Under her spell: Sally Gardner’s I, Coriander, was voted best book by a 55,000-strong panel of schoolchildren.

Michelle Pauliguardian.co.uk,Wednesday December 14 2005 15:52 GMTArticle historyAn author with severe dyslexia, who did not learn to read until she was 14, has beaten Philip Pullman to this year's Nestle children's book prize. Sally Gardner's fantasy adventure, I, Coriander, was chosen by a panel of schoolchildren as the best book ...

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DYSLEXICS CNAT WRITE, CAN THEY?

Immediate ReleaseDYSSING MONADYS is set to prove the literary world wrong with a new festival for dyslexic story makers opening at The Troy Bar in Hoxton Street, on Monday 6 October - 24 November 2008, as part of Adult Dyslexia Awareness Week.missfit productions, the engine behind the festival, believes that ...

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Spreading the word

My first point of call was my own university, so i used my whiely ways to convince them to let me right a mini feature for the student mag. Successful in my ploy it was printed just in time for the start of a new year. Let's hope we rope ...

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Makeing Waves

Just under three weeks to go and we have six amazing plays by new writers who are also dyslexic. Being dyslexic means you have a pretty mad time learning, plus side is you come up with new ways of making sense of the world, new ways of memorising and ...

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ALEX’S FIRST BLOG EVER

Only 6 scheduled rehearshals to go. I am beginning to make sense of the production and I look forward to having a full cast this week.My temptation with 'Larry' has been to play him as an angry, agressive patriarch who shouts a lot and looks menacing most of the time. ...

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Directing Deception, Illusion and Nate!

Hi, my name is Amanda Guiseppi and I am directing Deception Illusion and Nate as part of the Dyssing Mondays festival. When I first heard about this festival, I thought it was a great idea for artists to embrace who they are. I really like the idea of it. ...

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We need Performance Poets and Filmmakers

We are looking for 24 dyslexic performance poets and 12 filmmakers -PERFORMANCE POETS:Ten poems max. May sent in CD or/and DVDs of live performances, along with CV's.FILMMAKERS: 1-20 minutes max. You many submit more than one film on any subject matter. Films must have a title, full credits, and CV.please ...

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Introducing myself

Blogday to you.I'm Lucy, the new presenter for the upcoming Dys(the)lexi festival. As well as comparing Monday nights, I will be keeping you up to date with developments via this blog. With preparations in full swing, my anticipation is mounting: some very exciting things are happening!Tomorrow night I'm going to a rehearsal ...

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Monday’s Rehursals

Larry and Sasha

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CASTING FOR MALE AND FEMALE ROLES

DATE: WED 10 SEPT 08TIME:7PMPLACE: 35 KINGSLAND ROAD, SHOREDITCHPLEASE BRING YOUR CV AND HEADSHOT ON THE DAYYOU WILL BE READING FROM THE SCRIPT ON THE DAY Please email vinceldt@aol.com for a time slot and email him your CV and Headshot too.PARTS:Peter – 5'10 to 6'2 – dark hair – very ...

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