After a fantastic first week of events, including our launch at Harwich Electric Palace Cinema with Blake Morrison and The Hosepipe Band – what a ...
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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 ...
Less than 4 weeks to go…
With the starting line looming – it’s less than four weeks until this year’s first event featuring poet and writer Robert Hamberger ...
Box Office opens 5th April
We are so excited to be announcing this year’s festival programme on 5th April. Pick up a brochure from your local library or download the ...
It’s a wrap!
After what has been a remarkable 3-month festival ‘marathon’, with events and activities taking us everywhere from Canvey Heights to Layer ...
Keeping You Safe
We are keen for you to understand the measures we are putting in place to keep you safe during our in person events. Here are few that we are ...
The Story Hunters Project
In the next few weeks, we will launch the Story Hunters Project together with a dedicated page that will track and exhibit your flash fiction ...
Were you born in 1999? Are you 20 this year?
If so, get in touch by emailing us at hello@essexbookfestival.org.uk. In 2019 we will be celebrating our 20th Birthday as well, and want to celebrate ...
The Books That Rock
What’s your favourite book set in or featuring Essex? Essex Book Festival will be 20 years old in 2019 and to celebrate we’re asking for suggestions ...
Tower Tales: Let’s Go Fly a Kite
For Essex Book Festival 2018 we invited Ruth Raymer to be writer-in-residence at Jaywick Martello Tower. Ruth spent a week at the tower, talking with ...