Coventry Festival of Literature 2007

Festival of Literature & Liberty: launching this week

The first ever Coventry Festival of Literature is happening next weekend, 4th - 7th May, and has a pre-festival launch event tomorrow night, Tuesday 1st May, at the Tin Angel in Mediaeval Spon Street, Coventry. The Festival's official title is the FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE & LIBERTY; its theme this year is the British abolition of the slave trade.

Well-known writers speaking, reading and performing at this year's Festival include: Brian Patten, David Dabydeen, Hisham Matar, Wole Soyinka and Elena Vladareanu, amongst others.

Come along to the launch event at the Tin Angel on Tuesday at 8pm for a new book launch from Heaventree Press and an open mic for all-comers, known to its intimates as NIGHT BLUE FRUIT at the TIN ANGEL. The Guest MC for this month only will be none other than this site's editor, Jane Holland!

Poetry Launch & Open Mic
Free entry
8pm
Tin Angel
Mediaeval Spon Street, Coventry

MC: Jane Holland

For full details about the Festival (times, venues, writers) visit www.heaventreepress.com.