Word Play Bangkok Literary Festival 2012

12 March 2012
Word Play Bangkok Literary Festival 2012
Date: 25 March 2012

WORD PLAY is here!
Sunday March 25th, 2012
10am to 8pm

General admission: 200 baht (all talk sessions)

Workshop Admission: 500-600 baht (per workshop)

Only once a year we bring to you some of the best Bangkok-based Thai and International authors, poets, artists and workshop leaders. Attend a workshop or sit in a talk or two or stay all day and get the most out of everything!

WE HAVE TWO FANTASTIC WORKSHOPS IN THE GARDEN GALLERY AND CAFE:

A Photography Workshop with Gavin Gough
10.00 - 11.30am Sunday March 25th
Admission 500 baht

Silk Paper Art and Its Beauty with Laura Orsolini
12 noon - 2.00pm Sunday March 25th
Admission: 600 baht (materials included)

OUR LINE-UPS OF THE AUTHORS' TALKS CAN'T GET ANY BETTER. MEET YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS:
  • Philip Cornwel-Smith - "Thai Hybrid"
  • Luke Cassady-Dorion - "Farang Pok Pok"
  • David Young - "Sukhumvit Road"
  • Dr. Kriengsak Charoenwongsak - "The Passion of the Thais"
  • Joe Cummings - "Sacred Tattoos of Thailand"
  • Robert Reynolds - "Asian Tsunami and the Ever-Changing Life"
  • Dean Barrett - "Writing on Asia"
  • Dale Konstantz - "Still Life in Moving Vehicles"
  • Tom Vater & Aroon Thaewchatturat - "Portraits of the Thais and Sacred Skin"

We will seal the festival with poetry reading by "Poetry Mahanakorn @ Word Play" led by Colin Cheney and Bangkok-based international and Thai poets.

Our Library will be closed for the festival. Books are available for purchase and signing at special prices. Delicious food and refreshments will be available throughout the day catered by the British Club.

For more information about Word Play please contact us or email Word Pay coordinator at ManeeBP@gmail.com

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: ManeeBP@gmail.com

For submissions: ManeeBP@gmail.com

Website: http://www.neilsonhayslibrary.com/#!event-2
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