Literary festival calendar

Book festivals across the British Isles and Ireland.

A living calendar for readers, writers, critics, teachers and authors looking for literary festivals, ticket links and organiser information. This is intentionally maintained as an expanding index because small festivals change names, venues and dates year to year.

72festival pages

7regions covered

Official linkstickets and organiser pages

Past event work

Selected festival and literary-event highlights

A few public examples from the Book Bag archive, useful for festival organisers, publishers and event teams weighing up a host, interviewer, chair or critic.

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Festival interviews and coverage

Oxford Literary Festival

Oxford

Suzi reported from Oxford Literary Festival, including who she met, who she interviewed and her wider impressions of the programme.

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Event chairing

Oxford Literary Festival chairing

Oxford

Suzi's blog archive records intensive Oxford Literary Festival chairing work, including a stint chairing 17 events and earlier visits chairing four authors.

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Festival interviews and coverage

Althorp Literary Festival

Althorp

The Book Bag archive includes Suzi's visit to the Oxford and Althorp Literary Festivals, capturing interviews, encounters and event atmosphere.

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On-site festival coverage

Idler Festival

Hampstead, London

Suzi covered the Idler Festival in Hampstead, connecting books, music, comedy, cultural memory and live festival conversation.

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Festival visit and literary reporting

Stoke Newington Literary Festival

North London

Suzi's Book Bag includes dedicated Stoke Newington Literary Festival coverage, useful proof for neighbourhood and London literary-event organisers.

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Festival response and commentary

Ticehurst Literary Festival

Ticehurst

Suzi recorded her thoughts on the Ticehurst Literary Festival, giving organisers a sense of her critical eye and event-aware presentation style.

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Reader-event review

Slightly Foxed Readers' Day

London

The archive includes Suzi's review of the Slightly Foxed Readers' Day, showing her interest in intimate reader communities as well as major festivals.

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Launch discussion and literary-event coverage

The Aftershock Review launch

Manchester

Suzi discussed the Manchester launch of The Aftershock Review, linking contemporary writing, live launches and regional literary scenes.

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Festival involvement

Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival

Gibraltar

Suzi's archive notes repeat involvement in the Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival, adding international festival experience to the Book Bag profile.

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Festival appearance

Curious Arts / Byline Festival

England

Suzi wrote about taking part with the New River Press poets when Curious Arts combined with Byline Festival.

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Author interview

Ledbury Poetry Festival

Ledbury

Suzi's archive records being invited to interview Ali Smith at Ledbury Poetry Festival, useful proof for author-interview and stage-conversation enquiries.

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Event chairing