Highlight of the 13th edition of the English literary salon was Paul McKay who gave his first reading and entertained the audience better than a lot of more experienced authors. Listening to his lesbian pigs called Camilla and Charlie and his brave attempts in the delicate field of artificial insemination had the audience in stitches. No wonder that his book “A year in Monchique” sold more copies than any other ALFA-presented book. Well done Paul!
Clarissa Meca informed on the development of the international ALFA-library
Colin Phillips presented: John Boyne: The thief of time
Barbara Fellgiebel read from Nigel Nicolson: Portrait of a marriage
ALFA multi media competition theme: Algarve impressions
take part. now! Competition rules:
ALFA, the association of literature and film friends in the Algarve, is running its fourth multimedia Competition.
The theme is Typically ALGARVE –
IMPRESSIONS, ADVENTURES, EXPERIENCES, VISIONS, DREAMS…
It can be a painting, photo, sculpture, song, or any other medium.
The entry must be your own work.
The entries will be exhibited in an interactive exhibition in the Convento S. José thus
every visitor votes for his/her favourite item. The entry with most votes wins:
The ALFI*
*ALFI is ALFA’s mascot, a reading rat, designed in Raku ceramic technique by German artist Christa Widmann. In other competitions you can win an Oscar or a globe – here you can win an Alfi.
The best entries will be published in a book.
Competition Rules
Unless your entry is submitted as original, (ready to expose!) it should be on CD in JPG.format., 300dpi
Together with the following information:
Name and address of the artist, Title of the Work, Date of Birth,
permission to publish the work.
Price of the item (if sold, 20 % goes to ALFA)
Please enclose 5 Euros competition fee per item.
Closing date is 31 May 2009.
1. Participants are reminded that there is no promise to publish their work.
2. Participants must ensure that they are the sole copyright owners of the
submitted work and that no third party rights are violated.
3. Participants authorize ALFA to publish their work without violation of any rights.
The prize ceremony will take place on ALFA´s fourth birthday – 14th September 2009.
Send entries to:
ALFA, Apartado 376, 8504-913 Portimão, Portugal or deliver the originals to the Convento S. Josè by agreement with Barbara Fellgiebel, Tel. 917 602 607.
email: fellgiebel@mail.telepac.pt
Next month’s ALFA literary guest will be Mr. Crime himself – The highly acclaimed and rewarded master of crime fiction Robert Wilson.
Don’t miss the 4th of may at the Convento S. José, 7.30 pm.
His new website www.robert-wilson.eu
