A youth-led literary cross arts festival exploring unconventional forms of expression in Aberdeen taking place on Saturday 21 and 24 - 29 September.
Now in it's fifth year, the festival will welcome headline acts this year that include former Scots Makar Liz Lochhead, Caribbean-British poet Grace Nichols, novelists Ben Aaronovitch, Zoe Strachan and Louise Welsh, Sherlock Holmes series writer James Lovegrove and Horrible Histories' comic songwriter Richie Webb.
They will be joined by a raft of others including Leila Aboulela, Amira Al Shanti, Bryan Angus, Rachelle Atalla, Dean Atta, Sarah Bernstein, Mae Diansangu, Aleksandra Hnatiuk, Martin Malone, Chris Kohler, Jen Stout, Maud Woolf, Len Pennie and more.
Created by young people working with staff of the University of Aberdeen WORD Centre for Creative Writing, WayWORD is proud to continue its mantra of ‘celebrating unconventional forms of artistic expression’. This year’s workshop offering ranges from Clowning with Jessica Hernandez to a New Theatre-Makers Workshop with Annabel Lunney. There will also be Psycho-geography and Post-colonial Walking Tours in Old Aberdeen and Drop-in Sketching & Doodling Sessions, based on items from the University's Library’s Collections.
For those who cannot be there in person, an online programme includes Scottish Canadian novelist Margot Livesey; a Neurodiversity & Writing event with Elle McNicoll, in conversation with Sarinah O’Donoghue; and, continuing the legacy of Nan Shepherd, a Women of Colour on Nature panel.
For more information please visit - www.waywordfestival.com
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