Every year we like to add new venues to the mix. Partly because it’s always fun to go to new places – even if they’re on the doorstep ...
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Programme launching this week
We are absolutely delighted to be launching the programme for this year’s 25th Edition of Essex Book Festival. With over 250 amazing writers and ...
Out of the blocks with a bang
We have started our 25th Anniversary with an absolute bang! Not only did the inspirational Caroline Lucas MP join our introductory panel conversation ...
The Lament of the Beat Fractured by its Own
By Nawaziest Ul Bushra A journey etched by Saffron – the exotic in Essex. This walk spoke of a beat that caught our steps in a stillness. Like the ...
Metal – The Movement of Emotions
October 2023 - Writer Nawaziest Ul Bushra, tells of her time at Essex Writers House, hosted by Metal. "The experience carried a warmth necessary to a ...
Up Close with Essex-based Author Kate Worsley
September 2023 - Essex-based author Kate Worsley, explains the inspiration behind her latest novel, Foxash, set in Foxash Settlement Association in ...
No Place for Elephants
September 2023 - Essex Book Festival Director, Ros Green, takes time while on a writing residency at Studio 459 in Portugal to reflect on six years of ...
Wanderlust Writing: Visiting Inspiring Locations to Ignite the Creative Flame
August 2023 - Wanderlust Writing: Visiting Inspiring Locations to Ignite the Creative Flame. Guest blog by Rosie Buckley....
Up Close with Sandra Lawrence
July 2023 - Up close with Sandra Lawrence. Writer and journalist Sandra Lawrence tells the story of Ellen Ann Willmott, a mix of genius, caprice, ...
Unmissable
As we reach our halfway mark it is amazing to reflect on the enormous range of events that have already taken place across the county. Whether that ...