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Online Bookshop 2024

Essex Book Festival Online Bookshop now open

Online Bookshop This year we have set up an online book shop with all of our 2024 Authors and Event connections in one place. Bookshop.org is an ...

Essex Library Author in Residence recruitment

Essex Libraries Author in Residence Opportunity

Inspire Teenagers, Ignite Creativity! Be part of an exciting literary adventure! Essex Libraries seeks an Author in Residence to champion their ...

Sarah Perry and book cover for Enlightenment

Sarah Perry: Enlightenment – Watch online for free

Multi award-winning and best-selling author, Festival Patron and University of Essex Chancellor, Sarah Perry, will be launching this year’s festival ...

Woman Life Freedom book shot

This is what protest looks like…

Woman, Life, Freedom: Voices and Art fro the Women’s Protests in Iran Bring a friend for free ticket offer Presented by London-based publisher ...

Young people writing at a table

Super Short Story Competition – Deadline Extended!!

Super Short Story Competition Deadline extended to Tuesday 4th June! To celebrate the 25th Edition of Essex Book Festival, we are inviting young ...

Summer of Culture 2024

Hot off the press: Essex Summer of Culture Guide 2024

We are so excited to be part of Essex’s Summer of Culture! Discover amazing activities, exhibitions and experiences from many of our ...

Elizabethan card players. Photo of Rob Eastaway and Much Ado About Numbers book cover

Free event just announced: Much Ado About Numbers

We are delighted that author Rob Eastaway will be joining us at our Midsummer Madness Family Fun Day to give a fun, interactive talk for ages 10+ on ...

Midsummer Night Dream

Something ‘Wicked’ this way comes to Castle Park Theatre this summer

Following the success of last year’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Castle Park Theatre returns with the Bard’s ultimate ...

Beach of Dreams

Funding announced for Beach of Dreams 2025: a UK wide walking arts festival

We are delighted to announce that we are a partner in Beach of Dreams which has recently been awarded Arts Council England funding as a nationally ...

Photo of Andrew Millham with both book covers

New Event Announced

We are pleased to announce that nature and folk history writer Andrew Millham will be joining the line-up for our fabulous Restless Brilliance Day at ...