Events
A full schedule of events taking place at the convention is now available.
A taster of the events taking place is listed below.
Social events
- special ice-breaker with canapes on the Friday evening
- Weebly is organising a trip on the London Eye on Friday afternoon. Use the usual convention email address to let her know if you are interested in joining in.
- There will also be three themed book swaps (and possibly more!). More info is on the Book Swap page
Events include:
Meet the founders of BookCrossing
Scott Sorochak, Bookcrossing's energetic CEO, presents a review of 2007, and outlines his plans for the future of the site we all love. There will be time for questions from the floor, and we'll take e-mailed questions from those members not able to attend in person.
BookCrossing Support
What happens to all those Feature Requests?
Find out from the people charged with delivering the best Bookcrossing experience in the world, ever!
Any Questions?
This is your chance to pose questions to the Bookcrossing Technical and Support Teams. Once again we'll attempt to cover e-mailed questions too, so if there's anything about the site that bugs you, or you simply don't understand, here's your chance to get help from the backroom boys and girls!
2010 Bookcrossing Convention Location
Your chance to decide the location of the 2010 Bookcrossing Anniversary Convention! Each prospective home city will give a short presentation, and then it's the vote. No hanging chads or mislaid postal votes for us, we're doing it the proper way with a show of hands!
Caro Fraser is the author of the best-selling Caper Court series, of which the seventh novel, Breath of Corruption, has recently been published. She has also written six other stand-alone novels.
Bryony Evens, literary agent - otherwise known as the woman who discovered Harry Potter!
Alison Hoblyn, artist and author of A Scent Of Water
Kate Harrison - Author of four published novels including Old School Ties and Starter Marriage. Kate is also running a writing workshop on Sunday - (book now by contacting the convention committee)
Linda Gillard - well known author of A Lifetime Burning and Emotional Geology whose 3rd novel, Star Gazing, is due to be published in May 2008. Linda will also lead a writer's workshop (book in advance by contacting the convention committee)
Author and Poet Christine Coleman whose book Dangerous Sports Euthanasia Society is a favourite with many Bookcrossers.
Tracey Sinclair is a Newcastle-born author of two novels, Doll and No Love is This
Adrienne Dines, the author of three novels, The Jigsaw Maker, Toppling Miss April and her latest, Soft Whispering Voices. She will be speaking about Irish Catholic upbringing - Nuns and Words.
Mary Cavanagh, poet and author of The Crowded Bed which is set both in Oxford and London
Benjamin Nicholls will speak to us about his journey 'From Inspiration To
Publication'. He comes from Redruth in Cornwall and loves
football. His research into family history has inspired him to write a series of five novels based on genealogy and
time travel. The first two are already published. They are called
Trial By Fire and Bond Of Blood.
Susie Vereker is the author of two books, Pond Lane and Paris and An Old Fashioned Arrangement. She will be joining us on Saturday to chat about her books and writing in general.