FIRST ANNIVERSARY!

THE ROTARY CLUB
OF WANGARATTA
WANG LIT FEST
AND BOOK FAIR

9 AND 10 JUNE 2018
9.00AM TO 5.00PM

The Wang Lit Fest and Book Fair grew from a Rotary Club of Wangaratta Book Fair initiative started early in 2017. Held over the Queen’s Birthday weekend in June last year with more than 40,000 books donated from the local community the Fair raised nearly $15,000.

Now in 2018 Rotary has significantly expanded the scope of the original Book Fair project to incorporate a Literary Festival which will feature:

Wangaratta Young Writers Award for all young people between the ages of 10-19. The award encourages the development of capacity and imagination through writing. Recognising the categories of Prose, Poetry or Song Lyrics and writing for a Digital Format the awards will be presented at a post Wang Lit Fest celebration. Entries closed – Judging now underway
Prizes to be awarded at 1am Sunday 10 june at the Rotary Wangaratta Book Fair, St Patricks Hall, Wangaratta.

Visiting Writers presentations and workshops, has been organised and jointly sponsored by the Arts Council and the Wangaratta Library.
Once upon a story children’s presentations and workshops
A display of Life Stories
A display of large print books from Vision Australia
Retro Café
Book sculpture artist’s installation project
Planned multicultural workshops throughout the year, in conjunction with NEMA for young writers and students reading to grandparents with English as a second language.

EVENTS

9 AND 10 JUNE 2018
9.00AM TO 5.00PM

ROTARY WANGARATTA BOOK FAIR 2018

40,000 books, don’t miss it!
St Patricks Hall, Ford Street, Wangaratta,
Saturday 8am-4pm and Sunday 9am-3pm.

Proceeds to Wangaratta Community Projects including the Wangaratta Specialist School.

9 AND 10 JUNE 2018
9.00AM TO 5.00PM

GANEAA
ENCYCLOPEDIART

Book sculpture artist’s installation project in St Patricks Hall.

9 AND 10 JUNE 2018
9.00AM TO 5.00PM

WANGARATTA YOUNG WRITERS AWARD 2018

The Rotary Club of Wangaratta is proud to present the Wangaratta Young Writers’ Award for 2018. The award encourages you to develop your capacity and imagination through your writing.

9 JUNE 2018
10.00AM TO 3.00PM

VISITING AUTHORS

The Visiting Authors program has been organised and sponsored by the Wangaratta Arts Council Inc.

9 AND 10 JUNE 2018
9.00AM TO 5.00PM

RETRO CAFÉ

The CWA will be providing refreshments all through the day in the main St Patricks Hall with their unique Retro Café.

Outside the Hall the CWA will also be providing home cooked cakes and refreshments outside the main entrance, supported by Rotary and their all day sausage sizzle.

SATURDAY 19 AND 26 MAY 2018
10.00AM TO 12.30PM
WANGARATTA LIBRARY

ONCE UPON A STORY

Children between 9 and 14 are invited to tell their stories through manipulating pages and images, creating collages and drawings, using words and symbols to produce a 3D diary to keep secrets and share feelings. Find out More