WRITINGFESTIVALS 2020
(^62) WRITING MAGAZINE - FESTIVAL GUIDE 2020
Baillie Gifford Borders Book Festival
11-14 June
Harmony Garden, Melrose
A friendly festival with more than 100 events
aimed at adult readers and families
Borders Book Festival, Harmony House, St
Mary’s Road, Melrose TD6 9LJ
01896 822644
Sidmouth Literary Festival
12-14 June
Kennaway House, Sidmouth
A literary weekend with talks, signings and
writers’ events, headlined last year by Ann
Cleeves
c/o Winstone’s, 10 High Street, Sidmouth,
Devon. EX10 8EL
01395 579969
Broadstairs Dickens Festival
18-21 June, Broadstairs, Kent
e annual Dickens festival has run every year
since 1937, except during WW2.
01843 863701
Ashbourne Festival
19 June-5 July
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Multi-arts event with some literary activities
Ashbourne Arts, St John’s Community Hall,
King Street, Ashbourne DE6 1EA
01335 348707
Bradford Literature Festival
26 June-5 July
Various Bradford venues
A cultural and literary extravaganza with over
200 events in 10 days, celebrating the written
and spoken word in all its forms. Every year
BLF invites world-renowned authors, poets,
musicians and artists to visit the revitalised
city of Bradford to share their expertise and
passions
Bradford Literature Festival, BO.21 Chesham
Building, University of Bradford, Richmond
Road, Bradford, BD7 1DP
01274 238 525
Brideshead Festival
26-28 June
Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
A celebration of Evelyn Waugh’s landmark
novel to mark its 75th anniversary with
performances, readings, talks, installations
and events
Castle Howard, York YO60 7DA
Evesham Festival of Words
26-28 June
Venues in and around Evesham
Workshops, talks and exhibitions, plus year-
round events programme
Sue Ablett, Festival Chair
Email: [email protected]
http://www.eveshamfestivalofwords.org
Felixstowe Book Festival
26-28 June
Venues in Felixstowe, including e Orwell
Hotel, Felixstowe Library and Landguard Fort
A rich mix of writing and book-related events
by the sea, with ction, non- ction, poetry
and workshops.
01394 279783
Proms at St Judes Music and Literary
Festival
27 June-5 July
Community fund-raising festival in
Hampstead Garden Suburb
e Litfest Weekend during the festival
features appearances by high-pro le writers
020 3322 8123
Worcestershire Litfest and Fringe
June TBC, across the county
Writing workshops, spoken word events,
poetry slams, talks and events, promoting
literature by connecting writers and readers
Polly Stretton, Worcestershire LitFest &
Fringe, Appletree Cottage, 7 Nursery Road, St
John’s, Worcestershire WR2 4HB
01905 425366
JULY
Penzance Literary Festival
1-4 July
e Acorn eatre, Parade Street, Penzance
TR18 4BU and other nearby sites
A festival renowned for its friendliness with
a ordable tickets, a varied programme and a
great location
Beyond the Border
3-5 July
Dinefwr Park, Carmarthenshire
Annual storytelling event, which also
incorporates a programme of music, craft,
nature and wellbeing.
Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardi
CF10 5FH; 02921 660501
Frome Festival
3-12 July
Venues around Frome, Somerset
e Festival includes headlining bands,
comedians, classical recitals, the Hidden
Gardens, the Food Feast, the Open
Studios, the Frome Tunnels, poetry, theatre,
literary events, the Short Story Competition,
the Small Publishers Fair (4 July at e Silk
Mill Gallery), Children’s events, walks, talks,
exhibitions and workshops.
25 Market Place, Frome BA11 1AH
01373 453889
Evesham Festival of Words
Main Weekend 26th - 28th June 2020
or email
[email protected]
From Beatrix Potter to A.E. Housman
Evesham has something for everyone!
2020 headliners include:
Vaseem Khan - Horatio Clare - Rose George
Workshops - Poetry - Novel writing - Social Media
Talks -Travel - Journalism - Architecture - Music - Films
Exhibitions - Photography - Calligraphy
PLUS year-round programme of events
If it has words, it’s at Evesham!
Visit http://www.eveshamfestivalofwords.org
for the full programme