An historically rich city hosts a literary celebration with an emphasis on workshops and storytelling. Interactive events such as the slam competition - competitive poetry performance where the audience decides who is best.
FROM THE ORGANISERS
The Festival Committee has decided to transform the main festival, taking place this year from 3 to 9 October, 2016 into the Warwick Words History Festival.
The Festival will continue to host authors and guest speakers at morning coffee, afternoon tea, twilight and evening events in the beautiful historic buildings of Warwick, but our focus will now be history and historical writing, fact and fiction.
This new focus will bring together authors and readers to the town to celebrate not just the rich history and literature of Warwick itself and the county of Warwickshire, but also to showcase history-themed topics from further afield. Plus, in the run-up to the main History Festival events, we are developing an education project, Warwick Revisited, which will feature talks, walks, workshops, music and songs, all drawing on the fascinating history of the town of Warwick.
The full Festival programme will be available in July.
We are sure that you will support us in this exciting new venture and look forward to welcoming you to Warwick in October for the first Warwick Words History Festival
When? 3 to 9 October, 2016
Where? Various venues , Warwick , EnglandWho? TBA
Tickets? Use the links on the website to book your tickets OR [email protected]
Festival Website: www.warwickwords.co.uk
Twitter? @WarwickWords
Previous festivals:
In 2014- Wendy Cope, Charles Spencer, Andy Kershaw, Tracey Thorn, Alison Weir, Jo Baker, Roger Moorhouse, Kate Williams, Suzannah Dunn, Jessie Childs.
2012: Roger McGough, Kate Mosse, Christopher Brookmyre, Elizabeth Buchan, Tim Harford, Hannah Rothschild
2011 Carol-Ann Duffy, Melyvn Bragg, Judith Miller, Stuart Maconie, Martin Bell, Josceline Dimbleby, Mark Logue and Peter Conradi, Marcus Berkmann, Dame Emma Kirkby, Alastair Hignell plus many more.
Previously - Carol Ann Duffy, Joan Bakewell, Michael Morpurgo, Sarah Waters, Iain Banks, Steve Jones, Terry Deary, David Aaronovitch, Katie Fforde and Marcus Berkmann. Felix Dennis, Alexander McCall Smith, Frances Fyfield, Louis de Berineres, Gerald Scarfe, Celia Rees, Brian Patten, Andrew Davies, Tony de Saulles, Catherine O'Flynn, Jane Wenham-Jones, Jo Shapcott
If you are involved in this festival you can update or change details via the organisers page . Authors can list here.
