NAWGFest 2016 Timetable
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Please note that the information given here relates to a previous event.
You can visit our festival main page for the latest information.
Here is the full festival timetable.
Please note that there have been some changes since the original timetable was published. In particular, the mid-session coffee/tea breaks have been moved towards the end of each workshop. This was unavoidable, due to some last-minute room alterations by the University of Warwick.
Friday 2nd September 2016 ↑
| 3:00 pm onwards | Check in at conference reception, the atrium of the Warwick Students' Union. |
| 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Tea/coffee and cakes with the NAWG committee. In the Chancellor's Suite. |
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This will be a time to relax after your journey, meet new writing friends and renew old friendships. |
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| 7:00 pm | Evening meal in the Rootes Restaurant, 1st floor, Rootes building. |
| The bar will be open on this floor. | |
| 8:30 pm (ish) | Relax in Bar Fusion; entertainment in Chancellor's Suite. Go on, I Dare You! Talk by Joyce Worsfold. |
Saturday 3rd September 2016 ↑
| 7:30 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast in the Rootes Restaurant, 1st floor, Rootes building. |
| 9:30 am – 11:30 am | 1st bookable workshops. All in Humanities building. Assemble in Engineering building foyer for allocation of workshop rooms. List displayed on notice boards. |
| 11:00 am → | Tea/coffee refreshments will be available in Engineering foyer. |
| 11:30 am onwards | Market Place, at its liveliest. Several alternative sessions: book room open to view and buy members' books, book readings, head massage, meet specialist experts. Foyer and rooms 110 and 111 in Engineering building. |
| 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Buffet lunch, served in Engineering foyer. |
| 1:20 pm – 2:20 pm | Murder! Talk by Stuart Gibbon. Free to all, no need to book, just turn up to Engineering F107. This talk covers some of the challenges facing a senior detective in charge of murder cases. |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Grand Raffle draw. Engineering F107. All drawn prizes will be noted for collection later if you miss coming. |
| 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm | 2nd bookable workshops. All in the Humanities building. |
| 5:00 pm → | Tea/coffee refreshments will be available in Engineering foyer. |
| Don't forget to hand in your mini-tale before 2:30 pm today. | |
| 6:15 pm – 6:45 pm | We now adjourn to the Rootes building for the rest of the evening. |
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6:15 pm (by invitation) |
Short-listed only to go straight to the Chancellor's Suite for the Chairman's Drinks Reception, meet Gervase Phinn, tutors and the NAWG committee. |
| The bar will be open until midnight. | |
| 6:45 pm for 7:00 pm | Gala Dinner. Chancellor's Suite. Table plan at the foot of the stairs in Fusion Bar. |
| 8:30 pm (approx.) | After-Dinner Speaker, Gervase Phinn. |
| 9:00 pm (approx.) | Awards Ceremony for the 2016 NAWG Members' Writing Competitions. |
| 9:30 pm (approx.) | After-Dinner Sparkles (4 minutes of fame). Organised and introduced by Joyce. |
There will be many stalls at the Saturday Market Place, for the sale of books and offering services to writers. Published authors who belong to NAWG may leave their books to be sold in the dedicated book room, new last year, and very successful. We take no commission from NAWG members, see page 31 in festival brochure.
Sunday 4th September 2016 ↑
| 7:30 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast in the Rootes Restaurant, 1st floor, Rootes building. |
| 9:30 am – 11:30 am | 3rd bookable workshops. All in the Humanities building. |
| 11:00 am → | Tea/coffee refreshments will be available in Engineering foyer. |
| 11:45 pm – 12:25 pm | NAWG AGM in Engineering F107. |
| 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Buffet lunch, served in Engineering foyer. |
| 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm | 4th bookable workshops. All in Humanities building. |
| 3:00 pm → | Tea/coffee refreshments will be available in Engineering foyer. |
| The festival officially closes at 3:30 pm. | |
B&B for Sunday night is extra and needs to be arranged separately – details on the prices page.