Not sure how it all morphed, or if indeed it is connected at all,but there now seems to be a Bournemouth Festival of Words. Check it out here.

Info below preserved for historic interest. Have thrown out far too much of my past so into preservation mode (double entendre intended). ed KP

BOURNEMOUTH LITERARY FESTIVAL - A World of Words- in suspension

The BOURNEMOUTH LITERARY FESTIVAL festival is now apparently for sale and details and press release can be found at: http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/31372. (updated 10th Sept, 2011)

What? A small local festival celebrating a world of words in various Bournemouth venues that was launched in September 2005.

Previous gatherings have had an international and multicultural flavour with the introduction of new and old fiction and poetry in original English text and translations with music, dance and drama as a backdrop.

The festival prides itself on its interactive activities. ....

2010 Programme - Freedom, Books & Imagination. A play inspired by Thomas Hardy, poetry slam, genre-specific creative writing workshops, panel discussion about getting into print, literary walk, words into pictures session, a writers' group networking party, a literary walk celebrating Bournemouth's bicentenary, writing and publishing a 'how to' book and guitar-making event, a children's storytelling session plus an event inviting local charities to showcase their creative writing.

When? 22- 28 October, 2010

Where? Bournemouth -

Who? 2010 TBA

How much? Check site

Festival Website: www.bournemouthliteraryfestival.co.uk (defunct)