Events for Readers and Writers
Literary, Book, and Arts Festivals
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January – (England) Finchley Literary Festival http://finchleyliteraryfestival.blogspot.co.uk/
January – (India) Jaipur Literature Festival www.jaipurliteraturefestival.org
February – (Scotland) Winter Words Festival www.pitlochry.org.uk
February (England) Purbeck Literary Festival www.purbeckliteraryfestival.info
February (Ireland) – Limerick Literary Festival
February to March – (England) Bath Literature Festival www.bathlitfest.org.uk
March – (England) Aldeburgh Literary Festival (Suffolk) www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk
March – (Ireland) Ennis Book Club Festival www.ennisbookclubfestival.com
March – (England) Words by the Water Cumbria www.wayswithwords.co.uk
March – (England) King’s Lynn Fiction Festival www.lynnlitfests.com
March – (England) Huddersfield Literature Festival www.litfest.org.uk
March – (Scotland) Aye Write! Glasgow Book Festival www.ayewrite.com
March – (England) York Literature Festival www.yorkliteraturefestival.co.uk
March – (England) Oswestry Litfest www.oswestrylitfest.co.uk
March – (Channel Islands) – Alderney Literary Festival www.alderneyliterarytrust.com
March – (Scotland) Scottish Association of Writers Annual Conference www.sawriters.org.uk
March – (England) Essex Book Festival www.essexbookfestival.org.uk
April – (England) Oxford Literary Festival http://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/
April- (England) Cambridge Literary Festival www.cambridgewordfest.co.uk
April – (USA) Los Angeles Times Festival of Books http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/
April – (England) London Book Fair www.londonbookfair.co.uk
April – (England) Books by the Beach – Scarborough www.booksbythebeach.co.uk
April – (Wales) Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival www.cardiffchildrenslitfest.com
April – (Ireland) Cuirt International Festival of Literature www.cuirt.ie
April – (England) Chipping Norton Litfest www.chiplitfest.com
April – (Scotland) Colonsay Book Festival www.colonsaybookfestival.org.uk
April – May – (England) Hexham Book Festival www.hexhambookfestival.co.uk
April – May – (England) Stratford Literary Festival www.stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk
May – (England) Swindon Festival of Literature www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk
May – (England) Chipping Campden Literature Festival – www.campdenlitfest.co.uk
May – (Scotland) – Boswell Book Festival www.boswellbookfestival.co.uk
May – (England) Ullapool Book Festival www.ullapoolbookfestival.co.uk
May – (England) Fowey Festival of Words and Music www.foweyfestival.com
May – (England) Brighton Festival http://brightonfestival.org
May – (Scotland) Perth Festival of the Arts perthfestival.co.uk/
May – (England) Charleston Festival www.charleston.org.uk
May – (Ireland) Dublin Writers’ Festival www.dublinwritersfestival.com/
May – June – (Wales) Hay Festival http://www.hayfestival.com/
May – June – (England) Salisbury International Arts Festival www.salisburyfestival.co.uk
May – June – (England) Swaledale Festival www.swaledale-festival.org.uk
May – (England) Australia and New Zealand Festival of Literature and Arts – London www.ausnzfestival.com
June – (Ireland) Writers’ Week Literary Festival www.writersweek.ie
June – (England) Charles Causley Festival(Cornwall) http://charlescausleyfestival.co.uk/
June – (England) Stoke Newington Literary Festival www.stokenewingtonliteraryfestival.com/
June – (England) The Big Bookend Leeds www.bigbookend.co.uk/
June – (England) Stoke Literary Festival www.stokeliteraryfestival.org
June – (England) Worcestershire Literary Festival www.worcslitfest.co.uk
June – (Scotland) Borders Book Festival www.bordersbookfestival.org
June – (Ireland) Immrama, The Lismore Festival of Travel Writing www.lismoreimmrama.com
June – (England) The University of Winchester Writers’ Festival www.writersfestival.co.uk
June – (England) Dickens Festival, Kent www.broadstairsdickensfestival.co.uk
June – (Wales) Dinefwr Literature Festival www.dinefwrliteraturefestival.co.uk/
June – (England) Felixstowe Book Festival www.felixstowebookfestival.co.uk
June (England) Lowdham Book Festival www.lowdhambookfestival.co.uk/
June to July – (England) Ashbourne Festival http://www.ashbournefestival.org/
June to July – (England) Hebden Bridge Arts Festival http://hebdenbridgeartsfestival.co.uk/
June to July – (England) Althorp Literary Festival http://www.spencerofalthorp.com/literary-festival/
July – (England) Evesham Festival of Words http://eveshamfestivalofwords.org
July – (England) Lichfield Literature Festival www.lichfieldfestival.org
July – (England) Frome Festival www.fromefestival.co.uk/
July – (England) Penzance Literary Festival http://penzance-literary-festival.org.uk
July – (England) Ways With Words – Devon www.wayswithwords.co.uk
July – (England) Buxton Festival www.buxtonfestival.co.uk
July – (Ireland) West Cork Literary Festival www.westcorkmusic.ie/literaryfestival
July – (England) Festival at the Edge, Shropshire www.festivalattheedge.org/
July – (England) Crime Writing Festival Harrogate www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/crime
July – (England) Cirencester Children’s Literary Festival www.octaviasbookshop.co.uk/
July – (England) Port Eliot Festival – Cornwall http://www.porteliotfestival.com/
August – (England) Swanwick Writers’ Summer School www.swanwickwritersschool.org.uk
August – (Scotland) Edinburgh International Book Festival www.edbookfest.co.uk
August – (Scotland) Beyond Borders International Literature Festival www.beyondbordersscotland.com/
September – (Scotland) – Nairn Book and Arts Festival https://nairnfestival.co.uk/
September – (England) – York Festival of Writing http://www.writersworkshop.co.uk/events.html
September – (England) NAWG Annual Festival of Writing (Warwick) www.nawg.co.uk
September – (Ireland) Oscar Wilde Festival http://www.oscarwildefestival.com/index.html
September – (Wales) Gladfest www.gladstoneslibrary.org
September – (England) Chiswick Book Festival http://www.chiswickbookfestival.net/
September – (Wales) PENfro Book Festival, Pembrokeshire www.penfrobookfestival.org.uk
September (England) International Agatha Christie Festival Devon www.agathachristiefestival.com
September – (Channel Islands) Guernsey Literary Festival http://guernseyliteraryfestival.com/
September – (England) Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival www.budlitfest.org.uk
September – (England) Rye Arts Festival http://www.ryeartsfestival.co.uk/
September to October – (England) Words in Walden www.hartsdirect.co.uk/book-shop/words-in-walden-festivals
September – (England) Blenheim Palace Literary Festival http://blenheimpalaceliteraryfestival.com/
September – (England) Kew Literary Festival www.kew.org
September – (USA) Baltimore Book Festival http://baltimorebookfestival.com/
September to October – (England) Bath Festival of Children’s Literature www.bathfestivals.org.uk
September to October – (Scotland) Wigtown Book Festival www.wigtownbookfestival.com
September to October – (England) Appledore Book Festival www.appledorebookfestival.co.uk
September to October- (England) Henley Literary Festival http://henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk/
October – (England) Beverley Literature Festival http://beverley-literature-festival.org/
October – (England) Warwick Words www.warwickwords.co.uk
October – (England) Cheltenham Literature Festival http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature
October – (England) Wimbledon Bookfest http://wimbledonbookfest.org/
October – (England) Ilkley Literature Festival www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/
October – (England) Birmingham Literature Festival www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org
October – (England) Durham Book Festival durhambookfestival.com/
October – (England) Wells Festival of Literature www.wellslitfest.org.uk
October – (England) Guildford Book Festival www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk/
October – (England) Mere Literary Festival (Wiltshire) www.merelitfest.co.uk
October – (England) Manchester Literature Festival www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk
October – (England) Bridport Open Book Festival www.bridport-arts.com/open-book-festival/
October – (England) Sherborne Litery Festival www.sherborneliterarysociety.com
October – (England) Thame Arts and Literature Festival www.talfestival.org
October – (England) Chester Literature Festival www.chesterliteraturefestival.co.uk
October – (England) Canterbury Festival www.canterburyfestival.co.uk
October – (Scotland) Dundee Literary Festival http://www.dundee.ac.uk/literarydundee/
October – (England) Wolds Words Literary Festival http://www.woldswords.org.uk/
October – (Wales) Do Not Go Gentle Dylan Thomas Music & Literary Festival https://www.facebook.com/DoNotGoGentleFestival
October – (England) Yeovil Literary Festival www.yeovilarts.co.uk
November – (England) Southwold Literature Festival www.wayswithwords.co.uk
November – (England) Humer Mouth Literature Festival www.humbermouth.co.uk
November – (England) Richmond upon Thames Literature Festival www.richmondliterature.com
November – (England) Bridport Literary Festival http://www.bridlit.com/
November – (England) Literary Leicester www.le.ac.uk
November – (England) Lavenham Literary Festival www.lavenhamliteraryfestival.co.uk
November – (England) Folkestone Book Festival www.folkestonebookfest.com
November (Wales) Hay Festival Winter Weekend www.hayfestival.com
November (England) Cambridge Literary Festival Winter www.cambridgewordfest.co.uk
Please note that Alfie Dog Limited has no involvement in any of these events and lists them here simply for the benefit of our readers.