THE BIG BEESTON BOOK READ
If you enjoy
reading, and use Beeston Library, you now have the opportunity to read some books
you might not normally be familiar with, and at the same time help to choose
the New Writers UK ‘Book of the Year’, in its 2013 competition ‘The Big Beeston
Book Read’ to be held over the next three months.
Members of New Writers UK – an organisation supporting small, independent and self-published authors – will this year be holding its annual Book of the Year Competition in this area. The winner normally arranges the following year’s. The 2012 competition – ‘The Great Kimberley Book Read’ – was won by Chilwell author Alan Dance with his historical novel ‘Leen Times’ and as a local resident he has chosen Beeston to host this year’s competition.
Members of New Writers UK – an organisation supporting small, independent and self-published authors – will this year be holding its annual Book of the Year Competition in this area. The winner normally arranges the following year’s. The 2012 competition – ‘The Great Kimberley Book Read’ – was won by Chilwell author Alan Dance with his historical novel ‘Leen Times’ and as a local resident he has chosen Beeston to host this year’s competition.
Eight books,
all published by members during the past year, have been entered, and readers
are invited to borrow any of these from Beeston Library and give them a score. Each
of the authors has donated four copies of their books to the Nottinghamshire County
Library Service, which will then remain as part of their stock for future
readers to enjoy.
The competition
will run from Saturday 20th July to Saturday 27th October,
so there is plenty of time to read all eight books, should you wish. The winner
will then be assessed according to the scores awarded by readers, and the
presentation of the award will take place in November
at Beeston Library.
The competition
is to be launched by the Mayor of Broxtowe, Councillor Iris White, on Saturday
morning 20th July at Beeston Library at 11.00 and is open to all
members of the public. Three short, 15 minute talks, will then be given by
members of New Writers UK on different aspects of writing, two by previous
winners. Gloria Morgan (2011 winner) will talk on ideas and inspiration – ‘What
William the Conqueror did for me’; Alan Dance will speak about ‘Local history
in historical fiction’, and Tom Bryson on writing scenes – ‘A knock in the
middle of the night’.
The winner will
be announced in November with BBC Radio Nottingham’s John Holmes presenting the
prize.
More details of
New Writers UK and The Big Beeston Book Read can be found HERE
Join us for the launch on July 20th at 11am
At Beeston Library
11am – Launch: Mayor
of Broxtowe, Councillor Iris White
11.10am – Talk, from author A R Dance:
Local
history in historical fiction.
11.25am – Talk, from author Gloria Morgan, on
ideas and inspiration: What William the Conqueror did for me.
11.45am – Talk, from author Tom Bryson, on
writing scenes:
A knock on the door in the
middle of the night.
