This year's Festival will be held 28 September - 7 October 2012 and events will be announced in July.

WARWICK WORDS Xtra Events

Warwick Words is delighted to announce a very special event in July which celebrates the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

An Evening with Alan Titchmarsh

Wednesday 18 July at 8.00pm in the Guy Nelson Hall, Warwick School.

Join broadcaster, novelist, journalist and gardener Alan Titchmarsh as he looks back at Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne, offering a charming and evocative portrait of the royal family. He follows the Queen's Christmas messages, pulling out quotes on particular themes, and exploring the wider contexts behind them. From royal weddings and births, to historical events and cultural milestones, Alan creates a series of meticulously researched and telling snapshots, which builds a fascinating picture of a traditional monarchy ever evolving in modern Britain.

Alan has close links with the royal family, and brings huge personal passion to this subject. With his wonderful eye for detail, gift for social history and engaging, accessible style, this book will be the stand-out memento of the Diamond Jubilee.

Tickets: £12.00 and £10.00

The Festival Box Office is now open for you to make bookings on 01926 776438. Or book online

Running with the Kenyans

Sunday 1 July at 7.30pm at the Lord Leycester Hospital, High Street, Warwick

Join Adharanand Finn and find out all about this epic personal quest to discover the remarkable secrets of the world’s greatest runners.
After years of watching Kenyan athletes win the world’s biggest long-distance races, from the Olympics to big city marathons, Adharanand Finn set out to discover just what it was that made them so fast - and to see if he could keep up.

Packing up his family (and his running kit), he moved from Devon to the small town of Iten, in Kenya, home to hundreds of the country’s best athletes and arguably the running capital of the world. Once there he laced up his shoes and ventured out onto the dirt tracks, running side by side with Olympic champions, young hopefuls and barefoot schoolchildren. He ate their food, slept in their training camps, interviewed their coaches, and woke up at 5am to do hill workouts. And at the end of it all, there was his dream, to join the best of the Kenyan athletes in his first marathon, an epic race through lion country across the Kenyan plains. 

Tickets: £8.00 and £6.00

The Festival Box Office is now open for you to make bookings on 01926 776438. Or book online

Warwick Words Festival 2012 will be held 28 September – 7 October and we can promise you a very exciting and stimulating selection of events and workshops from over sixty writers and poets including Roger McGough, Kate Mosse, Christopher Brookmyre, Elizabeth Buchan, Tim Harford, Hannah Rothschild and many more!

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