TURNING POINT
Saturday November 27th, Nottingham
A one day conference devoted to the subject of teenage/YA writing will consist of a series of discussions including What Is Young Adult Fiction? The condition of the ?issue? novel, Reviewing and promoting YAF and The Future. There will be a keynote speech from Melvin Burgess, the author of Junk and Doing It. The other writers speaking will be David Belbin, Kevin Brooks, Anne Cassidy, Keith Gray, Graham Marks, Nicola Morgan, Beverley Naidoo and Bali Rai. Academic Alison Waller, Publicist Justin Somper, Guardian Children?s Books editor and David Fickling (publisher and editor of Mark Haddon and Philip Pullman) will also be bringing their perspective to the day. Many other writers ? some very distinguished - have booked as delegates and will speak from the floor.
Full price tickets are ?35 plus ?6.12 VAT. Students in full time education pay ?25 plus ?4.37 VAT. Prices include lunch. Turning Point is aimed at those writing and promoting YAF , rather than its core audience, so tickets are not on sale to under 18s.
Conference admin/press ticket enquiries ? Simon Dawes simon.dawes@ntu.ac.uk Tel. 0115 8483273
Further comment/interview requests ? David Belbin david.belbin@ntu.ac.uk
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