Festivals

Bath Literature Festival
Festival history, visitor information, brochure request form and sponsorship details. Early March.
http://www.bathlitfest.org.uk/

Chelmsford Competitive Festival of Music & Drama
Annual festival with sections for piano, strings, classical guitar, brass, woodwind, recorders, singing, organ, music making, chamber Music, composition of Christmas carol, speech and drama.
http://beehive.thisisessex.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=1356&PageID=5455

Cheltenham Festival of Literature
Brochure request form, festival overview and newsletter. Mid-October.
http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/whats_on/literature_festival.html

Durham Literature Festival
Programme details, profiles, booking assistance and diary, with information about the Liar competition. Mid-September through mid-October.
http://www.bookfestival.org.uk

Edinburgh International Book Festival
Programme, visitor information, how to get involved, press reviews, schools section, booking assistance and news. Mid-August.
http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/

The Humber Mouth: Hull Literature Festival
Detailed programme information with archive section, event previews and visitor assistance. Held the last half of November in East Yorkshire.
http://www.humbermouth.org.uk/

Ilkley Literature Festival Online
Archives, diary, speaker's corner, 'Friends of the Festival' section and multimedia readings. Mid-October.
http://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk

Jewish Book Week
Annual festival held in early March includes contributors from across the globe. Schedule of seminars and workshops, evening events, ticket and travel details. London.
http://www.jewishbookweek.com/

King's Sutton Literary Festival
Annual event offers their programme, ticketing and booking details, and information for visitors. [nr Banbury, Oxfordshire]
http://www.kslitfest.co.uk/

Kingston Readers' Festival
Annual event in London featuring authors and speakers, seminars, discussion groups and workshops over a five-week period. Programme and venue details.
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/krf/

Litfest
One of the country's oldest literature festivals, held in Lancaster. Information about their programme, competitions, history, and contact details.
http://www.litfest.org/

Lowdham Book Festival
Events, timetable and festival authors for this mid-June book and film festival near Nottingham.
http://www.lowdhambookfestival.co.uk/

Swindon Festival of Literature
Detailed programme information with guest speaker profiles and ticket assistance. Held annually during the first two weeks in May in Wiltshire.
http://www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk/

Ways With Words Literature Festivals
Organizes a number of literature festivals around the UK, holidays for writers and painters in Italy and workshops in Devon. Information about event programmes and venues, and booking details.
http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk/

Wells Festival of Literature
Held in October each year. Features winning entries from the previous year with visitor information, links and entry forms.
http://www.wlitf.co.uk/