Festivals

• Hay Festival

Bath Literature Festival
Festival history, visitor information, brochure request form and sponsorship details. Early March.
www.bathlitfest.org.uk/

British Council: UK Literature Festivals
Directory of literature festivals, and general arts festivals with a literary element, organised by festival name, region and month.
www.britishcouncil.org/arts/literature/festivals/

Cheltenham Festival of Literature
Brochure request form, festival overview and newsletter. Mid-October.
www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk/frame_festindex.cfm?FEST=LITERATURE

Durham Literature Festival
Programme details, profiles, booking assistance and diary, with information about the Liar competition. Mid-September through mid-October.
www.literaturefestival.co.uk/

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

Ilkley Literature Festival Online
Archives, diary, speaker's corner, 'Friends of the Festival' section and multimedia readings. Mid-October.
www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk

Ipswich Festival of Children's Literature
Archived reports on the previous two held, including artwork, images and student writings. Biennial festival held in mid-September.
www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=7628

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

Knutsford Literature Festival
Details of programme, history and booking, with photographs and links. Early October.
www.knutsfordlitfest.co.uk/

Lowdham Book Festival
Events, timetable and festival authors for this mid-June book and film festival near Nottingham.
www.lowdhambookfestival.co.uk/

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

The Humber Mouth: Hull Literature Festival
Detailed programme information with archive section, event previews and visitor assistance. Held the last half of November in East Yorkshire.
www.humbermouth.org.uk/

The Orange Word
Information about the literature festival held in October through mid-December in London. Audio archives plus details of programme, festival history and sponsors.
www.theword.org.uk/

Wells Festival of Literature
Held in October each year. Features winning entries from the previous year with visitor information, links and entry forms.
www.somersite.co.uk/wellsfest.htm