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AGM Announcement

The AGM for Essex Book Festival will be taking place on Monday 26th September 2022 at 2pm online via Zoom. For more information please contact ...

All authors 2022

Who Would You Like to See at Next Year’s Essex Book Festival?

June 2023 – Tell Us What You Want, What You Really Really Want As preparations get underway for June 2023, we thought we’d take this ...

Wendy Constance Rewriting the archive

Rising Tides and Essex Floods

After a fabulous summer of events across the County, we have one last event up our sleeve for 2022. That is, our re-scheduled Rewriting The Archive ...

Photo of Artist in Residence Dominika Feiglewicz and Patrycja Nosowicz as part of their Residency in partnership with The British Council 3x2

Call Out for Artists in Residence at Metal

Our friends at @metalcultureuk are calling for creatives to join their artist residency programme! They are offering 9 opportunities for artists ...

Gaia at Liverpool Cathedral Photo by Gareth Jones 3x2

Join the team of Volunteers for Gaia at Chelmsford Cathedral

Chelmsford Cathedral is delighted to be welcoming Gaia to Essex for the first time this October. Gaia is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. ...

Homeland is Presence 3x2

Foraging Nature Folklore Recipes

Following the wonderful foraging walk with Lora Aziz as part of our Midsummer Madness day at Cressing Temple Barns, order your copy of Lora’s ...

HylandsPark-119 3x2 (c) Aaron Crowe Photography

Calling all budding writers…

Essex Gardens Trust Beth Chatto Writers Prize 2022 Essex Gardens Trust in association with Beth Chatto Education Trust and Essex Book Festival invite ...

Events still to come 14 June 2022

Still so much more to come…

After a fantastic first week of events, including our launch at Harwich Electric Palace Cinema with Blake Morrison and The Hosepipe Band – what a ...

Planting stall in tent

Free Family Days Out

One thing we are really proud about this year is the sheer volume of free activities for children taking place at this year’s Essex Book ...

Mark Billingham credit Steve Best

Mark Billingham Library Event Update

Unfortunately, we have had to move the date of Sunday Times number one bestseller and maverick Mark Billingham’s event, which was scheduled to ...