The Dulverton Exmoor Literary Festival 2024 is next weekend!
The Dulverton Exmoor Literary Festival 2024 is NEXT WEEKEND!
With less than a week to go until the third Dulverton Exmoor Literary Festival 2024 and with the banner proudly displayed on the Town Hall’s iconic steps, a quick update on what to expect…
Incredibly we received a phenomenal 65 entries from local youngsters for the Festival Children’s Writing Competition. Competition judge, historical novelist Kate Lord Brown has her work cut out reading and considering all the stories. The winner and runners up will be announced on Sunday 17 November at 1.10pm.
If you haven’t bought your Festival tickets yet, you may be lucky to discover some on the door on the day, but it’s probably wise to book beforehand to avoid disappointment. For the full programme and ticket purchasing click HERE
Tickets are still available for Caroline Quentin, Deborah Meaden, Plum Sykes, Stanley Johnson, Charles Foster, the Book Club fiction talk, the Exmoor Farming talk, the Horse Racing talk and the Crime Writing discussion. Sadly former Children’s Laureate Lauren Child CBE will no longer be joining us in Dulverton due to a family bereavement. She was very much looking forward to her visit to Exmoor and we hope we will see her here at some point next year
Don’t forget the events across the weekend that do not require tickets and are FREE to attend, such as the book readings with local novelist Hazel Prior (also playing her wonderful Celtic harp) on Saturday, and the ‘Children’s Story Corner’ with readings for children by writers Emily Hamilton and Emma Bettridge on Sunday. Both sessions to be held in the Bridge Inn with FREE ADMISSION and refreshments available from 10.30-11.45am
There will also be the ‘Meet the Author’ session in the Library on Saturday afternoon 3.30-5.30. Drop in to chat with writers Jo Middleton, Zoe Gibson Quirk, Ian Parsons, Richard Collis and Powers Ian Mawby. All writing on a huge variety of topics. FREE ADMISSION again!
Our thanks again to our generous Festival sponsors… Amicus Law Solicitors, Tozers Solicitors, Stockham Farm Exmoor, Dulverton Development Forum, Mr and Mrs Prebensen of Dulverton, Exmoor Magazine, Knight Frank Exeter Estate Agents, Ware Construction, Paul Hardy Antiques, Exmoor News, Osteo & Physio, Jeff Pegrum Landscaping, Risdons Solicitors, Rothwell & Dunworth Antique Books, Winsbere House B&B, Somerset Life Magazine, Waterstones Barnstaple, The Bridge Inn Dulverton, The Sip Shed, Exmoor Character Cottages and Dulverton Town Council.
