At the time of writing, it’s exactly two months until Henry Dimbleby, author of the National Food Strategy, sustainable farming champion, co-founder ...
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“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 ...
Free Family Days Out
One thing we are really proud about this year is the sheer volume of free activities for children taking place at this year’s Essex Book ...
Less than 4 weeks to go…
With the starting line looming – it’s less than four weeks until this year’s first event featuring poet and writer Robert Hamberger ...
Box Office opens 5th April
We are so excited to be announcing this year’s festival programme on 5th April. Pick up a brochure from your local library or download the ...
It’s a wrap!
After what has been a remarkable 3-month festival ‘marathon’, with events and activities taking us everywhere from Canvey Heights to Layer ...