See Europe's biggest Lesbian event in York
Published: 20/06/08
The York Lesbian Arts Festival returns to York on 23 - 26 October 2008, with four days and six stunning events!
Highlights include:
- The Love Lottery Games Night on Thursday 23 October
- The two-day Book Festival on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 October
- A night of lesbian music and comedy on Friday 24 October
- Club DIVA on Saturday 25 October
- Writing workshops on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 October with Stella Duffy and Therese Szymanski / Stacia Seaman
The Love Lottery Games Night on 23 October will be a hilarious evening of matchmaking and relationship celebrating games with prizes and surprises galore! Celebrity Blind Date, Ms & Ms, Singles Mingles, Romance Roulette and La Quiz d'Amour. Expect refined ribaldry and a lorra, lorra laughs with your delightful hostess, Jean T. Other guests to be announced. Come with friends, bring your partner or meet someone new...
The YLAF Book Festival is on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 October. Artists confirmed to date from the US are Radclyffe, Jennifer Fulton, Therese Szymanski, Kim Baldwin, Xenia Alexiou & Stacia Seaman. Plus UK-based writers and speakers Stella Duffy, Jackie Kay, Val McDermid, Manda Scott, Kelly Smith, VG Lee, Jane Fletcher, Sarah Broughton, Karen Mcloed, Kate North and more.
There will also be a marketplace of stalls, food, full bar service and plenty of free parking.
On 24 October, for the first time ever, YLAF are hosting a night of lesbian music and comedy at the Grand Opera House. Latest news is that we can expect appearances from Greymatter, Clare Summerskill and Jen Brister, with a 4th guest to be announced.
The UK’s biggest lesbian party night ‘Club DIVA’ returns to York Racecourse on Saturday 25 October with a Retro Lounge, Club Floor and Chill Out Zone. Sadie Lee and Claud Cunningham are already confirmed.
Workshop: Self-Editing for Writers
Editors and writers Stacia Seaman & Therese Szymanski will teach writers how to craft better stories from the get/go, while avoiding some of the pitfalls that drive editors insane and make them put books aside. This workshop will be useful for writers seeking publication, and for any writer keen to learn effective self-editing techniques.
Workshop: Writing Without Sitting Down. (Much.)
Leading author Stella Duffy shares the improvisation and theatre techniques that taught her about writing, and – possibly more importantly after eleven novels – to enjoy writing still.
Disabled access is good at the Racecourse. Women are being asked to fill in an access questionnaire to ensure YLAF can meet their needs. The Book Festival is open to all women and men as guests of women. Club DIVA is women-only. Trans and intersex people are welcome.
