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OXFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL CHARITABLE TRUST
Education and Outreach Events
for the Oxford Literary Festival –
inspiring new generations of readers
• Oxford Literary Festival Charitable Trust (OLFCT) was established in 2005
and works with the main Oxford Literary Festival (OLF) held at Christ Church
each March/April. OLFCT’s purpose is to provide an outstanding education
and outreach programme of events for young people and excluded
communities right across Oxfordshire focusing on literature, poetry, and the
written and spoken word. Our aim is to inspire new generations of readers.
In 2009 we will be involving over 4000 young people from all over
Oxfordshire in events with poets and authors.
• This year we are providing three days of author events for Oxfordshire
Primary Schools; a Reader in Residence touring County Libraries; a word
games competition for students in years 7–9; helping year 10’s put on
A Play in a Day and running book reviewing and creative writing
competitions. We are also hosting Festival events for poets from Asylum
Welcome and book groups from hostels for the homeless and running a
poetry project with The Art Room.
• In 2009/10 as well as continuing with this schools and outreach
work, we will be setting up a series of book groups in the Oxfordshire
community covering all ages from the Under 5’s to the over 80’s.
• We need your help to give children, young people and adults an
enthusiasm for books that will stay with them through their lives, both
encouraging literacy skills and providing the “magic carpet” to another
world. If you or your business can be involved and help to fund this work
then please contact: Angie Prysor-Jones
oxford.literary.festival@ntlworld.com 01865 514149
www.sundaytimes-oxfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/charitable.htm
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