Week 1
Thursday 1 May
7.15pm
Aberdeen Arts Centre
Pushing Out the Boat
A celebration of the launch of Issue 7, with readings by the contributors
Friday 2 May
7.30pm
Christian Community Hall
First Friday Fling: New from Old
A great opportunity to tell or listen to stories of all kinds
Saturday 3 May
11am
Douglas Hotel
Quick as a Flash
Flash Fiction with Lemon Tree Writers
Week 2
Monday 5 May
7.30pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Everything but the Truth
New drama from Wordfringe Festival Players
Tuesday 6 May
6.30pm
Aberdeen Central Library
Granite and Gravel
Spring Tides Poetry Group with Sheena Blackhall
Tuesday 6 May
8.30pm
Snafu
Comedy Capers Showcase I
A night of live stand-up comedy featuring a handpicked mix of the North-East's finest comedians
Wednesday 7 May
7pm
Duff House, Banff
HomeWords
Music, poetry and stories from George Gunn, Tom Bryan, Angus Dunn and Magi Gibson
Friday 9 May
Saturday 10 May
Sunday 11 May
University of Aberdeen
Word 08
wordfringe
takes a break for the University of Aberdeen Writers'
Festival
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Week 3
Monday 12 May
7.30pm
Aberdeen Arts Centre
Shetland Night
An evening of words and music from Shetland
Tuesday 13 May
6.30pm
Aberdeen Central Library
All Said and Dunne
The welcome return of Alison Dunne
Tuesday 13 May
8.30pm
Enigma
Poetic Off Licence
2 Alis & a G stretch poetic licence to its limits by reading short stories too!
Cripes!
Wednesday 14 May
10.30am
Aberdeen Arts Centre
Exploring Narrative Voices
A workshop with Alison Flett
Wednesday 14 May
7pm
Tarts & Crafts, Balmedie
New York Dialogues and Island Blethers
Readings from new works by Alison Flett and Martin Walsh
Thursday 15 May
6.30pm
Books and Beans
Four Paris Poets
Jonathan Wonham, Michelle Noteboom, Joe Ross & Rufo Quintavalle
Thursday 15 May
8pm
Archaeolink, Oyne
Nick Hennessey
Special Guest Teller
Friday 16 May
7pm
Better Read Books, Ellon
Open Poetry Night
Open Mic without the Mic
Saturday 17 May
11am
Heugh Hotel, Stonehaven
Building a Character through Dialogue
in plays, novels, short stories — a workshop with Chris Hannan
Saturday 17 May
2pm
Heugh Hotel, Stonehaven
How to move your work forward
A workshop for playwrights new and experienced with Julie Ellen of Playwrights'
Studio, Scotland
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Week 4
Thursday 22 May
6.30pm
Books and Beans
Poems of Quality
Anne Ryland and Rhoda Michael, with Haworth Hodgkinson, Olivia McMahon
& Judith Taylor
Thursday 22 May
8.30pm
St Katherine's Club, Shoe Lane
AB24: Poems from a Postcode
Portal Creative Writers launch an exciting anthology, introducing
the extraordinary writer Catherine Elmslie
Friday 23 May
7pm
Midmar Church, Midmar
Poetry and Music of All the Faiths
A meditation upon belief, doubt and disbelief
Saturday 24 May
10am
Archaeolink, Oyne
Storytelling for Beginners
A workshop with Grampian Association of Storytellers
Saturday 24 May
7pm
Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, Fraserburgh
Hooked by Emerald Froth
An evening of poetry, images, music and dance from the Blue Salt Collective
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wordfringe 2008
Event Calendar
1–29 May 2008
Week 5
Monday 26 May
7pm
Musa
Demented Eloquence & Wordcraft Slam
Sharp and comic performance poetry from Ash Dickinson, Milton Balgoni, and Rapunzel
Wizard, plus a poetry slam contest
Tuesday 27 May
6.30pm
Aberdeen Central Library
Banchory Young Writers
Venture into Poetry
Wednesday 28 May
10am
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Slow Road Home
Poet Sheila Templeton reads and chats about her work
Wednesday 28 May
7pm
Gordon Highlanders Museum
Family Snaps
A celebration of the family in poetry, music and song with projected photos
Thursday 29 May
6.30pm
Books and Beans
A Celebration of Childhood
Launching a new anthology of poems, drawings and recipes in aid of CHILDREN 1ST(RSSPCC)
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