CANCELLED – Kwame Alexander at The Lowry
Creative Tourist
Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, this event has been cancelled. Words Weekend Artistic Director Beth Gallimore’s statement reads:
‘It is with huge sadness that we have taken the decision to cancel Words Weekend at The Lowry following the escalation of COVID-19 in Europe. Although this is an incredibly difficult decision, the health of authors and audiences must be the priority.
The cancellation of London Book Fair was an early indicator of the impact COVID-19 would have on our industry, and given the fast-changing nature of the situation, we feel we must act quickly and decisively.
All ticket holders will be contacted directly by the venue.
We will be pressing ahead with our plans for Bury St Edmunds in May, our spring 2021 festival at Sage Gateshead, and hope to plan another festival at The Lowry in the future.’
What Kwame doesn’t know about engaging the young adult audience is just not worth knowing. The rock star of YA fiction, Kwame Alexander travels the US in a huge tour bus with his name on the side.
Not the usual rags-to-riches story, but it is a story which starts with the resourceful writer and business man selling old books out of his car and at farmer’s markets and continues with him becoming an expert in engaging young audiences for companies like Nike, ESPN and Sesame Street.
