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Essex Book Festival is coming to a venue near you
What do Colchester Community Stadium, Harlow’s The Gibberd Garden, Layer Marney Tower, Northey Island, Manningtree Library, Colchester Samaritans, Grayson Perry’s A HOUSE FOR ESSEX, and a revamped peacock enclosure overlooking the Thames Estuary have in common? They’re all playing their part in this year’s Essex Read more
The countdown is on….
As the countdown begins for this year’s Essex Book Festival, we thought we’d give you a sneak preview of what’s on the menu, starting with some of our new venues for 2026. With another special ‘countdown’ well underway by the end of May, we’re thrilled to be hosting this year’s Festival Launch at Colchester Read more
A Day for Writers
With this year’s programme well and truly live, and over 250 writers and artists due to descend on Essex this May/June, one event that we’re really looking forward to at EBF HQ is The Writers Room. An exciting 1-day programme of writers’ events hosted by the Lakeside Theatre at the University of Read more