We’re frantically dotting the ‘i’s’ and crossing the ‘t’s at EBF HQ for this year’s ESSEX BOOK FESTIVAL ...
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A book that demands to be read
Festival Director Ros Green always says that the mark of a good book for her is a book that wakes her up in the middle of the night demanding to be ...
Savour the Delights
Everybody loves Buster Keaton, so we are thrilled to reveal our ‘mystery’ silent film, which is being screened at the wonderful Electric ...
England’s Love Affair
With just over a month to go until our launch event with Polly Toynbee at Anglia Ruskin University, the excitement is growing. We’re especially ...
Ravenous – A Wake-Up Call
At the time of writing, it’s exactly two months until Henry Dimbleby, author of the National Food Strategy, sustainable farming champion, co-founder ...
“Jaw-dropping”
“Harwich is a town so well known, and so perfectly describ’d by many writers, I need say little of it: ‘Tis strong by situation, and may be made ...
The Box Office is Open!
Hurrah, we’re finally able to share all of the amazing festival events taking place across Essex this June. Here’s a quick and easy link ...
Hello 2023!
It has been a hectic start to 2023 at Festival HQ… We began on a very positive note with our Manifesto for Essex Climate Emergency Youth Summit. ...
Rising Tides and Essex Floods
After a fabulous summer of events across the County, we have one last event up our sleeve for 2022. That is, our re-scheduled Rewriting The Archive ...
Still so much more to come…
After a fantastic first week of events, including our launch at Harwich Electric Palace Cinema with Blake Morrison and The Hosepipe Band – what a ...