The 2009 National Final of the Kids' Lit Quiz will take place on Friday 27 November at Oxford Town Hall. The winning teams from the 15 Regions, including Oxfordshire & Berkshire Winners from Wheatley Park School, will be competing for the coveted KLQ National Cup, and prizes which include magazine subscriptions, books, book tokens and a place in the KLQ World Final 2010.
This exciting event will begin with a local actor Nicholas Atkinson introducing comedian HARRY ENFIELD and then KLQ Quizmaster WAYNE MILLS. As well as the Lord Mayor of Oxford, Cllr Mary Clarkson and two other local Mayors, many local dignitaries and publishers will be there to support the teams together with the following authors:
PHILIP ARDAGH - TIM BOWLER - DAVID CALCUT - LUCY COATES - ELEN CALDICOTT - GILLIAN CROSS - SUSIE DAY - FIONA DUNBAR - STEVE FEASEY - ECHO FREER - ALAN GIBBONS - JULIA GOLDING - GABY HALBERSTAM - DENNIS HAMLEY - MG HARRIS - MARY HOFFMAN - MARY HOOPER - JULIA JARMAN - CATHERINE JOHNSON - ELIZABETH KAY - RUPERT KINGFISHER - JOSH LACEY - AMANDA LEES - MARIE LOUISE JENSEN - BEVERLY NAIDOO - LINDA NEWBERY - ANDREW NORRISS - MARK ROBSON - CRAIG SIMPSON & ELEANOR UPDALE.
Waterstones will be selling their books and there will be an opportunity for book signing. There will also be KLQ Souvenir MUGS on sale at a cost of £6 each.
A special Celebration Tea will be held in the Assembly Room for all the teams, authors and invited guests.
Well done to Wheatley Park School, Oxfordshire & Berkshire Regional Winners, who are now UK 2009 Kids' Lit Champions! The team will represent the UK at the Kids' Lit Quiz World Final on 14 August 2010 taking place during the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
