Festivals (Subscribe)
Categories
- Hay Festival (5)
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Annual Writers Conference
http://www.gmp.co.uk/writers/conference
The Annual Writers' Conference began in 1980 at Eastleigh College to meet the needs of all aspiring and published writers in the UK. Since then it has become one of the UK's foremost writing conferences.
Bath Literature Festival
http://www.bathlitfest.org.uk/
Festival history, visitor information, brochure request form and sponsorship details. Early March.
Chelmsford Competitive Festival of Music & Drama
http://beehive.thisisessex.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=1356&PageID=5455
Annual festival with sections for piano, strings, classical guitar, brass, woodwind, recorders, singing, organ, music making, chamber Music, composition of Christmas carol, speech and drama.
Cheltenham Festival of Literature
http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk/frame_festindex.cfm?FEST=LITERATURE
Brochure request form, festival overview and newsletter. Mid-October.
Durham Literature Festival
http://www.literaturefestival.co.uk/
Programme details, profiles, booking assistance and diary, with information about the Liar competition. Mid-September through mid-October.
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Programme, visitor information, how to get involved, press reviews, schools section, booking assistance and news. Mid-August.
Ilkley Literature Festival Online
http://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
Archives, diary, speaker's corner, 'Friends of the Festival' section and multimedia readings. Mid-October.
Ipswich Festival of Children's Literature
http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=7628
Archived reports on the previous two held, including artwork, images and student writings. Biennial festival held in mid-September.
Jewish Book Week
http://www.jewishbookweek.com/
Annual festival held in early March includes contributors from across the globe. Schedule of seminars and workshops, evening events, ticket and travel details. London.
Lowdham Book Festival
http://www.lowdhambookfestival.co.uk/
Events, timetable and festival authors for this mid-June book and film festival near Nottingham.
Mere Literary Festival
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/merewilts/MLFHome.html
Offers the schedule of events for visitors and entry details for short story and poetry competitors in the annual week-long event held in mid-October. Wiltshire.
Swindon Festival of Literature
http://www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk/
Detailed programme information with guest speaker profiles and ticket assistance. Held annually during the first two weeks in May in Wiltshire.
The Humber Mouth: Hull Literature Festival
http://www.humbermouth.org.uk/
Detailed programme information with archive section, event previews and visitor assistance. Held the last half of November in East Yorkshire.
The Orange Word
Information about the literature festival held in October through mid-December in London. Audio archives plus details of programme, festival history and sponsors.
Wells Festival of Literature
http://www.somersite.co.uk/wellsfest.htm
Held in October each year. Features winning entries from the previous year with visitor information, links and entry forms.
