AF Conference

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Because my info packet came yesterday and I am excited -

Who's going to the Antonia Forest Conference?

Comments

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I am! I am terribly excited too, although I had almost forgotten about paying the balance, so that's a bit eek. But Yay!

[coughingbear]

Meeee! (you knew that, though.) I was grumpy yesterday when I read your message because my packet hadn't arrived, but it was waiting for me when I got home.

[debodacious.livejournal.com]

I can't go - I'll never be able to go to anything unless it's scheduled for a late November midweek get together. So you will have to keep me posted - I expect a full report.

Akcherley I have never been to any literary conference type thingies since I was a student in the 80s. I think I might be mildly phobic about it. I wouldn't mind if it was on the academic side but I don't think I'd be keen on the handcraft your own Abbey queen costume sort of workshops which seem to feature a bit at some of these events. But I would like the chance to read the main talks etc

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine what the AF equivalent would be. Make your own jibbah?

[debodacious.livejournal.com]

Hee! I was thinking perhaps play scenery. Or Shakespearean costume design.

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

I hope that doesn't include briefer-than-briefs and glitter.

I can't actually think of any mention of the Kingscote girls doing crafts that weren't Play-related, unless you count Art lessons or Nicola sloping off under pretence of carpentering.

[minniemoll.livejournal.com]

I went to the FOCS one a couple of years ago, that wasn't too bad in that respect - there were beadwork workshops and the like, but I managed to avoid those. Lots of singing, which also mostly avoided, but the talks were very good on the whole.

I'm not going to the AF conference, as it's also the GGB one this year, and I decided that at that price I would have to choose between them, and GGB won.

[ex-ajhalluk585.livejournal.com]

I'm going, too.

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Do you know if it's horrendously too late to book, or might there be places left?

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Well, I only got round to booking last week, and there were places remaining but no single rooms at the hotel.

[clanwilliam.livejournal.com]

Not going to the conference, but if finances permit, I might wander down to Bournemouth that weekend to meet people.

[anstruther.livejournal.com]

I'm going. I got a message from Sally Phillips last week saying the hotel had rustled up some more single rooms, if that's any help.

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Thanks for mentioning that - the new lot of single rooms were all gone by the time I emailed Sally Phillips, but I've got someone's cancellation, so won't have to wander Bournemouth at night like a lost soul in search of a B&B. :)

[tabouli.livejournal.com]

I fully intend to be there, though my current finances aren't encouraging. I may have to resort to credit card madness the way I'm going...