ILF18 Full Schools Programme pack · love and dreams. SCI-FI AND DYSTOPIA WITH ADA ... RETELLING...

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

2–11November2018SchoolsProgrammeInformationPack

Everyyear,theHongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalbringswriterstoschoolsfortalksandworkshops,creatinguniqueopportunitiesforyoungpeopletomeetsomeoftheworld’sgreateststorytellers.In2017weworkedwithmorethan47schoolstoconnectwith8,000students.

Westronglybelievethatliteratureshouldbeavitalcomponentofeverychild’seducationregardlessoftheirbackgroundandreadingability.WiththeSchoolsProgramme,wehopetopromotehigherlevelsofliteracyinHongKongandtonurtureagenerationofoutward-looking,globallyengagedcitizens.SchoolsreceivingfundingfromthegovernmentareeligibleforourSchoolSubsidyScheme. Schools can also order books through the Festival’s official bookseller,Bookazine.Toorganiseanauthorvisittoyourschool,pleasefillinthebookingforminthispackandemailJacquelineLeungatJacqueline.leung@festival.org.hk.

©MichaelPerini

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

INTER-SCHOOLSESSIONS

Therewillbetwointer-schoolsessionswithtwoprominentwriters,ImtiazDharkerandSusieOrbach.Thesesessionswillbeheldatacentralisedvenue.

Tuesday6November2018POETRYREADINGBYIMTIAZDHARKERImtiazDharkerisapoetandartist,awardedtheQueen’sGoldMedalforPoetryin2014.DharkerisaprescribedpoetintheEnglishGCSEsyllabus.SheisalsoaFellowoftheRoyalSocietyofLiterature,andhasbeenapoetinresidenceatCambridgeUniversity.HerpoemshavebeenbroadcastwidelyonBBCRadio3and4,andontheWorldService.Inthissession,ImtiazwillberecitingfromhermostrecentworksOvertheMoonandLuckistheHook,followedbyaQ&Asession.

Friday9November2018TALKONWELL-BEINGBYSUSIEORBACHSusieOrbachisoneofthebest-knownpsychotherapistsofalltime.HernumerousbooksincludeFatisaFeministIssue,HungerStrike,BodiesandInTherapy.HerrecentseriesonBBCRadio4,InTherapy,hadover2millionlivelisteners.OrbachwonthefirstLifeTimeAchievementAwardin2017fromTheBritishPsychoanalyticCouncil.Orbach’stalkwillexplorevariousissuesincludingmentalhealthandbodyimage.

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

IN-SCHOOLAUTHORSESSIONS

WRITINGYAFICTIONWITHADIALSAID!What’sinaYoungAdultfictionstory?Friendship,relationships,identity,anepicadventure–learnhowAdiportraystheseelementsinhisworks!AdiAlsaidistheauthorofseveralyoungadultnovelsincludingLet’sGetLost,whichwasaYALSATeens’TopTenNomineein2015,andNeverAlwaysSometimes.

IVANCOYOTE:TOMBOYSURVIVALGUIDEPraisedbytheGlobeandMailas“anatural-bornstoryteller”,seasonedstageperformerandwriterIvanCoyotehasconveyedtheirintenseexperiencesofgenderidentitythroughspokenwordperformancesandbooksoverthelast20years.Ivantellssimpleyetprofoundstoriestotackledifficulttopicssuchasfamily,classandsocialprejudice.Movinganddeeplyrelatable,Ivan’sperformanceandworks,includingTomboySurvivalGuide,haveprovedtobesuccessfullearningexperiencesforstudents.Watchtheirschool’sperformanceattheAucklandWritersFestivalhere:http://www.writersfestival.co.nz/look-and-listen/schools-programme/

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

TRAVELWRITINGWITHGEOFFDYERFromdesolatedesertlandscapestothe“hellhole”ofNorway’sArcticreaches,“thelesspromisinghissubject,themorebrilliantDyergets”(Guardian).GeoffDyerspinsdazzlingtraveloguesoutoftheleastlikelyplacesonearthwithafamousdisregardforgenreboundaries.Inhistalk,Geoffwillspeakabouttravelwritingandhowhetransformsunlikelysubjectsandlandscapesintorichnarrativesandjourneys.

LETAHONGFINCHER:THEFEMINISTAWAKENINGINCHINAAuthorofBetrayingBigBrother:TheFeministAwakeninginChina,LetaHongFinchercontextualisesthearrestoftheFeministFiveinatalkaboutthe2015incidentwhichsparkedalargerconversationaboutfeminisminChina.Inthistalk,LetawillspeakaboutinterviewingtheFeministFiveandotherleadingChineseactivistsandtheriseoftheanewfeministconsciousnesswithinthepresent#MeToomovement.

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

GRAPHICNOVELSWITHAISHAFRANZAishaFranzisanillustratorandcartoonistbasedinBerlinandhaspublishedseveralgraphicnovelsincludingEarthling,BrigitteandShitisReal.Shewillgiveanintroductiontographicnovels,aswellashowimagesandwordsinteracttodepictstorydevelopmentandhumanemotion.Since2014,shehasbeenteachingcomicsandillustrationattheKunsthochschuleKassel,acollegeoffineartsinGermany.

BASEDONATRUESTORYWITHPAULFRENCHHowcanwetellstoriesinentertainingwayswhilestillretainingtruthandaccuracy?TruecrimeandhistoricalwriterPaulFrenchwillspeakabouthowheweavescreativeretellingsofhistorybyblurringthelinebetweenfactandfiction,andoffersnewperspectivesonhowtowritehistoryasagenre.PaulisauthorofMidnightinPeking,aNewYorkTimesbestseller,andCityofDevils:AShanghaiNoir.

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

GUADALUPENETTELANDTHENATURALWORLDINLITERATUREThefungi,cockroaches,catsandsnakesinGuadalupeNettel’sstorieslivealongsidehumancharactersandmagnifytheirhungersandsorrows.SheistheauthorofNaturalHistoriesandtheaward-winningnovelAftertheWinter.Inthistalk,Guadalupewilldiscusshowsheincorporatesthenaturalworldinherfictiontocharacterise,expressandrepresentthedepthsofhumanbehaviourandemotions.

SLAMPOETRYWITHJESSEOLIVERWhatstartedoutin JesseOliver’sPerthbedroomasapracticetocombatcrippling socialanxiety ledto his beingcrowned AustralianPoetrySlam Champion in2017.Jesse’sworkishonest,funnyandcandid;andhewilldemonstratehowslampoetrycanbeusedtogivevoicetopersonalexperiencesofmentalillness,gender transition andhomelessnesswiththeuniversalthemesofloveanddreams.

SCI-FIANDDYSTOPIAWITHADAPALMERSetintheyear2454,AdaPalmer’squartetofTerraIgnotanovelsdepictsasocietywherereligionisoutlawed,genderdistinctionsareconsideredtabooandsurveillanceisuniversal.Inthissession,Ada,aHarvard-trainedRenaissancehistorian,willdiscusshowsheblendssciencefiction,fantasyandpoliticalphilosophytoexploretheproblemsofutopia.

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

MANGAANDANIMEWITHADAPALMERHowdoanimeandmangaexploreanddepictphilosophyandsocialissues?AresearcherandindustryconsultantonJapanesemangaandanime,AdaPalmerwillspeakaboutjustthat.Herareasofexpertiseinclude“Godofmanga”OsamuTezuka’sworksandtheroleofgenderinmangaandanime.Adawillalsodiscusshowanimeandmangahavethepotentialtoleadyoungfanstofurtherindulgeinliterature,historyandculture.

RETELLINGFAIRYTALESWITHINTANPARAMADITHAFairytaleclassicsformthebackboneofmanymodernstories–thinkTheBookofLostThings,orthefamousmusicalWicked–butoftenwithatwist.Inthistalk,IndonesianwriterIntanParamadithawillexplorehowfairytalescanbereinterpretedinfiction,suchasinhershortstorycollectionAppleandKnife,whichcombinesfairytaleswithhorrorandmythtoexploreissuesofgenderandsexuality,cultureandpolitics.IntanholdsaPhDfromNewYorkUniversityandteachesMediaandFilmStudiesatMacquarieUniversity.

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

CLIMATEFICTIONANDTHEENVIRONMENTWITHLALINEPAULLScientificandenvironmentalissuescomethrillinglytolifeinLalinePaull’stwonovels,TheBeesandTheIce.WhethersetinadystopianbeehiveorafuturewheretheArcticsummerseaicehasmeltedaway,Laline’sfictionmesmerisesthereaderwhileofferingthought-provokingcritiquesofhumangreed,racismandhierarchy.Inthistalk,Lalinewillexplainhowshemeldsresearchandimaginationtocreateeco-thrillersthatilluminatehumanity’sdarkcorners.

THEOPIUMWARWITHSTEPHENR.PLATTStephenR.PlattisaprolificChinesehistorianandauthorofImperialTwilight:theOpiumWarandtheendofChina’sLastGoldenAge.Inhistalk,hewillexaminethepoliticsandsymbolicmeaningsoftheOpiumWar,therelationshipbetweenChinaandtheWest,aswellasthefallofthedynasticempire.

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

LOOKINGATHISTORYWITHJEFFREYWASSERSTROMJeffreyWasserstromisaChancellor'sProfessorofHistoryattheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine.TheeditorofTheOxfordIllustratedHistoryofModernChinaandco-authorofChinainthe21stCentury:WhatEveryoneNeedstoKnow,Wasserstromwillspeakabouthowliteratureintertwineswithhistoryand,morebroadly,howhistoryhasbeenwritten,studiedandinterpreted.

COMINGOFAGEWITHJENNYZHANGInhershortstorycollectionSourHeart,JennyZhangsharesinsightsintothecomplexinternalworldsofyounggirls,thejoysandheartachesofgrowingupandtheharrowingsearchfor“home”asanimmigrant.Inthistalk,Jennywillspeakabouthercareerasayoungwriterandhowstoriescanbeinferredfromone’sownlifeexperiences.

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

Authordatesandavailability

31Oct(Wed)

1Nov(Thu)

2Nov(Fri)

5Nov(Mon)

6Nov(Tue)

7Nov(Wed)

8Nov(Thu)

9Nov(Fri)

12Nov(Mon)

AdiAlsaid ✓

IvanCoyote ✓ ✓ ✓

ImtiazDharker

✓ ✓

GeoffDyer ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

LetaHongFincher

✓

AishaFranz ✓ ✓ ✓

PaulFrench ✓ ✓

GuadalupeNettel

✓ ✓

AdaPalmer ✓ ✓ ✓

IntanParamaditha

✓ ✓

LalinePaull ✓

JesseOliver ✓ ✓

SusieOrbach ✓

StephenR.Platt

✓

JeffreyWasserstrom

✓ ✓

JennyZhang ✓ ✓

PhotocreditImtiazDharker:AyeshaDharker|SusieOrbach:AndrewCrawley|IvanCoyote:SarahRacePhotography|GeoffDyer:MatthewStuart|LetaHongFincher:NoraTejada|PaulFrench:SueAnneTay|GuadalupeNettel:LisbethSalas|IntanParamaditha:UgoranPrasad|LalinePaull:AdrianPeacock|StephenR.Platt:MichaelLionstar

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

Bookinginformation

TalkslastforanhourandticketsarepricedatHK$50perstudent.

Fornon-subsidisedschools, thepricepersession iscappedatamaximumofHK$7,500 (i.e.youwillnotbechargedmorethanHK$7,500regardlessofthenumberofstudentsparticipating).

SchoolsreceivinggovernmentfundingareeligibleforourSchoolSubsidyScheme,whichoffersasubsidyofupto70%.PleasecompletetheSchoolSubsidySchemeapplicationformandsubmititalongwithyourbookingform.SchoolscanorderbooksthroughtheFestival’sofficialbookseller,Bookazine.Bookorderformsareavailableupon request.Pleasecontact JacquelineLeungat jacqueline.leung@festival.org.hk formoredetails.

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

BookingForm

Pleasesendusthecompletedformeitherviafaxat(852)21539260orviaemailatjacqueline.leung@festival.org.hk.Youwillreceiveconfirmationofyourbookingwithin5workingdaysofreceiptofthisbookingform.Pleasenote:

• Allbookingsareonafirstcome,firstservedbasis.Ifyourbookingisnotsuccessfulinthefirstinstance,wewillofferalternatives.

• TheFestivalreservestherighttochangetheprogramme,includingthesessionsforwhichbookinghasbeenconfirmed.Onceyourbookingisconfirmed,paymentshouldbereceivedwithin2weeksoryourreservedseatsmaybereleased.

Nameandtitleofcontactperson:

Nameofschool:

Schooladdress:

Email:Contactnumber:Fax:

Eventname Preferreddateandtime

Author No.ofstudents

Ageofstudents

Totalcost(HKD)

Total

_________________________________ _________________________________Signatureandchop Date

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestival2018

ApplicationforSchoolSubsidySchemeAllgovernmentandaidedschoolsareeligiblefortheSchoolSubsidyScheme.TheschemeservestoencouragetheparticipationofgovernmentandaidedschoolscommittedtopromotingEnglishandnurturingaloveofreadinginourSchoolsProgramme.TheFestivalreservestherightoffinaldecisionfortheamountofsubsidy.Schoolname:______________________________District:________________________Schooltype:□Aided □Government □DirectSubsidyContactperson:__________________________Position:___________________________Email:_______________________________Phone:_______________________________1. HowdidyouhearabouttheFestivalandourSchoolsProgramme?

□Festivalwebsite□Friends/Teachers□Promotionalmaterials□Newspapers□E-newsletters □Other(pleasespecify)______________2. Atyourschool,howmanysubjectsuseEnglishasamediumofinstruction?____outofatotalof____3. IsEnglishaforeignlanguageformostofyourstudents? □Yes□No4. WhatistheapproximatepassrateofyourstudentsinEnglishlanguageexams(e.g.HKDSE,

TSA,GCSEetc.)?_____________________________________________________________________________5. Doesyourschoolorganiseorparticipateinanyactivities/programmesthatpromotethe

learninganduseofEnglish(e.g.bookclubs,creativewritingclubsetc.)? □Yes□NoIfyes,pleaseelaborate:_________________________________________________________Please send us the completed form via fax at (852) 2153 9260 or via email atjacqueline.leung@festival.org.hk.Theresultofthisapplicationwillbeadvisedtogetherwiththebookingstatus.ThankyouforshowinginterestinourSchoolsProgramme!

HongKongInternationalLiteraryFestivalfestival.org.hkHongKongInternationalYoungReadersFestivalyoungreadersfestival.org.hk

HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL YOUNG READERS FESTIVAL 4 – 15 March 2019

The Hong Kong International Young Readers Festival (HKIYRF) is catered for children and teenagers aged 4 to 18. Founded in 2012, HKIYRF is an annual event held over ten days each spring, featuring established and emerging writers of children’s fiction, middle grade and young adult fiction from around the world.

Our extensive Schools Programme brings writers into schools for a variety of talks and workshops to promote reading and writing on campus.

Stay tuned for updates! For more details, visit HKIYRF’s official website: youngreadersfestival.org.hk.