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Mere Literary Festival
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SUNDAY 19th. OCTOBER
FESTIVAL AWARD CEREMONY 3p.m.
Doors / Book Stalls 2.30p.m. The Lecture Hall
Readings by poet DAWN GORMAN
Dawn Gorman is a poet, short story writer and journalist. Her first poetry collection, ‘Looking for gods’, was published to great acclaim in 1998, and a further collection is imminent. She has won numerous competitions and awards, including the Wiltshire Libraries poetry competition in 1998. Her work has been widely published in poetry journals and anthologies and broadcast on radio. Dawn has made several appearances at the Bath Literature Festival and is a member of the Dandelion Poets, a professional poetry performance group who have performed at many literature festivals in the south west. She also runs ‘Words and Ears’, a popular poems and pints event held quarterly at the Dandy Lion pub, Bradford on Avon.
ADJUDICATION OF THE FESTIVAL’S POETRY COMPETITION
JUNIOR PRIZE judged by Bryan Sheppard
Bryan Sheppard is a local thespian and poetry buff who delights in committing poems to memory. He has also been a volunteer helper in school reading programmes.
LOCAL PRIZE Kindly sponsored by Mere Chamber of Trade
Judged by Sebastian Hayes
Sebastian Hayes is a previous major award winner in the festival’s poetry competition. He is also a published playwright including The Pomegranate Seeds, a play for children published by Samuel French in 2000.
FESTIVAL OPEN COMPETITION judged by Dawn Gorman
PRIZE GIVING with Councillor Michael Lake - Chairman of Mere Parish Council.
BOOK STALLS & SIGNINGS including Somerset author Patricia Young with her recently published novel ‘The Season of the Hedge Gypsy’ & children’s author Ron Karley.
Free Admission Afternoon Tea
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