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Literature festivals in the UK.

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Resources in This Category

• Bath Literature Festival

  http://bathfestivals.org.uk/literature/
  Festival history, visitor information, brochure request form and sponsorship details. Early March.

• Big Up Words Festival

  http://bigupwords.co.uk/
  Annual festival for authors, poets, screen writers and book lovers. Held in Andover, Hampshire, England.

• Book Festival Scotland

  http://www.bookfestivalscotland.com/
  Scotland's book, storytelling and poetry festivals.

• Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival

  http://www.budlitfest.org.uk/
  Details of annual event, featuring award-winning writers and poets. Includes a programme of events, tickets and contacts.

• Cheltenham Festival of Literature

  http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature
  Brochure request form, festival overview and newsletter. Mid-October.

• Durham Book Festival

  http://www.durhambookfestival.com/
  Programme details, profiles, booking assistance and diary, with information about the Liar competition. Mid-September through mid-October.

• Edinburgh International Book Festival

  http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/
  Programme, visitor information, how to get involved, press reviews, schools section, booking assistance and news. Mid-August.

• Ilkley Literature Festival Online

  http://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/
  Archives, diary, speaker's corner, 'Friends of the Festival' section and multimedia readings. Mid-October.

• Jewish Book Week

  http://www.jewishbookweek.com/
  Annual festival held in early March includes contributors from across the globe. Schedule of seminars and workshops, evening events, ticket and travel details. London.

• Litfest

  http://www.litfest.org/
  One of the country's oldest literature festivals, held in Lancaster. Information about their programme, competitions, history, and contact details.

• Mere Literary Festival

  http://www.merelitfest.co.uk/
  Includes links to previous years programmes and results.

• Swindon Festival of Literature

  http://www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk/
  Detailed programme information with guest speaker profiles and ticket assistance. Held annually during the first two weeks in May in Wiltshire.

• The Laugharne Weekend

  http://thelaugharneweekend.com/
  An annual weekend festival of literature and music in west Wales.

• The Oxford Literary Festival

  http://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/
  The official site listing literary events, authors and speakers with times, locations, map, programme and online booking details. The festival is held annually, typically end of March/ early April.

• Ways With Words Literature Festivals

  http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk/
  Organizes a number of literature festivals around the UK, holidays for writers and painters in Italy and workshops in Devon. Information about event programmes and venues, and booking details.

• Wells Festival of Literature

  http://www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/
  Held in October each year. Features winning entries from the previous year with visitor information, links and entry forms.

• West Dunbartonshire Booked! Festival of Words

  http://www.bookedfestival.info/
  Annual Booked! festival of words in West Dunbartonshire, full programme, venue and ticketing information online. Takes place in April. Site is left without content in between festivals.

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