Happy Days!
Looking back on the 2024 Festival, it’s almost impossible to decide who enjoyed it most. Was it the speakers themselves?…
2024 Short Story Results
Congratulations to Sandeep Kumar Mishra for their winning entry Dead Dream. Winners Our thanks also go to the shortlist team and…
2024 Young Poets Results
Congratulations to our young poet Sylvan Restarick with their winning entry Ode To The Dent You Left In The Sofa…
2024 Book for Children Results
Congratulations to Suzie Good for their winning entry The Lost Ghost. Winners Our thanks also go to the shortlist team and…
2024 Open Poetry Results
Congratulations to Maggie Wadey for their winning entry I Dreamt My Daughter Was A Child Again. I DREAMT MY DAUGHTER WAS…
Turning readers into writers…
Organising a successful Festival of Literature involves more than solely celebrating an impressive string of established writers and their work;…
Changes to the Festival programme
As often happens, speakers change their plans after our brochure has been printed. Luckily, however, we are almost always able…
Time to enjoy the shortlists
Our shortlisting panels have had a very busy – but satisfying – few weeks. The final decision now goes to…
The judges are ready for our 2024 Competitions. Are you?
2023 saw another fiercely contested, but hugely popular, quartet of competitions! The standard in all four categories was high and…
2024 Young Poets Competition
Our Young Poets Competition is offering bigger cash prizes this year than ever before: First Prize will be £200, Second…