This is a Photo Story about the Portsmouth Literary Quiz of 28 January 2016. It was held at Fratton Park for Year 7s and 8s of Portsmouth. Featured authors were Ali Sparkes (Carjacked), Jamie Thomson (Dark Lord: Teenage Years), Jeff Norton (Metawars) and me, Candy Gourlay (Shine). Our books were part of the quiz -- hilariously we were not very good at answering multiple choice questions about our own books! Much fun was had by all - congratulations to the amazing school children who participated. Thanks to Peter Bone, School Library Service Manager of Portsmouth, Colin Telford of the Hayling Island Bookshop, and the teachers and librarians who made the day work like clockwork! http://www.candygourlay.com/2016/03/portsmouth-lit-quiz-2016.html Photos by Candy Gourlay (unless otherwise indicated)

1. PORTSMOUTH
LIT QUIZ
2016
28 January 2016, The Victory Suite, Fratton Park, Portsmouth

2. Naturally, the day starts with
an author sock duel on Twitter …

3. JEFF NORTON
METAWARS
JAMIE THOMSON
DARK LORD: THE
TEENAGE YEARS
ALI SPARKES
CARJACKED
CANDY
GOURLAY
SHINE
The authors
are raring
to go!
PHOTO
BY
JEFF
NORTON

4. A crow appears.
An omen?

5. The authors
prepare by
sipping the
tea of
desolation.

6. The children show no fear.

7. Sure enough, the authors
make a mess.

8. WHERE ARE MY GAUNTLETS OF
INELUCTABLE DESTRUCTION
WHEN I NEED THEM?

9. It is no use. The Portsmouth
children are unstoppable.

10. Unbeatable. Unquenchable.
Undeniable.

11. Drat! Foiled again!

12. They must get their powers of
domination and destruction
from their strange, furry
companions.

13. The victors rise to take the
spoils of war.

15. Next time, we will
fortify our numbers
with a horde of
orcs.

18. The
signing
begins.

22. Thank you to the readers,
teachers and librarians
of Portsmouth. It was fun
even though the authors
weren’t allowed to win.
Till next year?
Photographs & Text by Candy Gourlay www.candygourlay.com

23. PORTSMOUTH
LIT QUIZ
2016