The first Llandeilo Book Fair happened on Sat 30th April and I have to say it was everything I hoped it would be, and more.
From the first day of organising it people have been supportive: friends, local residents, businesses, schools, the libraries, the press, authors and readers. It’s been a dream to organise.
I need to thank Helen, Robin and Luke from Caffi lechyd Da for doing such a great job with the catering, Tracey and her team from Heavenly Chocolate for donating the cake and all their advise and support, Naomi Edwards from the local school and Janet Lewis from the library.
Also thanks to the best event day team ever: Hugh Roberts, Ryan and Meryl – Thanks for running everything so smoothly and professional.
We had a busy hall all day long and huge interest in the workshops, readings, talks and the discussion panel. The footfall was more than I had expected, thanks to the publicity material designed by Thorne Moore and the press team, Sally Spedding and Graham Watkins.
We collected £ 92 through a raffle of books for the Air Ambulance Wales.
We had a lot of excellent entries for the Youth Short Story Competition:
Winner of the age group 6 – 12 was Shivani Cook for “The Colourful Ostrich”
Winner of the age group 13 – 17 was Reuben Netherwood for “The Reunion”.
Second prize overall went to Frances Nolan for “Routine Exterminator”.
First prize went to Polly Manning for “The Steeple”
There were many other strong contenders in the competition, showing that there is also a future generation to carry on the tradition of great story telling in Wales.
The authors on display were well received. Llandeilo has shown itself a supportive community when it comes to local talent and a place where art and culture can thrive.
There were many calls for more book fairs like these, and not just one a year. I have along list of authors who would like to participate at the next event as well as huge interest from those who participated this time.
For now, I can refer you to the Rhondda Book Fair on September 3rd
and the Tenby Book Fair on September 24th.
Plans for further events in LLandeilo are in the offing once I had sufficient time to recover from organising this one.
John Searancke said:
So glad that it went well for you all!
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you 😊
Juliet Greenwood said:
It looks brilliant! Glad it went well, and I’m sorry I couldn’t make it this time – maybe next year? 🙂
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you. I hope so! 😊
The Story Reading Ape said:
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CONGRATULATIONS to CHRISTOPH, HUGH, RYAN, MERYL and everyone who participated 👍👍👍👍👍
writerchristophfischer said:
Thanks Chris 🙂
The Story Reading Ape said:
Welcome Christoph – I’m glad it went well 😀
infrasonicgreg said:
That looks like a great day, Christoph, everyone’s smiling and there was cake too. Awesome.
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you – maybe you can launch your book at the next event 😊
infrasonicgreg said:
That’s a great idea, Christoph, perhaps for Book 2 though as the first one is out already. I’ll be sure to bring cake. 🙂
writerchristophfischer said:
I didn’t realise your book was out already. I must have read an old post on your blog. In that case I would like to invite you to my Welsh Wednesdays blog series for an interview 🙂
infrasonicgreg said:
Thanks, Christoph, I’d love to be interviewed for a Welsh Wednesday. It was only yesterday that my paperback appeared in Amazon, although the ebook’s been there for a little while.
willmacmillanjones said:
Great event, Christoph, well done to you and all the team! I’m really looking forward to the next event you run.
writerchristophfischer said:
Thanks, me too. This one was very encouraging 😊
willmacmillanjones said:
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Claire Fullerton said:
It looks organized and everyone looks ecstatically happy, which tells me everything. Congratulations!
writerchristophfischer said:
Thanks Claire ♥️
Did you ever receive my email about doing an interview btw?
grahamwriter said:
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A great day during which I met some lovely authors and lots of new readers. Fun, informative and productive. Well done Christoph for organising the book fair.
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you Graham, and thanks for all your much appreciated contributions to its success 🙂
Marje @ Kyrosmagica said:
Looks like you had a great day with a fantastic team to make it a success. 🙂
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you 😊
Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. said:
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The report and photographs are in from the brand new and very well received Llandeilo Book Fair.. Organised by Christoph Fischer with a support team of our favourite writers.. Fantastic and congratulations to everyone.
writerchristophfischer said:
Thanks so much Sally ♥️
Hope you can make it to the next event x
Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. said:
I would certainly make a great effort to do so Christoph.. we should be well settled by this time next year.. X
writerchristophfischer said:
Fabulous 😊
Lazarus Carpenter said:
Excellent day .. thank you!
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you for coming and supporting us. Great to meet you in the real world 😊
Sienna Rose said:
Congratulations on your wonderful book fair!
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you so much. At long last I should get round to reading your book ♥️😊
SHARON TREGENZA said:
It was a wonderful day! Buzzing and full of writery good humour. Congratulations Christoph and Ryan. x
writerchristophfischer said:
Thanks Sharon – glad you could be there 😊
Hugh's Views and News said:
Thank you very much for inviting me to do a reading at the book fair, Christoph. I had a really great day and it was wonderful to finally meet Olga, Judith, you, and all the other authors. Not forgetting Ryan and Meryl who were the perfect partners to work with. I got some great contacts and lots of questions answered about publishing my collection of short stories. Everyone was so helpful and it’s a day I’m certainly very proud to have been a part of.
You did a marvellous job of organising it and thank you for inviting me to be a part of it.
writerchristophfischer said:
No thank you for your amazing support
We couldn’t have done it without you
I’m glad you enjoyed it this much and got something out of it for your future book
You’re a star!
Xxxx
Hugh's Views and News said:
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I was so very proud to be a part of the Llandeilo Book Fair yesterday which was organised by Christoph Fischer. Not only did I do a reading of my short story ‘Last Train To Aldwych’ but I was delighted to help out at the event and to have met wonderful authors all of whom were very supportive and not afraid to answer all the questions I had lined up for them!
I also got to meet some well-known bloggers here on WordPress such as Judith Barrow, Olga Nunez Miret and, of course, Christoph.
Ali Isaac said:
Well done Christoph and all the team… it looks fantastic!
writerchristophfischer said:
Thanks Ali – hope to see you at the bloggers bash 😊
Ali Isaac said:
Hope so, that would be fab! 😁
jjspina said:
Looked like a great time for all! Wish I could have been there to meet you all and take part in this wonderful book fair. Congrats to all! 😄 Hugs to all!
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you ♥️
Silver Threading said:
Such lucky folks to get together and celebrate everyone’s craft and friendship. Wish I could have been there! ❤
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you. I wish you’d been there, too 🙂 ❤
Silver Threading said:
You are just such a great guy, Christoph! 😊💖
Judith Barrow said:
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writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you ❤
alastair walker said:
Great to see, we need more book fairs and author/writing events ;-))
writerchristophfischer said:
Thanks Alastair. We do, indeed! 🙂
Teagan Geneviene said:
Fabulous! I’m so glad it was a hit. Thanks for taking time to include all the pictures, Christoph. It is the next best thing to being there. Mega hugs!
writerchristophfischer said:
Yes, would have been fab to have you there. ❤
Sending you mega cyber hugs in stead! XOX
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olganm said:
It was a great day, Ryan, Meryl, Hugh were fabulous at keeping everything and everybody ticking and let’s not forget Greta and Wilma who were also stars. It was fabulous to meet all the authors taking part and special thanks to Judith for the invitation to Tenby. I hope I can make it there too!
writerchristophfischer said:
Yes, I hope to see you at Tenby. Happy Birthday! XOX
TanGental said:
What an excellent effort. Well done Christoph to you and your team
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you 🙂
inavukic said:
Great snapshots from what looks like was a fantastic success of an event, Christoph
writerchristophfischer said:
Thanks Ina. It was amazing 🙂
djkellyauthor said:
Fabulous. It takes a huge amount of work and imagination to organise an event like this. Well done and congratulations on the success of the day.
writerchristophfischer said:
Thanks Denise ❤
steelewendy said:
Thank you for a brilliant day Christoph! Looking forward to the next one:-) Rest up and hope to see you soon xx
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you for being such a great participant. Hope to see you soon, too ❤
kcg1974 said:
This looks like a great success for all who attended! Wonderful to see the pictures and hear of the young, local talent!
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you 🙂
kcg1974 said:
Most welcome, Christopher! 🙂
emarxbooks said:
I wish I didn’t live an ocean away so I could attend. What a wonderful book fair, I love the idea of hosting a writing contest in conjunction with the fair! Keep up the great work!
writerchristophfischer said:
I wish you lived closer, too. Or had a habit of visiting Europe 🙂
blakelybennett said:
It looks like it was a great time! Kudos~
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you 🙂
lindakovicskow@gmailcom said:
It sounds like you enjoyed your book fair. Good for you 🙂
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you 🙂
christianwarrenfreed said:
Now that looks so much better than the last book festival I went to. Right on.
writerchristophfischer said:
Thank you 🙂
Stephany said:
What a great project Christoph and thanks for sharing your pics/experiences on FB during the event. Glad things worked out well.
writerchristophfischer said:
Thanks Stephany 🙂
@ChadSchimke said:
Looks like a great event!
writerchristophfischer said:
Thanks Chad 🙂
Donna (@Girl_Who_Reads) said:
I’m glad the even went well. I want to plan a book festival for my town, but I know that it is a huge endeavor.
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