Festival with visiting authors, bookbinding, and children's events that first hung up it's shingle in 2009. A small informal affair in a village setting in South Downs Country Park.
The Festival aims to be an intimate, informal celebration of literature in the rural community and a chance to share the enjoyment of village amenities with an interested audience from across the region.
Throughout the weekend there will be a selection of talks and performances, some of which will be attractive to children as well as adults.
When? July - 2016 TBC
Who? TBA
Where? West Meon is in Hampshire, between Winchester and Petersfield on A32
The Festival is primarily taking place in and around the parish church in the centre of the village. This a fine and distinctive knapped flint building, one of the early works of Sir George Gilbert Scott.
How much? Ticket prices £5 to each event in 2013
Festival Website: www.westmeonfestival.co.uk
Twitter? @WestMeonFest
Founded? 2009
Previous festivals? Kamila Shamsie, Will Fiennes, Tessa Hadley, Peter Baxter, Kate Adie, Natalie Haynes, Jeremy Page, Poppy Adams, Wendy Cope, Maureen Duke, Jane Gardam, Sophie Hannah, Daisy Hay, John Hegley, Graham Hurley, Virginia Ironside, Lachlan Mackinnon, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Tim Pears, Rebecca Shaw, Jack Sheffield, Natasha Solomons, Gillian Tindall and Shedman 2011 Michelle Magorian, Nigel Farndale, Leo Benedictus, Nick Hayes, Julie Hill, Allan Mallinson, Anthony Quinn, Jane Shilling, Jake Wallis Simons,Michael Morpurgo, Kate Mosse - Jane Gardam - Elizabeth Buchan - Sinclair McKay - Stephen Moss & more
If you are involved in this festival you can update or change details via the organisers page . Authors can list here.