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All Change presents – In Between – the conversation. Writers Sarah Butler and Joseph Coelho reflect on an innovative programme of writers’ residencies from 2009-12 which worked with young people, traders at Whitecross Street Market and Turkish-speaking women in Islington. Sarah and Joe will read from publications created as part of the project and discuss their experiences at Fix, Whitecross Street, EC1, Monday 13 May, 6-8pm.

6-8.30pm Central Library – Story Queens – children’s writers Meg Rosoff, Karen McCombie, Sally Nicholls, Annie Dalton and Kaye Umansky talk about their latest books, about their experience of writing for girls and how to engage them. Mairi Kidd, MD of Barrington Stokes will talk about publishing for reluctant and dyslexic readers. The event will be chaired by Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times Book Editor.

For Word2013 Apples & Snakes present Tales Beneath Your Feet a series of walks & talks with storyteller Helen East. Walks take place on the 18, 19 and 25 May; and storytelling events on 20, 23 and 27 May. Click here for details.

Helen will also be running a series of sessions for invited audiences only at Hugh Myddelton School, Islington Museum,
N4 Library, St Luke’s Community History Group, Islington Local History Centre
and City of London Academy.

Saturday 11 May is a busy day for Word2013:

Enjoy free movies at Platform as part of Fiction Flicks: 11am Nanny McPhee (U) and 7pm The Colour Purple (15);

Little Angel Theatre present ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt‘ by Michael Rosen – Tickets £5 or £12;

join storyteller Nick Hunt at Parasol Unit for Phantom Fuel – a family workshop – £5 per family 2.30-4pm;

or join in with an afternoon of knitting and poetry at Spinning Yarns, and inter-generational event at Platform from 2-5pm presented by All Change’s B Project and the Platform Young Creative Producers.

The Mayor of Islington, Councillor Jilani Chowdhury, the Inspire! Young Parents group and Paul Lyalls, Word2013 Poet-in-residence entertained 60 under 5’s, parents and grandparents with stories and songs to launch Twinkle Twinkle Little Bus at Central Library on Friday 10 May. The book, written by the young parents is now available to borrow from all Islington Libraries.

All Change’s Inspire! young parents group invite parents and under 5’s to join them for a morning of story-telling to launch their new book Twinkle Twinkle Little Bus at Central Library, 11am-12 noon Friday 10 May.

Throughout the festival you can enjoy 100 Word Plays everyday by young writers, courtesy of Islington Community Theatre, click here to read the latest play!

Today ‘Free Word of the Day’ is a little cheeky – feel like getting fit? Head to a leisure centre on Hornsey Road and you may just find it!

Free Word presents Reframing Palestine an exhibition by Raedah Saadeh that conveys with captivating humour and charm the many paradoxes, ironies and frustrations of daily life in her homeland, Palestine. Drawing from influences as diverse as the European great master painters and ancient fairy tales, she presents an upbeat strength and positivity that encourages the viewer to do a double take and reconsider entrenched opinions. Open Daily.

To find today’s Free Word of the Day – find the location of publishers – Hot Key Books and you may just spot it!

Alpha Hero to Contemporary Heroine – Bestselling romance author Heidi Rice gives an introductory talk about how to write a romantic fiction novel for Mills and Boon at Central Library this 6-8pm, Wed 8 May. Followed by a Q&A and short exercise on ‘hooking your reader with the perfect opening line’ For Adults. 50 Places available

Today’s Free Word of the Day clue – in the north of the borough there is a centre that has looked after the health and well-being of residents for 100 years!

Throughout this year’s festival a selection of outstanding artists and organisations are delivering projects with Islington schools. Amongst the projects taking place…

English PEN bring First Class Post which sees young people in Islington secondary schools exchanging letters with young people in other countries joining together in ‘global classrooms’. House of Illustration present Picturing Poetry bringing poet Francesca Beard and illustrator Merlin Evans to Ashmount Primary School to create a book of poetry. Free Word’s Translator in Residence – Canan Marasligil is exploring and creating comics as part of We Have a Voice! in 3 Islington secondary schools … and much more!

Today’s Free Word of the Day – is concerned with buried memories and can be found in a centre, which keeps, cares for and shares Islington’s memory and heritage treasures!

Word2013 carries on over this bank holiday weekend. If you’re out and about enjoying the sunshine in Islington’s green spaces, look out for the Bookwraps at Whittington Park and Highbury Fields,

or keep your eyes peeled for the Free Word of the Day – Sunday 5 it can be found in the heart of the community in Finsbury Park, and on Monday 6 try a corner table in a corner restaurant – and you just might spot it : )

Here’s yesterday word – 4 May courtesy of our friends at John Jones

Enjoy a family trip to the pictures on a Saturday morning as Platform presents the first of the Fiction Flicks weekly series for Word2013

great films, adapted from great books – Admission Free.

Saturday 4 May 2013:

11am – The Jungle Book (U)

and later at 7pm – The Talented Mr Ripley (15)