be talking about some of the things he has encountered in his
travels. Suitable for children from age 8 upwards.
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Charlie Ashton was brought up in Fife, Sussex and Perth. Went to university
in Edinburgh, where he photocopied his first fifty poems and flogged them for cider
money. Went on to study German poet Hölderlin and so became Dr Ashton. Worked
on farms, historic house restoration, had lots of children, newspaper editor, gardener,
smallholder, just whatever helped them limp along when the money was tight. Still
married, still forgiven. Still going strong with the stories, but he doesn't like
it as much as writing poetry. Author of the acclaimed Dragon Fire trilogy.
Charlie's books have been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award,
the W. H. Smith Mind Boggling Fiction Award and the Smarties Book Prize.
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North East Writers and its partner organisations undertake to produce
all events in the New Words festival as advertised, but we can accept no liability
for details that are changed due to circumstances beyond our control.
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Week 1
Saturday 1 September
10am
Huntly Area Cancer Support Centre, Huntly
Margaret Grant and Phyllis Goodall
Saturday 1 September
11.30am
Brander Library, Huntly
Stories for children aged 8 upwards
Saturday 1 September
12 noon
Highlander Bunkhouse, Huntly
Soup served with poetry from two popular books sold in aid of MacMillan Cancer Relief
Saturday 1 September
2pm
Brander Library Garden, Huntly
Paul Kieniewicz
Saturday 1 September
3pm
Brander Library, Huntly
Maggie Craig
Sunday 2 September
10am–4pm
Huntly Auction Mart, Huntly
at the Huntly Auction Mart Cattle Pens
Week 2
Tuesday 4 September
7.30pm
OAP Hall, Huntly
Anne L. Forbes on the Gordons of Huntly in Sixteenth-Century Scotland
Thursday 6 September
6.30pm
Books and Beans, Aberdeen
A selection of witty, heart-stirring and lyrical poems from three North-East poets
Friday 7 September
7.30pm
Aberdeen Central Library, Aberdeen
Burned — Pierced — Scarred
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