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Literary Festivals - 2009Bath Literature Festival : 28th February - 8th MarchEstablished in 1999, this is now a well established mix of local, national and international writers offering over 100 events in the city which played host to Jane Austen. www.bathlitfest.org.uk Dubai Literary Festival : 25th February - 1st March Sponsored by Emirates Airlines, this is the first ever Middle Eastern literary festival and promises an exciting international linuep. www.eaifl.com/ourdubai.php Aye Write : March One week of varied literary events takes place at Glasgow's Mitchell Library, culminating in the presentation of a prize in memory of creative writing teacher Clare Maclean to the year's best novel by a writer born or living in Scotland. www.ayewrite.com York Literature Festival : 1st - 15th March Now in it's third year, the festival covers World Book Day and International Woman's Day with story telling, workshops, walks and talkes with authors. www.yorkfestivals.com Laugharne Weekend : March Billed as a weekend of writers, readers, boozers, actors, poets and players in the strangest town in Wales! http://homepage.ntlworld.com/johnwilliams/ Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival : March-April Centred round the magnificant Tudor Hall of Christ Church some 250 writers debate, discuss and shre their passions for thier subjects. Last year saw the launch of the creative writing course and featured talks and masteclasses for the potential writer. www.sundaytimes-oxfordliteraryfestival.co.uk The Guardian Hay Festival : 24th May - 4th June The largest literary festival in the UK welcomes distinguished authors and public figures with a twelve day programme set against a backdrop of the Welsh borders. www.hayfestival.com London Literature Festival - July Launched in 2007, lots of words, stories, ideas and events with an urban edge, based at the South Bank Centre www.londonliteratureonline.org.uk Durham Literary Festival : October Workshops and open mic evenings for informal celebrations of writing complement a traditionally ambitious lineup of new and established writers. www.literaturefestival.co.uk Ikley Literary Festival : October One of the North's livliest cultural events, the Ikley Festival was launched by WH Auden in 1973, and now features a wide variety of events including projects and residencies involving schools and community organisations backed up by a lively Fringe. www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk Manchester Literary Festival : October An eclectic lineup celebrates writing across all creative and technological media. Three headings - Read, Independent and Freeplay, challenge boundaries and promote independence making the most of Manchester's range of prestigious and unusual venues. www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk Birmingham Book Festival : October A wide variety of events including plenty of workshops and masterclasses, and opportunites to hear writers, celebrities and political figures talk about their work. In 2007 a canal boat was among the venues. www.birminghambookfestival.org/ Chester Literary Festival : October A star studded lineup represents all aspects of the literary world. Explorers, historians, actors, comedians, poets and novelists gather in this historic city for what will be its 20th festival. www.chester-literature-festival.org.uk The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival : October Rising audience figures and an increasingly distinguished list of celebrities and writers in one of England's most attractive Spa towns. www.cheltenhamfestivals.com |