A Book, Literary or Literature Festival has taken place annually in Folkestone since 1980, though until 2001 it was a rather small affair confined mostly to the Metropole Art Galleries. However, with the arrival of Nick Ewbank in 2001, as Director of what was to become the Creative Foundation, and with the expertise and contacts of Emma Soames, who was appointed editor of Saga Magazine in 2002, it rapidly expanded.
As Nick Ewbank has written “The festival blossomed under Saga’s wing, particularly with the launch of Saga’s Prize for wit, a £20,000 annual award which ran concurrently with the festival. Audiences increased with writers such as Alan Bennett, Beryl Bainbridge, William Hague, P.D. James and Jacqueline Wilson.”
The event is now under the guidance of Curator, Geraldine D'Amico.
When? 20 – 29 November 2015
Where? Folkstone, Kent.
Who? 2015 - Mark Billingham, Melvyn Bragg, Wendy Cope, Jonathan Dimbleby, HRH Princess Michael of Kent, Tony Juniper, Deborah Moggach, Tracey Thorn, Lynne Truss, Terry Wogan
How much? Check site
Festival Website: www.folkestonbookfestival.co.uk
Twitter? @FstoneBookFest
Previous festivals : VICTORIA HISLOP, KATE MOSSE, RICK WAKEMAN, JO BRAND, JAMES TAYLOR, BILL PERTWEE & BRIAN LAVERY, VIC REEVES, CHRISTIAN WOLMAR, DAVID AARONOVITCH Sir Max Hastings, Andy Kershaw, Barry Cryer, Francine Stock, Nicholas Parsons, Francis Pryor and Johnny Ball,Kate Adie, Dorothy Koomson, Andrew Lycett, Julian Baggini, Doug Scott, ++
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