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Essex County Council Arts & Cultural Fund: The Story So Far

Take a look at all of the wonderful cultural projects funded by Essex County Council in 2023. The Essex County Council Arts and Cultural Fund supports ...

Beginners 4 week creative writing course

An exciting 4 week course set in the heart of Colchester in the inspirational environment of the Minories Gallery. Starts Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00 – ...

Book-tainment like no other!

Children & Authors’ Literary Fanfare Event (Black History Month ’23) On it’s 3rd run, CALFE ’23 promises great ...

Your Stories, My Stories, Our Stories: Development Plan for 2023-2026

To say that we’re excited about the next three years is an understatement. Essex Book Festival is unique. It is the only festival of its kind to take ...

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AGM Announcement 2023

The AGM for Essex Book Festival will be taking place on Friday 29th September 2023 at 2pm online via Zoom. For more information please contact ...

Be Part of Essex Book Festival

Author / Artist submissions now open for 2024. Are you a writer, performer, poet, artist, activist or more? In 2024 we’ll be celebrating the ...

The moment Wes Streeting is reunited with his former teacher Dorothy Eden. Photo by Colchester Labour Party

Wes Streeting reunited with teacher who changed his life at Essex Book Festival event

Colchester book launch sees emotional meeting. Wes Streeting, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Health, had an emotional reunion with his former primary ...

Layer Marney Tower 500 Year Commemorations

This year, Layer Marney Tower are commemorating Henry, 1st Lord Marney, who built Layer Marney Tower, the tallest of all Tudor Gatehouses in the ...

Stand Up For Diversity in Harlow

A huge thank you to our partner Essex Cultural Diversity Project and to Gibberd Galley and Harlow Art Trust for hosting our latest Stand Up For ...

Historical musicians, Pearl in the Egg, to perform at Alison Weir event

We are delighted that historical musicians, Pearl in the Egg, will be joining us at our special The History Books day at Layer Marney Tower as part of ...