Hastings Book Festival announces 10th anniversary dates
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 06:08 · Archive
The Hastings Book Festival will run from 17 to 26 September 2027 for its tenth anniversary.
The Hastings Book Festival will run from 17 to 26 September 2027, marking its tenth year. Author Sam Davey, one of the festival's original founders, and poet Henry Normal, a former patron, have joined director Tim Barlow. The three directors, supported by a committee and volunteers, aim to make the 2027 festival the 'best book festival yet'.
The festival began in August 2018 and has become a regular event on the local calendar. The 2026 festival ran for ten days and featured over 40 acts, including headliners David Olusoga, Kate Mosse and Roger McGough. The festival's patrons are Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence, award-winning author and poet Salena Godden, and screenwriter and theatre director Trix Worrell.
Tim Barlow, a performance poet, won the festival's annual open mic poetry competition in 2024 and hosts a monthly poetry open mic evening in Hastings. Sam Davey previously served as Chair of Hastings Writers' Group. Details of headline events for 2027 will be announced shortly.
How it is being reported
- Hastings Book Festival announces 10th anniversary datesDates have been announced for the 10th Hastings Book Festival.The Argus · 16 Oct, 05:00
- Dates announced for 10th Hastings Book FestivalSee the latest news from Your World at https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/your-worldChichester Observer · 14 Oct, 11:14
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