Join CALFE at Chelmsford Library for a day where stories come alive, creativity takes centre stage and young imaginations can run free. Bring your ...
Author: Claire Buskin
Re-inventing Essex – Free online event
Re-inventing Essex; what does it mean to be ‘Essex’ in 2026?Free, online eventMonday 26 October, 12.30pm Modern Cockney Festival are ...
Essex Book Worm Podcast – first episode now available
Over the last few weeks our first Essex Book Worm YA podcast has taken shape! Our young participants have been learning how to make their own podcast ...
Wonderful Wednesdays – Martha Pailing: Chat Sh*t, Get Hit coming to Colchester Arts Centre
Wednesday 07 October What if your anger just simmers underneath? If it never quite reaches boiling point, but it’s present, burning your ...
Beware of email scams
We are aware of various potential email scams claiming to be from Essex Book Festival. These emails are targeting writers and authors, inviting them ...
New Opportunity: Festival Coordinator
Are you passionate about books and storytelling? Do you have strong organisational skills? We are looking for a Festival Coordinator to join our small ...
Free Events in Tendring – Sundream work-in-progress performances
Join Wise Ram Theatre at Harwich Library, Frinton Library, nOse Bookshop in Walton-on-the-Naze or West Clacton Library as they share ‘sneak ...
Author submissions for Essex Book Festival 2027 now open
We are looking for writers, poets, artists, performers, workshop facilitators and arts and community organisations to take part in Essex Book Festival ...
Nominations for The Queen’s Reading Room Medal 2027 are now open
Celebrating individuals in their communities who are champions of books and literature. Nominations for The Queen‘s Reading Room Medal 2027 are ...
The Essex Book Worm Podcast
The Essex Book Worm Podcast An opportunity for young people to get involved in creating a new book podcast. Are you aged 13-17 years and living in ...