We are taking part in Bibliobraz 2007, an international festival of school libraries which is organised by the Centre for Russian Language Development in Manezh 9-11 October.

British Council contribution
In our festival programme we will host meetings with writers, professional workshops and round-table discussions for book industry specialists and literature administrators, reading groups and teacher’s seminars, Magic Pencil exhibition, competitions and many more!

You will have a chance to get an insight into contemporary literature for teenagers from the UK and to know about reader development programmes.

When and where
Dates: 9-11 October 2007
Location: Manege exhibition hall, Manezhnaya pl. 1, Moscow

Programme of events
9 October, Tuesday

	Time Event Location 1100 – 1200 National Support to Reading Programmes in the UK. Natasha Innocent and Patricia Kings Room Reading 1100 – 1230 Meeting a writer. Mal Peet Room Polar Star 1530 – 1730 Creating Reading Nations. Patricia Kings Room Reading

10 October, Wednesday

	Time Event Location 1000 – 1130 Creative writing- workshop for teenagers. Mal Peet. Room Manuscript department 1000 – 1130 Reading in the classroom- workshop for teachers. Paul Webb Room Yasnaya Polyana 1300 – 1430 Reader development. Patricia Kings Room Roza Vetrov 1630 – 1800 Reading in English- workshop for teachers. Alan Pulverness. Room Vishnevy sad

11 October, Thursday

	Time Event Location 1200 – 1230 Graphic novel. Mal Peet Room Zhivopisnaya Bukhta 1330 – 1430 Promoting Reading in the UK. Natasha Innocent, Susie Nicklin, Patricia Kings Room Krug Chtenia 1600 – 1730 Reading across Siberia. Masha Kournaya, Alan Pulverness Room Professional club