Panic

This will be a very short blog today as I am about a month behind in my programming. I’m trying to put together the program which is like trying to assemble a four-dimensional jigsaw. I try to achieve balance by marrying experienced authors with new authors. I also want balance in the topics and genres we cover, in the representation of the publishing houses with whom we work and in author gender. Then I have to work around authors’ availability and all sorts of restrictions like Friday prayers and Saturday Sabbath. When it works it is fantastic but there is a lot of tearing-of-hair and kicking-the-cat before the program is put to bed.

Rosemary
Festival Director