Supporters
The first Chiswick Book Festival was supported by Waterstone's in Chiswick High Road, the Oxfam Book Shop in Turnham Green Terrace, Bookcase in Chiswick High Road, Chiswick Library, chiswickw4.com, Hounslow and Ealing Councils and many publishers and writers living in Chiswick and other parts of west London.
It formed part of the Open Chiswick initiative, a series of weekend events in Chiswick throughout September.
Many thanks to the local firms who sponsored events or gave their services free.
We are particularly grateful to our Diamond sponsors, who gave £1,000 or more:
- Savills (8987 5550) for supporting the festival overall, the Antonia Fraser evening and the Comedy Night at the Tabard Theatre;
- Waterstone's (8995 3559), which provided the Festival bookstall;
- and Midas PR (7361 7860), which provided the author liaison and publicity.
Our Gold sponsors, who gave £500 or more… - Trotters (8742 1195), which supported the Children’s Festival;
- Sam’s Brasserie & Bar (0987 0555), for hosting the Family Book Brunch on Sunday morning.
- High Road House, which provided hospitality for Festival speakers.
- The
Tabard Theatre (8995 6035), which hosted An Evening with Dan Brown and other Literary Figures...
Our Silver sponsors, who gave £250 or more: - Divine Chocolate, which provided gifts for Festival speakers and launched its poetry competition judged by Anthony Horowitz;
- AuthorHouse UK Limited , which sponsored the Creative Writing Course session
- Audible, which sponsored the AudioBook Awards
- Jane Nissen Books, which republishes classic children's books, and sold them in aid of the Festival charities
- The London Book Fair, which supplied Festival banners .
- Thanks too to Jenny Yen of hammersmithprinting.com (08448 159630), who designed the Festival leaflet and banners, and DotWebDesign (8487 5631) which provides website design and support .
The Festival is organised by the team behind the Bedford Park Festival, based at St Michael & All Angels church. Speakers there have included Edna O'Brien, Sir Peter Blake, Michael White, Kevin McNally, Cath Kidston, John Madden, John Walsh, Fergal Kean and Celia Brayfield.
If you would like to help or take part in the 2010 Festival; or suggest authors or events; or offer sponsorship or other support; please contact the Festival administrator, Dinah Garrett, at ddinahg@supanet.com.
We should particularly like to hear from members of local book groups, who we hope will wish to be actively involved in the Festival.