August 2023 - Wanderlust Writing: Visiting Inspiring Locations to Ignite the Creative Flame. Guest blog by Rosie Buckley....
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Up Close with Sandra Lawrence
July 2023 - Up close with Sandra Lawrence. Writer and journalist Sandra Lawrence tells the story of Ellen Ann Willmott, a mix of genius, caprice, ...
Unmissable
As we reach our halfway mark it is amazing to reflect on the enormous range of events that have already taken place across the county. Whether that ...
Great beginnings
We don’t know about you but we had a fabulous opening weekend. It was a joy to listen to Guardian journalist Polly Toynbee talk about her memoir ...
Get ready…it’s almost here
We’re frantically dotting the ‘i’s’ and crossing the ‘t’s at EBF HQ for this year’s ESSEX BOOK FESTIVAL ...
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 ...