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… […]
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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 […]
ALL TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!
It’s the day you’ve all been eagerly waiting for… That’s right, ALL OF OUR 2017 TICKETS ARE ON SALE FROM 10am TODAY! Simply head over to the Programme Page and scroll through the pages of events or filter them by category. The Wolsey Theatre is once again our ticket provider and so clicking on the ‘Book […]
New voices, fresh perspectives, firm favourites ON SALE – including competition entry!
Hello Booklovers, Our Sunday events in the Furneaux Suite are now on sale*! We are calling this fabulous selection of intimate events ‘New voices, fresh perspectives, firm favourites’. They are a diverse mix that explore some interesting topics and bring to light some exciting new talent from the local area and further afield. The highlight of […]
Tickets on sale to Festival Friends
Hello Booklovers, Our July tickets have now been exclusively on sale to Festival Friends since Friday 7th April. This is just one of the little perks we like to treat our Friends to. Do pop over to this page on our website to find out more about becoming a Friend. You may have seen some […]
Christmas Come Early…’The Knives’ by Richard T. Kelly
Hello booklovers, So we continue our Christmas Come Early series with a look at a novel which seems all too relevant in our turbulent times. Next summer Richard T. Kelly will be joining us to read from and discuss his new novel The Knives, which explores the secrets and complexities of modern government, and the struggles that […]