ASHBOURNE FESTIVAL 19 June - 5 July 2009 (tbc)
This multi-arts festival has some literary content. Featuring creative writing workshops, poetry, Peak District Writers' Forum, and the songs, stories and music of Derbyshire and the East Midlands.
Contact: Lindsay Trevarthen (Administrator) Ashbourne Arts PO Box 5552 Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 2ZR Tel: +44 (0)1335 348707 E-Mail: info@ashbournearts.co.uk Web links: http://www.ashbournearts.com
BORDERS BOOK FESTIVAL 18 - 21 June 2009
A literary festival on the Scottish Borders, taking place at Harmony Garden, Melrose.
Contact: Borders Book Festival 1 The Wynd Bucclauch Street Melrose TD6 9LD Tel: +44 (0)870 6080404 www.bordersbookfestival.org
BROADSTAIRS DICKENS FESTIVAL 20 - 24 June 2009
A mixed arts family festival inspired by the works of Charles Dickens. Literature events include the Festival Play Hard Times, readings and talks. Other events include Victorian parades, cricket match, bathing parties, music hall entertainment, duels, melodramas and guided walks.
Contact: Philip Shaw (Festival Organiser) 10 Lanthorne Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 3NH Tel: +44 (0)1843 861827 Fax: +44 (0)1843 861827 E-Mail: broadstairsdickens@hotmail.com / cramptontower@hotmail.co.uk Web links: http://www.broadstairsdickensfestival.co.uk/
CHICHESTER FESTIVITIES 26 June - 12 July 2009
A mixed arts festival of international orchestras, jazz, contemporary sculpture, including an expanding talks and literature programme.
Contact: Amanda Sharp (Festival Director) Canon Gate House South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1PU Tel: +44 (0)1243 785718/+44 (0)1243 780192 (box office from June) Fax: +44 (0)1243 528356 E-Mail: info@chifest.org.uk Web links: http://www.chifest.org.uk
CORSHAM FESTIVAL June 2009 (tbc)
A mainly music festival focusing on contemporary music and arts with a small literary content. There will be a range of lunchtime, evening and workshop events.
Contact: Ian Martin (General Manager) The Pound Arts Centre Pound Pill Corsham Wiltshire SN13 9HX Tel: +44 (0)845 458 0797\par E-Mail: info@corshamfestival.org.uk Web links: http://www.corshamfestival.org.uk
DERBYSHIRE LITERATURE FESTIVAL (BIENNIAL)
The Derbyshire Literature Festival is a county-wide literature festival celebrating reading, writing and literature in all its forms.
Contact: Alison Betteridge (Literature Development Officer) Derbyshire County Council Cultural & Community Services Department Alfreton Library Severn Square Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 7BQ Tel: +44 (0)1773 831359 Fax: +44 (0)1773 831359 E-Mail: call.centre@derbyshire.gov.uk Web links: http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/librar/book/derlitfes.htm
GRASSINGTON FESTIVAL 19 June - 4 July 2009
A general arts and music festival that includes some literary events. The main acts are housed in a festival marquee, but there are shows held in a series of venues including pubs and churches around the village.
Contact: Joan Haspel (Publicity Officer) Lythe Cottage Grassington Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 5AU Tel: +44 (0)1756 752691 Fax: +44 (0)870 161 7344 E-Mail: info@grassington-festival.org.uk Web links: http://www.grassington-festival.org.uk
HUMBER MOUTH: HULL LITERATURE FESTIVAL 20 June - 5 July 2009
The Humber Mouth literature festival focuses on local contemporary literary talent as well as visits from well-known poets, authors and performers. The event incorporates the Hull Festival and includes a range of day-time and evening events for all ages.
Contact: Maggie Hannan Hull City Arts Unit Central Library Albion Street Hull HU1 3TF Tel: +44 (0)1482 616961 Fax: +44 (0)1482 616827 E-Mail: humbermouth@gmail.com / Maggie.Hannan@hullcc.gov.uk Web links: http://www.humbermouth.org.uk
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF RUSSIAN POETRY AND ARTS 5 - 9 June 2009
This is an exciting multi-event, multi-venue occasion, devoted to promoting Russo-British literary cooperation and is dedicated to the greatest 19th century Russian poet and writer, Aleksander Pushkin, as well as Shakespeare. The key events of the Festival are: the Russian Poetry Contest and English to Russian Poetry translations Contest – both to take place in St. Giles-in the fields Church (Poetry Church), Covent Garden.
Contact: Pushkin in Britian 80 Rochdale Road London SE2 0XB Tel: +44 (0)2083116577 Email: borushko@sky.com Web links: www.puskininbritain.com
LOWDHAM BOOK FESTIVAL June 2009 (tbc)
A festival including nationally-known fiction and non-fiction writers, poets, plays and music. In addition to the public events there is an associated schools programme and a year-round programme of literary events in the village. Further details for 2008 are not yet available.
Contact: Ross Bradshaw (Literature Officer) Nottinghamshire County Council 4th Floor, Arts West Bridgeford Nottingham Notts NG2 7QP Tel: +44 (0)115 977 4435 E-Mail: info@fiveleaves.co.uk Web links: http://www.lowdhambookfestival.co.uk
LUDLOW FESTIVAL 20 June - 5 July 2009
A multi-arts festival.
Contact: (Festival Administrator) Festival Office Castle Square Ludlow Shropshire SY8 1AY Tel: +44 (0)1584 875070/+44 (0)1584 871250 (Box Office) Fax: +44 (0)1584 877673 E-Mail: info@ludlowfestival.co.uk Web links: http://www.ludlowfestival.co.uk
ST MAGNUS FESTIVAL 19 – 24 June 2009
A midsummer celebration of the arts with a mixed programme of music, drama, dance, visual arts and literature. Further details are not yet available.
Contact: Angela Henderson (Festival Administrator) 60 Victoria Street Kirkwall Orkney Islands KW15 1DN Tel: +44 (0)1856 871445 Fax: +44 (0)1856 871170 E-Mail: info@stmagnusfestival.com Web links: http://www.stmagnusfestival.com
TRAFFORD WORDFEST June - July 2009
This is the fourth Trafford Wordfest; past year's festivals included readings by Joanne Harris, Kate Long, Ray French and John Siddique. Contact Diana Ashcroft for more details about this year's events.
Contact: Liz Waller Stock Services, Davyhulme Library, Hayeswater Road, Davyhulme, Manchester. M41 7BL Telephone: 0161 912 2927 E-mail:liz.waller@trafford.gov.uk Web links: http://www.trafford.gov.uk/wordfest
WORLDS LITERARY FESTIVAL 20 - 25 June 2009
Writers’ Centre Norwich invite you to come along and meet writers from countries including India, China, the USA and the UK at five days of events, readings and workshops. The week features writers such as Geoff Dyer, Robin Hemley and Naomi Alderman.
Contact: Katy Carr (Communications and PR) Writers’ Centre Norwich 14 Princes Street Norwich NR3 1AE Tel: +44 (0)1603 877177 E-Mail: info@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk Web links: http://www.writerscentrenorwich.org.uk
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