Shedworking was delighted to be approached earlier in the year by John Mitchinson, one of the brains behind the television programme QI, a book publisher of considerable experience and a Vice-President of the Hay Festival. More importantly, he is also a shedworker and had a shed-based plan...
John will be launching Unbound at the Hay Festival this year in a Special Pledging Shed. Unbound is a little like Kickstarter, enabling readers to fund the work of their favourite writers and to stay in contact with them (and other readers) through the writing of the book. The launch event on May 29 will feature writers Terry Jones, Gavin Pretor-Pinney and Rupert Isaacson who will be talking about their latest book ideas. And it's all going to happen in a specially bespoke garden office designed by Sawhorse (Shedworking did some matchmaking after putting an appeal out on Twitter). Here's what the Hay folk say about it:
Readers will also be able to visit the world’s first Unbound Pledging Shed on site throughout the Festival, to meet famous authors, watch their pitches and pledge support for their new book ideas. Join the revolution and visit the Unbound Shed: books are now in your hands!Other details are still a little hazy but I believe the garden room will have a wireless network, 10 iPAds, and a plasma screen presenting new projects across the week - look out for Unbound (and the shed) on Sky Arts and Radio 4. During the 10 days of the Festival, Stephen Fry, Bernard Cornwell, Jeanette Winterson, Brian Cox and former shedworker Philip Pullman will all be visiting the Pledging Shed either in person or virtually to endorse the idea and encourage their readers to visit.
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