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Owen Lowery and David Constantine at Lancaster literature festival

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Former British judo champion, Owen Lowery, pictured, who suffered a spinal injury while competing and is now a tetraplegic, will be reading at Lancaster literature festival on Sunday 19 October. His first major poetry collection, Otherwise Unchanged, was published in 2012 by Carcanet, and his latest collection, Rego Retold, will be published in January 2015. More details. Also on the festival bill is David Constantine,  presenting his new collection, Elder, marking the poet and translator’s 70th birthday. Lancaster literature festival is on from 16-20 October.

 

OCTOBER

 

London literature festival, until 13 October

Birmingham literature festival, 2-11 October

Cheltenham literature festival, 3-12 October 

Havant literature festival, 3-12 October

Ilkley literature festival, 3-19 October

Durham book festival, 6-18 October

Manchester literature festival, 6-19 October

Essex poetry festival, Chelmsford, 11 October 

Write Out Loud poetry jam, Marsden jazz festival, 12 October

Lancaster literature festival, 16-20 October

Teesside poetry festival, Middlesbrough, 16-20 October

Tears in the Fence festival, Dorset, 24-26 October 

Ted Hughes festival, West Yorkshire, 24-26 October

Black Huts film and poetry festival, Hastings, 29 October - 2 November

 

NOVEMBER

Black Huts film and poetry festival, Hastings, until 2 November

Wimborne literary festival, 1-9 November

Aldeburgh poetry festival, 7-9 November

Reading poetry festival, 7-9 November

 

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