Beyond the Border Wales International Storytelling Festival
Held every two years Beyond the Border Wales International Storytelling Festival 2012 is taking 
place at St Donats Castle, in the Vale of Glamorgan on the weekend of 29th June – 1st July. A fine line up of tellers and tales, music and singers – including some new commissions, and exclusive international performances. When? 29th June - 1st July, 2012 Where? St Donats Castle, on the Vale of Glamorgan Coast, nr Cardiff. More
Hampstead and Highgate Literary Festival
A quality 3-day festival celebrating the area's rich literary heritage. Many of the authors come from North London and the 2012 event has attracted a couple of big hitters such as Michael Palin and Booker prize winner Howard Jacobson.
When? Sunday 9th – Tuesday 11th September 2012 Where? Ivy House, 94-96 North End Road, London NW11 7SX Who? 2012 Howard Jacobson, Michael Palin, Lisa Jewell, Matthew Hancock MP, Elizabeth Buchan, Alison Weir, Robert Goddard and Guy Walters. More
Charleston Festival - Where Books Ideas & Creativity Bloom
What? Charleston was the one time home of the Bloomsbury painters Vanessa Bell (Virginia Woolf's sister) and Duncan Grant. It nestles under the South Downs between Brighton and Eastbourne. All events take place in a traditional marquee in the grounds at Charleston Farmhouse. A mixture of author events and workshops.When? May 23 - June 5, 2012 More
Ullapool Book Festival
An intimate and welcoming three day literary gathering in a pleasant highland town on the shores of Loch Broom. When? 11- 13 May, 2012 Who? John Burnside, Robin Robertson, Alexander McLeod More
Literary Festivals & Book Awards
Welcome and thank you for visiting. We provide 
details of 160 or so Literary Festivals taking place throughout the UK and Ireland.
We h
ave also added results from over 40 British and Irish Book Awards which we will update from time to time and have details about 200 or so authors listed. Organisers can list or update their festivals here.
Althorp Literary Festival
Talks in the exquisite surroundings of the 500-year-old family home of the Spencers while sampling estate game and local delicacies. When? June 15-17, 2012 More
BOOK AWARDS
Costa Winners- Book of the Year & Best Novel: Andrew Miller for Pure (Sceptre) Interview First Novel: Christie Watson for Tiny Sunbirds Far Away (Quercus) Biography: Matthew Hollis for Now All Roads Lead to France: The Last Years of Edward Thomas (Faber and Faber) Poetry: Carol Ann Duffy for The Bees (Picador) Children's Book: Moira Young for Blood Red Road (Marion Lloyd Books) More
2011 Booker Prize -Winner: Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending, (Jonathan Cape - Random House) Shortlisted Carol Birch Jamrach’s Menagerie(Canongate Books) - Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers (Granta) - Esi Edugyan Half Blood Blues(Serpent’s Tail) - Stephen Kelman Pigeon English(Bloomsbury) - A.D. Miller Snowdrops (Atlantic)
2011 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction - Winner: Téa Obreht (Serbian/American) - The Tiger’s Wife; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 1st Novel Shortlisted: Emma Donoghue (Irish) - Room; Picador; 7th Novel ;Aminatta Forna (British/Sierra Leonean) - The Memory of Love; Bloomsbury; 2nd Novel ;Emma Henderson (British) - Grace Williams Says it Loud; Sceptre; 1st Novel;Nicole Krauss (American) - Great House; Viking; 3rd Novel ; Kathleen Winter (Canadian) - Annabel; Jonathan Cape; 1st Novel
Penzance Literary Festival
A celebratory get-together for the 'literary village' of West Cornwall - authors, poets, readers, publishers. 2012 is the third time that the organisers will have brought this event together in this lovely part of the country. An ideal addition to a summer holiday for visitors and worthy of support from locals. When? July 25th to July 29th, 2012 Where? The Acorn Theatre and other venues in the centre of Penzance Who? In 2012 Patrick Gale , DM Thomas, Mick Paynter, Tiffany Murray, Anne Morgellyn, Sarah Duncan, AM Crawford, and many more How Much are Tickets? Only £2 per session More
University of East Anglia Literary Festival
Rolling Literary Festival held at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. A series of author addresses it seems. When? Various Where? University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ Lecture Theatre 1 Who? John Burnside A L Kennedy (pictured) Jeanette Winterson John Lanchester Sean O'Brien Paul Farley Iain Banks Robin Dunbar Jackie Kay More
The Asia House Festival of Asian Literature
The 2012 Festival will feature +40 authors writing about India, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, 
Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iran, Iraq, Burma, Tajikistan, The Middle East and British Asians. When? 15-31 May, 2012 Where? Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London Who? William Dalrymple, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Marina Warner more
Manchester Childrens Book Festival
A new four-day festival focused on the wonderful world of children's literature. A most welcome initiative directed by Carol Ann Duffy. After a successful pilot in 2010 a bigger gathering is intended for 2012.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or partner, please contact Festival Directors James Draper and Kaye Tew on mcbf@mmu.ac.uk or +44 (0) 161 247 1787/1966 for further details Who? 2012 Jackie Kay, Curtis Jobling +When? 28th June - July 12, 2012 Where? Manchester Metropolitan University More
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