They can also enjoy hearing from this year’s judges Will Self, Melvyn Bragg and AS Byatt discussing how they reached their decision and debating what makes a good short story.
Event Listings Details
Tuesday 5 April at 8:00pm
Location: Corpus Christi College £15.00
Juliet Stevenson performs The Family Whistle by Man Booker Prize shortlisted writer Gerard Woodward and Kulvinder Ghir reads The Fluourescent Jacket by former city paralegal Roshi Fernando.
To book tickets please visit http://www.oxfordliteraryfestival.com/ or call the Box office: 0870 343 1001
Wednesday 6 April at 8:00pm
Location: Corpus Christi College £15.00
Lucy Sheen performs The Science of Flight by Yiyun Li and Ben Miller performs East Coast to West Coast by Will Cohu.
To book tickets please visit http://www.oxfordliteraryfestival.com/ or call the Box office: 0870 343 1001
Thursday 7 April at 8pm
Location: Corpus Christi College £15.00
Damian Lewis reads The Deep by Anthony Doerr and Harriet Walter performs Comma by Man Booker prize winning writer Hilary Mantel.
To book tickets please visit http://www.oxfordliteraryfestival.com/ or call the Box office: 0870 343 1001
Friday 8 April at 4pm
Location: Corpus Christi College £10.00
Short Fiction: Choosing the Best
AS Byatt, Melvyn Bragg, Daisy Waugh and Andrew Holgate
Chaired by Cathy Galvin, deputy editor of The Sunday Times Magazine and founder of the prize
Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award judges
AS Byatt, Will Self, Melvyn Bragg, Daisy Waugh and Andrew Holgate discuss the shortlist and debate what makes a good short story.
Tickets for any of the events mentioned, please visit http://www.oxfordliteraryfestival.com/ or call the Box office: 0870 343 1001
The winner of the £30,000 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2011 will be announced at a private event in Oxford on Friday 8 April.
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