img_5058Following April’s successful Llandeilo Book Fair a record breaking 38 authors will come together in the Civic Hall Llandeilo on December 10th for a bookish event with story-telling, poetry readings and book selling.
Events include readings for young children and young adults, “Welsh Legends and Myths” by Graham Watkins, readings by Llandeilo resident authors Kate Glanville and Christoph Fischer, Poetry Readings via the Open Mic, a Welsh Poem Recital competition, the announcement of the Short Story Competition and entertaining performances, such as “The Goblin Circus” by Hayley Addis.
The Xmas Book Fair will include a raffle and a gift wrapping service in aid of the Air Ambulance and a performance by the Llandeilo Town Band.
Catering will be provided by the “Hangout”, a young and dynamic Café at the Yard, with traditional, vegetarian and healthy options.

Here is the exciting line up and programme for The Llandeilo Christmas Book Fair on December 10th  10:00AM – 5PM 

Graham Watkins * Kate Glanville * Christoph Fischer *Carol-Ann Smith * Hayley Addis Sarah-Jane Butfield *David Jeremiah * Hugh Roberts * Nigel Williams * David Thorpe Judith Arnopp * Jacqueline Jeynes * Nina Milton * Greg Howes * Lazarus Carpenter
Sally Spedding * Liz Riley-Jones * Wendy Steele *Carol Lovekin * Hilary Sheperd  * Judith Barrow *Thorne Moore * Rachel McGrath * Dave Lewis * Wendy White * Will MacMillan Jones * Colin R Parsons * Sharon Tregenza * Angela Fish * Alan Goodwin
Jen Llewelyn * Thompson Authors * John Nicholl * Julie McGowan * Sarah Ward * Lisa Shambrook *Jo Hammond

PROGRAMME:

9:45: Appearance of “The Llandeilo Town Band” who will open the event with music

10:00 Book Fair opens and Hayley Addis: The Goblin Circus (children and adults): Reworking of fairy-tales

10:45 Will MacMillan Jones: Enchanted Darkness – performance for children and adults

11:15 Wendy White Reading from her book children’s book ‘Welsh Cakes and Custard’

11:45 Sharon Tregenza Reading from one of her books

12:15 Colin R Parsons Reading a Christmas Story

12:45 Short Story Competition Award Ceremony

13:00 Carol Lovekin: Reading from her magical novel “Ghostbird”

13:30 Rachel McGrath reads from her children’s book “Willow and Coco meet Santa”

14:00 Poetry Readings (Open Mic)

14:30 Welsh Poem Recital Competition

15:00 Liz Riley-Jones talks about her book and the significance of the Welsh Language in it

15:30 Graham Watkins: Reading from his work “Welsh Legends and Myths”

16:00 Kate Glanville Reading from her novel “Stargazing”

16:30 Christoph Fischer: Reading from his Carmarthenshire set murder mystery “The Body In The Snow”

17:00 Book Fair Closes with Announcement of Raffle Prize winners

Catering by THE HANGOUT at the YARD Llandeilo (traditional, healthy and vegetarian options)

Gift Wrapping in aid of the Air Ambulance all day long