Friday, February 3, 2017

OUGD503 - Stratford Literacy Festival Book Jacket: Research and Ideas

The Stratford Literacy Book Festival is holding The Felix Dennis Creative Writing Prize 2017 where there winning creative story entries are featured and will be on sale in Waterstones in Stratford-upon-Avon and the festivals website.

The audience of the book will be for all ages, where the book jacket design should implement a lively and fun theme and interprets Sharing Stories. The design doesn't have to necessarily link to Stratford but it would be ideal.

Research on Stratford Upon Avon

  • It is a medieval market town in the West Midlands (Warwickshire). 
  • It is the birthplace of a famous writer, William Shakespeare.
  • It is in the countryside, on the banks of the River Avon
  • Many of the houses and buildings have been preserved from Shakespearean times making it more unique 
  • It is home to one of England's most famous buildings and the home to Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway (Anne Hathaway's Cottage). 
  • Home to Mary Arden's house who is Shakespeare's mother.
  • Hall's Croft where Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna lived.
  • Shakespeare's New Place is where William lived with his family from 1597 until he died in 1616.
  • Shakespeare Central Library where it holds information about his life, his books with even original editions. 
  • Holy Trinity Church William Shakespeare and his wife, Anne Hathaway are buried.
  • Harvard house is a town house which is now owned by Harvard University. It was the home of John Harvard. After John Harvard died, he set aside £750 to fund the founding of a new college and thus was a founding benefactor of Harvard University.
  • The Butterfly Farm in Stratford is Europe's largest butterfly farm where you can visit for educational purposes, school parties, or just to experience the surroundings.
  • Boating and the Avon where people can rowing down the river.
Research on Stratford Literacy Festival
  • They hold the competition every year where creative writers can enter in a chance to be in the book.
  • It is a opportunity to meet authors and celebrities.
  • It is a registered charity
  • They celebrate 10 years in 2017
  • They have ambassadors such as Jaqueline Wilson, Harriet Walter, Philip Ardagh and Julia Crouch. 
  • The hold workshops such as help in writing.
  • Felix Dennis is a publisher, poet and a planter of trees and a supporter of the festival. He died in 2014 and everyone at the festival want to honour him for all he has done to help.
  • Felix Dennis - Heart of England Forest - The Forest Dennis
Ideas
  • Illustrations - makes it seem more personal as Sharing Stories
  • Heavily influenced by Shakespeare - use buildings in reference to him
  • A scenery of Stratford-upon-Avon since it is a popular medieval town 
  • Sharing stories - interaction - talking - speech bubble
  • To support Felix Dennis - A leaf or tree - broadleaf woodland 

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