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 Full details his Year's Competition is now open  ​ ​ ​ Writers submitting 100 word stories for Southam Book Festival’s Flash Fiction competition    must include one particular word selected by one of the judges. This years chosen word is HORIZON - we opted for a noun for a change. We will be looking for works that are original and can be entertaining, thought-provoking, witty, have a relevant message or observation of society, for example. ​ Please take note of the rules below:                                      The closing date for entries is 5th September - noon . ​ 1st prize £60 2nd prize £30 3rd prize £20   ​ RULES, CONDITIONS & HOW TO ENTER ​ ​ The competition is open to anyone who is 16 years and over. The competition is for an original work of fiction no longer than 100 words in length. Each story must have a tit...

 Full details  Music / Art / Film / Poetry/ Literature / Comedy/Theatre **** Our programme will soon be issued as a pull-out in the Excelle magazine. Keep an eye open for it. Copies will also be made available in the Library, Town Hall, Cinema and other spots about Wetherby. If you can’t wait here is a digital copy . More detail for each event is posted on the ‘What’s On’ and ‘Tickets’ pages. Click on the menu at the top of the page. ****  

  Full details  The next TWFest is March 25 - 29, 2026. Make plans NOW to celebrate our 40th Anniversary with us!  

  Full details  Staged in the historic seaside town of Nairn on the beautiful Moray Firth, each year the festival presents a unique and innovative programme of events. As a registered charity, the festival is committed to supporting community-focused arts, while providing a platform for writers, artists, musicians and performers from across Scotland and the UK. Our annual programme offers talks and readings by high-profile authors, inspirational speakers, new and established writers, and Gaelic language events. The festival also includes live music, drama and dance performances, film and visual arts exhibitions, creative workshops for people of all ages and ability, and opportunities for children and young adults to showcase their own creativity. The festival even has its own Fringe, with local creative groups staging their own events in festival week. Our outreach programme for local schools and care home...

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  Full details  Summer in Barham 2025 Our mini-festival fundraiser returns this summer from 3 – 6 July with outdoor live music to soundtrack your sunset and walks exploring Canterbury’s stunning countryside. The event begins with two circular walks exploring the rolling hills, orchards and woodland of Bishopsbourne and Denton , just a stone’s throw from the city centre The gates of Barham Court’s stunning gardens open from 5-6 July with two concerts to celebrate the long summer evenings. On Saturday 5 July (5pm) The Orbi Playa Big Band take to the stage with instrumental and vocal favourites from the golden era of Big Band music alongside classics by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Buble and contemporary arrangements. Then Kent favourites Gumboots Reggae bring Summer in Barham to a close on Sunday 6 July (5pm) performing all the classics including much-loved tracks by Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker and Toots and The Mayta...

 Full details  ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The Hastings Book Festival celebrates writers and lovers of the written word - a welcoming and open place for everyone. Our first festival took place in August 2018, and has now become a regular and welcomed event on the local calendar. ​ Every book, story and person is unique -  very much like Hastings  - and the festival will give you the time and freedom to pause, think, connect, and be inspired. ​ We are an escape for the explorers and a catalyst for the curious – welcome to our Festival! ​ our aims To advance education by promoting and providing affordable opportunities for the appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of literature and the arts. ​ To promote and run a book festival and outreach activities primarily in Hastings and St Leonards. ​ To develop, promote and deliver a programme of activities to encourage local writers to develop their craft. ​ To work within the local community...

  Full details  What’s On Explore our events, celebrating writing at its best all year round. Our Spring Festival opens its doors to children from Cambridge and beyond with a FREE children’s festival.  

 Full details  We’re seeking London-based writers, poets, artists, arts and community organisations to apply to be part of the 2025 Deptford Literature Festival  programme. Deptford Literature Festival celebrates the diversity and creativity of Deptford and Lewisham through words, stories and performance. We are looking for three to five events to add to the Deptford Literature Festival Programme, created by writers , poets, artists, and arts/community organisations based in London, with a preference towards those based in Deptford and the borough of Lewisham, and/or delivering activity with clear connections to the area. Each chosen event or activity will have access to up to £750 to make their event happen. These activities could include: writing workshops, readings, community engagement, performances, talks, walks, participatory sessions, cross-arts activity, local heritage activity, or any literature-related activity that you think will connect with ...

  Full details  About Lincoln Book Festival Lincoln Book Festival has history at its heart. The annual literary festival celebrates the finest history writing and historical fiction and is set in the spectacular English cathedral city of Lincoln. From its Roman remains, the Norman Castle and Gothic Cathedral to the Georgian Minster Yard, Lincoln is a place where history seeps from every stone. The Historic City of Lincoln In 1215, an original of Magna Carta was brought to the city and today Lincoln Castle is the only place in the world where the great charter can be seen side-by-side with an original of the 1217 Charter of the Forest. Thousands of years of history can still be seen in the fabric of the city, known as the ‘Birthplace of the Tank’ due to its engineering heritage from the early 20th ...

 Full Details  About our Literary Festival Situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on East Devon’s World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast, Budleigh Salterton hosts the most outstanding literary festival in South West England. As a registered charity, our mission is to celebrate books and their authors and promote the art of writing and the enjoyment of reading in our East Devon community and in our local schools. Wholeheartedly supported by the local community, who embrace the variety of events and workshops, this is a literary festival which offers delights few other festivals can match. For more information, click here .  

  Full details  Tidelines Book Festival is a community-run charitable trust bringing world-class literary events to Ayrshire at affordable prices. The aim of Tidelines is to encourage involvement with and participation in literature in all its forms. We aspire to reach as wide an audience as possible, particularly those who might not readily think of the written word as entertainment or might lack confidence in engaging in cultural activity. The Festival was first established in 2013 following a great idea by local Ayrshire man John Steele and runs over one weekend in late September at the Harbour Arts Centre  on Irvine’s historic harbourside. Alongside the main festival Tidelines also runs a schools programme, organising free author visits to local schools within North Ayrshire’s most deprived areas, to encourage engagement with reading and literacy. We also run ad hoc community events, such as free creative writing workshops for those at ...

  Bookfest 2024  will take place on Sunday October 13 th at the Grahams Ad ams Centre again. It will run from 11am to 4pm. ​ Entry is free to the talks  and to the main hall exhibition displays . See Timetable  for the day below. ​ This year's focus will be on the Speaker sessions, supported by our regul ar exhibition in the main hall. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Last year the main hall was full to capacity with eager exhibitors, not only individual local authors and writing groups, but poets, publishers, a bookbinder and in fact anyone who supports the written/spoken word as an art form. Book lovers had a field day browsing the stalls and taking part in the various talks and panel discussions. And as usual tea and home made cakes were a feature of the day . Some photos from setup prior to opening : ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​   ​                         ...