SCHOOLS DAY AT TURNER CONTEMPORARY
04/10
FRIDAY
Literacy Matters – Sponsored by Thanet Rotary
Thanet Rotary supports local young people with books, talks and computers. Rotary works in partnership with schools and academies to encourage reading and boost creativity. To find out more about their plans, click here.
12.30pm - 1.45pm | Turner Contemporary
Creating Gothic Fiction – a unique workshop with Jessica Randall of Nick Hornby’s Ministry of Stories
This workshop will offer students a blast of energy and inspiration!
With a focus on the gothic genre, we'll explore descriptive writing and writing from place.
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Jessica Randall has over 20 years' experience facilitating creative workshops for children and young people. She has an MA in Applied Theatre from the Central School of Speech and Drama. As a playwright, she won the 2010 Nick Darke Award and Pilot Theatre’s 2012 Generation Zed competition. She’s recently had short stories published by Aesthetica and Mslexia magazines.
Ministry of Stories was co-founded by author Nick Hornby in 2010, to help young people discover their confidence, imagination and potential through the power of their writing. We develop self-respect and communication skills.
2.00pm - 3.30pm | Turner Contemporary
Songlight. Discover this year’s biggest book with Moira Buffini
Set in a post-apocalyptic future, Songlight is an extraordinary debut from a renowned screenwriter. A cinematic masterpiece in storytelling, the explosive first book in the Torch trilogy is the hottest release of the decade!
They are hunting those who shine . . .
Don’t be deceived by Northaven’s prettiness, by its white-wash houses and its sea views. In truth, many of its townsfolk are ruthless hunters. They revile those who have developed songlight, the ability to connect telepathically with others. Anyone found with this sixth sense is caught, persecuted and denounced.
Welcome to the future…
Lark has lived in grave danger ever since her own songlight emerged. Then she encounters a young woman in peril, from a city far away. An extraordinary bond is forged. But who can they trust?
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Moira Buffini is one of the UK’s leading scriptwriters. She has written acclaimed TV, films and plays, including The Dig (Bafta-nominated), Harlots, Jane Eyre, Tamara Drewe, Dinner and Handbagged.
She co-chairs the board of trustees of Tonic, a charity which supports equality, diversity and inclusion across the performing arts. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Arts. Songlight is her debut novel, the first part of ‘the trilogy of the decade!’
