The Writer's Festival # 5

FILE TITLE The Writer's Festival # 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ANNOUNCER INTRO: One of the nominated writers reflects on his chances of winning the Opus prize, while Rae has a diplomatic arm-wrestle behind closed doors in today's reading from Stephanie Johnson's The Writer's Festival read by Nigel Collins and Judith Gibson. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IN: MUSIC (0:10) 'This afternoon when he came in from his daily walk. . . . OUT: . . . .a bike at the side of the road. Send. Say a prayer.' MUSIC (0:08) DUR: 14:05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BACK ANNOUNCE: You have been listening to 'The Writer's Festival' by Stephanie Johnson read by Judith Gibson and Nigel Collins. The story continues tomorrow - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BRIEF TRAIL: A wise and witty novel that explores the contemporary phenomenon of the public face (or even celebrity status) of the writer. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MUSIC DETAILS Swing Easy (Tony Kinsey) Tk.37 on the PM Album: 'Small Group Jazz' [Chappell CHAP 282] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INTERACTIVE: BOOK: The Writer's Festival by Stephanie Johnson Published by Vintage (22 Apr 2015) [ISBN-978-1775537984] ++++++++++++++++++++