Ullapool Book Festival, 7-9 May 2010

[daveh]

Iain Banks was in the list of writers announced for the Ullapool Book Festival 2010. The festival runs from Friday 7th May to Sunday 9th.

The full programme will be announced on 20th March 2010 in an event at Ullapool Village Hall.

The festival website is http://www.ullapoolbookfestival.co.uk/2010festival.htm but there are no details about Iain's appearance there yet.

The source of my information is: http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/default.aspx.locid-hianewq7n.RefLocID-hiacg5002.Lang-EN.htm
That says: "Both Iain Banks and James Robertson will be giving exclusive readings from new works". I expect that Iain may well read from the new book at Eastercon before then.

[rac]

That's only an hour or so from us- so I'll definitely be attending this one.

[Conscious Bob]

That says: "Both Iain Banks and James Robertson will be giving exclusive readings from new works". I expect that Iain may well read from the new book at Eastercon before then.

Iain seems to be writing at a fair speed these days.

[Deep Black]

Well he is drinking less ;)

[daveh]

The new book that is due in the shops in September should be finished by Easter. Iain dropped out of Pcon7 (1st weekend of March) as it ended up being during the time he was setting aside to write the book, but is still going to Eastercon (1st weekend of April). Hence my assumption that it should be finished by Eastercon and if you go there you might get a preview. Things might still change.

[daveh]

The programme was announced on Saturday. Iain is appearing on the Friday night, May 7th at 19:30 in Ullapool Village Hall.
The PDF of the leaflet is at http://www.ullapoolbookfestival.co.uk/Ull_2010_LEAFLET.pdf
Tickets are £6, and are available from www.thebooth.co.uk (http://www.thebooth.co.uk), by post or in person.
The event listing says: "With 24 novels published to date, Iain Banks remains one of Scotland’s most celebrated and successful authors. Slipping seamlessly between his mainstream and Science Fiction personae his tales have entranced a generation. Join Iain as he gives us an exclusive preview from his new and unpublished Science Fiction work and take the opportunity to ask him a question or two.
Chaired by Teri Wishart £6"

[daveh]

rac I hope you already have your ticket! My work scheduled changed so I was beginning to think I could make it, but the website says that the Iain Banks event has sold out.