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London Ebook Honest
12-14 March 2024; londonbookfair.co.uk
Organisers of the London Ebook Honest introduced that its 2024 occasion will probably be moved to 12-14 March, Publishers Weekly reported, to keep away from any conflict with the Bologna Youngsters’s Ebook Honest in April. Held at Olympia London below the theme “defining the way forward for artistic content material”, the London Ebook Honest will host greater than 100 seminars throughout three days in addition to conferences and awards.
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Oxford Literary Pageant
16-24 March 2024; oxfordliteraryfestival.org
Going down every spring in “one of many world’s oldest cities of studying”, mentioned Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey on Fodor’s, the Oxford Literary Pageant is “among the finest round”. Causes to attend embody the “prestigious” schedule of talks, debates and performances by well-known authors and thinkers.
Stratford Literary Pageant – spring version
1-5 Could 2024; stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk
Because the “much-lauded” birthplace of William Shakespeare, mentioned Bolthole Retreats, it is “becoming” that the traditional market city of Stratford-upon-Avon performs host to “one of the important literary festivals within the UK”. Twice a 12 months, in Could and October, “the good, the great and the unsung” of the e-book world take part in a “numerous schedule of literary debates and concepts interwoven with superstar writer occasions and interactive workshops”.
Hay Pageant
23 Could-2 June 2024; hayfestival.com
One of many “most well-known and prestigious” literary occasions on the earth, the Hay Pageant takes over a “beautiful small city” in Wales annually, mentioned Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey on Foder’s. Bringing collectively literature and the humanities, UK names “dominate” the occasion, however world authors are “all the time current”. The “smartest thing” about this competition is the setting. Hay-on-Wye is a “e-book city stuffed with antiquarian and second-hand bookstores, little pop-up libraries, and plenty of specialist shops”.
Borders Ebook Pageant
13-16 June 2024; bordersbookfestival.org
Held within the Scottish Borders city of Melrose, this “four-day extravaganza”, mentioned Scotland Starts Here, welcomes a few of the “greatest names from the world of literature, leisure, and politics”. Organisers of the Borders Ebook Pageant are anticipated to launch an “early peek” at a few of the headliners within the first quarter of 2024.
Bradford Literature Pageant
28 June-7 July 2024; bradfordlitfest.co.uk
Yorkshire’s greatest literary occasion affords talks from “well-known names” alongside “intriguing mini-fests”, mentioned Claire Biddles in Big Issue. The competition, which celebrates its tenth anniversary 12 months, has additionally launched “moral ticketing”, permitting free entry to anybody who might not have the chance to attend in any other case.
Penzance Literary Pageant
3-6 July 2024; pzlitfest.co.uk
Dubbed the UK’s “friendliest literary competition”, the Penzance LitFest is predicted to happen at an array of venues “across the stunning Cornish city”, mentioned Proper Cornwall. It has grown right into a “numerous and interesting” celebration of the “great written phrase” and ought to be “fairly star-studded” in 2024, too.
Theakston Outdated Peculier Crime Writing Pageant
18-21 July 2024; harrogateinternationalfestivals.com
The UK’s “largest occasion for followers of crime and thriller writing” takes place every summer time in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, mentioned the Harrogate Advertiser. Anticipate a programme of particular visitors, talks, workshops and crime writing’s “most wished accolade”, the Crime Novel of the Yr Award.
Edinburgh Worldwide Ebook Pageant
10-25 August 2024; edbookfest.co.uk
Going down in a “pop-up village” within the coronary heart of the Outdated City, Edinburgh’s literary competition affords each a “significantly spectacular programme” and a “utopian hideout” for e-book lovers throughout competition season, mentioned Claire Biddles in Big Issue. Guests can “browse the bookshops” and “attend inspiring talks” from authors and world-leading thinkers.
Jane Austen Pageant, Bathtub
13-22 September 2024; janeausten.co.uk
House to a “few classics” and “inspiration to many extra”, Bathtub hosts the Jane Austen Pageant yearly, mentioned Visit Britain. Come for the Regency-era costume and keep for the 10-day lengthy immersive expertise. Be a part of fellow Jane Austen lovers on guided walks, lavish balls, theatre reveals, and teleport again to the Georgian period for an opportunity to actually dive into Austen’s world.
Bathtub Youngsters’s Literature Pageant
27 September-6 October 2024; bathfestivals.org.uk
The town will probably be “buzzing”, mentioned Total Guide to Bath, as greater than 100 kids’s authors and illustrators are welcomed for the town’s well-liked kids’s literature competition.
Cliveden Literary Pageant
September-October 2024 TBC; clivedenliteraryfestival.org
Cliveden continues to be the “most glamorous literary competition on the map”, mentioned Tatler. Set at England’s “most dazzling Italianate mansion”, it brings collectively the “biggest thinkers, writers and politicians” to “chew the fats” earlier than a “fabulously well-dressed viewers”.
Henley Literary Pageant
30 September-6 October 2024; henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk
Based in 2007, Henley has “firmly established itself” as one of many UK’s hottest literary festivals, mentioned VisitThames.co.uk. The occasion options talks, performances and conversations for adults and youngsters, plus numerous pop-up occasions.
Cheltenham Literature Pageant
October 2024 TBC; cheltenhamfestivals.com
It is not simply horse racing that Cheltenham is “greatest identified” for, mentioned Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey on Fodor’s, but in addition its annual literature competition, which was, in truth, the “world’s first literature competition”. Having began in 1949, this makes it the “longest-running competition of its form”. The occasion celebrates the written and spoken phrase, and hosts new voices in fiction and poetry alongside literary greats and high-profile audio system.
London Literature Pageant
23 October-3 November 2024; southbankcentre.co.uk
The capital’s “most talked-about literary competition of the 12 months”, mentioned Rebecca Cox in Country & Town House, all the time has a “heavyweight line-up” of the most important authors and audio system.
Kendal Mountain Ebook Pageant
November 2024 TBC; kendalmountainfestival.com
Held annually alongside the “vastly profitable” and “multi award-winning” Kendal Mountain Pageant, mentioned CreativeTourist.com, the Kendal Mountain Ebook Pageant celebrates the “highest in nature and mountain literature”. A competition bookshop, literature awards and talks could be loved by guests to Cumbria.
Literature Pageant at Sea
13-20 November 2024; cunard.com
Take the prospect to “set sail in additional than the creativeness” on this seven-day cruise from Southampton, mentioned Visit Britain. Dive into greater than only a few pages aboard Cunard’s flagship “Queen Mary 2” and discover the excessive seas with fellow bookworms and mingle with authors, journalists, critics and historians. Have a good time literature and tradition surrounded by like-minded friends.
