FESTIVAL GUIDE 2021
APRIL
Ink Festival
8-11 April
The New Cut Arts Centre and around Halesworth, Suffolk Festival of new short theatre and radio plays
Evesham Festival of Words
Year round
Online, and Evesham venues Year-round events programme, initially mostly online, with more physical events planned going into summer
www.eveshamfestivalofwords.org
Wrexham Carnival of Words
17-24 April
Online
Live stream and pre-recorded events
http://wrexhamcarnivalofwords.com/
Cuirt International Festival of Literature
21-25 April
Venues in Galway
One of Europe’s oldest book festivals, and a leading voice for literature both internationally and across Ireland. All events online this year
Words by the Water
22-25 April
Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Shorter than usual, socially distanced literature festival in Cumbria, featuring high-profile author appearances
www.wayswithwords.co.uk/festivals/wordsby-the-water--the-lake-district-23
Cambridge Literary Festival: Spring Festival Online
22-30 April
Online
Programme and details TBC; Also a monthly online book club, with guests including Sebastian Barry, 14 April, and Emma Donoghue, 12 May.
www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com
UEA Spring Literary Festival
Ongoing events with award-winning authors, Marina Warner, 28 April, and Ali Smith, 5 May
Sea Fever Literary Festival
30 April-1 May
Online and the Maltings, Staithe Street, Wells-next-the-Sea, North Norfolk North Norfolk’s festival of poetry and prose, www.seafeverliteraryfestival.com
MAY
Brighton Festival
From 1 May
Multiple sites and online
Innovative commissioning and producing arts festival with strong literary presence and this year, author and poet Lemn Sissay as guest director http://brightonfestival.org/
Swaledale Festival
May-October
Various venues around Swaledale, Akengarthdale and Wensleydale, North Yorkshire
A six-month series of events this year instead of a short term festival, with socially distanced live events
Strokestown International Poetry Festival, Ireland
1-2 May
Online
World-renowned poetry festival featuring leading Irish and international poets, this year
