Nature and the Environment are playing a leading role in this year’s Essex Book Festival. As such, we’re absolutely delighted to be hosting an author ...
Author: Claire Buskin
JOIN THE ART:UP!
Art:UP! Culture Accelerator Open Mic and Poetry Reading Come join us for an evening of creativity and expression at Art Exchange on 19th June. Essex ...
An Epic Storytelling Journey
The Essex Ways Man About Country, James, is undertaking an epic 400km walking journey through the many ways of Essex. On his way he will explore ...
Glorious Venues
One of the things we pride ourselves on at Essex Book Festival HQ is the range of venues we travel to over the festival month, and beyond that the ...
Festival Family Fun
With just under a month to go until the launch of this year’s festival in Harwich, it’s all go at Essex Book Festival HQ. We are very excited about ...
Nicolas Padamsee – Date Changed
Nicolas Padamsee’s event will now take place on Wednesday 4th June at 7pm. Named one of the Observer’s best new novelists for 2024, ...
Happy Easter!
We hope everyone has a relaxing break over the Easter weekend with plenty of reading matter in the mix. If you’re looking for somewhere different to ...
Walk With Words Competition officially launched!
Walk with Words is an interactive walking route connecting Colchester City Centre, the University of Essex, and Greenstead. Arranged on 16 posts, a QR ...
Get Booking
It’s always such a pleasure when the festival programme goes live after all the months planning. Now that the cat’s well and truly out of the bag, we ...
‘For men must work and women must weep’ – must they?
By Julia Jones The focus for the Essex Book Festival 2025 is Community. The richness and diversity of Essex. Our extraordinary history and heritage, ...