“Three years ago if someone had said to me you will programme the arts stage at L Fest, I would have thought they were mad! I must thank SpringOut once again for the the arts, cinema & workshops programming for the past 3 years. Due to their commitments this year I have taken on the role myself from all I have learnt from them during the past few years and have really enjoyed it. I’m so pleased with the amazing artists we have for you over the weekend with a diverse line up of authors, spoken word,discussion, theatre and much more.”
Bold Strokes Books presents two panels of authors: Paranormal Fiction (Ghosts and Ghouls) and Romance. With Justine Saracen, Amy Dunne, Andrea Bramhall, Crin Claxton, Gill McKnight and L Beacham.
Butch monologues: Through verbatim interviews with Butch Identified women living in the UK, Europe, USA, Australia and the Caribbean, the Butch Monologues re-positions the negative, socially threatening concept of female masculinity into a place of pride.
Cooking on a budget and Q & A with Jack Monroe. Jack started writing her blog, A Girl Called Jack, in February 2012 about cooking on a budget.A writer, journalist and campaigner on poverty issues, you will have seen Jack over many media platforms. She joins us to tell us more about her recipes, campaigning and her life as a girl called Jack.
Creating Chemistry with lesbian fiction authors Kiki Archer, Clare Lydon, Clare Ashton, Cindy Rizzo and Jade Winters. Best-selling lesbian fiction author, Kiki Archer, hosts an international panel of focused readings and lively discussion
Cromford, hilarious spoof costume drama. This merry band will present Cromford, their take on the classic costume drama Cranford, complete with bonnets of course.
DIVA Debates, Let's talk about sex, baby! DIVA magazine has invited five speakers Alena Dierickx, Campbell X, Diane Torr, Raisa Kabir & Janet Jones – sexperts in their own way – to open up a lively and arousing debate which our host, DIVA editor Jane Czyzselska will shed a little light on our diverse community's desires.
Maureen Duffy in conversation about her life and work with Jill Gardiner. Maureen Duffy came out in the 1960s, with her widely reviewed lesbian novel 'The Microcosm', and TV appearances arguing for gay male sex to be decriminalised. Still campaigning for equal rights today, her latest novel 'In Times Like These' focuses on a woman MP and her artist girlfriend.
Poetry /Spoken word with Jay Walker, Immani Love, Annabel Pribelszki, Bindi Foster-Brown
Rosie Wilby: Nineties Woman. Live interactive storytelling interspersed with video interviews, music and photo archive tracing a journey through early 90s feminism, refracted through a very personal lens.
Bold Strokes Books offers a diverse collection of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer general and genre fiction. We believe the portrayal of LGBTQ main characters in fiction is important and necessary to our acceptance and visibility in the popular culture. We sponsor L Fest in their aim to support the LGBTQ community and hope to see you there. Please visit our website at www.boldstrokesbooks.com