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once again we organised a poetry competition for pupils at austrian secondary schools. prizes were books and book vouchers, a chance to perform at the vienna lit festival 2008
and festival passes to attend all festival events for free. the
austrian commission for UNESCO was our patron for the school slam.
the starting point for the competition was the poem “my grandmother” by scottish writer jackie kay. here you can download worksheets: WORKSHEETS (PDF) students were encouraged to write their own poems in response to jackie kay’s poem. from all the written entries we received, 18 students were chosen to recite their texts at the vienna lit school slam 2008 in front of our festival audience. a professional jury assessed these performances and elected the winners. what mattered was not just the written text but also the quality of the performance (how lively, convincing, gripping… it is). |
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the next vienna lit school slam will take place in 2010 - watch this space!
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for further information please contact barbara treptow: 
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SCHOOL SLAM 2006
click here for the 18 texts that made it to the 2006 slam!this section provides information and teaching materials related to the festival. english teachers who want to give their students a taste of live readings and performances will be free to use them to prepare students for the festival or to reflect on their experience of it.
here you can download
worksheets to go with our book publication vienna views, a collection of stories and poems about vienna, written by people who
have come to the city from different cultural backgrounds. click here
for more information on vienna
views.
Our Poets @ School workshops feature renowned English-speaking authors
and poets and consist of readings and/or storytelling, interactive
discussions as well as the creative production of texts.
Upcoming artists include:
Upcoming artists include:
Joe Brennanis an Irish story-teller and a natural communicator, very much at ease with any audience. He has told stories in schools, libraries, nursing homes and community locations across Ireland and beyond. He is the author of the highly successful children’s play The Witchin’Well and has featured internationally in numerous storytelling festivals. He has also facilitated workshops in storytelling and creative writing with a wide range of groups including school children and teachers. |
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Mr. Brennan offers workshops in storytelling, creative writing and drama. He often combines all three to create stories that can be told orally, through drama or written depending on the needs and abilities of the participants. Mr. Brennan will be available for workshops on April 18, 2008. |
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Rommi Smithis a celebrated British poet, spoken word artist and singer – her lively use of rhythm conveys her enthusiastic joy of the spoken and written words. Ms. Smith has been the chair of the audience jury for the Booker Prize, “Poet in Residence” for BBC Music Live and the British Parliaments’ first “Writer in Residence”. She has been a frequent guest at literary festivals and many of her work have been broadcast by the BBC. Her first collection of poems “Moveable Type” was published on CD and was a great success – as was her other collection “Mornings and Midnights”. |
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Educated at the University of Leeds, Ms. Smith frequently teaches creative writing courses with a special emphasis on Black British Literature and Poetry for Performance. Ms. Smith will be available for workshops from April 15 to April 19, 2008. |
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Costs & SponsorshipOnly 60 € per workshop!We are able to offer this discount (normal price 200 €) due to the generous sponsorship of Schulpartner KulturKontakt Austria. |
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Further InformationVienna Lit · Literaturvereinoffice@viennalit.at +43-6605557407 www.viennalit.at |
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