Hello Booklovers young and…erm… not so young! This week we have had the spotlight on our young people’s programme and haven’t we got some treats in store for you all this year. I say all because lots of these events have such broad appeal – after all, age is just a number! The Book Trail […]
5 Questions with Top That Publishing
Top That Publishing are joining us for two fabulous events this festival. Come along to their free, drop-in arts and crafts session on Saturday morning and then learn about writing and publishing picture books on Sunday morning. Dan Graham from Top That kindly answered our five, five-themed questions… 1. What can we expect from your […]
5 Questions with Piers Torday and A.F. Harrold
Did you know the Festival is five years old this year? We can’t believe how quickly it’s gone either! To celebrate we’ve been asking our authors five, five-themed questions. As we’re focussing on our young people’s events this week, it’s a perfect opportunity to share answers from junior fiction authors Piers Torday and A.F. Harrold… […]
Perfect Poetry
Hello Booklovers, As the temperature outside rises, so does our excitement here at festival HQ! This week we are looking ahead to some of our fabulous poetry events! We hope you enjoy! Get your festival weekend off to a great start by joining the Café Poets for breakfast! They will be sharing their poetry over […]
Competition updates!
We know many of you will be on tenterhooks waiting to find out the results of our adult and children’s short story competitions, so here’s a little update… Yesterday Ruth Dugdall and Jeanette Hewitt met to judge the first round of the Short Story competition. They had both read all entries independently, then met at […]
Compelling crime and fabulous fiction
Hello booklovers, Things are hotting up at festival HQ, and we are full of excitement about the fantastic programme of events we’ll be sharing with you in six weeks’ time! So to whet your appetite, here’s a whistle-stop tour of what you can expect from the fiction and crime writers that we have in attendance […]
Getting Creative
Hello BookLovers, If there is one thing we are not short of at the Felixstowe Book Festival, it is creative inspiration! Whether you are listening to one of our incredible authors talk about their own work or attending one of our many workshops, there is something here for all writers. Whether you are a novice […]
A Short Guide to our 2017 Non Fiction events
Hello book lovers! Whilst our festival brings to you the very best that fiction can offer, we are also very happy to present numerous varying and fascinating Non-Fiction events, which are more than likely to tickle the fancy of all of our visitors! For those with an interest in East Anglian artwork, Julia Blackburn will […]
Something a little different…
Hello Booklovers, We always like to bring you events that are a little bit different and this year is no exception. Firstly, we have acclaimed artist Maggi Hambling coming to Felixstowe for a special festival preview event. Maggi will be talking about her recent book Touch which explores her works on paper. Join us at […]
New voices, fresh perspectives, firm favourites
This year we have an exciting day of events in the Furneaux Suite on the Sunday of the Festival. These have been curated by novelists and local residents Jeanette Hewitt and Ruth Dugdall. Who better to tell us more than the lovely Jeanette… We have a hand selected day of events to look forward to […]