THE ASIA HOUSE FESTIVAL OF ASIAN LITERATURE
5 - 27 May 2011
The only Festival in the UK dedicated to writing about Asia, The Asia House Festival of Asian Literature celebrates the newest and best of writing across Asia from the Persian Gulf to the Pacific in a series of talks, debates and discussions.
With 40 authors covering over 15 Asian countries, The 2010 Asia House Festival of Asian Literature provides a unique, accessible way to interact with and understand the diverse cultures of Asia and those of Asian communities in the UK. The festival is supported by The National Lottery through Arts Council England and is produced by Asia House and The Asian Word.
Contact: Asia House
63 New Cavendish Street
London
W1G 7LP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7307 5454
E-mail: enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk
Web links: www.festivalofasianliterature.com
BRIGHTON FESTIVAL
1 - 23 May 2011
Brighton Festival is a contemporary celebration of British and international performing arts, bringing and commissioning events to and for Brighton, many that cannot be seen elsewhere in the UK and reflecting the thriving creativity of its own artistic community.
Contact: Jane McMorrow (Festival Manager)
Festival Administration Office
12a Pavilion Buildings
Castle Square
Brighton
BN1 1EE
Tel: +44 (0)1273 260805/700747/+44 (0)1273 709709 (Box office)
Fax: +44 (0)1273 707505/+44 (0)1273 261543 (Box office)
E-Mail: info@brighton-festival.org.uk, tickets@brightondome.org
Web links: http://www.brightonfestival.org/
BURY ST. EDMUNDS FESTIVAL
May 2011 (tbc)
A general arts festival with a strong musical element and some literary events.
Contact: Nick Wells (Festival Manager)
Borough Offices
Angel Hill
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 1XB
Tel: +44 (0)1284 757630/+44 (0)1284 757099 (festival hotline)
Fax: +44 (0)1284 757631
E-Mail: info@buryfestival.co.uk, nick.wells@stedsbc.gov.uk
CAMBRIDGE STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
May 2011 (tbc)
Last year, Cambridge Storytellers invited story lovers to dodge the trolls as they cross the Cam for a spellbinding event in May. We showcase the best in the oral tradition, with a major new piece from world-class storyteller Ben Haggarty, 'Mr Sandmann - Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares', a focus on new tellers including Dominic Kelly and contenders for the Young Storyteller of the Year award, and many workshops, open tellings and networking events.
St Andrew's Hall
Chesterton
Cambridge
CB4 1DH
Email: cambridgestorytellers@gmail.com
Web links: www.cambridgestorytellers.com
CHALFONT ST GILES AND JORDANS LITERARY FESTIVAL (BIENNIAL)
5 - 16 May 2011
The festival is back for the third year with new speakers and another writing competition.
Contact: Kathleen Martin
The Festival Box Office
The Finches
Mill Lane
Chalfont St Giles
HP8 4NX
Tel: +44 (0)1494 873966 (between 11am and 8pm)
E-Mail: csg.boxoffice@ntlworld.com
Web links: http://www.chalfontstgilesliteraryfestival.org.uk
CHARLESTON FESTIVAL
May 2011 (tbc)
Set in the tranquil country home of the Bloomsbury artists Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell, this annual festival never fails to bring international writers and thinkers to the Sussex countryside. Appearing in 2007 were William Dalrymple, Alain de Botton, Kiran Desai, Michael Frayn, Clive James, Andrew Motion, Claire Tomalin, Edward St Aubyn and Graham Swift. Poets Auden & MacNiece are discussed by Tom Paulin and John Fuller; Mark Haworth-Booth discusses Lee Miller; and Daphne du Maurier’s haunting novels will be scrutinised by Justine Picardie, Nicholas Roeg and Nell Leyshon.
Contact: Darren Clarke (Visitor & Festival Manager)
Charleston Trust
Charleston
Firle
Lewes
BN8 6LL
Tel: 01323 811265
E-mail: d.clarke@charleston.org.uk
Web links: www.charleston.org.uk
DAPHNE DU MAURIER FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND LITERATURE
13 - 22 May 2011
A festival to celebrate the life and works of Daphne du Maurier featuring writers, entertainers and celebrities of national and international renown in Fowey Cornwall.
Contact: Jonathan Aberdeen (Festival Co-ordinator)
Restormel Borough Council
Penwinnick Road
St Austell
Cornwall
PL25 5DR
Tel: +44 (0)1726 223535/+44 (0)1726 77477
Fax: +44 (0)1276 223301
E-Mail: jaberdeen@restormel.gov.uk
Web links: http://www.dumaurierfestival.co.uk/
DORCHESTER FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND ARTS (BIENNIAL)
27 May - 1 June 2011
Includes a small literature programme.
Contact: Sharon Hayden (Festival Organiser)
Dorchester Arts Centre
School Lane
The Grove
Dorchester
DT1 1XR
Tel: +44 (0)1305 266926
Fax: +44 (0)1305 266143
E-Mail: enquiries@dorchesterarts.org.uk
Web links: http://www.dorchesterarts.org.uk
DULWICH FESTIVAL
7 - 16 May 2011
A community arts festival that features literary talks and readings, poetry, historical/architectural/wildlife walks, theatre, music, art and family entertainment.
Contact: Alpha Hopkins (Festival Director)
Tel: +44 (0)20 8299 1011
E-Mail: enquiries@dulwichfestival.co.uk
Web links: http://www.dulwichfestival.co.uk
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY ARTS FESTIVAL
21 - 30 May 2011
A regional general arts festival involving music, visual arts, drama, film, dance, children's events and literature.
Contact: Lynn Otty (Literature Convener)
Gracefield Arts Centre
28 Edinburgh Road
Dumfries
DG1 1JQ
Tel: +44 (0)1387 260447
Fax: +44 (0)1387 260447
E-Mail: info@dgartsfestival.org.uk
Web links: http://www.dgartsfestival.org.uk
HowTheLightGetsIn
26 May - 5 June 2011
This year's festival will have over 350 events, plus a spectacular array of live performances, comedy nights and film screenings. Leading thinkers in every field will mix with cutting edge musicians to excite the imagination and renew the spirit.
Please note: This is not a Literature Festival per se but does feature various well-known authors among the other artistic genres it showcases
Contact: Emily Baker
Globe at Hay
Newport Street
Hay on Wye
Hereford
HR3 5BG
Tel: +44 (0)1497 821 762
E-Mail: festivaltickets@artandideas.org
Web links: http://www.howthelightgetsin.org | http://www.artandideas.org
Kempsford Literary Festival
20 - 22 May 2011
Contact: Alexis Morrison (Festival Director)
Tel: +44(0)7795 201821
E-mail: alexismorrison@am-events.co.uk
Web links: www.kempsfordliteraryfestival.co.uk
LINCOLN BOOK FESTIVAL
12 - 16 May 2011
The Lincoln Book Festival aims to celebrate books but also includes some other art forms that books initiate and inspire - comedy, film, performance and conversation. The festival aims to celebrate local, national and international writers and artists, historical and contemporary works of art as well as offering the public a chance to see both emerging and well-known writers and artists.
2010 PROGRAMME includes Simon Callow, Speech Debelle, Lynda Bellingham, Anthony Horowitz, Jeremy Hardy, Jake Arnott, Colin Bateman, Martyn Ware,Simon Brett, Preston, Alex Preston, Ariana Franklin, Roger Ellory, Duncan Hamilton, Dave Gibbons, Lana Citron, Andrew Birkin and many more....
Contact: Sara Bullimore or David Lambert (Artistic Directors )
Lincolnshire Tourism
Beech House
Waterside South
Lincoln
LN5 7JH
Tel: +44 (0) 78809 08539
Fax: +44 (0)1522 873553
E-Mail: info@lincolnbookfestival.co.uk
Web links: http://www.lincolnbookfestival.co.uk
LINCOLN HAY DAY
28 May 2011
Lincoln Hay Day is a new collaboration between cultural solutions UK and the world-renowned Telegraph Hay Festival. Writers who have taken, or are taking, part in the Hay Festival are travelling to Lincoln to take part in our 12-hour feast of words. The day is part of the regional Igniting Ambition Lincolnshire Showcase 2011 Cultural Olympiad programme.
Lincoln Hay Day will play host to and/or discuss: Carol Ann Duffy, Steven Berkoff, Bob Dylan, Dylan Thomas, Lincolnshire Poet Laureate - Joel Stickley, Bomber County - Daniel Swift, The Inside Story of BP - Tom Bergin, Simon Napier-Bell, Banksy, Taking Slang Seriously - Jonathon Green, writing workshops.
Event venue: The Collection, Danes Terrace, Lincoln LN2
Box office: 01522 873894 or www.lincolndrillhall.com
Email: sara.bullimore@googlemail.com
Webllink: http://www.issuu.com/culturalsolutionsuk/docs/___lincoln_hay_day_festival_28_._05_._2011
NORWICH LITERARY FESTIVAL
May 2011
Kate Royal
Norfolk & Norwich Festival
First Floor, Augustine Steward House
14 Tombland
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1HF
PERTH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
19 - 30 May 2011
Mainly a music festival with a small literary content.
Contact: Sandra Ralston
3-5 High Street
Perth
PH1 5JS
Tel: +44 (0)1738 475295
Fax: +44 (0)1738 475295
E-Mail: info@perthfestival.co.uk
Web links: http://www.perthfestival.co.uk/
POETRY-NEXT-THE-SEA
7- 9 May 2011
The festival is held on the quay at Wells-on-the-Sea, Norfolk. Among those offering readings, discussions and workshops in the past have been Blake Morrison, Matthew Hollis and more.
Contact: Susan Marshall
Festival Office
Whitestones
The Buttlands
Wells-next-the-Sea
Norfolk
NR23 1EZ
Tel: +44 (0)1328 711813
Fax: +44 (0)1328 710915
E-Mail: enquiries@poetrynextthesea.com, suzy948@btinternet.com.
Web links: http://www.poetry-next-the-sea.com/
SWALEDALE FESTIVAL
Various offerings in Swaledale and the surrounding Dales
29 May - 13 June 2011
A general arts festival with some literature events such as literary workshops including the opportunity to write and perform Renga poetry.
Contact: Katharine Oldershaw (Festival Administrator)
Hudson House
High Row
Reeth
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL11 6TB
Tel: +44 (0)1748 880019
Fax: +44 (0)1748 880028
E-Mail: info@swaledale-festival.org.uk
Web links: http://www.swaledale-festival.org.uk
SWINDON FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE
3 - 15 May 2011
Comprises talks, readings, and question and answer sessions with authors, performers, and poets; plus writing workshops, discussions, storytelling, and a 'Performance Poetry Slam Competition'. Authors attending include the famous, the infamous, and the unknown.
Contact: Matt Holland (Festival Director)
Lower Shaw Farm
Shaw
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN5 5PJ
Tel: +44 (0)1793 771080
Fax: +44 (0)1793 771080
E-Mail: swindonlitfest@lowershawfarm.co.uk
Web links: http://www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk
THE GUARDIAN HAY FESTIVAL
27 May - 6 June 2011
One of the largest literary festivals in the UK. Past programme events and performances crossed literature with cabaret, cinema, circus, comedy, environment, film, music, politics, science, screenwriting and visual arts. Children's Festival Hay Fever runs alongside the Guardian Hay Festival every year.
Contact: Lyndy Cooke (General Manager)
The Drill Hall
25 Lion Street
Hay-on-Wye
HR3 5AD
Tel: +44 (0)1497 821 217 (admin)/+44 (0)1497 821 299 (Box Office)
Fax: +44 (0)1497 821 066
E-Mail: admin@hayfestival.co.uk
Web links: http://www.hayfestival.com
WORD - UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN WRITERS FESTIVAL
King's College, University of Aberdeen and various other venues across Aberdeen
14 - 16 May 2011
Word attracts over 50 authors for a weekend of readings, lectures, debates, music, art exhibitions and film screenings. New festival developments include an extended Schools' and Children’s programme, and a Festival of Gaelic!
Contact: Fiona Reid (Festival Co-ordinator)
University of Aberdeen
Office of External Affairs
University of Aberdeen
King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 3FX
Tel: +44 (0)1224 273726
Fax: +44 (0)1224 274433
E-Mail: Fiona Reid
Web links: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/word
WOMEN'S ARTS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (Biennial)
May 2011
The first ever Women's Arts International Festival will feature artists such as Marianne Faithfull, Patti Smith, Bettye Lavette, Sandie Shaw, Malika Booker, Jo Brand, Jackie Kay, Ali Smith, Lionel Shriver, Lucy Siegle, Joan As Police Woman, Marissa Nadler, Tina Keane, Stella Vine, Jasmin Vardimon and many, many more.
Tel: +44 (0)1539 725133
E-mail: stayintouch@breweryarts.co.uk
Web links: www.womensartsinternational.co.uk
YOUNG READERS BIRMINGHAM
May/June 2011
Young Readers Birmingham is an annual festival for children, young people and their families offering over 150 events, including a two- day 'Book Bash' at Aston Hall.
Contact: Gena Gaynor (Festival Organiser)
Birmingham Central Library
Children's Office
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
B3 3HQ
Tel: +44 (0)121 303 3368
Fax: +44 (0)121 464 1004
E-Mail: Gena_Gaynor@birmingham.gov.uk
Web links: http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/youngreaders
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