Romance Writing Festival

Join Sunday Times best-selling authors, award-winning writers, publishers, literary agents and writing professionals for a day celebrating the romance genre.

Saturday 3rd October at the Marsham Court Hotel

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Gold award winners two years running

The Festival won GOLD for Festival / Tourism Event of the Year for the second year running at the Dorset Tourism Awards.

Thank you to all our volunteers, speakers, facilitatators venues, funders and partners - and ALL our attendees and cheerleaders for making the Writing Festival so special.

Year-round writing events to inspire all writers to write.
Join us - write by the sea.

Romance Writing Festival

Sunday Times bestselling authors, masterclasses and literary agents give advice to writers in the Romance genre. 3rd Oct 2026

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Writing Havens

Monthly. Find a writing group convenient to you and write along with your peers.

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Free Facebook Forum

Ask advice, seek help and join the discussion with your writing peers.

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Bournemouth Writing Sanctuary

16th & 17th January 2027. Write without the distractions of home with workshops and writing time.

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Bournemouth Writing Festival

Our main event - three days of free and ticketed talks, workshops and activities.

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Wind phones for Bournemouth

Our disconnected phones to help you connect with a loved one - past or present.

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Writing Competitions

See what competitions are currently live and take part! Also for children and international students.

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Writers Like You, Loving the Festival

★★★★★ Rated 100% on Facebook by our amazing community

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"Such a buzz at this fantastic and well-organised festival, with great venues and a tremendous variety of talks."

Alice Fowler

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"The Bournemouth Writing Festival is a fantastic long weekend of writing inspiration. I made great connections, learned so much and left feeling motivated to continue my writing journey."

Katherine Baldwin

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"This is a fantastic festival with lots of inspiring activities for creative writers and anyone who works with words! The screenwriting and sustainability sessions were particularly good. Will definitely be back next year."

Fiona Freeman