Calendar Girls: From Screen to Stage

Calendar Girls was an international box office success grossing nearly £100 million worldwide. Tim Firth will discuss how he adapted his own screenplay into a successful stage play, which is embarking on its second national tour.

Elementary! The Story of modern day Sherlock

Writer Steven Moffat (Doctor Who) and series producer Sue Vertue will discuss the challenging process of adapting Sherlock into a fast paced and thrilling modern day re-incarnation for the small screen.

Sherlock Holmes the Graphic Novels

For their flagship graphic novel series, Self Made Hero – the independent graphic novel publisher – have paired one of Britain’s best loved writers, Ian Edginton, with one of the medium’s brightest artistic talents, I.N.J. Culbard. They will be in conversation to discuss the first two instalments of the series: The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Study in Scarlet.

Writing for Radio

To discuss the opportunities radio drama offers to writers the festival welcomes Alison Hindell (Head of Radio Drama, BBC) and acclaimed radio dramatist Mike Walker.

Support for Writers

Regardless if you’re established or up and coming, the life of a writer can be a solitary profession so sometimes it’s good to know who to turn to when you need support or advice. To help point you in the right direction the festival has assembled a group of individuals from supporting bodies in Wales and the UK including Keith Potter (Film Agency for Wales), Suzanne Bell (Everyman Theatre), and Hollie Aldridge (Academi).

Adapting Brand Wales

Can a country be a brand and if so how has ‘Brand Wales’ been adapted over the past 50 years? The panel will include speakers from the world of sport, entertainment, food and politics and will address issues including what is a brand? Who is the audience? And, can we be proud of stereotypes?