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Tickets for Wet Sounds now on sale

Bizarre, magical and astonishing – don’t miss your chance to experience this unique event. Inspired by JG Ballard’s The Drowned ...

Observer top 10 debut novelists 2020

Abe Daré and Louise Hare feature in Observer’s Top 10 debut novelists of 2020

We are thrilled that both Abi Daré and Louise Hare have made it into The Observer’s top 10 debut novelists. Make sure you don’t miss them ...

Essex 2020 podcast

Festival Director, Ros Green, features in Essex 2020’s first podcast

In the first episode of Essex 2020’s new Podcast series, Richard from always possible talks to our Festival Director, Ros Green, about the Essex ...

Selling out Jan 2020

Book your tickets now to avoid disappointment

Some events have already started selling out so please make sure you book your tickets quickly to avoid disappointment. Don’t say we ...

Christine Dwyer Hickey and cover - date change

Christine Dwyer Hickey Date Changed to 23rd March

This event has changed dates since the publication of our brochure. Christine Dwyer Hickey will now be appearing at Wickford Library on 23 March. See ...

Abi Dare

Abi Daré to take part in Essex Book Festival 2020

We will launch our full programme of events for Essex Book Festival 2020 on Monday 13th January. In the meantime, we are very excited to announce that ...

We Are All in the Same Boat

Film based on festival artwork wins award

Huge congratulations to Polish artist, Jola Kudela, for winning the Jury Special Award at Berlin Art Film Festival for her short film “We Are ...

Tony Fisher BBC Essex

Big News about Essex Book Festival announced on BBC Essex

Ros Green, Festival Director, featured on the Tony Fisher show on BBC Essex on 29th October to talk about the plans for Essex Book Festival 2020. ...

Photo of writers on the Crossing Borders Continental Breakfast

Thanks to Polish Cultural Institute

It was wonderful to host Agnieszka Dale as writer-in-residence at our Crossing Borders writing exchange in Harwich, as part of the opening weekend of ...

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Top Twenty Books That Rock Essex

We are delighted to announce the Top Twenty Books That Rock Essex - old and new - as part of our 20th Birthday celebrations in partnership with Essex ...