Essex Book Festival

The Essex Book Festival began in 1999 and is a highlight on many an Essex calendar. In 2011 the Festival became independent and is run by a board of volunteer directors with financial support from Essex County Council Libraries and the University of Essex with significant funding from the Arts Counci

The Essex Book Festival takes place in venues across the county, including Southend and Thurrock. In March every year, events take place in all sorts of venues, including libraries, schools, universities and theatres.

When? Throughout March each year

Where? In various locations in the County of Essex, England (not Essex, Connecticut, USA just in case you get lost)

Who? 2016 - Download Festival Brochure.

How much? Some Events Free. Others up to £12

Festival Website: : Essex Book Festival

Past Festivals? Established 1999

The 2015 programme included everyone from the ever popular crime writer/poet Sophie Hannah and the iconic comic poet Pam Ayres, through to ex-Home Secretary Labour MP Alan Johnson, Winner of The Orwell Prize 2014 for his memoir 'This Boy', and debut author Jessie Burton, Winner of the Waterstones Book of the Year 2014 for her best-selling novel 'The Miniaturist'.

Download 2015 Festival Brochure

In 2014 - Anita Shreve, Gareth P. Jones,Professor Philip Terry, Joanna Trollope, Sufiya Ahmed, Kate Neilan and Rob Chilver, Anthony King, Gervasse Phinn

Previous festivals: Andrew Cowan, Anthony Horowitz, Rachel Joyce. Kate Worsley ++ Melvyn Bragg, Roy Hattersley, Helen Dunmore, Justine Picardie, Barbara Erskine, Joan Bakewell, Xinran, Mckenzie Ford, , Jojo Moyes, John O' Donoghue, Liu Hong, Julia Jones.

publishers note: when researching this page we came across the blog of the Essex Library located in beautiful Essex, Connecticut, USA. Libraries, gorgeous the world over..