Hastings Book Festival

Hastings Observer Building 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings

An interesting cast of writers have been booked to talk at the latest edition of this well-curated festival, which has been running since 2018. These include Tom Crewe, one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists 2023 and winner of this year’s Orwell Prize for his historical novel The New Life; Nigel Planer, of Young […]

Shoreham Wordfest

Various venues

Shoreham Wordfest makes its return this autumn with a wonderful programme featuring high profile writers and performers alongside showcases of local creativity. Appearing this year will be Lemn Sissay, who will be giving a talk on his new poetry collection Let the Light Pour In. There are also theatre productions, including a version of Shakespeare’s Merry Wives […]

Small Wonder Festival

Charleston Firle, Lewes, East Sussex

This celebration of the shortest forms of writing – from short stories to essays, song writing, poetry and journalism – brings us four days of discussions, workshops and family events, featuring leading and emerging voices across literature, journalism, the arts, environment, language, culture and more. Names to look out for include William Boyd, Jeanette Winterson […]

Talk & Book Signing by Roly Allen at Emma Mason, Eastbourne

Emma Mason 21 Lushington Lane, Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom

A talk and book signing on 7th December 6-8pm 'Notebooks, Sketchbooks, Diaries: 800 Years of Amazing Stationery' Roly Allen, the author of: The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper. (Published by Profile Books November 2023) will talk about his new book, over a glass of wine followed by a book signing. This event is in partnership with the […]

Poetry Reading with Liz Barnes

Oxmarket Contemporary St. Andrew’s Court off East Street, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

You are invited to a Poetry Reading with Liz Barnes on Thursday 8th February and Wednesday 14th February from 2.30pm. Liz Barnes, a guest of Tea, Coffee and Tequila will be in the John Rank Gallery on Thursday 8th February and Wednesday 14th February to read from her two published collections of poetry. Liz says ' I […]

Charleston Festival

Charleston Firle, Lewes, East Sussex

The annual festival of art and ideas returns to its bucolic home turf for its 35th edition on 16 May, bringing with it a list of speakers as exciting and illustrious as ever. Speakers include Succession creator and Peep Show co-creator Jesse Armstrong, the inimitable Grayson Perry, journalist and broadcaster Emily Maitlis, and comedy legend […]

Shoreham Wordfest 2024

The south coast’s annual literary festival has, as ever, attracted a host of popular writers, including Sam McAlister (as played by Billie Piper on Netflix), locally based Kate Mosse, discussing the last episode of her ‘Joubert family’ series The Map of Bones, and popular crime writer Elly Griffiths whose The Postscript Murders is part-set in […]

Charleston Festival 2025

Charleston Firle, Lewes, East Sussex

Two weeks of readings, interviews and performances from a world-class cast of writers, actors and performers. This year’s menu includes Withnail & I actor Richard E Grant, Lewes-based folk legend Shirley Collins, and novelist, poet and playwright Deborah Levy. Travis Alabanza delivers the flagship Charleston Monologue.