WagTongues @TheStove

WagTongues, Dumfries and Galloway's itinerant bookshop, will be at The Stove, 100, High Street, Dumfries on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th. Opening at noon both days, Thursday will be a late-night shopping extravaganza to celebrate the town's Winter Wonderland and Christmas Lights switch-on.

Not only will there be an astonishing array of books by the region's authors and publishers, there's also a diverse programme of readings, interviews and workshops with local writers. And we've got copies of Treasures, a free book celebrating the nation’s most loved possessions, to give away. There's wine too...

And here's that programme;

12.00	Thursday 28th November Children’s Hour! With readings for small children, featuring Pauline James with her storybook, The Pointy Toed Pyjama Thief Pauline will then give a talk on how to write and illustrate a children’s storybook using traditional storytelling and drawing skills, and computer wizardry. Coo!
12.30	An open discussion on writing for children with children’s authors Pauline James and Claire Watts
1pm	Nancy McKnight, reading from her novel White Cranes Dancing, the first book of the Balvaig Trilogy.
1.30	Mary Smith, reading from her book Drunk Chickens and Burnt Macaroni: Real Stories of Afghan Women
2pm	Miller Caldwell, reading a selection of his prose
2.30	Donald Adamson, reading from his poetry collection, From Coiled Roots
3pm	Kriss Nichol, reading from her poetry collection The Language of Crows
3.30	DD Hall. The author in conversation, talking about her series of ten action adventure novels, The Daggers Series, and reading an extract.
4pm	Sally Hinchcliffe talking about The Fankle, Dumfries and Galloway’s pocket publication of creative writing, with readings from contributors
4.30	JoAnne McKay reading poetry from her pamphlets The Fat Plant, Venti and Grave with Lights
5.00pm	Sally Hinchcliffe reading from her novel Out of a Clear Sky
	And yes, we’re open till 7pm, so there’ll be a free-for-all after 5.30! With more wine.

WagTongues' JoAnne McKay working the crowd outside TheStove

12.30	Friday, 29th November Gwen Kirkwood, novelist, interviewed about her romance and family sagas set in South West Scotland
1pm	Hugh McMillan, on The Great Galloway Tale Hunt, his search for the modern folk stories of Dumfries and Galloway
1.30	Leonie Ewing and Barbara Mearns reading from their poetry pamphlet Bairns and Beasts followed by a discussion on the process of collaboration
2pm	Crichton Writers Reading from their just-launched anthology, CW10
2.30	Discussion on the value of writing groups with Powfoot Writers and Crichton Writers. Powfoot Writers reading from their anthology Skylines
3pm	Merryn Fergusson reading from her book, What is wrong with ME - A Case of Childhood Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: The Illness and the Controversy
3.30	Vivien Jones reads from a selection of her prose and poetry
4pm	Hugh McMillan reads a selection of his poetry
4.30	Kriss Nichol reads from her novel, In Desolate Corners, Shadows Crouch
5.00pm	Move along. Nothing here to see. It’s all over now… …until next time.

And remember, WagTongues takes no commission from the authors, and is organised by the volunteer might of the Dumfries and Galloway Writers' Collective. With thanks to The Stove for the venue, and to the generous crowdfunders who've made it possible. If anyone enjoys a reading, they can make a donation to Arthritis Care in Scotland, the charity we support.

WagTongues got a website! Here: http://wagtongues.wordpress.com/